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8317645

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How well does the bumper protect your phone when you drop it? I'm thinking about moving away from the bulky case look and going for a more simplified and slim look. So some feedback on bumpers would be greatly appreciated

Im planning on getting a bumper and applying a backside screen protector to prevent the back from being scratched
 
What bumper were you looking at? I have one of the aluminum style ones and I think it would protect it well if dropped.
 
I have the regular bumper that I've been using for about 6 months now and have had no damage to my phone from drops.

It does however scratch the bezel a bit (light scratches though) and can leave marks on it.
 
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8317645 said:
How well does the bumper protect your phone when you drop it? I'm thinking about moving away from the bulky case look and going for a more simplified and slim look. So some feedback on bumpers would be greatly appreciated

Im planning on getting a bumper and applying a backside screen protector to prevent the back from being scratched
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I've been thinking about doing this also but after having a look at these videos, I changed my mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRE78FaWO6M&feature=relmfu
 
8317645 said:
How well does the bumper protect your phone when you drop it? I'm thinking about moving away from the bulky case look and going for a more simplified and slim look. So some feedback on bumpers would be greatly appreciated

Im planning on getting a bumper and applying a backside screen protector to prevent the back from being scratched
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I've had a bumper exclusively on my phone (both aluminum and the Apple bumper) since the day the iPhone 4 was released. I've dropped it a few times and it's protected it very well - not a scratch on either my 4 or 4S. And I haven't had a screen protector either.

Of course, it all depends on how far the drop is and what it is being dropped on.
 
I have an aluminum bumper and I dropped my iPhone recently. :eek: I dropped it about seven feet onto concrete. The bumper took a little dent a few scratches, but it the phone is still in perfect condition.
 
Im using element case vapor comp, its aluminum bumper. But it is pricey. Never dropped my phone;)
 
8317645 said:
How well does the bumper protect your phone when you drop it? I'm thinking about moving away from the bulky case look and going for a more simplified and slim look. So some feedback on bumpers would be greatly appreciated

Im planning on getting a bumper and applying a backside screen protector to prevent the back from being scratched
Click to expand...
The bumper protects the phone from drops because the bumper is all the ground can ever touch? The only exception is if the ground is really bumpy where a projection could touch the phone even if lying flat.

I've dropped my phone twice and the bumper saved my phone both times.
 
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