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Any custom case-mate owners out there?

is there any custom case-mate owners out there? I am asking because i order one and this is just poorly design or they send me the wrong casing some how....
My case those not fit very well on my vibrant. Also the camera holes, screen look button, and volume buttons are not aligned and are not fitted ether. The hole for the volume and lock buttons are huge and does not look right. Also the top does not cover around the headphone jack and usb port leaving it exposed and it looks like ****.
Can any body confirm yours is the same way? a pic of it maybe?
YIA!

I just got mine today. The only thing that has put me off is the camera hole. It's not exactly center. The holes for the volume and power are purposely bigger to make them easier to press. As for the top were it doesnt cover the ports, the barely there case are like that, so it is as advertised.
I can show you pictures, but the only camera I'm not too lazy to use is my vibrants. So the pictures will be of the case off the phone.

I own three. Same thing camera hole isn't centered but everything else is the same as a regular barely there. Minus the camera hole I love it picture quality is great.
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I have the case mate tough case fits great camera is centered and everything. what case did you guys buy?

DaSmittyman said:
I have the case mate tough case fits great camera is centered and everything. what case did you guys buy?
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Same here, tough case fits flawless.
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DaSmittyman said:
I have the case mate tough case fits great camera is centered and everything. what case did you guys buy?
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I bought the casemate barely there case

I have the Barely There case and it fits great. No alignment issues whatsoever. I've had it for a couple months now.

MINUS Stl said:
I have the Barely There case and it fits great. No alignment issues whatsoever. I've had it for a couple months now.
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Correct me if I am wrong but the barely there case fits over the original back case right?
I order there custom vibrant case and I have to remove the back cover for it to fit... I think it suppose to be that way... but for 35 dollars and not to be align and fit well I think 35.00 dollars its a damn rip off. I open a support case with them and they are claiming that the case is fine and they need more proof so I am making them a stupid video.
Thank You for the response guys.

Right. The barely-there case fits over the battery cover.

Ok thanks for the response.
Now I wonder if the custom cases should fit over the battery cover... Can anybody clarify this?
TIA!
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The custom case is just a customized barely-there case, so yes it fits over the battery cover.

wtf.now? said:
Ok thanks for the response.
Now I wonder if the custom cases should fit over the battery cover... Can anybody clarify this?
TIA!
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The barely there goes over the back cover you don't take anything off just pop it on.
Edit: sorry didn't see the response before
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which metal bumper will be the best?

Taurus
Sweet armor
I found the power and volume buttons are improved to help people to press in sweet armor bumper, but taurus gives more alternative colours
Any suggestion???

hktony said:
Taurus
Sweet armor
I found the power and volume buttons are improved to help people to press in sweet armor bumper, but taurus gives more alternative colours
Any suggestion???
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I am using the Taurus Version, and Yellow. Love it.
The contour of the case and and design, fits like a GLOVE!!
andrew

Do these things actually protect well? I feel like the impact would be transferred to the device more so than a TPU/silicone case. Sure they look nice, but I don't feel like they are practical.

SugarySnack said:
Do these things actually protect well? I feel like the impact would be transferred to the device more so than a TPU/silicone case. Sure they look nice, but I don't feel like they are practical.
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When I got it, it was installed by a friend of mine, the in between the case and phone, have a silicone cushion build on the case. The phone do budge or move at all.
I guess the silicone cushion is made for shock absorption.

The Taurus looks nice but damn if they make that sweet one in Gunmetal gray I'm getting it!
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King Shady said:
The Taurus looks nice but damn if they make that sweet one in Gunmetal gray I'm getting it!
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same to me

King Shady said:
The Taurus looks nice but damn if they make that sweet one in Gunmetal gray I'm getting it!
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They do have the Gun Metal color!! But its Not Cheap tho, Ships from Korea, the Only Retailer.
http://www.toughracing.com/zc126d/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=199&zenid=43742098df8eaf4d97b929067a81cbcd
Got all sorts of Color!! Including GUN Metal!! Its worth it, I do not feel the extra Weight to it!!

Just want to know, is this taurus case can be fitted with SGP TOugh Case's Silicon Protector? Anyone ever try it?

aren't metal cases really bad for your phone? i heard it heats it up like no other.

dan80210 said:
aren't metal cases really bad for your phone? i heard it heats it up like no other.
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Something like Taurus isnt a full case but a bumper.
The battery cover isnt covered by metal, so it wont heat at all.

ekoandrew said:
They do have the Gun Metal color!! But its Not Cheap tho, Ships from Korea, the Only Retailer.
http://www.toughracing.com/zc126d/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=199&zenid=43742098df8eaf4d97b929067a81cbcd
Got all sorts of Color!! Including GUN Metal!! Its worth it, I do not feel the extra Weight to it!!
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I meant if Sweet Armor comes in Gunmetal lol! I know Tauras has gunmetal . thanks tho!

Anyone know where you can order the sweet armor one online? I can't seem to find it on google at all, might be using the wrong search codes though but still. I do like the gunmetal taurus one as well.
Also, how do the buttons feel on the taurus once applied?

Hey guys,
I was wondering with the case on, can you still take off the back cover? like sometimes the phone crashes and if you cant then it would suck !!

Looking to purchase a sweet armor one from Gmarket.
http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=216196087
but does this fit a international Samsung Galaxy S2?

that makes sense. i suppose that'll look pretty good

are they really made with metal?
i prefer the yellow one. it looks so cute.
but the blue one looks so cool. just like a robot~~

sophiemith said:
are they really made with metal?
i prefer the yellow one. it looks so cute.
but the blue one looks so cool. just like a robot~~
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yup made from aluminum. it will break easy if dropped, but it protect the cellphone

IIIPowerIII said:
yup made from aluminum. it will break easy if dropped, but it protect the cellphone
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break easy....it sounds like they are disposable...>.<

sophiemith said:
break easy....it sounds like they are disposable...>.<
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kinda like that But you shouldnt drop your phone anyway. Its better to break a 20-30$ bumper than a 600$ phone
I have a taurus one at the moment, if I drop it and it break, ill just go with a walnut one. Im using it because it fit with the 3200-3500mA battery. If I could get an otterbox for extended battery I would, but they wont make one

IIIPowerIII said:
kinda like that But you shouldnt drop your phone anyway. Its better to break a 20-30$ bumper than a 600$ phone
I have a taurus one at the moment, if I drop it and it break, ill just go with a walnut one. Im using it because it fit with the 3200-3500mA battery. If I could get an otterbox for extended battery I would, but they wont make one
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it's too big for me to use that battery~~~~ i like slim~~~

Aluminium Case

Has anyone bought and tried out this casing? It's a aluminium bumper, just like those for iphones. Looks interesting although that front bezel is over pronounced imo. If you anyone has bought this maybe a short review and some pictures will be greatly appreciated.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Aluminum-Metal-Bumper-Case-cover-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-GT-I9250-/160736129876?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item256c9eb354#ht_6356wt_1292

Wow! Been waiting for something like this!
Found a link for a US based auction of that matters.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-Me...976685?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231a1d336d
Definitely digging the green!
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F_L_Abs said:
Wow! Been waiting for something like this!
Found a link for a US based auction of that matters.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-Me...976685?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231a1d336d
Definitely digging the green!
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Wowie! Looks great. Too pricey for me though to try to find out whether it'll fit the VZW version..

I thought 35 wasn't too bad considering the fact that I had a friend who paid 130 for an element case for the iPhone. Lol
I'm using a GSM phone with standard battery and I have a friend whose using VZ LTE with extended so ill definitely let you guys know how it fits!
If anything, it does seem like the full battery cover is exposed so I would assume the extended batteries would fit. That's also another plus for me since I swap out with ebay batteries when I'm running low!
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Pictures would be sweet man. Only thing holding me back is that, what seems to be enormous bezel on the front.

Qazz~ said:
Pictures would be sweet man. Only thing holding me back is that, what seems to be enormous bezel on the front.
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yeah, I agree.. looks like it adds a good 3mm "lip" on the front...

those are over priced, I get them for USD 15 over in china.

Looks pretty cool. I'd be interested how they look and fit on the VZ w/o extended battery.

Ordered as soon as I saw this post, and it FINALLY came in today!
It does add a bit of bulk and weight, but it feels pretty sweet!
My favorite thing about this case though is the fact that the battery door is exposed so I can easily remove the back cover and swap out batteries without taking the whole case off!
With that said, there's definitely a good chance that the extended battery would fit, but the case is pretty fitted on GSM so I honestly don't think it will fit the VZ LTE model.
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F_L_Abs said:
Ordered as soon as I saw this post, and it FINALLY came in today!
It does add a bit of bulk and weight, but it feels pretty sweet!
My favorite thing about this case though is the fact that the battery door is exposed so I can easily remove the back cover and swap out batteries without taking the whole case off!
With that said, there's definitely a good chance that the extended battery would fit, but the case is pretty fitted on GSM so I honestly don't think it will fit the VZ LTE model.
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pictures of the case on the phone.
Also you need better lighting

Do these have much drop protection?
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DroidDavi said:
Do these have much drop protection?
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it dosen't look like anything can be damaged as it has a large lip and nothings outwardly exposed

How about the back part? is it thick enough so nothing can scratch it?

looking good, but yeah i want more pics >< especially that front bezel. also how indent are those power buttons and volume rocker? any negative aspects of the case?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23421713&postcount=60
This guy got one yesterday too.
He has extended battery and verizon phone and claims it works. He did need new screws.
He also had an issue with the headphone jack being too deep, and he needed to buy new ones from radio shack.
Thanks for the review though!

Redirecting everything to here now. Thank you.

Backplates / Battery cover

Anybody find any decent backplates?
I saw some on ebay that looked okay but the seemed to have a large metal middle section. If it's fake metal, that's fine. I was worried about signal issues.
I would love to have a rubberized textured backplate, like the T-Mobile Galaxy S2.

Sure, there's lots of decent backplates out there. Google it and see if anything piques your interest

It seems like current choices are:
cheap fake leather glued onto plastic:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leather-Car...ltDomain_0&hash=item25720e2d3f#ht_5984wt_1163
Cheap metal that probably degrades signal:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/METAL-BATTE...ccessories&hash=item53eda3660c#ht_6075wt_1396
Extended battery:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-4300mA...599359?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1f59b5bf
OEM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-WHITE-H...753960?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20c7114fa8
Cheap approximation of OEM with same flaws
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pink-ba...Accessories&hash=item41673e7a9b#ht_744wt_1396

junglizste said:
Cheap approximation of OEM with same flaws
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pink-ba...Accessories&hash=item41673e7a9b#ht_744wt_1396
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Now that is funny.....why don't they just put FAIL on there instead!!
the_buzz_man

the_buzz_man said:
Now that is funny.....why don't they just put FAIL on there instead!!
the_buzz_man
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I have the metal back and I have not experience any degradation in the signal.

ReggieTee said:
I have the metal back and I have not experience any degradation in the signal.
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How does it look? Build quality?
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ReggieTee said:
I have the metal back and I have not experience any degradation in the signal.
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Have you also tried GPS and NFC signals?

ReggieTee said:
I have the metal back and I have not experience any degradation in the signal.
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I was just laughing at the way the eBay item said "deny" on the pic....
the_buzz_man

the metal back covers have been reported to make NFC fail.
its also been reported that they do not impact GPS signal at all.
this is on the international version however.

Just thinking out loud here - will the international i9300 battery cover fit on the US LTE devices? Which part of the phone is thicker, the part that the battery cover attaches to or the phone itself? I'd love to get an i9300 white battery cover to replace the AT&T branded one I'm about to get....

I would like an oem pebble blue. Any ideas?

No you don't. It is super shiny cheap plastic. It scratches when you look at it the wrong way.
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stu5797 said:
I would like an oem pebble blue. Any ideas?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/261054168712?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I ordered this.

Thanks but that is not oem. I can only guess what that really looks like...

stu5797 said:
Thanks but that is not oem. I can only guess what that really looks like...
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This one claims to be original
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251095238658?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Well I bought the metal and although it looks and feels good, it does degrade the signal. GPS and Wifi seemed to be fine but I couldn't get LTE in the places I used to before.
So, I'm back to looking for a new back cover. I like the thinness of the phone so I don't want to put on a case but don't like the slippery OEM back cover. Has anyone tried the fake leather one?

junglizste said:
No you don't. It is super shiny cheap plastic. It scratches when you look at it the wrong way.
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Seriously, my phone is barely a week old, and with light pocket action in and out of my jeans, the back cover is scratched up already!

dmunjal said:
Well I bought the metal and although it looks and feels good, it does degrade the signal. GPS and Wifi seemed to be fine but I couldn't get LTE in the places I used to before.
So, I'm back to looking for a new back cover. I like the thinness of the phone so I don't want to put on a case but don't like the slippery OEM back cover. Has anyone tried the fake leather one?
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i have the fake leather one on the way, will update when i receive it. hopefully next week!

stu5797 said:
I would like an oem pebble blue. Any ideas?
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Replacement-Original-Battery/dp/B008E4G026/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341374346&sr=1-12&keywords=galaxy+s+iii+battery+door
Get what you want, enjoy it how you please.

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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Replacement-Original-Battery/dp/B008E4G026/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341374346&sr=1-12&keywords=galaxy+s+iii+battery+door
Get what you want, enjoy it how you please.
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This looks like it is the international version's blue, not the different Pebble Blue for the US market.

Budget metal bumper

I'm on a REALLY tight budget, and I've found this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aluminum-Bu...VG/ref=sr_1_67?ie=UTF8&qid=1352551327&sr=8-67
Has somebody tried it before? Do the cover-buttons have a good response (is much more force needed to make them "click")? Any suggestions?

while it might provide a unique look to your phone, i'm not sure how much 'protection' a metal bumper will give.
once that aluminum meets concrete, it'll scratch/dent and it wont look as pretty.
I had an Element Case Vapor AR15-V when it was released for the iP4. I loved the look but it killed my reception..
I don't think/know if the S3 would fall victim to such an issue..

alt0160 said:
while it might provide a unique look to your phone, i'm not sure how much 'protection' a metal bumper will give.
once that aluminum meets concrete, it'll scratch/dent and it wont look as pretty.
I had an Element Case Vapor AR15-V when it was released for the iP4. I loved the look but it killed my reception..
I don't think/know if the S3 would fall victim to such an issue..
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The aesthetic side of it is of no importance for me. On the reception issue, it was reportedly due to the antenna being linked to a section of the metal frame the iPhones had, so no problem here regarding the S3 i pressume.

Myscha said:
After breaking the front glass of my SGSIII yesterday while wearing a silicone bumper, I'm going to buy a new glass (this one) on Amazon, but I think I need something stronger than silicone or TPU.
The thing is I'm on a REALLY tight budget, and I've found this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aluminum-Bu...VG/ref=sr_1_67?ie=UTF8&qid=1352551327&sr=8-67
Has somebody tried it before? Do the cover-buttons have a good response (is much more force needed to make them "click")? Any suggestions? Please, halp, I don't want to go through the same ordeal again
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I have one in blue, it works good but is lose just like that so I put pieces of tape to make it tight on the phone n also helps it not scratch the bezel .. all the buttons are accessible with no problems
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jorgerangel159 said:
I have one in blue, it works good but is lose just like that so I put pieces of tape to make it tight on the phone n also helps it not scratch the bezel .. all the buttons are accessible with no problems
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I suppose you recommend it?
Edit: I've seen these (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Urban-Armor...3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352595740&sr=1-3) around, and although they seem quite nice, they surpass my budget right now. Any cheaper version of sorts? I think composite could do the trick just as fine.

Does anybody know something similar to the Urban Armor Gear (cheaper and less fancy) that could be of use?

i've always wondered if those slide on thing in the front actually stays on properly or not... I kinda prefer to have the screw on type... i think it's kinda cool.. the only thing I worry about is I don't know if the camera lens would get scratched when i place it on the back.

mputtr said:
i've always wondered if those slide on thing in the front actually stays on properly or not... I kinda prefer to have the screw on type... i think it's kinda cool.. the only thing I worry about is I don't know if the camera lens would get scratched when i place it on the back.
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The sliding one I'd on there to good lol sometimes I can't even take it off and regarding that it might scratch the screen I haven't had that problem but then again I only use this case one the weekend
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mputtr said:
i've always wondered if those slide on thing in the front actually stays on properly or not... I kinda prefer to have the screw on type... i think it's kinda cool.. the only thing I worry about is I don't know if the camera lens would get scratched when i place it on the back.
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Screw on type? can you post a link to one of those so I can see what it is, please?

they're all expensive.
Draco Design
Sweet Armor s3
and this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Deluxe-...724&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=280995627053&
but it doesn't cover the power and volume button...

mputtr said:
they're all expensive.
Draco Design
Sweet Armor s3
and this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Deluxe-...724&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=280995627053&
but it doesn't cover the power and volume button...
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That link says it's 13~, but in Amazon UK all Dragon design cases I find are around 70€. Right now I've found this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Otterbox-Co...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352662906&sr=1-1

well. the otterbox is not a bumper as well, so that's up to you. i had the commuter for the htc DZ and while it is nice, it also doubled the size of the phone.
and yeah, i didn't say the nicer bumpers were cheap,. i said they were expensive.
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