How much is a protective case, and how does that compare to the price of a replaceable case?
A case comes free with the phone. If you were to buy a second case instead of a bumper case, you could swap out the original case once it is extensively worn or damaged. That way you don’t have to always have a protective case around your phone and case, and can have a like-new, “naked”, slimline phone whenever you like.
A special edition aluminium/titanium case would interesting. I’d like to see a leather & antique brass phone.