Diddo.

Plus, do people know that the screen on the iPhone 4 is virtually impossible to scratch? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure if you're dedicated enough you can rough it up, but everyday use should not hurt it. There's a reason Apple doesn't sell screen protectors. It's cause you don't need 'em.

I guess you can have it screen-in if you're worried about walking into the corner of a table or something, but these things are tough to break. You're far more likely to break the weaker glass on the back of your phone than the screen.

This is all pretty much true. I have an iPhone 4, but I just can't not be a little neurotic about my expensive gadgets. It'd be the same way if I carried my mouse/keyboard around with me.

Vestrel

Canada271 Posts

September 26 2011 20:50 GMT

#63

After I lost my flip phone I got a Sony Ericsson Vivaz for Christmas and it has a pressure sensitive touch screen. -.-

Phone in the right pants pocket, screen facing outward, because otherwise it likes to call people and play music and try to access the Internet and lots of other things while I'm not looking.
Bus pass in the right pocket, keys in the left, iPod in my sweater or jacket pocket; if no jacket, then in the left pants pocket with the keys.

Every day.

gulati

United States2241 Posts

September 26 2011 20:52 GMT

#64

I keep my phone facing out, and with the phone facing upward. I have a DROID 2 Global, which has a respectably big screen. My screen also is made of Corning Gorilla Glass, so it cannot be scratched by any materials that will be found on a typical day / night out. I feel that when you put your phone facing inward, it is going to touch against your thigh, which will transmit more heat.

Also, never put anything else in your pocket other than your phone. I always have my phone in my right pocket, and my keys in my left pocket. As long as you don't bang your leg into something (which I doubt anybody would be doing intentionally), you are pretty much safe, since a phone will be in the upper right pocket (in my example), which makes it hard to be hit by anything I can think of.

2WeaK

Canada550 Posts

September 26 2011 20:53 GMT

#65

Um, if I've used it, it's always facing in, because I just swing my arm from my ear to my pocket.

Otherwise, if it's on my desk and I put it in my pocket, it's completely random.

FliedLice

Germany7494 Posts

September 26 2011 20:55 GMT

#66

Out, I always manage to somehow unlock it when it's facing inwards, randomly calling people and taking pictures and 30minute videos of the inside of my pocket.

Glowbox

Netherlands330 Posts

September 26 2011 20:57 GMT

#67

Screen facing in, I'm always scared of something scratching it from the outside.

Dugrok

Canada377 Posts

September 26 2011 20:58 GMT

#68

Screen facing in. Left pocket. Seems the inside of the pockets are smoother and the back would be less prone to damage if I were to bump into something. Also, if I accidentally miss my pocket while putting my phone away, because of the angles, it will fall on the back side when it hits the ground instead of on the glass.

Also, this gives easier access to my phone, and, if I have anything else in my pocket (I.E. car keys or change) they go on the outside (so as not to stab my leg, or scratch the phone's screen).

Wallet is always in other pocket.

Malikari

Canada45 Posts

September 26 2011 21:00 GMT

#69

My HTC Sensation seems to be facing in, left pocket.. I don't really think about it, but when I put my phone down, my left hand holding the phone slides the phone facing inwards, so... that's how it ends up :D

Gorilla glass keeps my phone safe anyways, and the back of the case hasn't dented yet.

Vetrocide

Norway600 Posts

September 26 2011 21:03 GMT

#70

never thought about it lol... i just put it in my pocket and life moves on

fant0m

964 Posts

September 26 2011 21:03 GMT

#71

Screen facing inward, it feels less awkward that way.

I don't use a protective cover or case btw. Phone not scratched at all in the 5-6 months I've had it, and it's a large-ish smart phone.

NeThZOR

South Africa7387 Posts

September 26 2011 21:09 GMT

#72

I am using a Galaxy S2, and am very protective of it. It is hard to find decent cases locally, so I will have to order online eventually. But so far I am rather comfortable using my phone without a case, even though I know that I should rather not.

Btw, my phone faces outward in my pocket. I guess it is because I have a preconceived idea that the friction of the screen with the surface of the pocket which is against one's body may scratch it since the material moves a lot as your body moves

Ziktomini

United Kingdom377 Posts

September 26 2011 21:10 GMT

#73

The only benefit you could come up with of facing it inwards is if you get stabbed in the thigh? Yet you still think it's important to think about.

Skamtet

Canada634 Posts

September 26 2011 21:21 GMT

#74

phone in left pocket, keys in left back pocket and wallet in right back pocket

hella nice

AnxiousHippo

Australia1451 Posts

September 26 2011 21:26 GMT

#75

In, ALWAYS. I tried out once, I had to twist my arm around to get it out so that it would be ready right after picking it up.

peekn

United States1152 Posts

September 26 2011 21:27 GMT

#76

Answered the poll and screen in always, iphone. When I had my older phone I had it screen facing out one time and then I got punched in the leg and it cracked the screen, if I had it facing in my phone would still be okay. So I make it a habit to face it in all the time.

Artifice

United States523 Posts

September 26 2011 21:30 GMT

#77

Face in because its more comfortable and in a more ready to use position when I pull it out. (Motorola Atrix + Otterbox). Never have any pocketdialing issues or anything like that because... the phone is locked when its in my pocket. Kinda strange that so many people with touchscreens are reporting such an issue in this thread, unless I'm missing something.

synapse

China13814 Posts

September 26 2011 21:30 GMT

#78

The only downside to having my phone facing the inside is... sometimes when I get a call my leg tells the touchscreen to respond with a text randomly ("SMS me, I can't take a call right now"). This is quite problematic when my parents are calling me from a landline....