Business / Technology

Is it time to ditch your phone case?

10:06 am on 20 April 2025

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When he bought his new iPhone, BBC technology correspondent Thomas Germain left the shop without a case – despite the best efforts of the salesperson. 

Risky? Yes. But Germain was keen to join what he calls the "case-free cult". For some, going caseless is a status symbol, he says, so he chanced a smashed-up screen in the name of a good story. 

He joins Jim to tell him what he found out. 

Photo: PHILIPPE TURPIN