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Lifeproof Nuud for 5s

bambooshots said:
Lifeproof sure is taking their sweet time to ship these out.

Ordered early AM on Black Friday, still "pending fulfillment" order status Monday PM.
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Guess I'm not the only one. Called them today and they said it should ship out today (which it didn't) or tomorrow.
 
KAMB said:
Guess I'm not the only one. Called them today and they said it should ship out today (which it didn't) or tomorrow.
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I'm sure they're inundated with orders but your think they could handle it...either that or I'm spoiled by Amazon prime (and Amazon has been slower than usual lately).
 
tomoye said:
what do you all think of the lifeproof nuud screen protector from the 5 model? practical? a waste? don't bother? use it? use this instead?

thanks! great thread.
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My wife and I have been using the iPhone 5 Nuud cases since they first came out (in early July, I think) and we kept using them even after we upgraded to the 5S, choosing not to use the touch ID. I'm excited to get the 5S Nuud case so we can finally start using touch ID.

In any case, I've used no screen protector with my Nuud case and I've had no scratches or damage to my screen at all. I also keep my phone in the Lifeproof belt clip with the screen facing in, so the screen stays reasonably well protected.

My wife just throws her phone into her purse or her pocket, so she choose to go with a screen protector. She used the one that came with the Nuud case for a while, but didn't like it too much. It's just your basic cheap screen protector. No better or worse than what you could get on ebay for a few dollars. After she got annoyed with that, we got a Zagg invisishield screen protector and used the screen protector that came with the Nuud case as a template to cut the invsishield down. She's been much happier with the invisishield protector.

I think zagg sells invisishield protectors designed to fit the lifeproof cases now, so you may not even need to cut one down if you decide to go that route.
 
Anyone have any experience with trying to use on of these with a tempered glass screen protector?
 
BrettDS said:
My wife just throws her phone into her purse or her pocket, so she choose to go with a screen protector. She used the one that came with the Nuud case for a while, but didn't like it too much. It's just your basic cheap screen protector. No better or worse than what you could get on ebay for a few dollars. After she got annoyed with that, we got a Zagg invisishield screen protector and used the screen protector that came with the Nuud case as a template to cut the invsishield down. She's been much happier with the invisishield protector.

I think zagg sells invisishield protectors designed to fit the lifeproof cases now, so you may not even need to cut one down if you decide to go that route.
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If be curious to see if my anti glare screen protectors would work without issue.
 
BlueGoldAce said:
Anyone have any experience with trying to use on of these with a tempered glass screen protector?
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KAMB said:
If be curious to see if my anti glare screen protectors would work without issue.
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There was quite a bit of discussion about using screen protectors with the iPhone 5 Lifeproof Nuud case on that thread, so if you want a lot of detail you can go over and read all 30 or 40 pages or whatever that thread wound up being.

However, to save you some time, here is the general consensus:

Lifeproof definitely states that the case is designed to be used without a regular screen protector on the phone. The tolerances on the case are *very* tight to allow the case to be waterproof and even adding a fraction of a millimeter in thickness could put enough strain on the seal where the back of the case connects to the front of the case to cause a leak. Additionally, as far as antiglare screen protectors go, there was some concern that the texture used to create the antiglare effect would cause issues with the seal where the case meets the phone screen and could cause leaks there.

Now, that said, if you just like the lifeproof case for the way it looks or for the drop protection and don't plan to actually use your phone underwater, then you could probably get away with leaving a screen protector on. I would imagine that it would seal well enough to keep out a splash of water here or there or protect your phone in the rain. But if you're going to go swimming with your phone or want to take pictures underwater, then I would suggest not using a screen protector and using the case as lifeproof intended to be sure that there will not be any leaks.

As far as the antiglare screen protector goes, assuming that it's just a standard plastic screen protector, then you could cut it down to fit over the exposed part of the screen the way the screen protector that comes with the case works. Obviously this won't work for glass screen protectors and it's not a good solution if you don't plan to leave the lifeproof case on full time.
 
BrettDS said:
There was quite a bit of discussion about using screen protectors with the iPhone 5 Lifeproof Nuud case on that thread, so if you want a lot of detail you can go over and read all 30 or 40 pages or whatever that thread wound up being.

However, to save you some time, here is the general consensus:

Lifeproof definitely states that the case is designed to be used without a regular screen protector on the phone. The tolerances on the case are *very* tight to allow the case to be waterproof and even adding a fraction of a millimeter in thickness could put enough strain on the seal where the back of the case connects to the front of the case to cause a leak. Additionally, as far as antiglare screen protectors go, there was some concern that the texture used to create the antiglare effect would cause issues with the seal where the case meets the phone screen and could cause leaks there.

Now, that said, if you just like the lifeproof case for the way it looks or for the drop protection and don't plan to actually use your phone underwater, then you could probably get away with leaving a screen protector on. I would imagine that it would seal well enough to keep out a splash of water here or there or protect your phone in the rain. But if you're going to go swimming with your phone or want to take pictures underwater, then I would suggest not using a screen protector and using the case as lifeproof intended to be sure that there will not be any leaks.

As far as the antiglare screen protector goes, assuming that it's just a standard plastic screen protector, then you could cut it down to fit over the exposed part of the screen the way the screen protector that comes with the case works. Obviously this won't work for glass screen protectors and it's not a good solution if you don't plan to leave the lifeproof case on full time.
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Thanks, I appreciate the summary!
 
BrettDS said:
There was quite a bit of discussion about using screen protectors with the iPhone 5 Lifeproof Nuud case on that thread, so if you want a lot of detail you can go over and read all 30 or 40 pages or whatever that thread wound up being.

However, to save you some time, here is the general consensus:

Lifeproof definitely states that the case is designed to be used without a regular screen protector on the phone. The tolerances on the case are *very* tight to allow the case to be waterproof and even adding a fraction of a millimeter in thickness could put enough strain on the seal where the back of the case connects to the front of the case to cause a leak. Additionally, as far as antiglare screen protectors go, there was some concern that the texture used to create the antiglare effect would cause issues with the seal where the case meets the phone screen and could cause leaks there.

Now, that said, if you just like the lifeproof case for the way it looks or for the drop protection and don't plan to actually use your phone underwater, then you could probably get away with leaving a screen protector on. I would imagine that it would seal well enough to keep out a splash of water here or there or protect your phone in the rain. But if you're going to go swimming with your phone or want to take pictures underwater, then I would suggest not using a screen protector and using the case as lifeproof intended to be sure that there will not be any leaks.

As far as the antiglare screen protector goes, assuming that it's just a standard plastic screen protector, then you could cut it down to fit over the exposed part of the screen the way the screen protector that comes with the case works. Obviously this won't work for glass screen protectors and it's not a good solution if you don't plan to leave the lifeproof case on full time.
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I appreciate the summary as well; very informative. I will probably just go the route of cutting the screen protector down in size.

Thank you!
 
Does anyone know if the nuud is still waterproof , dirt proof , etc without the $10 screen protector?
 
bhags8 said:
Does anyone know if the nuud is still waterproof , dirt proof , etc without the $10 screen protector?
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Yes, that's how it is designed.

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KAMB said:
Guess I'm not the only one. Called them today and they said it should ship out today (which it didn't) or tomorrow.
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Any shipping notifications for you yet? Nothing for me.
 
bhags8 said:
Does anyone know if the nuud is still waterproof , dirt proof , etc without the $10 screen protector?
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Yes, it's still waterproof without the screen protector, but I think you might be confusing two things. The screen protector we've been talking about comes with the case. For an extra $10 you can buy their water protection warranty (or whatever they call it). If you purchase that and your phone gets damaged by water then they will replace it (with a deductible, I believe).
 
BrettDS said:
Yes, it's still waterproof without the screen protector, but I think you might be confusing two things. The screen protector we've been talking about comes with the case. For an extra $10 you can buy their water protection warranty (or whatever they call it). If you purchase that and your phone gets damaged by water then they will replace it (with a deductible, I believe).
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I was talking about the $10 screen protectors they sell for the nuud on their website. I didn't know it came with one. They are probably the same one and they just sell extras on their website. So I have to install the screen protector that it comes with to make it waterproof or will it be waterproof without it? Sorry I'm so confused.
 
bhags8 said:
I was talking about the $10 screen protectors they sell for the nuud on their website. I didn't know it came with one. They are probably the same one and they just sell extras on their website. So I have to install the screen protector that it comes with to make it waterproof or will it be waterproof without it? Sorry I'm so confused.
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It's waterproof without the screen protector.

It's just available for those who really want a screen protector. The case itself forms a watertight seal around the screen.
 
FYI: I placed my order 11/29/13 evening and still no tracking/shipment.

emailed customer service earlier today about an update on shipping since my payment has already been processed and no response yet. a little disappointed given this statement regardless of the fact they are launching mega sales at this time: http://www.lifeproof.com/en/support/knowledge-base/solution/2190/
 
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Parise said:
Anyone know when the retailers usually get these?
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For the Nuud release for the iPhone 5 and some of the other earlier case releases Best Buy got them at about the same time they were available on the lifeproof web site. That doesn't seem to be the case with this one. I'm sure Best Buy will get them soon, but I really don't know when.
 
Well,the armband I ordered on 12/2/13 for Cyber Monday has moved into "pending fulfillment" status while the case and car mount I ordered on 11/29 stays the same...
 
called customer service and was told that the warehouse is super busy and has been processing Black Friday afternoon/evening orders today and mine should get shipped out today or tomorrow.

looking forward to getting it (most likely next week) although kind of lame they weren't better prepared for extra business considering they are still continuing sales.
 
tomoye said:
called customer service and was told that the warehouse is super busy and has been processing Black Friday afternoon/evening orders today and mine should get shipped out today or tomorrow.

looking forward to getting it (most likely next week) although kind of lame they weren't better prepared for extra business considering they are still continuing sales.
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Today would be REALLY optimistic as mine was a BF morning order and it still hasn't shipped out.
 
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