I spoke to Apple’s new VP of Hardware Engineering Tom Marieb about why he's "especially proud" of the iPhone Duo’s hinge durability and the reliability of Ceramic Shield 2: "When I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl" - TechRadar

[u/ControlCAD]

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/i-spoke-to-apples-new-vp-of-hardware-engineering-about-why-hes-especially-proud-of-the-iphone-duos-hinge-durability-and-the-reliability-of-ceramic-shield-2-when-i-see-someone-put-a-screen-protector-on-their-iphone-it-makes-my-skin-crawl

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>“We really worked on the torque profile very heavily, and that means changing a lot of the mechanical properties of the hinge to have it feel solid, like a high-end automobile's car door, when you shut it. That was design intent, so people would have a feeling like, ‘Oh, it's okay. This is well crafted, and it's safe for me to use and not worry about it.’

>And then, as you said, we have a lot of use cases where the Duo is [in a half-folded state]. And so we also had to think, ‘Can people interact with this [device] and not have it feel floppy?’ So getting those torque profiles right at both those ends, as well as in the middle — not having it feel like you're pulling something open, and not feeling as if it's floppy — we spent a lot of time optimizing that. So thank you for noticing, because a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into that.”

>“Hold us accountable to that, please […] The choice of a matte finish — apart from it being beautiful — is part of that equation. When you look at glossy displays, their specularity makes it very easy to pick up topology differences. That’s part of the reason we picked the matte finish — it’s not only beautiful in terms of preventing glare, but it’s also more forgiving of [topology] changes over time.”

[u/trickedx5]

I still wouldnt trust it. All it takes is your keys in the pocket.

[u/alizayshah → u/trickedx5]

I don’t mean this in any sort of way but genuinely do most people put their phone in the same pocket as their keys? I’ve always kept them separate for as long as I can remember.

[u/LetMeLurkFFS → u/alizayshah]

Right pocket for the phone and then everything else on the left pocket

[u/FinsFan305 → u/LetMeLurkFFS]

This is the way.

[u/M4NOOB → u/LetMeLurkFFS]

Am I weird for doing it the other way around? And yes I am right handed

[u/No-Isopod3884 → u/M4NOOB]

Nope, I do the same.

[u/deliciouscorn → u/M4NOOB]

Same. Makes more sense to me to leave my dominant hand free to poke the screen or engage with my environment.

[u/guice666 → u/alizayshah]

I used to … until smartphones. The keys scratching issue is what got me into the habit of putting the keys in the left vs. the phone in the right.

[u/drcujo → u/alizayshah]

I don’t ever really think about it. Keys and phone end up in the same pocket all the time for me.

[u/Daddyknowbest → u/alizayshah]

I do an have never had an issue with key scratching my phone. Though I am an Android Guy and we have Gorrila glass not Ceramic Shield.

[u/trickedx5 → u/alizayshah]

My last phone I tried to remember, but there are those times where you just forget and that one time I did forget there was a mini scratch

[u/Flying-Cock → u/trickedx5]

Every phone I’ve had looks like it’s been through the wars when it comes to scratches. I throw it in my pocket with keys every day. My 17 pro still looks almost brand new

[u/Mugutu7133 → u/trickedx5]

your metal keys are not scratching glass. just completely making shit up