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[Q] metal evo case

http://www.boxwave.com/products/armorcase/armor-case-htc-evo-4g_3934.htm
anyone tried this case? theres at least one other thats similar (looks exactly the same http://www.pdair.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=10100000_900000_11000989&products_id=30835). looked up some videos on youtube and looks like its fitting kinda loose, like theres a gap between top of case and phone.

Weak signal
I had one on a htc ppc a long time ago and the metal case kind of made my signal weak, but definetly a stong case.

I have one and it works great. The gap between the case and the phone is actually the padding that acts as a shock absorber. I would recommended a Monaco case eBay, it's the same thing check it out.

Thanks for the info people.
Another question, I keep my phone in my pocket all the time. Does the latch or hinges ever get colaught on anything? Looks like it could. That would definitely be a downer.
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rudyrude432 said:
The gap between the case and the phone is actually the padding that acts as a shock absorber.
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Makes sense. I was about to say putting metal around your phone would probably make it damage more easily...

The latch doesn't get caught on clothing. Not unless your wearing one of those christmas sweaters with the big knit lol.

rudyrude432 said:
The latch doesn't get caught on clothing. Not unless your wearing one of those christmas sweaters with the big knit lol.
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Hahaha haven't had one of those since I was 6 (ninja turtles FTW!). Sweetness, looks like I found my next case then.
Thanks for all the help! XD
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GoodandEVO.net did a review on that case a while ago, it was not a positive one.

Not a problem my friend.

Link to GoodandEVO.net review
http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/08/review-pdair-aluminum-case-for-htc-evo-4g.html
To sum it up they didn't like how it looked so it got a bad review. Also they expected super thin mental to not bend. Can anybody confirm lower signal quality?

Drewmungus said:
Link to GoodandEVO.net review
http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/08/review-pdair-aluminum-case-for-htc-evo-4g.html
To sum it up they didn't like how it looked so it got a bad review. Also they expected super thin mental to not bend. Can anybody confirm lower signal quality?
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got the case yesterday (monaco, black). i haven't noticed any signal loss at all. phone heats up a little faster but i was kinda expecting it.
overall i really love this case. it does add some bulk to the phone but i don't mind at all. kinda feels like it beefs it up some.

Glad you decided to pull the trigger on the case. It's not as bad as these guys make it out to be, is it? Enjoy!

I pulled the trigger one of these when I saw this thread. I like the look and feel of it, but it does have some problems. The main problem I have with it is that it somehow interferes with the antennas in the phone and it absolutely kills me reception/signal strength. I don't have good reception in the building I work in......2 bars is the standard. If I leave my phone inside this case, it drops to 0-1 bars. Within a second of removing it from the case, it goes back up to 2 bars. It doesn't seem to interfere with a WiFi signal, though.
The other thing I don't like is that the latch is fairly easy to open.
With that said, the same day I got it my 2 y/o was playing one of her games the phone and she dropped it onto the concrete The case did its job. However, the impact did cause the door to swing open, but nothing happened to my phone.
I'm not sure if I want to keep it or not. With the slow data services I've been getting since the end of last year, I don't want anything that's going to slow down my phone even more.

Lol... Metal cases on cellphones... Might look cool but not the brightest idea ever, lol

Alcantara fit bag..... rubbish!

After paying £20 for this I was excited for it to arrive. I shouldn't have been. Positives are it fits well. That's about it. It is so awkward to get the phone in and out I actually don't think I will use it as I feel more likely to drop it now! Also, I expected it to keep the screen clean but it comes out still dirty and finger prints all over it still. I still have to clean the screen with the outside of the fit bag as the inside doesn't seem to clean the screen when pulled out. When I put my phone in top first I lost signal so have to put it in bottom first, I presume the antenna is at the top?
Very disappointed.
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Matcarroll said:
After paying £20 for this I was excited for it to arrive. I shouldn't have been. Positives are it fits well. That's about it. It is so awkward to get the phone in and out I actually don't think I will use it as I feel more likely to drop it now! Also, I expected it to keep the screen clean but it comes out still dirty and finger prints all over it still. I still have to clean the screen with the outside of the fit bag as the inside doesn't seem to clean the screen when pulled out. When I put my phone in top first I lost signal so have to put it in bottom first, I presume the antenna is at the top?
Very disappointed.
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damn that's a shame
And the antenna is at the bottom (3G/EDGE/WiFi). The GPS antenna is at the top.

Don't suppose you know where the wifi antenna is do you?
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Sorry, see what you said now. Strange that as if I put upside down in case I lose wifi and better signal to been top facing up! Would have thought it would have been the other way round if antenna is at the bottom.
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yea, I agree that's weird. Plus I don't see how alcantara can cause any kind of interference.
Curiously, how are you verifying this?
I should be getting mine by the end of the week (ordered last week), I'll let you know if mine suffers from the same issue

To be fair, its a very untechnical observation, just by my battery stats screen. Also, I always have a bad signal at work and was suffering with the volume bug and 2g/3g reception problem so it could also be something to do with this as I only got the update last night.
With reference to the fitbag I have found after half a days use, the phone goes in and out much easier when putting the top in first and leaving the fatter end facing out. The case has slackened off a little and is better now. It does clean the screen a little but doesn't clean finger prints.
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Whats the material itself like? Pics please! I'm still waiting for my suede one, bit worried now!

Matcarroll said:
the phone goes in and out much easier when putting the top in first and leaving the fatter end facing out.
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Since the "fat end" is the one that has the USB, headphone jack, antenna, and speakers, it wouldn't make sense to insert it any other way, really...
Anyway, I'm interested in getting this pouch as well, so please do let us know what you think after a few more days use

Here's some pics of my pure suede one. I'm liking it so far. Seems to have a fair amount of give to get it in and out, but is tight enough that it doesn't slide out by itself.
BTW pics taken with my Nexus, and the flash makes the white dust light up, a bit like a UV light does in a night club! Normally it looks black and you can't see all that dust.

really can't belive that some leather is the problem of your signal loss.
if the singnal is so poor that you loss it with a case, you can't complain the case for it.

kam187 said:
Here's some pics of my pure suede one. I'm liking it so far. Seems to have a fair amount of give to get it in and out, but is tight enough that it doesn't slide out by itself.
BTW pics taken with my Nexus, and the flash makes the white dust light up, a bit like a UV light does in a night club! Normally it looks black and you can't see all that dust.
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damn that looks nice.. maybe I should have gotten the suede one. Bah, well I'm still waiting on my alcantara one

kwazi said:
damn that looks nice.. maybe I should have gotten the suede one. Bah, well I'm still waiting on my alcantara one
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I bought the nappa one and it is really cool. Really well made and feels premium.

Does the top of the phone stick out for you all with this case? I just got my fitbag and the top of the phone sticks out...

outsidah said:
Does the top of the phone stick out for you all with this case? I just got my fitbag and the top of the phone sticks out...
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Anyone? Bump

Mine fits perfectly. The end of the phone ends just halfway into the lip right at the end of the case - the bit where the leather is folder over underneath and double thickness.
Maybe you were sent the wrong one? I'm sure if you email them they might just send you another one and let you keep that one.

Nice find? Cheap Hong Kong bumpers in several colors $1.66 free shipping

I've taken a lot from this forum so I'm using every chance I can get to try and give something back.
I don't know if this is a good deal or if it has already been posted, anyways... I found this on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350621601533&clk_rvr_id=426595961112
It comes in several colors and only costs 1,66$, and shipping is free aswell, at least to my location (Germany, EU), just ordered 3 of them so I have different color options for my S3
Greetz~

US link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPU-Soft-Si...2?pt=PDA_Accessories&var=&hash=item1e755e2432

I have one of these and I'm not a fan at all. Idk why the upper corner is open, but it's very annoying having one corner completely unprotected. Also, it doesn't hold very strong. The choice of silicon rather than tpu for the front part (the back is hard plastic) was not a good one, in my experience silicone is not as sticky or as tight fitting as tpu and causes your phone to pop out fairly easily. Overall, I would not recommend it.
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The defender screen protector sux, it makes the display look grainy and makes the screen have a rainbow effect also, i bought it and sold it and got a commuter and used a normal screen protector

Did not get the chance to post this before xda went down...
I thought it looked like a half decent design so I ordered orange/black, Hope I am more satisfied with it than civicvx94

oswade said:
Did not get the chance to post this before xda went down...
I thought it looked like a half decent design so I ordered orange/black, Hope I am more satisfied with it than civicvx94
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Well it's cheap, so you won't be out much if you don't like it..lol I just prefer full body protection or at least all the corners, as they're the most likely to take a hit if it falls.

civicvx94 said:
I have one of these and I'm not a fan at all. Idk why the upper corner is open, but it's very annoying having one corner completely unprotected.
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The reason some cases have one corner open like that is because they were designed for the Korean market Galaxy S3, which has an extendable DMB antennae.
It's a liability for the rest of the world, but a necessity for the Korean market.

Mine arrived today. It's a weird little bumper though. I ordered the orange and black one as I thought it looked kinda cool but the colors are inverted. What's up with that?
Also, it's like they got the bumper from the picture, left if for 3 years in the sun and then sent it to me, colors are all faded.
Also, as someone said before, there's one corner unprotected; God knows why. (EDIT: And so does the user above me, didn't read his comment.)
I'll throw this away probably but thanks for the tip haha.

Not bad.. I might actually try it since my aluminum bumper block GPS signal

herbivoor said:
Mine arrived today. It's a weird little bumper though. I ordered the orange and black one as I thought it looked kinda cool but the colors are inverted. What's up with that?
Also, it's like they got the bumper from the picture, left if for 3 years in the sun and then sent it to me, colors are all faded.
Also, as someone said before, there's one corner unprotected; God knows why. (EDIT: And so does the user above me, didn't read his comment.)
I'll throw this away probably but thanks for the tip haha.
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bastards... im still waiting for mine but guess itll be the same. I actually ordered this one cause the design (espec. colour) looked better than the other common bumpers on ebay. but judging from your post its probably the same one :/

One corner is unprotected because South Korean version of the S3 has an antenna for DMB.
DMB is basically a service that allows smaller devices to watch TV, almost every single portable devices has it in Korea.
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oswade said:
bastards... im still waiting for mine but guess itll be the same. I actually ordered this one cause the design (espec. colour) looked better than the other common bumpers on ebay. but judging from your post its probably the same one :/
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See pictures. Mine already broke haha. Color looks better in pictures actually.
You get what you pay for I guess lol
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sulkoudai said:
One corner is unprotected because South Korean version of the S3 has an antenna for DMB.
DMB is basically a service that allows smaller devices to watch TV, almost every single portable devices has it in Korea.
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Precisely... and the South Korean version is a little thicker than the international versions too...this might be why these bumpers do not hold as tightly on them...

[Review] Hunterf iPhone like case

Well i just received my Hunterf iphone like case for my galaxy s3. took some picture before i put it on. sadly i dont have photos of it currently on but it looks awesome. here are the photos that i have as of now. photos of what the case looks like on the phone can be found in the link below.
It is a full aluminum case that removes the stock back plate and is replaced with the one below keeping it thin still. It fits perfectly around the speaker, led flash, and camera lense. It also, on the bumper part of the case, replaces the buttons with nice aluminum buttons. It does add some weight but i don't think it is much to complain about. Wifi seems to be fine but i haven't really tested network signal and wifi much.
I bought the case from this link. I bought it in silver but the colors are red, black, silver, and blue.
It comes with a case, screen protector, little gel like fish toy(?), mini stylus, screwdriver to assemble, screws and plugs for headphone jack and charger.
It came to a total of $51 USD with shipping. it took about 2 weeks to arrive but that is because i ordered right before new years so they were on vacation. which means it might come to you faster!
If there are any questions feel free to ask and ill try to respond asap.

THANK YOU!! so many people promised to do reviews but youre the only one who followed up
But please tell us how your reception ans gps is
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No back padding for scratch protection on the phone?
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Thanks a lot for this. I'll add to this when mine arrives!

Hey can you first test out the gps. cause last time i got a metal bumper it messed with my gps. I would like to see how it affects yours wifi and signal.

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No back padding for scratch protection on the phone?
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it switches the back plate. not sure what u mean by scratch protection?

You need insulation along the side, the amount provided does prevent some scratches, but it's best to add more.
No, you don't need any on the back.
BTW, the fish thingy is a headphone cable tie.

rossida said:
it switches the back plate. not sure what u mean by scratch protection?
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Ok so the s3 back cover is removed. Got it
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awesomeness.
I'm looing forward to mine by the 2nd week of February

My review!
Thought I would upload some picts as well!
My sky blue finally came in today!
Reception is affected but not dropping completely just one bar off of what i usually get, At home i would range around 3-4 bars with LTE now i would be at 2-3 with LTE speeds are barely affected. At work i go from a solid 3-4 to 3 bars with LTE.
All in all very nice case, but scratches easily.

reNeglect said:
Thought I would upload some picts as well!
My sky blue finally came in today!
Reception is affected but not dropping completely just one bar off of what i usually get, At home i would range around 3-4 bars with LTE now i would be at 2-3 with LTE speeds are barely affected. At work i go from a solid 3-4 to 3 bars with LTE.
All in all very nice case, but scratches easily.
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How about getting a blue aluminum button to match that case.
I have the red button, and hoping that a red version wil be release for the note 2.
but it's only available in silver or black.

reNeglect said:
Thought I would upload some picts as well!
My sky blue finally came in today!
Reception is affected but not dropping completely just one bar off of what i usually get, At home i would range around 3-4 bars with LTE now i would be at 2-3 with LTE speeds are barely affected. At work i go from a solid 3-4 to 3 bars with LTE.
All in all very nice case, but scratches easily.
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nice pictures. i would take them of mine but i just dont have anything but my phone to take pictures lol.

fcbarca17 said:
THANK YOU!! so many people promised to do reviews but youre the only one who followed up
But please tell us how your reception ans gps is
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Only one who followed up? Total Baloney , You even posted under my review where I posted tons of information on the original thread. including signal drop, and screenshots and photos of it on and off the phone.
Use the search button>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36891100&postcount=157
And for what its worth, GPS worked fine, no lock on issues but 4G LTE struggled to stay connected because the ASU was too low to maintain the connection in 4G zones.
The higher the ASU the better, its kinda like GPS, the higher the satellites the better the signal
reNeglect said:
Thought I would upload some picts as well!
My sky blue finally came in today!
Reception is affected but not dropping completely just one bar off of what i usually get, At home i would range around 3-4 bars with LTE now i would be at 2-3 with LTE speeds are barely affected. At work i go from a solid 3-4 to 3 bars with LTE.
All in all very nice case, but scratches easily.
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The blue looks gorgeous, I have to say though, Its a gorgeous case but its not very good for a heavy user that needs a stable connection for data 24/7
I bought a Draco S3 Metal Bumper to see how it affects signal after reading the reviews online of other users, I found that the signal drop was only 5db, gps and nfc are not affected and the bumper is absolutely gorgeous, especially the Thunder Black
I'll still use my HunterF case from time to time, Its kinda like a woman with the perfect purse, gotta have a new one every so often to match the urge of use lol
The seller is offering XDA users 30% off but I got mine even cheaper on eBay from an authorized dealer for $58 with shipping, I can post a review of that as well if you guys want.
http://www.dracodesignusa.com/draco-s3-aluminum-bumper-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-thunder-black/

Just wondering how dust proof the case is? Looks like a lot of dust can get to the phone through the ports, especially with the removed back plate for the s3?

It looks very delicate, i think the paint will get scratch just by touching it

willywill said:
It looks very delicate, i think the paint will get scratch just by touching it
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it's not paint.

NCX Designs said:
Only one who followed up? Total Baloney , You even posted under my review where I posted tons of information on the original thread. including signal drop, and screenshots and photos of it on and off the phone.
Use the search button>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36891100&postcount=157
And for what its worth, GPS worked fine, no lock on issues but 4G LTE struggled to stay connected because the ASU was too low to maintain the connection in 4G zones.
The higher the ASU the better, its kinda like GPS, the higher the satellites the better the signal
The blue looks gorgeous, I have to say though, Its a gorgeous case but its not very good for a heavy user that needs a stable connection for data 24/7
I bought a Draco S3 Metal Bumper to see how it affects signal after reading the reviews online of other users, I found that the signal drop was only 5db, gps and nfc are not affected and the bumper is absolutely gorgeous, especially the Thunder Black
I'll still use my HunterF case from time to time, Its kinda like a woman with the perfect purse, gotta have a new one every so often to match the urge of use lol
The seller is offering XDA users 30% off but I got mine even cheaper on eBay from an authorized dealer for $58 with shipping, I can post a review of that as well if you guys want.
http://www.dracodesignusa.com/draco-s3-aluminum-bumper-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-thunder-black/
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Fair enough, but there is a difference between verizons lte and tmo 4g. And as you stated in your original post about the case you only tested gps, which thanks to you I know there is not too much interference. Plus you also said that you took the data speed screenshot too early and the results were actually higher with the metal case, so forgive me for asking the dozens of others who ordered ro chime in. BUT your thread and posts have been constintanly updated and are a great resource, I learned a lot from your posts thanks
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if only i had waited sigh
ordered mine a few weeks ago from tychoice.com ended up having to post a paypal claim against them cos something dodge was going werent replying to emails or anything and it was $75!!!
re-ordered thru this link now fingers crossed i have better luck this time
ps. anyone in australia ordered this yet?

UNDR8D83 said:
if only i had waited sigh
ordered mine a few weeks ago from tychoice.com ended up having to post a paypal claim against them cos something dodge was going werent replying to emails or anything and it was $75!!!
re-ordered thru this link now fingers crossed i have better luck this time
ps. anyone in australia ordered this yet?
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At least it's cheaper now.:victory:

Looks nice!

EK For HTC ONE M7 Aluminum Metal Bumper Case Frame Luxury 0.6mm Metal Ultra Thin Slim

Just got this a couple days ago. It's great but don't know yet how well it holds up. I think it may be messing with my reception but I still need to test it out some more.
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The price is great...although I'm curious how much it affects signal. If it's only a few dBm I'd probably buy one.
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What does the packaging come with btw? You have pictures please?
This is what i found about it on signal in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44896777&postcount=184
Because I really wanna get this and pair it up with a full body protector.

aljr1021 said:
What does the packaging come with btw? You have pictures please?
This is what i found about it on signal in another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44896777&postcount=184
Because I really wanna get this and pair it up with a full body protector.
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Would've been better if the tests were done on radio, not wi-fi.

bigballa said:
Just got this a couple days ago. It's great but don't know yet how well it holds up. I think it may be messing with my reception but I still need to test it out some more.
Amazon Link
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Any updated opinions? Does the charging connector fit into the phone okay with it on?
By the way, is yours the grey color?