best iphone 5 case/skin for me?

[bdee1]

I just got my new iphone 5 yesterday and with all the news about how easily they scuff/scratch, i feel like i should get a case or a skin ASAP.

My thing is that I really prefer the look and feel of he phone without a case so I would rather go with a skin. Although I knwo that adding a skin to the back would protect that area, I am not sure that the usual skins (Best Skins Ever, BodyGuardz...) will cover the "chamfered edges"

Here is an example of what I am talking about:

I am wondering what everyone else is doing?

Is it better to just use a case? If so, does anyone have recommendations for a good case that doesn't add a lot of bulk?

 

[Shredder96]

I just got my new iphone 5 yesterday and with all the news about how easily they scuff/scratch, i feel like i should get a case or a skin ASAP.

My thing is that I really prefer the look and feel of he phone without a case so I would rather go with a skin. Although I knwo that adding a skin to the back would protect that area, I am not sure that the usual skins (Best Skins Ever, BodyGuardz...) will cover the "chamfered edges"

Here is an example of what I am talking about:
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I am wondering what everyone else is doing?

Is it better to just use a case? If so, does anyone have recommendations for a good case that doesn't add a lot of bulk?

Get a poetic bumper off of amazon for $10 bucks, I have one and it's great. Only goes around the edges, and it keeps the glass off the table when you lay it flat.

 

[bandofbrothers]

I'm in the same boat.

Looking on the usual Internet shop sites the choice of case for the iPhone 5 isn't great and the shields etc are mostly on back order.

The only thing putting me off getting the 5 was the scuff problem. I don't baby my phones but on the flip side I would like to keep it as clean and non marked as possible.

 

[rawelgae]

I got a speck candyshell for my iPhone 5. The fit of the case is the best of any case on any of the iphones I've had to date. It doesn't add a ton of bulk to the phone and it protects it well, front and back.

 

[sdyoyo]

Get a poetic bumper off of amazon for $10 bucks, I have one and it's great. Only goes around the edges, and it keeps the glass off the table when you lay it flat.

Got the poetic bumper too, highly recommended

 

[TwinCitiesJHawk]

I purchased an icarbons, as it will protect the front,back and sides on the phone.

http://www.icarbons.com/collections/featured/products/iphone-5-black-carbon-fiber

 

[bdee1]

thanks for the suggestions - i like the idea of the bumper case...

One other question - with BSE and BodyGuardz, they both offer a "Case Friendly" total body skin but don't explain what that means. Any idea what they mean by "Case Friendly"?