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I am constantly considering whether or not to put my phone in my pocket with the screen facin in or out. I am talking about a large touch screen smartphone.
On the one hand, it seems like if i get stabbed in the thigh i'm less likely to crack the screen if i face it inwards.
On the other hand, it seems like the glass absorbs heat a lot more, making my phone really warm and uncomfortable when i pull it out to talk. Secondly, I sometimes inadvertently click things through my pocket if i'm a tad sweaty or my phone is particularly sensitive.
I used to use a dell streak, which was a 5 inch screen with aluminum casing. I found that it was actually safer for the device to have the gorilla glass screen facing outwards, because it can really take a beating and my pants prevent scratches, whereas the aluminum casing got severely dented when i walked into a table edge!
I'm just curious, if you have a smartphone with a big touch screen, how do you put your phone in your pocket?
EDIT: as many of you have discerned, I'm not really concerned about being STABBED, but, you know, injured... or something
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Screen facing out. iphone
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If you spend 10-20 dollars on a nice protective case/screen it shouldn't matter which side you put it in, everything will be protected =)
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Got a plastic case around it (nothing on my screen)
Face it in (keys in seperate pocket). Coming up on a year and no scratches.
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I find it funny that you in case of stabbage, you are thinking about your cellphone. It seems that somebody needs to get their priorities in order.
I have my phone with the glass/touch screen facing outward. Why, I don't know.
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always facing in, because I fear it will get scratched.
I have a Nokia e71, not a touchscreen but still, I do that with every phone.
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I dont know about the sweaty part but I keep me screen facing inwards because when I take me phone out of my pocket I am already holding it like I would when using it. That is the back of the phone towards the palm of my hand and the glass facing my face(faceception).
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i hope that if you get stabbed in the thigh, your first words or thoughts aren't, "my phone!"
i keep my wallet in the same pocket, so i just keep the wallet to my leg and my phone in front of that.
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My phone's direction in my pocket is completely random. I have a Motorola Droid (1st gen) and it's never ever had screen issues.
That being said, I'm going to scientifically record what direction my phone is in my pocket. Then I can officially answer this question.
Currently: Screen out
On September 27 2011 04:44 FarbrorAbavna wrote:
glass facing my face(faceception).
LOL
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I have a rubber case on my evo 3d and one of those plastic screen protector things.
Screen towards my leg, nothing else in that pocket.
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Face out, inside the included leather case.
Xperia Arc
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I find it interesting that you have pants that prevent your phone from being scratched. Where can I find such pants?
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Facing inwards and upside down, but only because that way when I reach in to grab it it is automatically in my hand in the correct orientation to accept a call/talk/text. Just makes sense to me, never really considered which way would be better for the screen.
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Hold your phone along with your MP3 or keep it in your coat pocket.
Problem solved.
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If this is good enough to have it's own thread, it's good enough to have it's own poll.
Poll: Phone in Pocket: Screen in or out?In (170) 83% Out (34) 17% 204 total votes Your vote: Phone in Pocket: Screen in or out? (Vote): In
(Vote): Out
Also, I always have it outwards.
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I put it with the screen facing in so it doesn't get hit by anything. It doesn't get warmer or anything though, and I don't press anything on it by mistake because it locks. (Ipod Touch)
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On September 27 2011 04:46 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Facing inwards and upside down, but only because that way when I reach in to grab it it is automatically in my hand in the correct orientation to accept a call/talk/text. Just makes sense to me, never really considered which way would be better for the screen.
This is how it's done. Always annoying when I unplug my headphones and forget to rotate it meaning it ends up upside down in my hand the next time I take it out -_-
Edit curious if this depends at all on which pocket you keep it in and whether you're right or left handed. I'm right handed but I almost always use my phone with my left hand and keep it in my left front pocket.
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On September 27 2011 04:46 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Facing inwards and upside down, but only because that way when I reach in to grab it it is automatically in my hand in the correct orientation to accept a call/talk/text. Just makes sense to me, never really considered which way would be better for the screen.
QFT
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facing in upside down obviously. how can you use a phone faster out of pocket?
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Calgary25977 Posts
I've literally never thought about it.
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