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Any ETA on iSkin revo?
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Mine will be here in the morning. UPS tracking says it's already here in my city.
As for the plastic cover, I'm not sure I will use it but since I don't have the case here yet, I guess I don't know! This has to be better than the speck case I was using, that thing was all stretched out after taking it off just once.
As for the plastic cover, I'm not sure I will use it but since I don't have the case here yet, I guess I don't know! This has to be better than the speck case I was using, that thing was all stretched out after taking it off just once.
The clear plastic visor snaps off and can be snapped on the back of the phone, check the pictures, its there somewhere.
Maybe...I know a couple resellers are still planning on getting them in stock through, so we'll see. It's called Oxygen, I believe.
Visor as a stand?
It may be my imagination playing tricks on me, but I feel as though I remember seeing a picture when the Revo was first announced that showed the visor being used as a stand in landscape mode, for watching movies, etc. Now, however, I dont see this type of function listed anywhere. Does anyone know if this case can perform this function? I travel on planes a lot and love to watch movies on my iPhone. I have the Belkin acrylic case now, and although its only OK, the stand is the main reason I didn't return it. I love everything about the Revo so far, I just hope it doesnt require ghetto-propping for hands-free movie viewing. And yes, I just coined the term "ghetto-propping."
Hopefully someone who has gotten the case today can confirm. Thanks!
It may be my imagination playing tricks on me, but I feel as though I remember seeing a picture when the Revo was first announced that showed the visor being used as a stand in landscape mode, for watching movies, etc. Now, however, I dont see this type of function listed anywhere. Does anyone know if this case can perform this function? I travel on planes a lot and love to watch movies on my iPhone. I have the Belkin acrylic case now, and although its only OK, the stand is the main reason I didn't return it. I love everything about the Revo so far, I just hope it doesnt require ghetto-propping for hands-free movie viewing. And yes, I just coined the term "ghetto-propping."
Hopefully someone who has gotten the case today can confirm. Thanks!
BTW: I'm a very hard critic when it comes to anything so if I point out flaws, it's just to create awareness with what I see as fact, don't take it as detrimental flaws that will make the average person disappointed and disgusted with the iSkin Revo. It's actually one of the best cases I've had experience with.
Out of the box:
Unlike most cases I've purchased there is more that just the case inside the iSkin box upon opening. Aside from the instruction / care manual which is pretty short and straight forward, the iSkin case comes with a few separate pieces that attach to the case. A small rubber dock port cover, the clear plastic removable face cover and a non adhesive thin privacy film also to be placed on the face of the phone.
Feel:
The case does not feel like it looks on the web, which I thought looked very rigid, it almost looked like it had a hard plastic feel to it but, it's actually not rigid at all. It has a very soft and stretchy feel to it. Yet the rubber/silicone is thick enough to protect the phone from normal abuse.
Look:
the iPhone has a very sleek and beautiful look. I'm very picky about cases because it just doesn't make sense to wrap your iPhone in a cheap piece of cardboard that looks like it was sewn together by hand and cut to fit the iPhone with a steak knife. There are many cases roaming around that fit that description unfortunately. The iSkin Revo is not an ugly case It's very detailed in design, has sleek lines, textures, and provides very good protection for the phone also.
Pieces:
One drawback, or at least I see it that way, is that the iSkin Revo requires 3 separate pieces for full protection. One could, and I probably will, decide to lug around the phone with just the case and forget about trying to manage the dock port cover and clear plastic face. If iSkin would have somehow made those 2 pieces somehow attached permanently it would have made for a more practical case.
Buttons:
One thing that struck me as great is how easy the buttons are to use on the iPhone even though the iSkin Revo covers them all completely. The Home button, volume button, lock button are all easily pressed as the iSkin Revo has a squishy feel to it.
Open portions of the case:
•The ear speaker is open obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hear people on the phone.
•There is an opening for the vibrate/ring switch which in my opinion, should have been a bigger opening. I had to dig in a bit with my finger to try to manage to flip the switch from ringer to vibrate, and I don't have chubby fingers.
•The opening for the camera lens is perfect. It lined up perfectly on my phone and doesn't pose a danger to covering up the lens.
•The bottom speaker opening is also perfect. Not a single portion of the speakers are covered.
Docking Cable:
After removing the rubber dock port cover and placing it somewhere where you wont lose it, remember it's not attached to the case, the dock cable that came with the iPhone plugged in and unplugged flawlessly.
Actual Docks:
I had less luck with actual docks. I tried the iHome stereo dock and although the iPhone sat right in, the dock barely made a connection do the thickness of the iSkin Revo Case but it did make a connection. That said, the iPhone with the iSkin Revo Case on will not fit in the Apple iPhone dock. I don't own the dual Apple Bluetooth/iPhone dock but I'm going to jump the gun and assume that it probably won't fit in that dock either.
Keyboard and screen use:
The design of the iSkin revo, thick enough to absorb bumps and falls, is thoughtful in that the thickness of the case is slimmer around the left and right side of the screen. touching, typing on the keyboard, scrolling on the screen was without flaw. The thickness of the case does not interfere with usability at all.
PROS: design, fit, look and feel of case, lightweight, overall usability while in the case.
CONS: won't fit in a standard iPhone dock, no way to clip the phone to anything like a belt, vibrate switch not easy to flip.
Great case overall, designed much better than most cases I've come across.
***I haven't tried the privacy film yet.
***The only camera I have is the one on my iPhone so no pictures of the iPhone in the case unless I figure out how do tricks with mirrors
EDIT: added "looks" paragraph.
EDIT2: It's probably a bit unfair for me to say a con is that it doesn't provide anyway to clip to belts etc.... as that isn't even a feature advertised by iSkin.
Out of the box:
Unlike most cases I've purchased there is more that just the case inside the iSkin box upon opening. Aside from the instruction / care manual which is pretty short and straight forward, the iSkin case comes with a few separate pieces that attach to the case. A small rubber dock port cover, the clear plastic removable face cover and a non adhesive thin privacy film also to be placed on the face of the phone.
Feel:
The case does not feel like it looks on the web, which I thought looked very rigid, it almost looked like it had a hard plastic feel to it but, it's actually not rigid at all. It has a very soft and stretchy feel to it. Yet the rubber/silicone is thick enough to protect the phone from normal abuse.
Look:
the iPhone has a very sleek and beautiful look. I'm very picky about cases because it just doesn't make sense to wrap your iPhone in a cheap piece of cardboard that looks like it was sewn together by hand and cut to fit the iPhone with a steak knife. There are many cases roaming around that fit that description unfortunately. The iSkin Revo is not an ugly case It's very detailed in design, has sleek lines, textures, and provides very good protection for the phone also.
Pieces:
One drawback, or at least I see it that way, is that the iSkin Revo requires 3 separate pieces for full protection. One could, and I probably will, decide to lug around the phone with just the case and forget about trying to manage the dock port cover and clear plastic face. If iSkin would have somehow made those 2 pieces somehow attached permanently it would have made for a more practical case.
Buttons:
One thing that struck me as great is how easy the buttons are to use on the iPhone even though the iSkin Revo covers them all completely. The Home button, volume button, lock button are all easily pressed as the iSkin Revo has a squishy feel to it.
Open portions of the case:
•The ear speaker is open obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hear people on the phone.
•There is an opening for the vibrate/ring switch which in my opinion, should have been a bigger opening. I had to dig in a bit with my finger to try to manage to flip the switch from ringer to vibrate, and I don't have chubby fingers.
•The opening for the camera lens is perfect. It lined up perfectly on my phone and doesn't pose a danger to covering up the lens.
•The bottom speaker opening is also perfect. Not a single portion of the speakers are covered.
Docking Cable:
After removing the rubber dock port cover and placing it somewhere where you wont lose it, remember it's not attached to the case, the dock cable that came with the iPhone plugged in and unplugged flawlessly.
Actual Docks:
I had less luck with actual docks. I tried the iHome stereo dock and although the iPhone sat right in, the dock barely made a connection do the thickness of the iSkin Revo Case but it did make a connection. That said, the iPhone with the iSkin Revo Case on will not fit in the Apple iPhone dock. I don't own the dual Apple Bluetooth/iPhone dock but I'm going to jump the gun and assume that it probably won't fit in that dock either.
Keyboard and screen use:
The design of the iSkin revo, thick enough to absorb bumps and falls, is thoughtful in that the thickness of the case is slimmer around the left and right side of the screen. touching, typing on the keyboard, scrolling on the screen was without flaw. The thickness of the case does not interfere with usability at all.
PROS: design, fit, look and feel of case, lightweight, overall usability while in the case.
CONS: won't fit in a standard iPhone dock, no way to clip the phone to anything like a belt, vibrate switch not easy to flip.
Great case overall, designed much better than most cases I've come across.
***I haven't tried the privacy film yet.
***The only camera I have is the one on my iPhone so no pictures of the iPhone in the case unless I figure out how do tricks with mirrors
EDIT: added "looks" paragraph.
EDIT2: It's probably a bit unfair for me to say a con is that it doesn't provide anyway to clip to belts etc.... as that isn't even a feature advertised by iSkin.
I got nighthawk. The hole cover plugs are an added bonus, but I doubt it had much to do with adding bulk. The case is very very light. I barely notice I have a case on at all if it weren't for the silky smooth feel the case has.
privacy film is hard to put on because of dust, but once you get it on and get rid of the dust it's awesome. There are some apparent lines going down the screen but they don't bother me.
one small problem: the vizor seems to be curved a bit and it doesnt lie completely flat on the back of my case, im gonna bend it a bit and see what happens
Thanks for the reviews, my two concerns, hopefully you can answer:
1. Stretching - obviously its too early to tell, but do you think that after repeatedly taking phone out and putting back in, the silicone will stretch out like the incase rubber case? Is made of the same material as that of the Evo3 for the most recent 5G ipod? if thats the case (no pun intended), does anyone have experience with the Evo3 packing out (i dont have either the evo or the 5g).
2. breathability - one concern of mine was a case's ability to breathe, especially in the super humid weather in NYC right now, are there any vents or holes to help it breath and reduce heat build up? I think the Evo3 also has this feature.
Thanks!!
1. Stretching - obviously its too early to tell, but do you think that after repeatedly taking phone out and putting back in, the silicone will stretch out like the incase rubber case? Is made of the same material as that of the Evo3 for the most recent 5G ipod? if thats the case (no pun intended), does anyone have experience with the Evo3 packing out (i dont have either the evo or the 5g).
2. breathability - one concern of mine was a case's ability to breathe, especially in the super humid weather in NYC right now, are there any vents or holes to help it breath and reduce heat build up? I think the Evo3 also has this feature.
Thanks!!
1. Stretching. It is to early to tell. I dont have 1st hand experience with the Evo3 but this isn't one of those cases that you would take the phone in and out of many times a day. Im thinking i may take the phone out of the iSkin Revo once a week just to clean any dirt that may have snuck underneath.
2. Breathability. It is what it is. Its a rubber like material. It will very likely prevent liquid from penetrating through to the phone as much as will probably trap moisture inside. If this case is made of some sort of material that allows for moisture to escape, i havent seen that written anywhere.
Not sure how the case is going to disipitate heat generated from the phone itself although I highly doubt that's going to be an issue. Same thing goes from external sources of heat such as direct sunlight. I'm not sure yet but it doesn't seem like the type of rubber material that would get really hot due to direct sunlight.
2. Breathability. It is what it is. Its a rubber like material. It will very likely prevent liquid from penetrating through to the phone as much as will probably trap moisture inside. If this case is made of some sort of material that allows for moisture to escape, i havent seen that written anywhere.
Not sure how the case is going to disipitate heat generated from the phone itself although I highly doubt that's going to be an issue. Same thing goes from external sources of heat such as direct sunlight. I'm not sure yet but it doesn't seem like the type of rubber material that would get really hot due to direct sunlight.
I would agree with Boss1 on his review of the iSkin Revo. It is very well built and looks gorgeous on the phone. The few people that I showed off my phone to last night thought it was nice as well, just thought the price was a bit steep.
Like Boss1, I didn't place the privacy film on my screen, not sure I will. While I am at work, my phone will stay warm and cozy in my pocket when not in use and I will always have the visor on it. I did have the visor on the phone while I was out and about last night. The visor didn't come off and I feel certain it will stay secure now no matter what jeans/slacks I wear.
I did have one other case in the three weeks that I have owned my iPhone and that was a speck case. I bought it with my iPhone at the Apple store. That was a very poorly designed case, it stretched out the first time I took it off the phone to wipe it off after week one. Placing that back on the phone, it began to tear down near the bottom corners. That's when I heard about the iSkin Revo and figured I would be patient till it was put on sale.
So this iSkin Revo fits the iPhone very snug and unlike other cases, I don't see that the case will be a problem with it scratching the iPhone. The skin feels very soft, almost a velvety feel too it.
The only weak point I see in the case is that the switch to activate the silent/ringer hole should have been a bit bigger. I was able to move that switch but it was just a bit more difficult than without the case.
As with my Speck skin that I had previous to the iSkin case, it enclosed all the buttons inside the skin so you simply pressed the raised portion of the skin and the button responded flawlessly.
As for the dock port cover, this is another piece that can be lost easily if misplaced. Once inserted into the bottom of the phone, I don't see it falling out very easily so I am not worried about losing it that way.
I also like the way the headphone hole has a cover over it that closes tightly when not in use. To move it aside for use, you just simply push the headphone plug into it and it will move aside. It may take a little bit of practice to do it quickly.
The iSkin Revo is advertised on the website as repelling dust. I did manage to set the phone down on a table that was a tiny bit dusty and it apeared to pick up some of that dust. I took a damp cloth to the bottom of the case and the dust wiped away with no problems.
Well these are my impressions of the case. To me it is worth every dime paid as it looks nice and clean and professional even.
For anyone interested, I did post some iPhone/Revo photos on the everythingiphone site. They are not high quality, just what I took on my old Treo 650. I don't have the memory card with me or I would post them here as well.
Enjoy your cases, I know I am enjoying mine. I made a very good choice in iSkin Revo.
Like Boss1, I didn't place the privacy film on my screen, not sure I will. While I am at work, my phone will stay warm and cozy in my pocket when not in use and I will always have the visor on it. I did have the visor on the phone while I was out and about last night. The visor didn't come off and I feel certain it will stay secure now no matter what jeans/slacks I wear.
I did have one other case in the three weeks that I have owned my iPhone and that was a speck case. I bought it with my iPhone at the Apple store. That was a very poorly designed case, it stretched out the first time I took it off the phone to wipe it off after week one. Placing that back on the phone, it began to tear down near the bottom corners. That's when I heard about the iSkin Revo and figured I would be patient till it was put on sale.
So this iSkin Revo fits the iPhone very snug and unlike other cases, I don't see that the case will be a problem with it scratching the iPhone. The skin feels very soft, almost a velvety feel too it.
The only weak point I see in the case is that the switch to activate the silent/ringer hole should have been a bit bigger. I was able to move that switch but it was just a bit more difficult than without the case.
As with my Speck skin that I had previous to the iSkin case, it enclosed all the buttons inside the skin so you simply pressed the raised portion of the skin and the button responded flawlessly.
As for the dock port cover, this is another piece that can be lost easily if misplaced. Once inserted into the bottom of the phone, I don't see it falling out very easily so I am not worried about losing it that way.
I also like the way the headphone hole has a cover over it that closes tightly when not in use. To move it aside for use, you just simply push the headphone plug into it and it will move aside. It may take a little bit of practice to do it quickly.
The iSkin Revo is advertised on the website as repelling dust. I did manage to set the phone down on a table that was a tiny bit dusty and it apeared to pick up some of that dust. I took a damp cloth to the bottom of the case and the dust wiped away with no problems.
Well these are my impressions of the case. To me it is worth every dime paid as it looks nice and clean and professional even.
For anyone interested, I did post some iPhone/Revo photos on the everythingiphone site. They are not high quality, just what I took on my old Treo 650. I don't have the memory card with me or I would post them here as well.
Enjoy your cases, I know I am enjoying mine. I made a very good choice in iSkin Revo.