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Why even bother with a minimal protection case for gs3?

The genuine galaxy s3 battery covers are so inexpensive! $7.99 straight from the verizon website.
I'm starting to think a cover with minimal protection that costs more than the battery cover itself is silly.
However, I do think it makes sense to use a bumper case for the phone, one with a slight lip on both the top and bottom to offer some protection to the screen/camera when you lay it flat.
This phone is too beautiful to cover it up......
anyone with me?

I agree sir. I used to have one of those barely there cases on my GS1 but it didn't cover any of the corners or the front so yeah... they don't make sense to me either unless you're just trying to protect your battery cover from scratches. I picked up this rear cover for that exact reason.

Paging Dr B said:
I agree sir. I used to have one of those barely there cases on my GS1 but it didn't cover any of the corners or the front so yeah... they don't make sense to me either unless you're just trying to protect your battery cover from scratches. I picked up this rear cover for that exact reason.
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Link to these covers please?
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We all have opinions and different places we use our phones.
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Easy.
Most people want to protect their battery cover from dirty tables as well. If you accidental put your GS3 on a wet table, the case is good. The cover not so much.

for me personally, this phone needs a case just for ergonomics. Without one im constantly hitting the volume rocker/power button by accident. at least with a slim case my fingers can go over the buttons without accidentally pressing them. They also cover the sides of the phone and add a little lip protection to the front.
I have a sgp ultra thin btw..

I ordered that cover! Same color and everything. I'm currently using tpu bumpers and waiting for that cover to come in.
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cashyftw said:
I ordered that cover! Same color and everything. I'm currently using tpu bumpers and waiting for that cover to come in.
Sent from my Aokp Galaxy s3!
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I love it. I was also using a TPU bumper but I stopped using it. The cut out on the top right corner really started to bother me too much, especially after I put the new cover on.

micromania said:
Why even bother with a minimal protection case for gs3?
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For me...grip. The OEM battery door is so damn slippery. I also have the same the blue/carbon battery door on order for this reason.

You may ask why even bother, but do you really want to risk it. I mean these phones are quite expensive.
I use the trident aegis and am very confident in the protection this case offers. Not to mention it looks great.
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Where do you see the stock battery covers for $7.99 on the Verizon website?
I may need to buy one to return my phone...

I use minimal protection for decent grip and as someone else said, to keep from accidentally hitting buttons. Besides, a little protection is always better than none whatsoever.

tomtommy306 said:
You may ask why even bother, but do you really want to risk it. I mean these phones are quite expensive.
I use the trident aegis and am very confident in the protection this case offers. Not to mention it looks great.
Check it out:
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He was referring to these types of cases. http://www.case-mate.com/Samsung-Ga...Mate-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Barely-There-Cases.asp The ones that are technically a case but they hardly protect the front, have no coverage on the top and bottom, and have zero protection on the corners.

Verizon OEM at Samsung.com
I was able to find them for 19.99 on Samsung.com.
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www [dot] samsung [dot] com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/SCH-I535MBBVZW-product
OP - where on Verizon's website were you able to find it for 7.99? Can you provide us with link please.
Thanks!

Paging Dr B said:
He was referring to these types of cases. http://www.case-mate.com/Samsung-Ga...Mate-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Barely-There-Cases.asp The ones that are technically a case but they hardly protect the front, have no coverage on the top and bottom, and have zero protection on the corners.
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+1
lol i had the exact same thoughts as OP...but thought i might put a target on myself to get flamed haha
my opinion is the same. what is the point when these relatively expensive cases provide zero protection on the corners and the front? the battery cover can be easily replaced..and cheap too. the front? not so much...in my opinion if im getting a case for protection then it has to have a decent front raised lip and good corners protection..

Kreeker said:
Where do you see the stock battery covers for $7.99 on the Verizon website?
I may need to buy one to return my phone...
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VirtuaPirate said:
OP - where on Verizon's website were you able to find it for 7.99? Can you provide us with link please.
Thanks!
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Here is the link. Both blue and white are available!
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?&&action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=13150&accessoryId=51429&initialPhoneId=5918

Thanks!
micromania said:
Here is the link. Both blue and white are available!
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Woah..I checked twice on Verizon's website after you posted it, but never managed to find it.Gotta get my eyes checked, spending too much time on my GS3 it seems!
Thanks a ton for pointing it out, though!

micromania said:
Here is the link. Both blue and white are available!
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?&&action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=13150&accessoryId=51429&initialPhoneId=5918
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Amazing now if Verizon decides to deny my replacement on Thursday I'll just buy this so they replace it!

tomtommy306 said:
You may ask why even bother, but do you really want to risk it. I mean these phones are quite expensive.
I use the trident aegis and am very confident in the protection this case offers. Not to mention it looks great.
Check it out:
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Sweet we got same set up.... Blue aegis hehe it looks really good
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tomtommy306 said:
You may ask why even bother, but do you really want to risk it. I mean these phones are quite expensive.
I use the trident aegis and am very confident in the protection this case offers. Not to mention it looks great.
Check it out:
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I am sorry but that case is hideous!
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TPU Bumper?

So I've been looking for a TPU bumper for a while, and all I've seen are normal cases which have a back. I'm looking for one thats just a bumper and without a back. currently i have an aluminum bumper on my OPO but i dont like it much because of the sharp corners and slipperiness.
Anyone know of any tpu bumpers out there?

bumper!

I've been looking for a bumper like I had on my Moto X. Haven't found one yet. Only the aluminum bumper.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Hybrid-...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19e734f0ba

JJHunterx said:
I've been looking for a bumper like I had on my Moto X. Haven't found one yet. Only the aluminum bumper.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Hybrid-...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19e734f0ba
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yea i would love something like this. cant find anything

nuwan32 said:
yea i would love something like this. cant find anything
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Closest thing I could find: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Orzly-Fu...97?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3cef188cd1
Bought it for mine and got it last week, it works pretty well. Already dropped it once and no marks

GalaxyWhy said:
Closest thing I could find: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Orzly-Fu...97?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3cef188cd1
Bought it for mine and got it last week, it works pretty well. Already dropped it once and no marks
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this isnt a bumper though. its a case with a clear back. plus according to reviews, theres a gap between the lip and the bezel of the device which doesnt look that great, and the back clear plastic scratches really easily :/

nuwan32 said:
this isnt a bumper though. its a case with a clear back. plus according to reviews, theres a gap between the lip and the bezel of the device which doesnt look that great, and the back clear plastic scratches really easily :/
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I know its not a true bumper im saying its the closest thing we got lol

I think there are no TPU bumpers available because they do not hold to the edge without slipping often. Just imagine you put a rubber band around the edge of the phone and taking it in and out of your pocket.

aerosmith said:
I think there are no TPU bumpers available because they do not hold to the edge without slipping often. Just imagine you put a rubber band around the edge of the phone and taking it in and out of your pocket.
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this is unfortunate. i think it is possible to make one though. the nexus 4 has a bumper and its completely round lol. plus rhinoshield had a model for it, they just never went through with making it.

I have been looking for one as well. I thought about getting that Orzly Fusion mentioned earlier in the thread and seeing if I could separate the back from it. I love the feel of my sandstone back, and don't want to cover it.

Looks like that might work. I think if you used a dremel cutting wheel and left a little of the clear lip around the back it might work really well.

bradleyw801 said:
I have been looking for one as well. I thought about getting that Orzly Fusion mentioned earlier in the thread and seeing if I could separate the back from it. I love the feel of my sandstone back, and don't want to cover it.
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I have one and you should be able to do that, however, it does seem like the back would be loose which means you might have to either cut the plastic from the outer edge which can be a hard job and leave some plastic left on the inside to cover the slack or fill in the slack with something else, either way it is achievable but you do risk losing £10

Here is the only bumper I've found so far : http://id.aliexpress.com/item/2014-...luminum-Metal-Hard-Thin-Slim/32234240942.html

3RR0R404 said:
Here is the only bumper I've found so far : http://id.aliexpress.com/item/2014-...luminum-Metal-Hard-Thin-Slim/32234240942.html
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this is an aluminum bumper and its the one i have right now :/

any updates to this situation?

hogze94 said:
any updates to this situation?
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I don't think anything exists that is a bumper case that isn't made out of some kind of metal.

There are quite a few metal bumper case for OPO on Ebay and and Indian Ecommerce site flipkart, but I don't want a metal one.

arjunpaliath said:
There are quite a few metal bumper case for OPO on Ebay and and Indian Ecommerce site flipkart, but I don't want a metal one.
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yea and those ones are all the same.

i found the pros and cons of oneplus one bumper please check it out should i buy it or not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0z2SOBbams

ngupta93 said:
i found the pros and cons of oneplus one bumper please check it out should i buy it or not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0z2SOBbams
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Stop spamming your video
Last three threads I've read you have posted your video
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Complete Oneplus X Repair Parts and Official Accessories

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Do you have them. can you give us your felling about the "9H Tempered Glass Film Screen Protector"?

Hello, I'm still not have 9H Tempered Glass Film Screen, it's on the way, so i couldn't give your my feeling of that. while i got it, i will post it. certainly, compared with the original/official tempered glass screen, this one isn't good. but it's not bad, and price cheap, i just think it needn't cost too much on screen protector, this one is a good choice.

JerryPaul said:
Hello, I'm still not have 9H Tempered Glass Film Screen, it's on the way, so i couldn't give your my feeling of that. while i got it, i will post it. certainly, compared with the original/official tempered glass screen, this one isn't good. but it's not bad, and price cheap, i just think it needn't cost too much on screen protector, this one is a good choice.
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I Have to agree with you so I ordered one plus the tough case and a silicon case too.

Please let us know how those turn out. Oneplus isn't stocking the accessories fast enough.

ceebs69 said:
I Have to agree with you so I ordered one plus the tough case and a silicon case too.
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Thx, good luck.

Kerafyrm said:
Please let us know how those turn out. Oneplus isn't stocking the accessories fast enough.
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Hello, some one are made by the 3rd factory, so it's not marked the official/original, and the price is cheap.

I've got the official silicone case but it's really big :/

PoloB49 said:
I've got the official silicone case but it's really big :/
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could you share your official silicone case, let us have a look how about your silicone case.

JerryPaul said:
could you share your official silicone case, let us have a look how about your silicone case.
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Here you are
I got it free for buying the phone on day one at Paris

PoloB49 said:
Here you are
I got it free for buying the phone on day one at Paris
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thx for share, it looks nice, a nice phone, and nice case. how about the touch feeling.

JerryPaul said:
thx for share, it looks nice, a nice phone, and nice case. how about the touch feeling.
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Nice to touch, really. But it grips a lot, it's difficult to put the phone into my pocket x)
The phone does not slide anymore

PoloB49 said:
Nice to touch, really. But it grips a lot, it's difficult to put the phone into my pocket x)
The phone does not slide anymore
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That's nice for no slide, sometimes, phone damaged due to slide from hand. yes, it looks a little big，you may need a big pocket; I'm prefer bamboo wood style case.

PoloB49 said:
Here you are
I got it free for buying the phone on day one at Paris
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Lucky You.....

Received mine yesterday, the silicone shipped with is transparent. The additionnal one i ordered on OP store is smaller.

Graveen said:
Received mine yesterday, the silicone shipped with is transparent. The additionnal one i ordered on OP store is smaller.
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would share your OPX case, you buy it from OP official store?

JerryPaul said:
would share your OPX case, you buy it from OP official store?
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Yes, here is a picture of both side by side, with opx
I still hesitate which one i should use daily:
- the bundled one is letting you see the metal edges of the phone, but is not gripped (so it can slide easily from your hands)
- the bought one is gripped on the rear, thinner, but hiding the edges of the phone

PoloB49 said:
Here you are
I got it free for buying the phone on day one at Paris
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but from your picture,it looks really solid
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Graveen said:
Yes, here is a picture of both side by side, with opx
I still hesitate which one i should use daily:
- the bundled one is letting you see the metal edges of the phone, but is not gripped (so it can slide easily from your hands)
- the bought one is gripped on the rear, thinner, but hiding the edges of the phone
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for me i think the TPU case is much more comfortable

Graveen said:
Yes, here is a picture of both side by side, with opx
I still hesitate which one i should use daily:
- the bundled one is letting you see the metal edges of the phone, but is not gripped (so it can slide easily from your hands)
- the bought one is gripped on the rear, thinner, but hiding the edges of the phone
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it is a happy trouble, those two cases both looks nice; for me, i would prefer the transparent case, let the phone not heavy.

Honestly i would have known a bumper was provided - perhaps it was explicitely mentionned and i didn't read carefully the package description -, i'd not have bought a new one

Leather case for 3T

anyone of you using leather case for 3T? and any recommended?thx!

The leather flip case from Oneplus is quite good except the fact that rubbing your phone in pocket or somewhere else it will give you this result.
And i have this case for 2 months

CBK1993 said:
The leather flip case from Oneplus is quite good except the fact that rubbing your phone in pocket or somewhere else it will give you this result.
And i have this case for 2 months
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Thx for your photos, is this genuine leather?

ctctom27 said:
Thx for your photos, is this genuine leather?
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Yup. It say in description of the product. And it feels like a genuine one also. In fact i think that only those edges are covered with sort of rubber/latex that's why the problem.

If you need some real top class leather case, then just blindly go with this guy. The website is http://godbolegear.in/ and is based out of Mumbhai and will ship all over india. He uses some of the worlds best leather ( from wickett and craig tannery which is 150 years old) and uses vegetable tanning. For oneplus 3T it will look very premium and case is expensive than all others available which are not genuine leather stuff.

CBK1993 said:
The leather flip case from Oneplus is quite good except the fact that rubbing your phone in pocket or somewhere else it will give you this result.
And i have this case for 2 months
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I am about to order the phone and I was thinking also about that case. My main concern is about not being magnetic. I had a similar case for my s7 edge and I dropped it once and the case just opened freely leaving the screen vulnerable. Does this happen with this case too?

ionutz727 said:
I am about to order the phone and I was thinking also about that case. My main concern is about not being magnetic. I had a similar case for my s7 edge and I dropped it once and the case just opened freely leaving the screen vulnerable. Does this happen with this case too?
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No, it's not magnetic. I think that in case of dropping, will open, making the screen vulnerable

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No, it's not magnetic. I think that in case of dropping, will open, making the screen vulnerable
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So if you hold your phone face down, the leather case just opens?

ionutz727 said:
So if you hold your phone face down, the leather case just opens?
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Yeah. I recommend this case only if you are not an outside worker.

CBK1993 said:
Yeah. I recommend this case only if you are not an outside worker.
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Thanks for your answers. I ordered it today, can't wait!

Stomob case

Anybody ever hear of a Stomob case ?
https://stomob.com/products/smart-view-flip-mirror-case-for-oneplus-7-7-pro
Looks kind of interesting but I wonder over time ?

AstroDigital said:
Anybody ever hear of a Stomob case ?
https://stomob.com/products/smart-view-flip-mirror-case-for-oneplus-7-7-pro
Looks kind of interesting but I wonder over time ?
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Tried one the same binned it straight away. Glass on glass is asking for trouble. Not practical goes no where near far enough. Avoid.
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Thanks...

I ordered this one from their website :
https://stomob.com/products/luxury-clear-plating-case-for-oneplus-7-7-pro?variant=28807103250496
I'll give my review as soon as i get it Seems beautiful !

gregou said:
I ordered this one from their website :
https://stomob.com/products/luxury-clear-plating-case-for-oneplus-7-7-pro?variant=28807103250496
I'll give my review as soon as i get it Seems beautiful !
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Isn't that just the plated tpu you can get for £2ish on ebay?

fr0d0#2 said:
Tried one the same binned it straight away. Glass on glass is asking for trouble. Not practical goes no where near far enough. Avoid./QUOTE]
Wish I would have read this post first. I bought that Stomob case. It does look good with the translucent cover but within 6 hours of putting it on I had 3 large scratches across the screen of my brand new OP7 Pro. The hard plastic cover (it isn't glass - likely polycarbonate) grinds into your screen. I'm super bummed and will see if Stomob stands behind their product at all that they claim ensures screen protection.
I've used clamshell cases on other phones for years without ever getting a scratch - this case causes scratches - avoid at all costs.
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Thanks y'all for this info, the adds are awesome, but not the case. I'm going to keep using the provided case until I can find one I really want. It'll have to be a clear back as I'm not covering my Nubia up!!

chefster74 said:
Thanks y'all for this info, the adds are awesome, but not the case. I'm going to keep using the provided case until I can find one I really want. It'll have to be a clear back as I'm not covering my Nubia up!!
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Supcase. I really like mine.
https://www.supcase.com/oneplus-7-pro-unicorn-beetle-style-slim-case

ULJ said:
Supcase. I really like mine
Yeah totally agree. This case rocks and at half the cost. I looked at a few other cases similar to this stomob one but was concerned about the effects, if any, of the magnets on reception. Can't go wrong with a Supcase tho... Got mine off Amazon at under $13.
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Am I really missing something or are all the cases on their site stuff you can get for a few pounds on ebay? But at ten times the price?

ULJ said:
Supcase. I really like mine.
https://www.supcase.com/oneplus-7-pro-unicorn-beetle-style-slim-case
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Anyone ever thought about modding this case, and cases like this, to remove just the clear backing so that only the frame is left?

roaduardo said:
Anyone ever thought about modding this case, and cases like this, to remove just the clear backing so that only the frame is left?
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Look for rhinoshield
https://rhinoshield.io/pages/shop/O...ory=crashguard&prod=oneplus-7-pro-bumper-case

Meaningful said:
Look for rhinoshield
https://rhinoshield.io/pages/shop/O...ory=crashguard&prod=oneplus-7-pro-bumper-case
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No. They're the only option for this kind of case. That sucks. Which is why I question the idea of modding other cases in order to have a bumper-only case. RS cases are just not that great, IMO.

roaduardo said:
No. They're the only option for this kind of case. That sucks. Which is why I question the idea of modding other cases in order to have a bumper-only case. RS cases are just not that great, IMO.
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Agree. They're not. I used them on my 6p and if you drop the phone, it's a scuff mark. The paint job peels quite easily as well.

ULJ said:
Supcase. I really like mine.
https://www.supcase.com/oneplus-7-pro-unicorn-beetle-style-slim-case
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Got my Supcase yesterday, love it!

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Got my Supcase yesterday, love it!
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Same here ??