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Need Your Opinion On Case Design

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IMABEGGER

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Bringing out a couple of new cases for the 3G and 4G phone -

What would you like to see in a case? The only parameters is that the cases will be hard plastic. Do you prefer hard or soft feel-what style do you like etc..

Thinking of a two piece snap case with either a soft rubber coating from plate or black hard coat front plate

Any input would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
 
Something that looks and secures like the vapor, but without the reception/gps issues (since it will be plastic). I dig the hex screws to hold the case in place etc.

IMABEGGER said:
Bringing out a couple of new cases for the 3G and 4G phone -

What would you like to see in a case? The only parameters is that the cases will be hard plastic. Do you prefer hard or soft feel-what style do you like etc..

Thinking of a two piece snap case with either a soft rubber coating from plate or black hard coat front plate

Any input would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
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If you can make a hard plastic bumper like the Vapor case then I'll think you should have an instant hit.

Raised buttons/knobs for the volume/sleep switches.

Combination hard/soft (rubbery) texture to the case (Kind of like the Apple bumper)

One or two piece makes no real difference. If you make a two piece, ensure the tabs that lock the two pieces together are sturdy and won't snap like the Speck cases tend to do.

Screen protector friendly

Larger openings for third party cables/headphones

Inexpensive (preferably :D)

Possibly a matching holster (for those of us that use them)

And there's probably a lot more that I can't think of at the moment.
 
Here's what I think.

1 - Snap together design (Like Speck Fitted)
2 - Line the inside back with felt like the ones on iFrogz Cases.
3 - Make sure they work with screen protectors
4 - Lower The edges near the buttons (Also like on the fitted)
5 - Preferably Matte or Soft Touch Finish
6 - BIG cutouts for the headphone jack and dock connector area.
7 - Ample Lay on the Table Design
8 - Rounded edges so its easy to hold
9 - Good Price

Hope this Helps!
 
IMABEGGER said:
Thanks any other opinions would be appreciated
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Instead of cranking out yet another case in an already completely saturated market, why not pop out some custom back glass pieces? I myself would LOVE to replace by iphone back glass with a carbon fiber insert (not a stick on, but actually to REPLACE the glass currently on the phone) - or maybe etched or see-through glass. Something to give the phone a unique look: would really dress up the already existing no-back bumper style cases.
 
Thanks for the suggestions-will definitely use some of them-if there is anything else-let us know
 
In my opinion, I'd say 2-piece case. Also I have a huge thing for the aluminum cases that have been selling like crazy (Atomic, Vapor).
 
scarboy6693 said:
Here's what I think.

1 - Snap together design (Like Speck Fitted)
2 - Line the inside back with felt like the ones on iFrogz Cases.
3 - Make sure they work with screen protectors
4 - Lower The edges near the buttons (Also like on the fitted)
5 - Preferably Matte or Soft Touch Finish
6 - BIG cutouts for the headphone jack and dock connector area.
7 - Ample Lay on the Table Design
8 - Rounded edges so its easy to hold
9 - Good Price

Hope this Helps!
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This sounds like the following, only it's not really a bumper as the back is not exposed:

http://www.wirelessground.com/iphon...d=iphone-4-case-titanium-blue&channelid=FROOG
 
If it's going to be in any color other than black, use materials that resist staining and are easily cleaned. Virtually every softer plastic/rubber/silicone/TPU case out there seems to absorb fabric dyes from darker clothing or just general dirt, including Apple's colored bumpers. Even a hard plastic case with a soft touch coating I have did this. Once stained, these things are never cleanable back to their original state.

Also, materials that aren't dust magnets are a huge plus.
 
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