Just got mine and I love it. Definitely foresee this being my long-term, everyday case.
I'm incredibly picky with cases...already been through 3, but this one hits the sweet spot with very few flaws.
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SwitchEasy TONES for iPhone 5
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I'm incredibly picky with cases...already been through 3, but this one hits the sweet spot with very few flaws.
I am currently using a black iPhone in the white case. Looks good. Can't take pics of it though as it is my only camera!
I am using a back protector as well as thin vinyl side protectors I got off eBay and it fits fine. Anything thicker than vinyl and it would push the sides of the case away from the phone though. It's a tight fit as it is even without protectors.
Wrong case. The pic appears to show the SPECK Candyshell case, not the BELKIN Grip candy sheer being discussed. The Belkin is actually much thinner.
kinda love this case
I got mine direct from SwitchEasy, it came in the mail about 4 days after I placed the order in early Oct (about 3 days after I picked up my phone) and it's pretty great. I haven't had any problems with the black ring-around-the-camera flaking off yet, so perhaps I'm lucky. I did notice that the screen protector didn't seem to ever adhere to the very edges of the glass on the front. I emailed them to ask if they'd perhaps re-cut the screen protectors after the iPhone actually shipped, and got no real answer to that, but they did offer a new set of protectors and the new ones definitely fit perfectly, and seem to be cut a little more carefully. I know, it's gorilla glass, etc etc, but I've seen so many scratched up iPhone 4's (including my poor mom's before I put a monoprice screen guard on hers) that I see no reason not to use one. My old 4 had a switcheasy screen protector on until I finally sold it on eBay a couple weeks ago, so I'm pretty sure of their durability.
I was bummed to read that the 30-pin-to-lightning connectors don't fit with this case, but went ahead and picked up a micro-USB adapter once Apple began selling them here, and can tell you that it fits perfectly. Exactly, in fact, if the adapter were even a smidge larger it wouldn't.
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The micro adapter is barely but noticeably larger than the end of the actual chord that comes with the phone.
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The color I went with (bluish-gray) is pretty goofy but I like it (reminds me of the color scheme on old utilitarian school equipment cases, like record players or slide projectors) and would be entirely at home in a powder-blue Buick from the 70s. All the colors seem pretty nice, and right now the only thing that could get me to change cases is if SE themselves broadened the line and one caught my eye...Zune Brown seems like something I'd buy, actually, if they did that.
I got mine direct from SwitchEasy, it came in the mail about 4 days after I placed the order in early Oct (about 3 days after I picked up my phone) and it's pretty great. I haven't had any problems with the black ring-around-the-camera flaking off yet, so perhaps I'm lucky. I did notice that the screen protector didn't seem to ever adhere to the very edges of the glass on the front. I emailed them to ask if they'd perhaps re-cut the screen protectors after the iPhone actually shipped, and got no real answer to that, but they did offer a new set of protectors and the new ones definitely fit perfectly, and seem to be cut a little more carefully. I know, it's gorilla glass, etc etc, but I've seen so many scratched up iPhone 4's (including my poor mom's before I put a monoprice screen guard on hers) that I see no reason not to use one. My old 4 had a switcheasy screen protector on until I finally sold it on eBay a couple weeks ago, so I'm pretty sure of their durability.
I was bummed to read that the 30-pin-to-lightning connectors don't fit with this case, but went ahead and picked up a micro-USB adapter once Apple began selling them here, and can tell you that it fits perfectly. Exactly, in fact, if the adapter were even a smidge larger it wouldn't.
The micro adapter is barely but noticeably larger than the end of the actual chord that comes with the phone.
The color I went with (bluish-gray) is pretty goofy but I like it (reminds me of the color scheme on old utilitarian school equipment cases, like record players or slide projectors) and would be entirely at home in a powder-blue Buick from the 70s. All the colors seem pretty nice, and right now the only thing that could get me to change cases is if SE themselves broadened the line and one caught my eye...Zune Brown seems like something I'd buy, actually, if they did that.
I ordered mine on Thursday 11/15 at around 10:45PM and it was delivered today. Can't wait to pick it up from the post office!
My 2nd one arrived Saturday. Enjoy yours. It's a very fine, small and snug fitting case.
Great review of the tones in the black colorway:
http://www.reviews4i.com/2012/11/switcheasy-tones-case-for-iphone-5.html?m=1
http://www.reviews4i.com/2012/11/switcheasy-tones-case-for-iphone-5.html?m=1
I have the same case and color and my lightning cable fit fine with out the adapter!
I've had the black one for about a month now and just noticed that the paint on the depression for the cutout for the back camera and flash is pealing/fading.
I'm at work and can't take picture, but it looks awful.
Since the top portion of the phone is grey plastic, they should have just left the cutout unpainted.
I'm at work and can't take picture, but it looks awful.
Since the top portion of the phone is grey plastic, they should have just left the cutout unpainted.
Yeah I got a bit of that too. Just take a black sharpie to it. It will fix up.
Same problem here. I don't mind how it looks so much but I am worried it will cause problems with flash photography..
No updated version of the white case yet huh?
Such a shame because this has been one of my iP5 cases
Such a shame because this has been one of my iP5 cases
I have absolutely no scuffing / scratching with my case and I haven't exactly been delicate with it. My only issue is with the black paint around the camera lens/flash wearing off.