Putting your phone face down on the table instead of face up offers several surprising benefits:
- Keeps Dust and Other Stuff Off the Screen
When your phone screen is facing up, dust and debris can pile up easily, which can change how it looks and maybe even shorten its lifespan. In a busy office, accidental spills of water, food, or other liquids happen often. If your phone’s face up, these can hit the screen directly. Even with dust and water-resistant phones, physical impacts can still affect the device’s quality. - Protects the Raised Camera from Scratches
These days, cellphones usually have cameras with lenses that stick out to improve picture quality. If the phone’s face up, the protruding lens can rub against the table and get scratched, hurting image quality. But if you put the phone face down, the camera won’t touch the surface directly, so it stays protected. - Better Privacy Protection
When your phone’s facing up, anyone nearby can see calls or messages that come in. If it’s a private message, that could be awkward. Also, if banking apps are open, important info could be exposed.
Of course, when you’re not using your phone, having it face down has other advantages too. For example, turning off call or message notifications and putting the phone face down can help you focus better when you’re studying or working.