Submitted by Moon-Unity t3_10q3uru in iphone
You don’t have to cover the lens to provide protection from direct contact or impact. Almost every case I find online leaves a giant open square.
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dskatter t1_j6nr80u wrote
It’s more trouble than it’s worth when designing a case.
As someone else said, as long as the case has a raised lip around the camera unit, that’s really all that’s needed in general.
Moon-Unity OP t1_j6nwpu8 wrote
Does the Apple Silicone case have that lip?
dskatter t1_j6o0uz1 wrote
Yup. I have one of them on the iPhone 13 I’m using to type this right now!
Aggravating-Hair8355 t1_j6nnzmh wrote
My guess is it’s difficult to protect it without covering it
Rock-N-Rubi t1_j6otdqg wrote
Covering the lenses would make the camera bump even bigger and could reduce photo and video quality and focusing accuracy.
Remarkable-Sector-44 t1_j6npwod wrote
Because as long as you have a raised lip around the camera bump, you are very unlikely to break it from a drop. So no need to spend extra money making a fully covered case.