Whatever happened to exchangeable phone covers?

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madmajd

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Remember back in the day when we used to exchange covers on our phone every time we felt like it? I remember when I had my Nokia 3310 and my 3650, I used to buy a new cover every month just cause it got boring. Now with the new phones, its a pain in the ass, and you void your warranty, and you can never find any housings with different colours. Bring back exchangeable phone covers please!!!!
 
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ttukka

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One of my favourite old school phones i had was an Ericsson you could change the colour of the plastic at the base of the aerial.

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PAPB0007

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I had an old Nokia with a clear case. The phone had enough LED's in it that I could and did use it as a flashlight at times. I think I still have that phone somewhere.

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I was just online shopping for a replacement battery door *just* so I could get it in a different color.

I might just paint it like people custom paint their Xbox controllers.

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KingAmir

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i think it is because manufacturers nowadays dislike the ability to self-fix phones and see the secrets. Many are also chasing the iPhone formula. Another reason is that non-removable could make the phone thinner. This is basically the selling points of many phones.
 

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    Remember back in the day when we used to exchange covers on our phone every time we felt like it? I remember when I had my Nokia 3310 and my 3650, I used to buy a new cover every month just cause it got boring. Now with the new phones, its a pain in the ass, and you void your warranty, and you can never find any housings with different colours. Bring back exchangeable phone covers please!!!!
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    Nokia with glowing battery and case. Those were the days.