excellent test - I'm excited to see if this is the perfect case. Glad they did not open the sides up like the fusion - anxious to get mine.
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The part that covers the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/GPS portion of the antenna is Delrin, and the remaining portion covering the 3G band of the antenna is Aluminum
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I thought the larger three-side piece was the Delrin and the colored side is the Aluminum....I'm just sayin'
yeah you are right .. but alumacase has switched the sides
Alumacase ???? They make them too?
Well it had been along day, had a funeral this morning which kind of kills the rest of the day but when I got home my new Hybrids were here and to be honest I just wasn't in that great of a mood so I did not even open the package for awhile. When I finally decided to dig in I was actually presently surprised. Atomic has finally got packaging and not just a plain box with bubble wrap, an actual package that is very well put together. And then I took the cases out and was completely floored. How in the world is this the same company from 2 months ago. These cases are beautiful and flawless. Don't worry, lots of pics here in a few. But the colors and everything was perfect, I could not find 1 flaw on either case. You would never even know that the case was not a 100 percent aluminum if you did not know better. So I dug right in and started putting them through their paces and I was shocked at the results of every test I through at it. I will make a separate thread showing my results where I compared the Element vs The Fusion Raw vs. The Atomic Hybrid. No cheating was done, even though I completely hate element, I made the test completely fair with every case. No modifications. Straight from the box to the phone. I ordered a black and lime hybrid and a white and brushed hybrid and that actually gave my 3 color choices because when I put the brushed cap onto the black frame, it ended up being my favorite. And I have lots of pics of all three. But I will do the write up comparing the cases in all area's but this one, hands down is my favorite. It performs the best, the signal believe it or not actually was showing better than with no case and FINALLY there is a case on the market that the GPS is 100 percent accurate. The case is not bridle or cheap feeling at all. It feels very nice in your hand and very comfortable and its extremely light. Plus they finally did away with the cheap carbon fiber backing and actually in my opinion, Atomic's carbon feels and looks better than Element's does and it's actually thicker and made from a heavier grade material. Also the button is now completely flush which I really like, so no accidentally turning your screen off and on in your pocket. Just to warn you my camera is not the greatest but you will get the idea, the camera sucks but the case to looks great. Atomic has come along ways in the last several months, I will give them that and I can finally end my search for the perfect case. I absolutely love these and if I ever get tired of them I can just order different color caps and its like having a new case. But read the other thread I will make here in a few, but for now here are some pictures of the new Atomic Hybrid!!
I kind of agree about comparing it to aluminum cases but to be honest, the Fusion Raw sits on top of the phone and rest on the glass so what is really the difference? I mean Element is actually the only aluminum case left that still has good sales but I have a feeling that it will stop pretty quick. After you get past the looks, you realize that your phone is only functioning at what maybe 70 percent at best. I am just not going to do it anymore. To me this case looks just as good, performs better and there really is no downside to it that I have seen so far.UFC - glad to hear you're happy with it too. I dig what they've done with the logo since the one I received (no logo on it at all). I was very happy with GPS and reception performance as they were completely uneffected. While I haven't seen element's carbon fiber, I was very happy with the one that atomic sent - much sturdier than some of the pure sticker types I've seen. Overall, so far, this one seems to be the winner...though I suppose it's unfair to compare to pure aluminum cases.
Well I am not trying to offend you but I am not sure what you are saying. It does kind of have the look of the element but the material used to make it is totally different and this case does not perform functionality like the element does. I don't even know what the gorilla case is to be honest.i don't know it seems exctely like the elemnt case i have received last week and i haven't like it
much better the gorilla case i received yesterday
don't even know what the gorilla case is to be honest.
Is there an option somewhere to order just the caps? Maybe I'm blind but I didn't see that anywhere on the site.
i don't know it seems exctely like the elemnt case i have received last week and i haven't like it
much better the gorilla case i received yesterday
The look itself is similar, but it's the material that makes the difference. If you don't like the FORM of the element, you won't like this either. If you like the look of the element, but hate the fact that your signal gets shredded, then it's worth a look.
Pretty much dead on. And you don't have to deal with element's shi**y customer service or their ridiculous way of placing orders and you might even get a response email from Atomic about a product if you do have a problem. You only get one from Element after you file a disputeThe look itself is similar, but it's the material that makes the difference. If you don't like the FORM of the element, you won't like this either. If you like the look of the element, but hate the fact that your signal gets shredded, then it's worth a look.
Is the opening for the headphone jack bigger than the Vapor's? I have a pair of Scosche headphones that fit exactly into the Vapor opening with no leeway so I'm wondering if the Atomic is any more forgiving.
I use Klipsch and mine are the straight plug's and they fit fine as do the apple's ear buds but I am not familiar with the Scosche but it they are straight plugs I would say your ok, if they are 90's then your in trouble.
Here are what mine are,http://store.apple.com/us/product/H0697VC/A
No they actually don't. Not very well anyway. In my picture they are not screwed together and they will not screw together, you will strip the threads in the Atomic case so do not do it. Atomic had like 10 different colors right now with more to come. So just get what you want for now and wait, I was told of maybe some different finished like element but nothing set in stone. But to answer your question, NO it will not work.Before I order anything, do the Element caps work with the Hybrid bodies? Based on UFC's pics and posts from the Element thread I'm guessing the answer is yes but I just want to be 100% sure.