I purchased a white one from SimonTech on friday and got my shipping confirmation this morning.
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Wow those buttons appear different. And the red one is a fake as well? Interesting!
I am chill bro lol.
I didn't have any anger in my comment. Sorry if it came across that way. I'm just outspoken.
But you have to realize how it comes across when you come into a thread about people buying knock-offs proclaiming that you are happy with your $100 authentic purchase.
Uh no. I thought I came across as a loser for spending that much. Context is important I guess.
You sounded angry by accusing me of stroking my own ego.
Oh well. The case looks great anyways.
Oh yea, nice catch.
Maybe the red one's is sunken in because there's no phone on it. Either way though, it definitely looks like a bigger button. Any comment on this Pez?
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Uh no. I thought I came across as a loser for spending that much. Context is important I guess.
You sounded angry by accusing me of stroking my own ego.
No, I didn't think you were a loser haha. I said stroking your ego was one of the possibilities.
Actually, I was more thinking you were trying to imply that we are losers for buying cheap $30 knock-offs when you spent $100 on your authentic one. Mainly because there are very few negative reviews in here and you chose to highlight those. They weren't even actually negative either.
Anyway, I'm a friendly. Sorry for any offense.
Cheers!
Just put in my order today, for a Pink/Silver for the girlfriend. I'll get her to take some pics when it arrives.
One question about these cases. Is it just for looks or is it a design thing for the bump on the bottom left and the sleep area? I'm not sure if I like that or not haha. If it helps on holding the phone in terms of a larger grip area or something, that's cool, but seriously want some opinions on that. I typically hold my phone with my left palm.
Now looking closely at the two cases there are a couple more differences. The lettering of the 'vapor pro' is different on both cases and there is an imprint on the plastic part of the red case that is not present on the white.
So I have been chatting with Simon from aliexpress. He gave me another site that offers PayPal service. Plus there are ton of white vapor pros on there.
One special thing I'd like to point out... Simon's picture of the Black Pro Ops shows a darker orange plastic tab.
http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/white+vapor+pro.html#search
http://www.dhgate.com/pv-ff80808132c9ca720132cd999fc12df3.html
One special thing I'd like to point out... Simon's picture of the Black Pro Ops shows a darker orange plastic tab.
http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/white+vapor+pro.html#search
http://www.dhgate.com/pv-ff80808132c9ca720132cd999fc12df3.html
His pics are ripped straight from the Element website...I would ask him if the insert is in fact that orange color, or more likely, the transparent yellowish color that we're seeing with most of the knock offs.
I have a Balck Ops coming from Jacky at AliExpress....shipped Friday last week. I'll post pics when I have it.
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Just judging from these pics, the WHITE almost looks more like the original than the red. The lettering looks much more legit on the white than it does on the red. And I don't believe the real ones have the E imprinted onthe plastic...
Oh, I thought the original doesn't have the E on the plastic? Oh well. I ordered a white one from this guy. He was very nice over chat (as they all were). He let me give him payment via PayPal so I can protect my purchase.
Can't wait to see get it now. I'm 99% positive that all these sellers get it from the same manufacturer. He told me he had 1000pc to pick from. He said he'll pick me the best quality white one. Here's hoping
based on Element Case website picture, there should NOT be an E on the plastic.
Black Ops version is the only one with the E on the plastic.
Black Ops version is the only one with the E on the plastic.
Oh, I thought the original doesn't have the E on the plastic? Oh well. I ordered a white one from this guy. He was very nice over chat (as they all were). He let me give him payment via PayPal so I can protect my purchase.
Can't wait to see get it now. I'm 99% positive that all these sellers get it from the same manufacturer. He told me he had 1000pc to pick from. He said he'll pick me the best quality white one. Here's hoping
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Those Black Ops pictures look like the ones from the official EC website so they don't say anything about the version they actually have in stock. I would ask for more pictures to confirm.
yep, this is why the red and silver one i have i literally cannot fault down to the smallest of details. If the blue is identical then i may be tempted to get a few more colours.
as for the button, yea the red is bigger, not sure it makes much of a difference though, it still clicks nicely.
I ordered the white from Simon as well.
He has his own business website. You can put a face behind his name too
I sent a message to Simon from Aliexpress and he insured to inspect them before shipping them out.
http://www.simonproduct.com/
He has his own business website. You can put a face behind his name too
I sent a message to Simon from Aliexpress and he insured to inspect them before shipping them out.
http://www.simonproduct.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69050665@N06/6277327288/in/photostream/lightbox/
A few shots of my black vapor pro spectra ordered from this seller...
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/461462331-Element-Vapor-Pro-Spectra-Bumper-for-iphone-4-Aluminium-Bumper-Case-for-iphone-4-4G-Free-wholesalers.html
I've not seen a real one but the quality of the case is very good, probably 9/10. The alignment to the actual phone seems ever so slightly out but not enough to be noticable or be an annoyance to me.
Overall I'm very happy with it.
A few shots of my black vapor pro spectra ordered from this seller...
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/461462331-Element-Vapor-Pro-Spectra-Bumper-for-iphone-4-Aluminium-Bumper-Case-for-iphone-4-4G-Free-wholesalers.html
I've not seen a real one but the quality of the case is very good, probably 9/10. The alignment to the actual phone seems ever so slightly out but not enough to be noticable or be an annoyance to me.
Overall I'm very happy with it.
Calm down Pezz... Control yourself buddy. You can do it. Cold turkey is only tough for the first couple of months.
the plastic is there to stop the aluminium causing interference with the antenna, so it surrounds the 'death grip' area. Its a nice touch when it looks like the OEM versions. I also wouldnt be surprised if element have something in the pipeline that takes the plastic bit off now that the antenna on the 4S has no problems.
There also has to be a slightly thicker part at the bottom left and around the sleep/wake button due to the screws.
Look into the Vapor 4. I believe it is the same thing but without the plastic bumps. It had some interference problem with the iPhone 4, but I don't know what it will do to the 4s, I wish there were some reviews on it for the 4s.
I wish there was a graft leverage knock off...that would be so sweet
don't be surprised as they are probably making one as we speak
who knows...
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actually, I read some report that all aluminum version does affect the 4S...
who knows...
Look into the Vapor 4. I believe it is the same thing but without the plastic bumps. It had some interference problem with the iPhone 4, but I don't know what it will do to the 4s, I wish there were some reviews on it for the 4s.
I wish there was a graft leverage knock off...that would be so sweet
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actually, I read some report that all aluminum version does affect the 4S...
Pictures of my cases
Ok guys I have dedicated the last hour for you guys, uploading pictures of my gear to flickr.
To recap here is what I bought:
1. Blood red/ black vapor pro spectra from elementcase.com - $129
2. blue/ silver/ black vapor pro from ioffer.com - $32
3. black ops vapor pro from aliexpress.com - $25
Total 3 cases - $186
Full retail for all 3 would have been over $400, but the quality on 2 and 3 is questionable. My suspicions were that it would be hard to tell the difference between them, and I was correct.
I have uploaded several photos onto flickr, and you can access them here.
I will mention there is a slight scuff on the plastic insert on the black ops, not sure if I caused this or it shipped. There is a slight quality degradation in the screws and the included keychain allen wrench, but that is being picky.
Let me know what you all think.
Right now my iPhone donning the black ops case, and she is looking slick! I am very impressed with these knock off cases, and will be looking for a stealth next.
Ok guys I have dedicated the last hour for you guys, uploading pictures of my gear to flickr.
To recap here is what I bought:
1. Blood red/ black vapor pro spectra from elementcase.com - $129
2. blue/ silver/ black vapor pro from ioffer.com - $32
3. black ops vapor pro from aliexpress.com - $25
Total 3 cases - $186
Full retail for all 3 would have been over $400, but the quality on 2 and 3 is questionable. My suspicions were that it would be hard to tell the difference between them, and I was correct.
I have uploaded several photos onto flickr, and you can access them here.
I will mention there is a slight scuff on the plastic insert on the black ops, not sure if I caused this or it shipped. There is a slight quality degradation in the screws and the included keychain allen wrench, but that is being picky.
Let me know what you all think.
Right now my iPhone donning the black ops case, and she is looking slick! I am very impressed with these knock off cases, and will be looking for a stealth next.
Look into the Vapor 4. I believe it is the same thing but without the plastic bumps. It had some interference problem with the iPhone 4, but I don't know what it will do to the 4s, I wish there were some reviews on it for the 4s.
I wish there was a graft leverage knock off...that would be so sweet
I ordered a white vapor 4. I'll let u guys know if i have issues with the 4S
Thanks for the pics BigDogg. I ordered 2 Vapor Pro's from ioffer.com as well and the waiting is killing me. I ordered the blue and silver as well as the all white. I'll post pics when I get them.