In the era of feature phones, some people debated which flip or slide is cooler, and which is easier to break; in the era of smart phones, some people discuss which is the orthodox front fingerprint, back fingerprint, or side fingerprint; the topic of the full-screen era is which screen opening method is more perfect.
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It seems that in every era, people care about the shape of mobile phones, but the most sensitive to this perception may be accessory manufacturers.
Popular mobile phone accessories are changing, only mobile phone cases and charging accessories have always existed, which also reflects the two major shackles of the mobile phone industry: the screen is fragile and the battery life is not long. Of course, the meaning of mobile phone cases is not only protection, but also personality display. The mobile phone market of big brands is wide, and users have many choices when buying mobile phone cases. Small brands can only pray for official products.
Recently, under the trend of full screen and folding screen, the shape of mobile phones has become more and more strange, and the mobile phone case has changed accordingly . For models with special shapes, the sales itself will not be too high, and accessory manufacturers can only make money when they sell mobile phone cases. Therefore, the motivation for adapting these mobile phones is much smaller. It can only be solved by the official.
Let’s take a look at the various weird mobile phone case awards.
Mobile phone with lifting structure
The first to challenge accessory manufacturers is OPPO Find X, which is the first full-screen mobile phone with a lift-up structure. The upper part of the camera will rise when the camera is activated. Officials have sold a half-wrapped leather shell. The lower part is normal, and the upper part is left unattended and can rise and fall freely.
There are two solutions for third-party accessories, one is half-wrapped frame + back cover tempered film, the advantage is good aesthetics, can restore the beauty of the phone itself, the disadvantage is insufficient protection; the other is all-inclusive protection Shell, but the upper part is separated. This is a relatively good solution. Of course, the specific workmanship depends on the technology of the accessory manufacturer.
The upper part of the Samsung Galaxy A80 is also a lifting structure, and a flip design is added. Its shell is also not easy to make. The official provides a half-wrapped protective shell, but the upper part is ignored. It may be miserable if it really falls.
Slide phone
The Mi MIX 3 uses a sliding cover structure. The main problem is that if the protective case is too tight, it will affect the sliding. The official shell is fully covered up and down, but it mainly protects the back shell. The front screen cannot be wrapped well, otherwise it will affect the sliding. The solution provided by the third party has the back shell and the front separately protected, the back shell is a half-pack structure, and the front is a protective frame.
Surround screen phone
Xiaomi’s surround screen mobile phone, Mi MIX Alpha, has a screen all over the body, without a middle frame, and its shape is even more exaggerated. The official protective shell only covers the top and bottom, and the bottom of the camera, which netizens nicknamed the “bikini” shape. Indeed, I feel like a bikini armor in a game, protected by mind.
Folding screen phone
Samsung’s first-generation folding screen mobile phone, Samsung Galaxy Fold, has a small screen on one side after unfolding, so the official protective case is divided into two parts, one side normally protects the back, and the other side exposes the small screen, front camera and earpiece.
The outer small screen of the second-generation Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 becomes a whole screen, so there is no need for a protective case, just the other back cover.
Huawei Mate Xs is very interesting when it folds out. The back shell is inside and the screen is outside, so there is basically no way to protect it. The official gave is a protective envelope cover, which is very business style.
The vertically foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is also a detachable protective case, but nothing else is different. After all, it is a normal phone when unfolded.
The Motorola Razr, which is also vertically folded, is more complicated. It is also divided into upper and lower parts. When the cover is closed, the back of the fingerprint module should be exposed, and the front has a small selfie screen and camera. The dense openings on such a small protective case make it look bad.
Dual screen phone
Microsoft’s Surface Duo is a dual-screen mobile phone. The official protective case Surface Duo Bumper is detachable and only protects the frame.
Some third parties have made a flip cover, which can also put the stylus in.
There is another kind that I think is a spoof, which can be carried on the waist, just like your uncle and your father back then.
LG Wing should be the weirdest phone in it. The official case only protects the bottom body, and third-party accessories can only add a frame protection to the top rotating screen.
At this stage, buying these “weird-shaped” phones is expensive on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of early adopters. There are not too many options for third-party accessories, and we can only hope that the official will give a good solution. So don’t demand diversification. Since you want to try something, you have to pay for it.
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