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Anyone have a speck candyshell grip?
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I have the black Candyshell Grip and gotta say, it's my fave case at the moment!
The Grip case is actually a lot slimmer than the standard Candyshell case plus the fact that it offers great protection and 'grippiness' due to the rubber grips on the back. The buttons offer great tactile feedback, when pressed, as well.
IMHO the only one negative which I have about the case, is that the glossy part of the back of the case (right down the middle of the case from top to bottom) is very prone to scratching and on the black version, this shows up quite a bit. Other than that - a great case.
I have posted some pics - not great quality as I took them on my iPad!!
The Grip case is actually a lot slimmer than the standard Candyshell case plus the fact that it offers great protection and 'grippiness' due to the rubber grips on the back. The buttons offer great tactile feedback, when pressed, as well.
IMHO the only one negative which I have about the case, is that the glossy part of the back of the case (right down the middle of the case from top to bottom) is very prone to scratching and on the black version, this shows up quite a bit. Other than that - a great case.
I have posted some pics - not great quality as I took them on my iPad!!
Now you know
Thanks! The white case looks better on a white ip5 but the black case scratches. Thanks again.
Now you know
Would you say that the rubber surround on the white case is black or grey? On my black case (which scratches very easily) the rubber surround is grey but in your photos, it looks black?
I have not experienced it...the rubbery part feels different from what they used on the 4/4S cases. Mine flaked like crazy! These feel a lot better.
I'm using the Incipio Faxion which has the full cutouts on the bottom. Question - does the candyshell grip reduce or distort the sounds or mic due to the plastic grill? I like the design but concerned about speaker/mic
Hey, I have both the white/black and black/slate and both are wonderful! I had a regular candyshell a few days ago, but returned that. It's like these are made at different factories with different materials. The plus's of the grip are rounded corners (feels slimmer than regular candy shell), moderate grip. 1 small difference I noted is that the black/slate one I have was manufactured in Taiwan while the white/black was made in China. Overall, I like both, but I'm only keeping the black/s;ate b/c I think it looks better on the black iP5.
My boyfriend has one and I like it better than my regular Speck Candyshell. For some odd reason it actually makes the phone seem smaller and it is definitely easier to handle and less boxy feeling.
I bought a black/slate grip last Monday and it's already scratched all to hell. It shouldn't be because I don't even lay my phones down on hard surfaces the overwhelming majority of the time.
Will the white/black or white/harbor blue cases scratch as easily?
Will the white/black or white/harbor blue cases scratch as easily?
Speck CandyShell Grip iPhone 5 Case
Well, all of the candyshell's scratch up somewhat in my experience with a 3G and an iPhone 4 case.
The fact that you can usually buy them for $12 makes this a moot point as you can just toss the case after a few months if it bugs you too much.
http://www.speckproducts.com/candyshell-grip-for-iphone-5.html
They charge $35 (rip off) from the official site, but I've seen them on Amazon for $11-$15.
Well, all of the candyshell's scratch up somewhat in my experience with a 3G and an iPhone 4 case.
The fact that you can usually buy them for $12 makes this a moot point as you can just toss the case after a few months if it bugs you too much.
http://www.speckproducts.com/candyshell-grip-for-iphone-5.html
They charge $35 (rip off) from the official site, but I've seen them on Amazon for $11-$15.