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The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is here.
However, Samsung has done just enough to ensure your old cases won’t fit.
That might not sound unusual to you.
Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek
Why would the cases from last year’s phones fit the new models?
I have a follow-up question: why not?
As you’re able to see from the image above, the physical design is essentially unchanged.
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The cameras, flash, and buttons are all in the same place as the previous generation.
The radius of the rounded corners is also identical.
But visuals can be deceiving, what about the actual dimensions?
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Here’s where it gets annoying.
All three models are the exact same thickness as their predecessors, down to a tenth of a millimeter.
The height and width are all within 0.4mm—some are only 0.1mm different.
Change for the Sake of Change?
It’s one thing when a new generation of a phone looks different from the previous generation.
But Samsung didn’t move any of the components that matter for a phone case.
0.4mm is not a significant enough increase in size for more battery to make a difference.
Samsung could have boasted about reusing old cases along with recycled materials.
Billions of phone cases aresold and thrown away every year.
It’s time to stop treating them as disposable.
