My girlfriend and I both bought iPhone 3G's 16 gig Black for me, 16 gig White for her. I figured that such a beautiful piece of technology should have a case that is worthy of it, and did not want something that would cover up the beauty of this phone while I use it. My goal was to find a case the phone could slide in to protect it when not in use, and easily slide out of when I need it.
I have been looking at the Vaja site for a while for various cases and decided the Classic Retro Slim Bag was the case for me. I ordered two cases in Plain Vitelino leather, one in Azzuro/Torrone for myself, and Sabia/Desert Sand for my girlfriend.
It took about 17 days since the time I ordered to receive the cases. They came in nice white boxes with the Vaja insignia on them. Inside the cases come along with some pictures of other products. Now the important stuff:
Build Quality: The leather is really nice, it is shinier than the pictures on the website, but looks great. The stitching is awesome and you can tell they were put together well. The insignia on my Azzuro case caused some slight damage to the blue leather (some small white spots) which I e-mailed them about. Not a big deal but I expect a little more for the price. The Sabia case is perfect and both looks better than the picture from the website.
Usability: Since both cases are new, it is a tight fit with the iPhone. They should expand with use though, but for now it is hard getting the phone in and out of the case. If you put the phone in speaker end first, you have to turn the ringer volume all the way up since it is muffled by the case. You could also put the phone in upside down to prevent this. Most of the time I keep my phones on vibrate so I am not sure this will be an issue, although the vibration on the iPhone is a little weak.
Size: It adds almost no bulk to the phone when its in my pocket which is something that is important to me. It also provides adequate protection from keys, change, lint etc.
Finally, I am pretty sure I placed an order for Azzure/Torrone but they shipped me Azzure/Sabia. Not a huge issue as I decided before they shipped that I liked the Sabia stripe better - but still it is a little strange. I sent them an e-mail about the damage and the color mix up but overall I am happy with the case.
Below are pictures of the cases, the Sabia coloring came out lighter with the iPhone's camera, it is a much darker tan in person but looks good.
I have been looking at the Vaja site for a while for various cases and decided the Classic Retro Slim Bag was the case for me. I ordered two cases in Plain Vitelino leather, one in Azzuro/Torrone for myself, and Sabia/Desert Sand for my girlfriend.
It took about 17 days since the time I ordered to receive the cases. They came in nice white boxes with the Vaja insignia on them. Inside the cases come along with some pictures of other products. Now the important stuff:
Build Quality: The leather is really nice, it is shinier than the pictures on the website, but looks great. The stitching is awesome and you can tell they were put together well. The insignia on my Azzuro case caused some slight damage to the blue leather (some small white spots) which I e-mailed them about. Not a big deal but I expect a little more for the price. The Sabia case is perfect and both looks better than the picture from the website.
Usability: Since both cases are new, it is a tight fit with the iPhone. They should expand with use though, but for now it is hard getting the phone in and out of the case. If you put the phone in speaker end first, you have to turn the ringer volume all the way up since it is muffled by the case. You could also put the phone in upside down to prevent this. Most of the time I keep my phones on vibrate so I am not sure this will be an issue, although the vibration on the iPhone is a little weak.
Size: It adds almost no bulk to the phone when its in my pocket which is something that is important to me. It also provides adequate protection from keys, change, lint etc.
Finally, I am pretty sure I placed an order for Azzure/Torrone but they shipped me Azzure/Sabia. Not a huge issue as I decided before they shipped that I liked the Sabia stripe better - but still it is a little strange. I sent them an e-mail about the damage and the color mix up but overall I am happy with the case.
Below are pictures of the cases, the Sabia coloring came out lighter with the iPhone's camera, it is a much darker tan in person but looks good.
