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I just received my case yesterday for my 4s after many days reading reviews and looking for the perfect case.. Heres my first impressions after 24 hrs.

It's definitely a very nice case and built well. I have a white phone and went with black/matte and white back plate.. It looks great and fits perfect!!

Holding the phone I definitely notice the added width and slight increase in weight. It nothing bad... Just an adjustment from what I'm use to.

I actually noticed a slight decrease in my wifi signal at home. Now this has been most noticable in my bedroom so far which is further away from my router but normally without a case I'd get 1 bar and occasionally 2 bars max.. Now I get 1 bar or no wifi.

Last night when I charged my phone I set it on top of my black back pack next to my bed so I could hear my alarm. This morning when I picked it up there was a light black line across the back of the white back plate that will not come off no matter what I try to clean it with. Now I know that the white will get dirty over time but I was bummed that it happened so quick!

Despite those few things I'm actually still happy with the case so far. It really does look great and the craftsmanship is terrific!
how does it affect your signal if it's essentially made of plastic? even the metal clasp isn't really making contact with the phone...errr...at least not enough to alter the signal
 
It has been about a month and still no scratches on mine. Just got a clear back and wanted to post photos for interested parties. Sorry for the poor lighting...just really quick photos here.



 
Lots of sites. I got mine from ebay....it was actually made for the iphone 4, but I modded it to fit the 4s. I don't know about the availability of 4s backs yet. They are definitely different.



 
Some pics of my Leverage case that I got on Thursday...
The back plate is too plain IMO, so I'll have to change it for something else...

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Beside my old 3GS...
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And my annoying home button which works fine, but the square is misaligned...
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I don't know but it does. It's not a lot but when you already have a weak signal it makes a difference. I tested it by taking the case off and getting a light signal again. It's not bad enough that wouldn't not buy the case because if it.
 
ok. so after two weeks of waiting, my black/matte came in. man do i love it. I attached my picture i took. I wrapped my 4S in ghost armor. It took me about five minutes to really make sure the case fit good because i was scared i was going to break it. after i messed with it for the five minutes it worked out fine.

Final Summary,
this case is awesome, it looks, feels great. I am very pleased with my purchase and would recommend it to another person.
 

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anyone have an extra graft 50% coupon? If you don't need it, i would really appreciate it if someone PMs it to me. Thanks it would help alot!

Anyone with new grafts noticing any scratching caused by the top latch?
 
anyone have an extra graft 50% coupon? If you don't need it, i would really appreciate it if someone PMs it to me. Thanks it would help alot!

Anyone with new grafts noticing any scratching caused by the top latch?

I asked the same question earlier and apparently all cases now come with a thin film that protects the antenna bands.
 
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Anyone have a 50% off coupon they aren't using?

I'd greatly appreciate it!
 
One more wannabe for the Graft case.

Would anyone who is not going to use their 50% discount coupon like to share with me?
 
My Graft and Trunket arrived today. I love the look of the two combined pieces. The case is perfect. One irritating thing about the Trunket is that the little logo piece in the lower right corner had some adhesive smooshed out from underneath it when it was applied to the skin. It got on the logo itself, which dulls it a bit, and I can't get it off. A very minor thing overall.

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the quality. My camera isn't the greatest.

Edit: The pics make the logo in the right corner look pretty bad. It isn't, it's just my camera.
 

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I don't know why anyone would give up their 50% off code for free since they essentially had to pay full price themselves, and deal with a scratch to get it..

I'm keeping mine to see what else graft concepts has down the road. Might be something interesting.
 
Lots of sites. I got mine from ebay....it was actually made for the iphone 4, but I modded it to fit the 4s. I don't know about the availability of 4s backs yet. They are definitely different.

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for those curious, I ordered a see through backplate and a brushed aluminum one from cnn.cn and both fit my 4S. there's a decent thread here with info for backplates
 
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Im willing to part with my coupon for a price.
 
My Graft and Trunket arrived today. I love the look of the two combined pieces. The case is perfect. One irritating thing about the Trunket is that the little logo piece in the lower right corner had some adhesive smooshed out from underneath it when it was applied to the skin. It got on the logo itself, which dulls it a bit, and I can't get it off. A very minor thing overall.

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the quality. My camera isn't the greatest.

Edit: The pics make the logo in the right corner look pretty bad. It isn't, it's just my camera.

Looks great, really nice combo...Is that the Jet Black finish ?

I'm sure if you contact Trunket they will help you out regarding the adhesive issue...
 
Yes, jet black.

Thanks for the response, it really looks great...Adds class...

With the metal insert/decoration on the bottom right, that is just help on with an adhesive, could it be easily removed and the wood cleaned up ?
 
I asked the same question earlier and apparently all cases now come with a thin film that protects the antenna bands.

Yeah, I do realize that. I was wondering if the new batch with the film is okay now.

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My Graft and Trunket arrived today. I love the look of the two combined pieces. The case is perfect. One irritating thing about the Trunket is that the little logo piece in the lower right corner had some adhesive smooshed out from underneath it when it was applied to the skin. It got on the logo itself, which dulls it a bit, and I can't get it off. A very minor thing overall.

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the quality. My camera isn't the greatest.

Edit: The pics make the logo in the right corner look pretty bad. It isn't, it's just my camera.

Nice turnout! I'm tryin to do that match myself. One question though, is the trunket thick as a regular screen protector or thicker? Just wondering, because i'm trying to get the same combo, but at the same time, I would like to switch it out with my mophie once in awhile.
 
Thanks for the response, it really looks great...Adds class...

With the metal insert/decoration on the bottom right, that is just help on with an adhesive, could it be easily removed and the wood cleaned up ?

I wouldn't want to try it.

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Yeah, I do realize that. I was wondering if the new batch with the film is okay now.

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Nice turnout! I'm tryin to do that match myself. One question though, is the trunket thick as a regular screen protector or thicker? Just wondering, because i'm trying to get the same combo, but at the same time, I would like to switch it out with my mophie once in awhile.

The Trunket is thicker. It does not bend. It is made from real wood, so it is rigid.
 
Nice elegant case, took me a month to get mine but definitely worth it.

I got the black/matte and I use the backplate it comes with but it put an aluminium apple logo from slickwraps on the back.

Having no issues with it so far
 
I have a quick question

When I lock my the case, I have to lock it from the top right corner but I have seen in videos where the reviewer locks it from the side.

Anyone else have to lock it from the corner or can you guys lock it from the side?

I'm referring to the clicking noise when it locks into place in case you didn't understand.

Thanks
 
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