aluminum cases - how effective are they?

[silent1643]

i get the look and all but metal on metal doesn't really sound like much protection if you drop the phone - wouldn't the metal case just rub agianst the metal casing of the iphone and do some kind of damage?
make sence to have some sort of rubberized coating on the inside of these cases right?

 

[wrinkster22]

you know from apple laptops that aluminum dents
Yes it would make sense to line it with rubber. Allthough that would cost more to manufacture, and companies always try to cut costs.

 

[bighabeeb]

i get the look and all but metal on metal doesn't really sound like much protection if you drop the phone - wouldn't the metal case just rub agianst the metal casing of the iphone and do some kind of damage?
make sence to have some sort of rubberized coating on the inside of these cases right?

Well, I'll say this (I use an atomic hybrid, with the one aluminum side). I've dropped the thing a good number of times, including on the aluminum side, and it has most certainly dented. The good thing is that the damage did NOT go through to my phone - I'd imagine that all the alum's would be similar (vapor, e13ctron etc) but don't know from experience.

 

[neko-hun-jyata]

Even if a metal case protects the phone during a fall, depending on the surface it strikes you could end up with sharp/jagged edges on the metal casing. Aluminum obviously a good lightweight choice of metals, but it's also soft and easy to damage. Thus even if the phone is protected in the fall, you may end up with a case that you can't use anymore.

 

[jwilcox09]

Even if a metal case protects the phone during a fall, depending on the surface it strikes you could end up with sharp/jagged edges on the metal casing. Aluminum obviously a good lightweight choice of metals, but it's also soft and easy to damage. Thus even if the phone is protected in the fall, you may end up with a case that you can't use anymore.

Good points. I didn't really think of that, but will definitely reconsider a case now. I wish there were more (cheaper) titanium cases.