I have tried two of the iPhone battery cases and highly recommend one and the other totally discourage.
The Case-Mate Fuel is awesome! It fits all iPhone versions. It allows for easy but snug removal. For those that like naked...this is it! I was concerned about the face out design but slide it easily into my pocket face toward my leg and hook the clip over the top of my pocket. To answer either remove from holster or just slide whole thing out and use. The ON/OFF feature is the best allowing the user to say when the juice is used. For those that love thin...any battery case is going to add bulk but at least this one is easily removable. I love the bulk as I do not fear dropping something so thin now. The top open feature can be viewed in two ways. A plus because it does not diminish my call bars. I only have edge where I live and it is 5 bars out of case and 5 bars in. The other way to look at it is that the top of the iPhone is NOT protected and through time wear and tear will eventually mar the top of the iPhone. The speaker functions of the iPhone are also projected and box amplified with this case where others direct it downward. You can sync while it is in the case or remove easily and sync. I have only had the case for 3 days and have still not recharged the case or my iPhone. I highly recommend this case.
The incase Power Slider Case sold in Apple Stores I highly DISCOURAGE use and/or purchase. This case is not only an accident waiting to happen but is totally useless as a "Backup" battery source. It DOES protect the iPhone all the way around like any other case and that is about the only plus.
To sync is not automated and requires a specific sequence to get it to work.
Once the battery case is fully charged, the iPhone instantly starts using it as its power source FIRST and completely drains it before resuming the internal iPhone power. This is NOT changeable. I would charge and overnight while I slept the iPhone used up the entire case source and then all day would use the iPhone battery. I would still only gain about 12 hours time with this case because you can not control when it is used.
The last thing and where the WARNING comes in is that if you are using a Streaming App, it will cause the battery to OVERHEAT and get so hot that you have to remove from pocket. This is a REPEATABLE occurrence when using any streaming app. During normal use with iPod, Safari or other apps the operating temp stayed normal. When I started using any radio streaming app, the case will get extremely hot to the touch and caused me to remove my iPhone and no longer use the case. It got so hot that I thought it would explode or melt the case and start a fire. Highly recommend caution if you use this case and are streaming.
The Case-Mate Fuel is awesome! It fits all iPhone versions. It allows for easy but snug removal. For those that like naked...this is it! I was concerned about the face out design but slide it easily into my pocket face toward my leg and hook the clip over the top of my pocket. To answer either remove from holster or just slide whole thing out and use. The ON/OFF feature is the best allowing the user to say when the juice is used. For those that love thin...any battery case is going to add bulk but at least this one is easily removable. I love the bulk as I do not fear dropping something so thin now. The top open feature can be viewed in two ways. A plus because it does not diminish my call bars. I only have edge where I live and it is 5 bars out of case and 5 bars in. The other way to look at it is that the top of the iPhone is NOT protected and through time wear and tear will eventually mar the top of the iPhone. The speaker functions of the iPhone are also projected and box amplified with this case where others direct it downward. You can sync while it is in the case or remove easily and sync. I have only had the case for 3 days and have still not recharged the case or my iPhone. I highly recommend this case.
The incase Power Slider Case sold in Apple Stores I highly DISCOURAGE use and/or purchase. This case is not only an accident waiting to happen but is totally useless as a "Backup" battery source. It DOES protect the iPhone all the way around like any other case and that is about the only plus.
To sync is not automated and requires a specific sequence to get it to work.
Once the battery case is fully charged, the iPhone instantly starts using it as its power source FIRST and completely drains it before resuming the internal iPhone power. This is NOT changeable. I would charge and overnight while I slept the iPhone used up the entire case source and then all day would use the iPhone battery. I would still only gain about 12 hours time with this case because you can not control when it is used.
The last thing and where the WARNING comes in is that if you are using a Streaming App, it will cause the battery to OVERHEAT and get so hot that you have to remove from pocket. This is a REPEATABLE occurrence when using any streaming app. During normal use with iPod, Safari or other apps the operating temp stayed normal. When I started using any radio streaming app, the case will get extremely hot to the touch and caused me to remove my iPhone and no longer use the case. It got so hot that I thought it would explode or melt the case and start a fire. Highly recommend caution if you use this case and are streaming.
