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I currently have a hard silicone back cover case on my phone but it becomes extremely slippery if I don't continuously wash it.
The back is completely smooth and I am terrified of dropping it.
I need to find a case that actually has a texture or some form of grip and keeping it under $20.
Otterbox Impact Case looks awesome, but I haven't found any good feedback on if its made from silicone that looses grip and goes slippery.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
Amzer jelly case. Lots of colors, terrific feel, padded corners, textured grip area, good lens protection, and so cheap on eBay you can get them for less than burgers. And if you're someone who swaps out batteries, or has a car or desk dock that wants a naked phone, they're easily removable.
Thank you for the reply.
I've had silicone cases that would lift up when ever you would slide to one side or the other.
How are the edges on the sides of the screen?
Also, anyone know how the otterbox impact cars are?
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The Amzer just barely wraps over the sides of front face of the screen, maybe 3/32". The bottom comes up about an eighth, and the top is cut out to clear the light sensor, speaker and front camera. I've not had issues at the edges, but I can't say if that's how I use it.
I don't think the Otterbox is in anyone's hands yet.
VW91N3 said:
The Amzer just barely wraps over the sides of front face of the screen, maybe 3/32". The bottom comes up about an eighth, and the top is cut out to clear the light sensor, speaker and front camera. I've not had issues at the edges, but I can't say if that's how I use it.
I don't think the Otterbox is in anyone's hands yet.
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Alright, thanks for the info.
I am terrified of the sides being lose enough for anything to slide between them and my phone and cause my phone some damage.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUT8179c2lc - at ~1:20 you an see the sides of this case being crazy loose)
I was hoping someone that had an otterbox impact on a similar phone would have a comment on if the cases texture or fit was an issue.
Thanks again.
Sent from my HTC Evo via the XDA app.
The Amzer isn't as thin. I've not had the pull-away issues, but then, I won't carry a glass phone in a pants pocket, either. I usually carry mine in my shirt pocket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6HBMlMU3CM
Looks like they're going for about eight bucks on eBay, including shipping.
Hi again,
I added grip tape (left over from a skateboard deck) to my current case...lol.
It serves its purpose very well, but looks awful.
I have a chance to get the Platinum Case (Best Buy) for $10.
Anyone have any comments on this one?
Does it go slippery or feel like it could slip out of your hands?
EDIT: I just bought the case. I read some good reviews on it... guess I'll see once it arrives.
Hi guys,
I know this is a silly question but I think its warranted
Coming from a range of IPhone devices I've always used silicon cover that rims around the glass so if it fell out of my pocket screen side down the glass would not crack. Most of my if not of my drops have been from the waist down so hopefully ill continue on that trend and maybe I can escape using a bulky cover.
Now I've just put a gel cover on my note and can't help but feel it adds a lot of volume to a pretty big phone already!!!!
Ideally I want the following but unsure if it will satisfy needs
*Thickish screen protector that will help avoid glass cracking.
*Skin around the boarder if the phone to avoid scratching ( when I do drop it just order replacement skins )
*Rear battery cover is replaceable so not too worried about that but maybe need a skin to cover the camera glass from scratches.
What do u think guys would this be possible and is there any screen protectors / skins out their you would recommend?
Thanks all
a good screen protector will hold your glass in place after its shattered, but wont stop it from shattering.
most screen protectors do not cover the whole screen, they leave the edges exposed. when you drop your phone, its 90% likely to land on a corner first, so you'd need to reinforce the corners to minimise vibrations and the resultant damage in the case of a drop.
the only cases i know of that do this well are the ballistic cases. i had a ballistic shell gel and ballistic hardcore case on my old motorola atrix, i accidentally dropped it from my roof when i was fixing my antenna. no cracks on the screen, no scratches on the device itself. not bad for an 8m drop. sadly ballistic havent released any cases for the note.
Dam thanks ur right the edge needs protection.
Sometimes I think a rubber band would be good enough!! If only someone made a thin silicon band that just edged around the screen and steel frame that would be good enough for me.
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Souai said:
a good screen protector will hold your glass in place after its shattered, but wont stop it from shattering.
most screen protectors do not cover the whole screen, they leave the edges exposed. when you drop your phone, its 90% likely to land on a corner first, so you'd need to reinforce the corners to minimise vibrations and the resultant damage in the case of a drop.
the only cases i know of that do this well are the ballistic cases. i had a ballistic shell gel and ballistic hardcore case on my old motorola atrix, i accidentally dropped it from my roof when i was fixing my antenna. no cracks on the screen, no scratches on the device itself. not bad for an 8m drop. sadly ballistic havent released any cases for the note.
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I've had ballistic on my last 3 phone and they where amazing. The rubber "balls" in the corners saved my phones numerous times. Never had 1mm of damage. I really hope they do come out with something for the Note. I would be more than fine with the extra bulk knowing it's that protected.
Hey Guys, just a quick question.
You know how their those aluminium bumper and then there's this sgp ones. Well I was just wondering if someone can answer these questions for me.
1. Say for instance i dropped my s3 and it happened to land on its screen would the bumper ( sgp and Metal) prevent the phone from cracking, better than the standard jelly case on ebay?
2. Which bumper would prevent the crack more. the metal or the sqp?
3. is it worth getting a metal bumper or a sqp one?
4. What is the deference between a jelly case, metal bumper and sqp bumper.
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METAL BUMPER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Aluminum...&var&hash=item565071e19e&_uhb=1#ht_983wt_1190
JELLY CASE THING http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s3/samsung-galaxy-s3-case-modello-series.html
BUMPER http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...-galaxy-s3-case-ultra-bumper-lumi-series.html
not sure about the other 2, but the metal bumper won't help much. it doesn't even lift the camera lens off the surface.
it also has little to no padding, if you can call a few strips of tape around the inside as paddings...
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A lot of people cite no padding as the reason to not have metal bumpers. But, these bumpers do, in fact, protect your phone. The real value in having a solid metal bumper is to distribute the force of impact over a wider surface area, therefore lessening the likelihood of damage.
So yes, metal bumpers do protect.
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yeah so the metal bumper would be more ideal? Just thinking if its metal wouldn't create more of a shock than the sqp cause it is metal?
It's hard to say what bumper can absorb greater impact without a controlled lab test.
Keep in mind our phones do not have any moving parts, so the only real impact you have to worry about is the point at which the material breaks or the joined parts separate.
Personally, I think the difference in protection is negligible, and would worry more about the reception problems associated with metal bumpers.
I guess you would wrap a Ferrari with a case too
i'll only buy a metal case ONLY IF the inside is rubberized to absorb the shock when it falls.
tom.revelly46 said:
Hey Guys, just a quick question.
You know how their those aluminium bumper and then there's this sgp ones. Well I was just wondering if someone can answer these questions for me.
1. Say for instance i dropped my s3 and it happened to land on its screen would the bumper ( sgp and Metal) prevent the phone from cracking, better than the standard jelly case on ebay?
2. Which bumper would prevent the crack more. the metal or the sqp?
3. is it worth getting a metal bumper or a sqp one?
4. What is the deference between a jelly case, metal bumper and sqp bumper.
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METAL BUMPER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Aluminum...&var&hash=item565071e19e&_uhb=1#ht_983wt_1190
JELLY CASE THING http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s3/samsung-galaxy-s3-case-modello-series.html
BUMPER http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...-galaxy-s3-case-ultra-bumper-lumi-series.html
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1. If you drop it on the screen and there is something there, there isn't anything that will prevent it from cracking better than anything.
2. None.
3. SGP does not effect reception. Aluminum bumpers do.
4. /thread.
MisterTedster said:
A lot of people cite no padding as the reason to not have metal bumpers. But, these bumpers do, in fact, protect your phone. The real value in having a solid metal bumper is to distribute the force of impact over a wider surface area, therefore lessening the likelihood of damage.
So yes, metal bumpers do protect.
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I'm not sure there's a whole lot of impact dissipation when it comes to a solid material, though. Pretty sure that's the main reason why cases like the Otterbox and such still use a soft silicon layer, aside from in-hand comfort. ESPECIALLY when just about every metal bumper i've seen has almost nothing separating the phone itself from the metal bumper aside from what looks like slightly thicker than average tape.
I have that exact same bumper as linked in the OP from ebay and I can tell you straight up that it has a few bits of tape and the back part of the bumper doesn't even lift the camera lens off the surface. The power and volume buttons are stupidly hard to press (you can only press them from the back) and the headphone port is narrow enough to the point that you would need a real skinny aux cable.
I don't think it even comes close to protecting anything. it looks kinda unique but that's about as far as it goes.
those little tapes are there so that the metal doesn't scratch the phone's edges, that's it.
I've dropped my phone several times with my metal bumper from 2 foot up to about 4 foot and it's survived every time. I did take my bumper off for a while and accidentally dropped it from about 2 foot and the screen broke lol.
The only issue with the metal bumper is the loss of reception. I get about 10% less reception than when I have no bumper on. I do get GPS perfectly fine, same with wifi and NFC(obviously as the case only covers the sides not the back).
tom.revelly46 said:
Hey Guys, just a quick question.
You know how their those aluminium bumper and then there's this sgp ones. Well I was just wondering if someone can answer these questions for me.
1. Say for instance i dropped my s3 and it happened to land on its screen would the bumper ( sgp and Metal) prevent the phone from cracking, better than the standard jelly case on ebay?
2. Which bumper would prevent the crack more. the metal or the sqp?
3. is it worth getting a metal bumper or a sqp one?
4. What is the deference between a jelly case, metal bumper and sqp bumper.
**********LINKS**********
METAL BUMPER http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Aluminum...&var&hash=item565071e19e&_uhb=1#ht_983wt_1190
JELLY CASE THING http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s3/samsung-galaxy-s3-case-modello-series.html
BUMPER http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...-galaxy-s3-case-ultra-bumper-lumi-series.html
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why is this thread named "*****Best Bumper*****" and then for metal bumper, a lesser version is listed? if you want the best, you gotta raise that price, and go DRACO. (unless you want to name this *****SOME Bumpers For people that don't want to spend much*****)
Apologies if this has been covered - didn't find anything in search ...
Most of the cases for GS3 - especially the gel TPU cases that I like for grip - have a molded "racetrack" edge that runs around the perimeter of the phone. Problem I've noticed is that dust gets collected in the corners because it has nowhere to slide off.
I found some cases that only wrap along the sides on the face of the phone. That is, the upper & lower edges of the phone are exposed. Bad for drop protection but I like that the dust can just be wiped off (and often does just pulling it out of my pocket). Problem is, these types of cases are usually hard plastic and just as slippery as the plastic on the phone itself. I just received one that was sold as TPU but it's only slightly more grippy - nothing even close to the gel TPU cases.
Is there a TPU gel case that leave top or top & bottom open? Or is there a way to keep dust from collecting in the corners without constantly peeling off the edge & wiping away? I took an Xacto knife and sliced away the upper edge of the gel TPU case and that works but looks kinda crappy.
Dont think such case exsist imo. The closest to what u need it the rearth ringke slimelite. But like u mentioned the top and bottom are uncovered. But the edges and corners are covered for some slight drop protection. Also has lay on table feature
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Thanks. Yeah, that slim lite is very similar to the one I have which is open top & bottom. It is "soft feeling" but doesn't give nearly the grip of TPU gel cases.
Oh the ringke has great grip. Love the grip it has. I have never dropped it once with that case on, and i have butter fingers lol. Btw i currently have the zoogue and don't get any dust underneath at all. I work in the oilfield so i should know. I take it off couple times a week to wipe it down and havent seen any dust particles on the edge nor the backside.
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Interesting. I wonder if mine being a cheaper version has a harder TPU that is not as grippy as the ringke. Gonna look into that. Not sure why I'm getting so much dust in the wrap-around lip cases. Maybe overly linty pockets!
What case are u having issues with? Is it a generic tpu case
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Yeah, generic TPU case that has the standard lip that wraps around the perimeter of the screen. Seems like dust gets attracted to the screen and then scoots its way to the corners since the lip prevents it from sliding off.
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Yeah, generic TPU case that has the standard lip that wraps around the perimeter of the screen. Seems like dust gets attracted to the screen and then scoots its way to the corners since the lip prevents it from sliding off.
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Yeah most likely it doesn't make a good seal lol
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I got both cases so I figured I'd compare them since they're commonly regarded as competitors. I"ll break it down into categories specific to these cases.
Materials
They both have this fabric/cloth kind of material. The Google one feels more like a nylon mesh while the Incipio is more of a starched jeans kind of feel. The Google one has the material going all the way around the case while the Incipio is only the back with rubber sides for a two tone look. In terms of grip I prefer the Incipio because of the rubber edges. In terms of aesthetics I prefer the Google one because the material covers more consistently but it's more slippery to me because it doesn't have a rubber edge like the Incipio does. One thing to note though is that when I received the Incipio there was some fraying already on the edges where the cloth meets the rubber. It felt kind of sharp since the cloth material is kind of hard and it was just annoying when holding it so I took a nail clipper and clipped off the very tiny hanging pieces.
Shape
The Google case has rounded edges which makes it even more slippery while the Incipio has flat edges, giving a sharper edge, making it easier to grip. The Google case is also slightly wider because of the curved edges than the Incipio as seen in the attached picture (the Google case is behind the Incipio and if you pay attention to the top edge you can see the Google case standing higher when placed on a table on its side), so for me since I have smaller hands it makes it even harder to grip as well. Now although the Google case is wider it is much thinner than the Incipio as seen in another one of the pictures (Google on left and Incipio on right) and this makes a huge difference for me. The Google one is wider but only by a bit while the Incipio feels MUCH thicker. Doesn't look like much in the picture but just a few mm can make a big difference. For example I use a magnet mount in my car but because the Incipio is so thick the magnet doesn't stick as strong and I get nervous about it falling, it still sticks but I'm just paranoid about it. No such issues with the Google case. Also the Incipio has a bigger cutout for the fingerprint scanner and the edges of the cutout are slanted which makes its easier to do the swipe gesture without your finger running into something like in the Google case where it's just a blunt edge.
Buttons
The buttons on the Google case feel great, some of the best I've seen. Of course the material feels different from the bare buttons but the tactileness and actuation are fantastic, it feels like the actual button, maybe even better. On the other hand the Incipio buttons are very stiff. They're not mushy because I can still feel a click, but you have to press down pretty hard compared to the Google case. Sometimes I would even activate the squeeze feature just trying to press the buttons.
Protection
Obviously the Incipio takes the cake for this one. It's thicker so it provides more protection in that sense, but also because it protects the bottom part. For some reason the Google case has a huge cutout in the bottom leaving it exposed (maybe to make it easier to put on? or maybe to make it more compatible with different USB C cables? idk). I use the stock cable and an aftermarket one perfectly fine on the Incipio, no blocking. The Incipio has full coverage all around. They both have lip protection around the edges but I think the Incipio is slightly higher.
Price
Google case $40, Incipio $35. A 5 dollar difference, not much else to say. Get what makes you happy.
Final verdict, Google case wins. The Incipio is just too thick for me, almost reminds me of a lighter otterbox and I'm not really a fan of those. I'm considering returning the Incipio or just keeping it for when I need a thicker/more protective case.
Hope this helps, YMMV.
FYI if you're wondering what the metal thing in the pictures is on the cases, that's the Spigen kickstand.
Nice review. I really enjoy the Google case. But it does not have any lip protection. If u lay it face down. It's on the glass. I use a SP and cracked one because there is no lip protection.
I own the Google case and my biggest gripe is that there's no screen protection. If the Incipio case didn't have it then it would be the same exact size as the Google one from the looks of things. I'm going to order the Incipio one now.
tkoreaper said:
I own the Google case and my biggest gripe is that there's no screen protection. If the Incipio case didn't have it then it would be the same exact size as the Google one from the looks of things. I'm going to order the Incipio one now.
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Well kind of, the Incipio one is thicker when layed down on a table partially due to it having a slightly higher lip, but it's mostly thicker because of the back of the case being significantly thicker than the google one imo. You'll notice the difference once you hold it in the hand how thick the back is.
def-g said:
Nice review. I really enjoy the Google case. But it does not have any lip protection. If u lay it face down. It's on the glass. I use a SP and cracked one because there is no lip protection.
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Idk, for me the google case does have lip protection, but only if I don't have a screen protector on which I currently don't. But for me when I lay it face down with the google case and no screen protector I can feel that it's laying on the lip, it's BARELY there but it is there.
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Idk, for me the google case does have lip protection, but only if I don't have a screen protector on which I currently don't. But for me when I lay it face down with the google case and no screen protector I can feel that it's laying on the lip, it's BARELY there but it is there.
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The height difference shown in the last picture doesn't appear to be much at all.