Okay here me out. Imagine its like 101F outside (this temperature is hot to humans, really hot). If you were to put your phone in your sweaty pocket screen-to-thigh you will get condensation on the screen (due to being pressed against the leg, no ventilation style). The condensation might fog up your screen protector if you have other than the adhesive glass type. Additionally, any pocket lint in your pocket will get stuck to a sweaty thigh phone, making the screen gross and hard to see/use. The above principle applies for shirt pockets.
Top left. Also, pro tip: if you're a dork like me who sticks their hands in their pockets and accidentally unlocks their phone with the fingerprint scanner, remove your non-dominant hand's fingerprints and always put your phone in that same hand's pocket. E.g. if you are right handed, remove your left hand fingerprints and always put your phone in your left pocket. That way you need to remove the phone from the pocket and transfer it to your other hand before you can unlock it.
If you do anything other than top left then I'm guessing the only reason you carry a smartphone is for the taste.
Seriously who the fuck does anything other than that? It would actually require more effort as you have to reposition the phone in your hand and THEN put it in your pocket instead of just putting it in your fucking pocket.
I'm bottom right, because my thigh accidentally called emergency services three times one day (three calls, one right after another, and I only noticed the third one). Turns out my slightly sweaty thigh activated the screen (tap to wake) and tapped the "Emergency" button on the OnePlus lock screen. So now I turn the screen outward in my pocket out of fear of that happening again.
There's actually less hand movement for top right than top left
Top right you just move your phone down and... Keep moving it down
Top right you have to rotate your wrist 180° then do the same motion
I'm not saying it's not muscle memory, just that from an objective viewpoint top right is easier to learn given you haven't learnt any of the others yet
My headphones jack is on the bottom, fingerprint sensor on the back. Also it seems less likely to scratch the screen if it's just against the outside of my pants instead of pressing into my thigh
Top Right is how I use it, but I dont think its the "right way".
The screen has to be in, or else the case cant protect it if something impacts it (had a phone screen break on me once because it was facing out and I ran into a countertop). Top Left does make more sense, but somehow I got into a habit of twirling my phone so its top right.
So maybe top left is the "correct" answer to protect your phone from breakage, but I still have a habit of top right.
I usually do top left instead of top right just because I tend to touch my camera lenses if I hold my phone from the top side like that and I don't want to smudge them up.
I don't. I do have a specific place in my bag that has nothing else in it and has a soft lining. I do have leggings with pockets but I rarely wear anything but comfy close anymore so wither in my hand or in my bag. Also leg sweat on a phone, ew.
Top right. Who faces their screen outward? Also when using the top left method, isn't it a pain to have to pull your phone out more than top right to check the time or an incoming notification?
Nope! I use one of those things called... hang on, this is a hard word to remember... 'case'...? Not sure if it's spelled like that. It's a magical thing that protects your phone and makes it not break. Jokes aside, I don't understand how a screen would break from hitting a table corner even without a case. The impact will be softened by your body and it shouldn't be enough pressure on the screen to crack it, right?
I'm guessing y'all hate the oleophobic coating on your screens cause the top two will rub off the coating faster. I do bottom right and even after 4 years on the same phone my fingers still glide on the glass.
I would rather mess up the coating than run into something and shatter my screen also I just use a screen protector that I replace every once in a while so it doesn't really matter
As long as your skin is softer than Luke Cage you won't have a problem with bumping into stuff. I've handled 50 lb metal equipment by leaning it on my right thigh (where my phone is) and it hasn't chipped or cracked.