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Hi everyone!
I am a new member of this lovely community. I just got my first Samsung Vibrant I and I have to admit: I love the hardware and the software
One of the things I have been looking into is getting an alternative back cover... I do not like cases in general, nor screen protectors- I keep my phone in an Oakley Eyewear bag or protection (and cleaning).
One of the things I would like from an new backcover, apart from being more funky, is extra grip, so materials like rubber or leather or cork would be preferable...
Does anybody have any experience with this croc leather cover from Korea (apparently NOT a sticker... the real thing) ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320662047736&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I went ahead and ordered a Brown and a Pink case back... I will post pictures once they arrive
So, I received a brown and a pink case today ... They are real leather with Crockett texture embossing ... feel is FANTASTIC... the brown one has a golden sheen to it, truly gorgeous will post pics later
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hippotek said:
So, I received a brown and a pink case today ... They are real leather with Crockett texture embossing ... feel is FANTASTIC... the brown one has a golden sheen to it, truly gorgeous will post pics later
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they do look nice
Smart Skin is another UK Based Company which is throwing away some great textures at an affordable price of Just $8.
Their Shipping is fast and their Textures are awesome for our beloved Nexus 5.
Specially the Gold and the Blue Versions would look so good on Nexus 5.
Available here : http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-Nexus-5-Brushed-Metal-Skin-Wrap-Cover-Sticker-Protector-Decal-NOT-CASE-/151190318089?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item2333a52c09
Hopefully we will get some interested friends who would like to try them on their Nexus 5 and leave some feedback and reviews.
I want to buy some skins from them, I'm negotiating with the seller, I'll make a review of the skins when I'll receive them.
EDIT: just ordered blue carbon and light blue metal skins. Hope they arrive soon :victory:
Cool, i will look into these skins for my Nexus
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I bought One pair named Brushed Aluminium, and It arrived today.. Believe me I Bought it from a Guy named Aashis from Ebay . Such a Big MOD EDIT: Profanity removed he is.
Its just MOD EDIT: Profanity removed where I lost Rs.850. Before applying it , It was extremely bad and the skin compleyetely wasted.
Hope smartskins are better than the one you bought
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Yeah Bro. I am in the hunt to try them all and post Pics here.
Blue carbon fiber
I received some skins from them, I tested the blue carbon fiber. First I must say that I struggled a bit to remove the skin from the paper because the cut parts had not been removed. The texture is nice, gives a good grip, but the cuts are not very accurate, for example, after having applied the front skin properly, the hole for the LED notification was not perfectly aligned, or the top hole for the noise canceling microphone is not perfectly aligned too, don't know if it depends on my accuracy in applying the skin; the nexus logo cut however is very accurate. I think the skin is too thick and so it has sharp edges that you can feel when holding your phone, and when I press the power button I have a bit of difficulty because of the excessive thickness. It's a good skin considering the very low price, and the shipment from UK to Italy was very fast, 5 days including weekend. Here a video and some pics
Here the skins just out of the box, there are light blue brushed metal and wood skins too.
Looks great buddy.
Hello guys, I've been looking at these skins for weeks and since today they are finally available for our moto g too!
They are amazing skins, you can find them in the nexus 5 forums.
I'm going to place an order and I'll take some pics when it arrives.
https://dbrand.com
Here is the link.
Have a good day :beer:
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These skins look really good on the moto g, except for the ones covering the front of the device which look tacky in my opinion. I ordered the black titanium skin for my moto g. It should make the stock black cover easier to grip and less prone to grease smudges. Looking forward to seeing some of your pics!
I'm actually waiting because I've heard that maybe they will soon release a bamboo skin, so I'm waiting for that! I love bamboo
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Waiting on my order of the wooden back skin. I'm going to use it in combination with the original white back cover. Who needs Moto Maker anymore? ^^
Dark wood on white cover must look cool! I'm going to get a light bamboo color on my black cover :beer:
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Black carbon and wood are awesome!
Are they covers or stickers?
Very well made stickers! Check the n5 forum to see how cool they are
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Dbrand black titanium skin
I got the black titanium skin in the mail yesterday. It fits very well with the Moto G and really does enhance grip. I noticed that due to the shape of the actual sticker, these can also be applied to the grip shells that Motorola sells for those who want added protection plus some style on their Moto G. I might get the red carbon fiber skin for my red grip shell.
Looks so cool! Can't wait for the bamboo skin to be up!!
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scibuff said:
I got the black titanium skin in the mail yesterday. It fits very well with the Moto G and really does enhance grip. I noticed that due to the shape of the actual sticker, these can also be applied to the grip shells that Motorola sells for those who want added protection plus some style on their Moto G. I might get the red carbon fiber skin for my red grip shell.
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Nice.
Mind posting a picture of the side? Curious to see how it looks.
dbranskins, bamboo naow! =D
Here is a side pic of the phone.
Do the front skins have a screen protector on it? I'm just wondering cause if not, how will it look if the skin is put on top of the screen protector.....?
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Here is a side pic of the phone.
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Awesome, much obliged!
YoshiShaPow said:
Do the front skins have a screen protector on it? I'm just wondering cause if not, how will it look if the skin is put on top of the screen protector.....?
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The front skins do not come with a screen protector. You would have to make sure that the screen protector has the right cutouts, otherwise there will be parts of the skin that don't adhere to a surface.
Has anyone done purchase of Dbrand skin in India
kunalkumar2611 said:
Has anyone done purchase of Dbrand skin in India
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I have for my Nexus 4(See DP) and so have many others in the N4 /N5 threads for dbrand. Go for it, fast shipping and very good quality product. They are reusable and dont leave any residue when I remove it.
dbrand sale
Guys, today dbrand is having a sale and offering the skins 50% off so go for it.
I bought a carbon red one for 5 dollars.
lakyboss said:
Guys, today dbrand is having a sale and offering the skins 50% off so go for it.
I bought a carbon red one for 5 dollars.
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How much does shipping cost ?
Will come cases from DBrand too? The ones for the Nexus 5 looks so awesome
Im from Croatia and shipping was 5 dollars.
10 dollars in total!
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Hey everyone! Have anybody tried these dbrand skins yet? They were really popular among the nexus 4 users. Would love to know if anyone have tried it on their One yet. https://dbrand.com/shop/oneplus-one
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i'd get one but dbrand doesn't recommend using it on the black edition of the OPO (and im sure most people own the black sandstone over the white one)
toge64 said:
i'd get one but dbrand doesn't recommend using it on the black edition of the OPO (and im sure most people own the black sandstone over the white one)
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Don't really have the choice when OnePlus sends invites for 64GB instead of 16GB
dbrand makes awesome skins though. I feel that they should make a third party backplate to put the skins on.
nfl46 said:
I was planning to purchase one but kept seeing the warning messages. I guess it would feel a little awkward against the back of the device.
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Just kinda crappy because dbrand supports this phone and then no body buys it because it shouldn't be used on sandstone
I have dbrand skins on my nexus 5 and nexus 7. It feels odd not being able to get one on this device do I ordered just the camera skin. yeah it's tiny, but at least it's something. There a awesome company with a awesome product so I don't mind supporting them and getting such a small pointless skin on this device.
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Scythe024 said:
I have dbrand skins on my nexus 5 and nexus 7. It feels odd not being able to get one on this device do I ordered just the camera skin. yeah it's tiny, but at least it's something. There a awesome company with a awesome product so I don't mind supporting them and getting such a small pointless skin on this device.
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I considered doing the same thing, then I found out that even though the camera skin costs only 2$, the shipping itself is 3$...
I'm currently waiting for dbrand to do some sort of free shipping promo and then I'll order mine. I can't stand being a supporter without my phone even wearing a skin
P.S I had a black cf skin on my Nexus 4 for a year and loved it, gotta get something for my black OPO as well
Just ordered a white carbon fiber front, red carbon fiber back, and white camera cutout. Stoked to see them on this device.
Going to order a red carbon fiber camera skin , will look good with my black official flip case
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I ordered just the white carbon fiber back, and in my opinion, it looks light-years better than the Sandstone Black. The sides are uncovered by the sticker, so you still get a fair amount of grippiness on the sides. Now, my OPO literally turns heads when I put it on a table. I highly recommend it, despite the warnings. I'll post pictures if there's any interest.
Here is how the mahagony wood looks like. I have the sandstone back and it was very simply to put on. I used a hair dryer to apply.
treChoy said:
I ordered just the white carbon fiber back, and in my opinion, it looks light-years better than the Sandstone Black. The sides are uncovered by the sticker, so you still get a fair amount of grippiness on the sides. Now, my OPO literally turns heads when I put it on a table. I highly recommend it, despite the warnings. I'll post pictures if there's any interest.
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I'd like to see pics!
takhawaja said:
Here is how the mahagony wood looks like. I have the sandstone back and it was very simply to put on. I used a hair dryer to apply.
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Love the look of this! Two questions, I heard that the bumper potentially messes up the sides of your phone, is that correct? And will these skins cause the sandstone to wear out in anyway?
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I have a nexus 4 and have 2 dbrand skins for the back and I love them.
I will be buying the titanium with red camera insert skin cover. No front.
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Here is how the mahagony wood looks like. I have the sandstone back and it was very simply to put on. I used a hair dryer to apply.
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This looks amazing, ordering now.
I had one for awhile and it worked great! I have a sandstone black too and it was fine. They give you alot of warnings not to use it on sandstone tho. I eventually took it off though. They only give you a back piece and it makes the sides look weird.
If someone interested, check here:
http://www.dhgate.com/product/s5q-s...n-phone-case/208105969.html#s2-5-1|3082953450
Cool find
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awesome
Nice case.
Review time!!!
Just out of curiosity i bought one a couple of weeks ago, and i got it today...
From the pics, can you see where the main problem is? It isn't sandstone black, it's actually rubberized matte black...
The case fits, it has no display lip and it's minimalistic. I guess it's a nice cover, but not what is described on the site.
blackkn1ght2010 said:
Review time!!!
Just out of curiosity i bought one a couple of weeks ago, and i got it today...
From the pics, can you see where the main problem is? It isn't sandstone black, it's actually rubberized matte black...
The case fits, it has no display lip and it's minimalistic. I guess it's a nice cover, but not what is described on the site.
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Looks nice, wouldnt mind one of those, obviously its not what you had ordered but I like the smooth rubberized back. The only other thing I would like is that if it would cover the bottom of the phone. Obviously with holes for the speakers, charging port etc, though I suppose I would just be better getting one of the dzitronic tpu type cases which gives the extra lip to protect the screen also. Would you mind posting a photo of the bottom of the phone with the case on?
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Looks nice, wouldnt mind one of those, obviously its not what you had ordered but I like the smooth rubberized back. The only other thing I would like is that if it would cover the bottom of the phone. Obviously with holes for the speakers, charging port etc, though I suppose I would just be better getting one of the dzitronic tpu type cases which gives the extra lip to protect the screen also. Would you mind posting a photo of the bottom of the phone with the case on?
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Sure, here you go! If you want a nice cover, i always suggest the Cruzerlite Bugdroid. Cheap, fits perfectly and protects the screen and the silver bezel.
Its available on ebay guys.. I too bot one for me in India..its really nice. Go for it.
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I have slip on cases in red, dark gray and blue, and with the texture like the original/factory back shell..I have the picture reduced to 5mp for upload purposes..BUT..the red is very accurate to the OnePlus red..the picture isn't accurate..lol
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NWKENT said:
I have slip on cases in red, dark gray and blue, and with the texture like the original/factory back shell..I have the picture reduced to 5mp for upload purposes..BUT..the red is very accurate to the OnePlus red..the picture isn't accurate..lol
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I have the blue and black, but where do I find the red??? That is awesome!
NWKENT said:
I have slip on cases in red, dark gray and blue, and with the texture like the original/factory back shell..I have the picture reduced to 5mp for upload purposes..BUT..the red is very accurate to the OnePlus red..the picture isn't accurate..lol
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What brand are these/where did you get them?
Please share the link where did you get the Red one.....it looks cool
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From China..Here guys..the SandStone Red for the 1+1..same texture as the original back shell/cover..ALSO..the red color is very accurate to the red, OnePlus uses..
eBay >> http://m.ebay.com/itm/261756664264?&txnId=1593284384016&varId=560633289883
Here's the IMAK "clear" case with a "Sticker Boy", Tiger Stripe skin..
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