This looks great. Which case is it? The matte light grey? I wish they had better pictures on their site. I was thinking aluminum but it says clear? Strange.
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This looks great. Which case is it? The matte light grey? I wish they had better pictures on their site. I was thinking aluminum but it says clear? Strange.
Zero problems. Each link is separated by a polymer blah blah (plastic) so no antenna gate. Besides iPhone 5 does not use outer edge as antenna like the 4's
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im giving it a try for a week or two and seeing if i like it
Sorry, what case is this ?
I just got a iPhone 5 and it's been a year since my 3GS was stolen. As far as Otterbox is concerned, I had the 3GS in a defender case from day 1 and it was phenomenal case. But, I have been watching OtterBox since the iPhone 4 was released and I am not impressed with the nose dive that they have taken in the quality department and I hate to say it but, I will not be buying OtterBox this time around.
I agree. Al they did was stretch the otterbox defender longways to fit the 5 vertically. They didn't even make it thinner to compliment the thinner phone. Lazy engineering if you ask me. Is basically like carrying a brick around with you. iOtterbox has begun insulting our intelligence by making the case with the sole intention of raking in the money before engineering a nice reasonably sized case that you can tell is housing an iPhone 5 without even having to look at the screen.
Aluminum. But the photos make it look like light gray, because aluminum looks shinier.
And I tell ya. Their website photos can't really tell the dueling visual experience with these cases. I like the way they look in my photos. But, this Aluminum-on-white looks pretty unimpressive when looking at the iPhone smack right in front of you. But at certain angles, like the ones I took, it looks pretty, and I get a lot of looks from people. The red luckylabs wrap certainly adds a little distraction, too.
Maybe I'm too old for the Element cases. I'm just looking for a clean-cut and elegant look. This e13ctron option could use a few more subtle, not-too-wild features...but what you see here is what you get.
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The defender is completely overbuilt for at least 95% of iphone users. It does however do a great job of scratching your phone.
I picked it up on a market stall in Bournemouth. I guess it would just be called a leather flip case.
It was a bit of a impulse buy as well as an attempt to carry less stuff!
EDIT:I've had it for half a year now and it's still in great shape!
I definitely like it, but as you mentioned I can't really get a feel for their cases from their pictures.
This is my iphone with a black thinedge case and phantom $kins matte on the back, hope you like it.
I just got mine today, same color as yours. I see you posted this around a week ago. What do you think now?im giving it a try for a week or two and seeing if i like it