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A case for tough love: More smartphone users buying tough phone cases

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With smartphones getting ever more expensive, more people are buying tough cases to protect their devices.

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Trevor Tan

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Forget ultra slim and minimalist. Tough and rugged is in when it comes to smartphone cases these days.
With smartphones getting ever more expensive, more people are buying tough cases - those that let phones easily survive slipping out from hands during use - to protect their devices.
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