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Griffin Elan Form Case
- Thread starter Phil A.
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To each, their own I suppose. I like the case and ordered it yesterday. I will be the first to admit that there are some hideous cases out there for the iPhone, but to be honest, this one seems quite nice.
Picked one up today in CPW (£19 btw)... like it but one thing I would say, it's so tight on the phone there's no chance of fitting it over the top of a 'shield' product (on the back anyway). In fact I'm a bit worried that it might scratch the iPhone after repeated removal of the bottom (dock) section. Thoughts?
my thoughts are that you are unlikely to take the case off ever.
My wife has an incase slider and since the first day we put it on, she has never taken the case off. she has an invisible shield on the front on her phone and it is pretty well protected on all sides and still looks great.
i think i'd prefer a slider, but since they won't be out until august i'm going to get this in the mean time. At $24 shipped i can probably come close to breaking even when i sell it in a couple of months when i get the slider. right now i have a crystal film on the front of mine... so far 6 days and no scratches... *fingers crossed*
My wife has an incase slider and since the first day we put it on, she has never taken the case off. she has an invisible shield on the front on her phone and it is pretty well protected on all sides and still looks great.
i think i'd prefer a slider, but since they won't be out until august i'm going to get this in the mean time. At $24 shipped i can probably come close to breaking even when i sell it in a couple of months when i get the slider. right now i have a crystal film on the front of mine... so far 6 days and no scratches... *fingers crossed*
I bought this case the other day at Best Buy...and I'm still not sure that I like the way it looks. Even though it's really not that bulky of a case, somehow it just makes the phone look bulky. I can't really explain it. I do like it for the fact that it's a slider case...but I may look for something else that doesn't have the leather on the back. Oh how I wish the Agent 18 cases were sliders...
Can someone with this case please confirm that you do not have to use the included screen protector for the case to fit properly? I would much rather use the PowerSupport Crystal Film that I purchased.
I have bought the Elan case, and I am awaiting delivery for the PowerSupport Crystal Film screen protector. I will let you know if they fit ok, I am thinking that it will fit just fine though (fingers crossed).
I bought the Elan case yesterday from CPW. When I first installed it I hated it because the plastic that goes on the screen was 'sticking' to the screen which was making it really unclear.
Anyway, today I've spent 10 minutes cleaning the phone screen and plastic with a window cleaner. It is important to ensure NO fingerprints are anywhere on the screen or plastic as the grease from your fingerprints will mess up the screen. Now that I've done that I've got NO problems with the screen and it looks great.
Anyway, today I've spent 10 minutes cleaning the phone screen and plastic with a window cleaner. It is important to ensure NO fingerprints are anywhere on the screen or plastic as the grease from your fingerprints will mess up the screen. Now that I've done that I've got NO problems with the screen and it looks great.
I ordered this case two days ago with the FIREWORKS code and thankfully it is not backordered. I will post my impressions when I get it, I am going to use the case to protect the back and to protect the screen with be a BSE screen protector.
No stupid plastic is going to touch my screen!
No stupid plastic is going to touch my screen!
Good timing. I ordered mine yesterday and it is backordered. Fortunately, I'm not in a huge hurry.
yeah i tried something similar.. I know I got EVERYTHING of the screen.. and it still sticks a bit.. more the more I use it. I emailed Griffin support and they admitted that the screen protector wasn't the greatest and they are sending me a magnetic stick one. I really wanted the harder plastic for protection but it just doesn't seem to want to work out.I bought the Elan case yesterday from CPW. When I first installed it I hated it because the plastic that goes on the screen was 'sticking' to the screen which was making it really unclear.
Anyway, today I've spent 10 minutes cleaning the phone screen and plastic with a window cleaner. It is important to ensure NO fingerprints are anywhere on the screen or plastic as the grease from your fingerprints will mess up the screen. Now that I've done that I've got NO problems with the screen and it looks great.
Well I already posted in here once but was a little grouchy with the fact that I had to remove my best skin ever from the back of my phone in order to fit this case.
After a full day of use with this case I just want to say I LOVE IT. It really is the slickest case I have ever owned for a phone. I love the feel, how snug it is on the phone and that it doesn't pull every piece of lint from my pocket up with it like my silicon case did. It also slides in my pocket with ease.
Overall a fantastic product.
After a full day of use with this case I just want to say I LOVE IT. It really is the slickest case I have ever owned for a phone. I love the feel, how snug it is on the phone and that it doesn't pull every piece of lint from my pocket up with it like my silicon case did. It also slides in my pocket with ease.
Overall a fantastic product.
I bought this case the day after I got my iPhone. It is a great case and it really doesn't add much bulk to the phone itself. Yet, I can't seem to get the screen protector to work at all. It keeps sticking and I get spots. I followed everyone's recommendations in the forum (cleaning it throughly, etc.), but I can't seem to get the spots out. What should I do?
Bought one yesterday as well and really like it. After reading this thread, I realize there must have been a screen protector in the box? I threw it away at the Apple Store. But, why have it. I've noticed less smudges on the front side now that the case is on. I guess the smudge magnet of the backside would build up the smudge and transfer it to the front. Anyways, I don't miss the fact I tossed the protector, b/c it doesn't really protect anything. The case does!
I am somewhat interested in this case, but still not convinced. While I am leaning to probably getting a leather slip pouch, I do think this is a nice case. My biggest worries though is scratching the besel or the back of the phone. Maybe I am unlike other people, but I remove my case here few weeks if not more often than that to clean it and the phone. Some have claimed that this provides a very flush fit that doesn't need removing, but dirt and dust still work themselves in there.
I haven't notice it scratch the case but it does leave kinda rub marks on the back.. mostly probably because I've taken it apart so many times trying to fix the screen.. so I'd probably personally recommend against the case if you plan on taking it apart to often..
No marks or scratches on mine, although it does attract lint/dust on the back of the phone.