Got my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact couple of months back and have got to say this is the size that exactly fits my needs. Have been searching for a perfect phone after my old Motorola Defy started giving up on. Switched to Moto G, Razr M and finally this.
The problem was the rear glass panel which I was afraid I would definitely put scratches on given my rough usage. Also the phone used to slip out of my sweaty palms. So got a Cruzerlite protection but it made my phone pretty bulky. While searching for other solutions I came across this beautiful product from GadgetShields called Skinnova. I had earlier bough full body protection for my Moto Defy and Moto G from GadgetShieldz, but had never seen full body skins earlier. Probably these were introduced recently. The reviews online on different forums were good but nobody had tried it on Z3C. Also I wanted carbon black skin which would look awesome but it was not available then. I finalized on Black leather skin though was not very happy about it. But then I decided to wait. What can I say. The wait was worth it. I saw the black carbon fiber skin listed on gadgetshieldz and without any further delay purchased it right away. Thanks to excellent shipping I received the product within 24 hours.
The application was very easy. The air-channel technology really makes it easy to apply this skin. No bubbles whatsoever. Also this being a colored skin, bubbles wouldn't have much difference unlike screen protector. The adhesive is high quality and the carbon fiber texture is excellent. The cutouts fit precisely. It didn't take me long to align the cutouts and fix the skin. I didn't apply the front skin as I though it would make this beautiful phone look ugly.
Phone tended to be a bit slippery on sides with skin. So after usage of about 2 weeks I thought of doing away with the side skin. The removal was completely residue free. Now I have only the rear skin on the phone. It definitely provides a good grip compared to the naked glossy rear glass. Would definitely recommend this product to any one looking for a good make over of their phone. Real pictures to follow soon.
Link to product: https://www.gadgetshieldz.in/sony-xperia-z3-compact-decals-wraps.html
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Hands On Review : Elago G4 Handmade Genuine Leather Skin Case & Capdase Alumor Jacket
I have bought these two cases and thought i'll share my views for my friends here:
Elago G4 Handmade Genuine Leather Skin Case:
I saw this on ebay and ordered one on 25th march.The total cost including shipping to UAE was $57.I got it on 4th april.And i was disappointed.
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The leather was having dark spots here and there and was having a worn out look.
The upper part of front masked the samsung logo and worse,it was not tight fitting.The case was almost 4-5mm lifted up from the phone screen.
The top of case and all 4 corners are open and makes the Note vulnerable to scratches.(of corse,its a design requirement)
The leather is soft but a little slippery
Capdase Alumor Jacket :
I ordered this from a local online store for $24 and got it next day
sadly only the red color was available,but i love this case.
the back is metal and finish is topnotch
i have noticed no fall in signals or increased battery consumption because of metal case.
grip too is good.
but the screen protector is of bad quality;it was getting dirty with fingerprints and attracting dust,very difficult to clean too.But the screen protector supplied with elago is top notch and stays clean
Hope this helps those considering these two cases
Thank you. I was just about to purchase the elago G4, when I decided to search for a review. Looked nice online. The search continues.
dint like elago much,gave it to a friend of mine.red one i gave to my wife.got a boxwave unicolor and likes it very much.ive posted foto here
I no longer use the Capdase got poor GPS reception with.
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Thank you for this review, I am so glad I read it before purchasing. It looked so much better on the ad I saw, they couldn't even spell sophistication right.
My GPS reception was fine using alumor jacket
Overall it's a good protector
Just thought I'd post my opinion on my latest case and throw up a few pictures for you guys to have a look at..
This is my second case for my S3, the first one being a FONEM8 Hard Slim Shell off eBay (www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140764120157) and while I was happy with the fit and style the rubberised texture attracted dirt like you wouldn't believe. In the end I had a grotty off white case that wouldn't even wash clean You can see what I mean in the 3rd picture.
Off I went looking for something similar in fit but with a gloss/shiny finish so it didn't end up all mucky and found the Nillkin Dynamic Fashion Hard Case (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230807084265) paid my £10 and waited for the postman. It arrived fairly quickly from China and I'm pretty happy with it. The rainbow effect that can be seen in the pictures is fairly subtle and can't really be seen in the pictures, its most noticeable in natural light.
Here's the pictures anyway (http://imgur.com/a/Hy2gp)
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Wha'dya reckon?
Looks good :-D
I have the black version of this and i can highly recommend Nilkin cases for the money they are great:good:
I got the white textured Nillkin case off ebay, feels and looks great
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nillkin-Hard-Case-Cover-Shield-LCD-Guard-4-Samsung-i9300-Galaxy-S-III-S3-SIII-/130718254579?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e6f6a45f3
Theaccomplice88 said:
I got the white textured Nillkin case off ebay, feels and looks great
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nillkin-Hard-Case-Cover-Shield-LCD-Guard-4-Samsung-i9300-Galaxy-S-III-S3-SIII-/130718254579?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e6f6a45f3
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Those are really nice, I have the black textured one and it feels like it will protect your phone. Also goes over the bezel of the phone enough that you can leave it face down.
I bought one but didnt like it, i didnt like that theres little to no protection on the corners of the phone ,i bought a samsung vented case instead and like that better
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I bought one but didnt like it, i didnt like that theres little to no protection on the corners of the phone ,i bought a samsung vented case instead and like that better
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The corners and top/bottom are a tad exposed, for me its trying to find happy medium between protection and keeping the device feeling slick and lightweight, can be tricky
I tend to go through cases quite alot (finished with about 8/9 for my iPhone) so I'll do a thread like this for each one I buy so others have a decent(ish) reference :good:
Here is mine...
Good.
I have been searching for a slim case that added no bulk to my sleek nexus 5. I looked at Ringke, Spigen but all the reviews on amazon said they damaged the phone corners. I was going to settle for a soft TPU case when I stumbled across this. Poetic sand black case for nexus 5. Even better it was 4.95 with free prime shipping. I figured I would take a shot since I know a lot of people like the poetic cases.
I must say I really do love the case. the cut outs for the buttons are nice, the top and bottom are exposed fully rather than cutouts but the case extends a bit past the ends so they would be somewhat protected on a drop. The case fits like a glove but I have had it on and off a few times and so far no damage to the corners. It adds almost no bulk, infact it makes the phone that much better for me. The sand texture on the case makes it really grippy. It does not slide around in my coat pocket, It feels really nice in my hand, almost like a coated textured metal. It extends far enough that if I flip the phone the glass does not touch the table and the camera lens does not poke out past the back.
Short of a bumper case, which I was not too crazy about this is probably the best case I have seen so far for the N5.
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How difficult is it to take off the case? It seems more or less like a SLIM case but instead of using the texture on SLIM it uses sand.
Should've done a forum search. I did a review on the same case about a week and half ago, mang.
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Should've done a forum search. I did a review on the same case about a week and half ago, mang.
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More reviews the merrier. OP isn't asking, hes doing his own review.
Decent case but find it unbranded as "quicksand" on ebay for $1-3. Sit back and wait 3 weeks for it to arrive though.
Sorry wrong thread
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I purchased this skin directly from Cruzerlite and it came with in a few days time. I have had a few skins for my Nexus 5 and this one fits and feels really well. The cut outs are spot on and each side piece fits perfectly around the edges. I did have to use a hair dryer to smooth out the corners a bit but that is to be expected.
I like the texture of the skin; kind of like a lizard skin if you will. The color however isn't close to the render that we is on Amazon or Cruzerlite.com. It is more of a light green or if you want to compare the color to a fruit - Avocado, and not lime green. Yes monitors can differ from one another and can cause it to look different, however, my monitors are calibrated.
The skin will protect the phone from scratches and scrapes and it makes the phone more to your style. It is made with 3M vinyl and it is fairly thick which helped with the instillation. I tried a Florescent Red from Cruzerlite and that skin was very thin and was hard to get on correctly. Not sure if all of the Florescent skins are thin like the one I had.
Pros-
Easy Instillation
Great Fit
Protects from Scratches
Price
Look and Feel
Extra Fronts and Sides just in case you mess up some how.
Cons-
Color is a bit off from the render.
On to the florescent red skin.
This one is a bit of a different story.
The skin was very thin and hard to align and Could not for the life of me get the bubbles out of it. I did like the color of it though. Very bright!
I would for the time being stay away from those skins. Too difficult and too bubbly.
Did you use a hair dryer when installing the green one? If that’s the result I would definitely stay away from it – I couldn’t use a phone skin with back corners lifted/creased up like that, it will get dust/lint in no time and will eventually peeled off
As I mentioned in the Cruzerlite thread earlier that they should provide “real” images of the skins so the customer know what color/look they’ll really get.
I did after I took the pictures. Much better now.
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Is it just me or do these skins look super tacky and cheapens the phone. It's like wrapping your sofa up in plastic.
Review for the MKBHD dBrand Skins for OnePlus 2
Why I got the skins
I am subscribed to the Massdrop newsletter which I saw a skin pack from MKBHD by dbrand, containing a black, white and red skin for the back of the phone. I checked for which devices these skins where available for and lo and behold it was available for the OnePlus 2, so I ordered them straight away
Packaging
After receiving the skins, I was actually quite impressed with the packaging by both Massdrop and dbrand. In the picture below you can see it was held in a plastic wallet with a cover on it. The over contains the MKBHD logo and on the back there's some social media links to MKBHD, nothing too much special on the cover.
Package contents
The package contained three skins: black, white, red and their accompanying OnePlus logos (also in those three colours). Nothing too special in this aspect as the skins are what you expect them to be. They are thick carbon fibre textured, high quality skins. The cutouts are absolutely perfect on the skins. Also dbrand has given us 4 logo cutouts per colour, so don't worry about messing it up. I luckily did it in one go so that means I could potentially use the cutouts again.
Applying the skin
dbrand are very helpful in this aspect, they provide you a video which can be found on their website on how to apply a skin to your specific device. The application on the OnePlus 2 was quite easy as you can align the cutout of the skin to the camera to make it fit perfectly. It took me a couple of times trying but I managed to do it (I used my sandstone cover). I am not giving you a guide on here so if you want to know how to apply your skin just check the video out on their website. The logo cutouts were a bit fiddly as they are very small but like I mentioned above you have 4 different individual logo cutouts.
Durability
I have used this skin quite extensively over the past 4 weeks and I have to say that this skin is quite solid, so far no marks or tears on the skin. Big ups to dbrand creating these high quality skins. I will of course update this thread if it eventually does.
Final verdict
I give these skins a 8.5/10. I can explain why I have given this score. The skins are absolutely perfect until I what I noticed a few days ago. I wanted to take my cover of to replace it with another styleswap cover, but noticed that the skin was covering the area where you would normally clip of the cover. dbrand could've very easily fixed this by just adding a small indent so you can still take of your cover. I had to DIY cut it off with a razor blade but left a few scuffs. That is why I have given this product a 8.5/10
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