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- Crossbody strap is convenient for travel, especially when hands are filled.
- Heavy lease risk pulls your phone from the table, so you should remove it when you sit.
- Perfect for travel facility, but less practical for continuous everyday use.
When Apple sent review samples of its latest iPhone lineup, it also included some items in the box. Of these, its new crossbody strap, which originally converts your iPhone into a fashion accessory – you know, even it is already more. I have to accept, I was surrounded by concept.
Crossbody strapWhich is associated with two cord hole in every iPhone 17 case this year, Magnets are made of woven fabric with magnets and have two adjustment bakkals. When you move the bakkal, the strap is magnetically connected to itself to keep things good and streamlined.
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For reference, I am only barely 50 years old and to the right of 300 pounds, so I am guessing that I am not a goal demographic for such a secondary. Fashion is not in my list of my priorities … absolutely. To be frank, it never happened.
For this experiment, I wore a crossbody strap with iPhone Air. It seemed that these two were made for each other. Apple also sent a very basic bumper case, a polycarbonate bumper that runs along the circumference of the phone and connects to the strap. The combination of both looked like an ideal fit, even though my wife commented that I looked like a suburban football mother.
Here is how things went away.
What did i like
As a person with a bad back and leg, I often walk with a cane, and this is especially true in airports. It can be difficult to present my boarding pass in the combined app when called for one hand on one sugarcane and the other on my belongings, when I am called for me. This was the region where the crossbody strap was the most used. Instead of digging in my pants pocket, I was able to grab the phone and introduce it as required.
Also, while riding in an airplane or car, it is good to be able to scoop the phone and see it whenever you want. This is a small thing, but I definitely dug the cases of use because they presented myself.
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Finally, while the strap is definitely not for me, this Is A good fashion accessory that is well built and looks cute. At the end of it add to the iPhone, and this is a beautiful combination that one feels small and very good on the skin.
What could have been better
Despite its look, the strap has some downside. It is heavy – in particular, it is probably heavy enough to pull the iPhone Air from most tables. So it is a good idea to continue wearing as much as possible. When you are sitting, you will be most likely to remove it, because if you are not careful, the strap can also take a nap on the back and weapons of the chairs.
Talking about not being careful, I was lucky that I managed to avoid sending nonsense texts, which tapped my hip, while the phone put the phone in danger on my side after the phone was neglected to shut down the screen. This happened on more than a few occasions. A little vigilance will go a long way to stop it.
In addition, it is attained – but not very easy to separate. Magnetic attachments are slightly rigid to descend. Also, once you separate it, it is not trivial to store it anywhere. It seems that it was designed to attach it all the time, and this is a proper point. This becomes especially relevant when I put my phone on my bike in my phone holder.
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I get perfectly where Apple is going with it. Personally, I dig it, and whenever I travel, I can see myself using it because the convenience is worth it. But I do not see myself using it regularly beyond that situation. When I am traveling, I just don’t need the facility that provides other than this, and for me it is not worth the opposition – that is, pulling your phone from a table. Crossbody strap To deal with a situation is too much excess where you are sitting on a table or desk.
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The appeal is certainly, but I am not just the right demographic, it is sad. Do not leave you. The feature is very good if you can pull the look.

