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The Mas Design Titanium Back for the iPhone 4 Thread

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bobpensik

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Aug 21, 2003
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My gf bought me one of these case backs and it was beautiful. The fit was perfect, finish was awesome and it made my iPhone 4 looks really unique.

There was a really bad side effect though, it killed my reception. As I mentioned I have the iPhone 4 so reception isn't the greatest anyway but with this back on it would kill 2-3 bars of my signal. As soon as I took it off my phone signal went up. Tried lots to make it work but I couldn't live with the signal reception issues.

When I had the back on in my house I would get 2 bars when the phone was sitting on the table and it would drop service if I picked it up. With the OEM glass back on I would get 4-5 bars with it sitting on the table and 3-4 in hand.

Mas was great with customer service and great to deal with.
 
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KittyBurn

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Nov 22, 2011
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Geo411m said:
That looks sweet. Can't wait to get mine. How do you like it? Does it seem tough?
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Its made amazingly. And it has tactile feel to it so less slip.

Combination of iPhone 4S White - Element Vapor Pro White and Silver mixed - and Rust Mas Design Back. (also have brushed silver but didn't do pictures with it yet)


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vtclan

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Nov 26, 2011
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KittyBurn said:
Its made amazingly. And it has tactile feel to it so less slip.

Combination of iPhone 4S White - Element Vapor Pro White and Silver mixed - and Rust Mas Design Back. (also have brushed silver but didn't do pictures with it yet)
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That looks awesome. If you happen to have both complete white and silver vapor pros, would you mind posting a couple of pics for me of the white plastic side combined with the silver right side? (the reverse of your combination)
 
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KittyBurn

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vtclan said:
That looks awesome. If you happen to have both complete white and silver vapor pros, would you mind posting a couple of pics for me of the white plastic side combined with the silver right side? (the reverse of your combination)
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Not as cool haha. :p If I get a chance I will for sure.
 
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Geo411m

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Apr 3, 2010
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I just got my custom Mas sandblasted titanium back this morning. It's a really nice, well build backing. Build quality is excellent. It's looks like it came straight from Apple. The sandblasted titanium back looks just like the stainless steel antenna band.

I did a field test to see signal strength and it does knock a bar out. my phone went from -89 to -101 or basically lost 1 bar of service. Pictures are the same quality as the OEM lens.

Overall I give it a 9 out of 10. Knocking a point off for the drop in cell strength. Now I got to decide if I want to order a apple logo sticker :)
 

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Geo411m

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Apr 3, 2010
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Munkypoo7 said:
It killed a bar? Dang... Guess I'll be sticking with The Lucky Labs back :/
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It killed a bar at my home but I don't get great service there anyway. I've been playing with it outdoors and I have perfect signal -67db. Not sure what to make of it.
 
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mbh87

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Nov 10, 2011
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I didn't notice any signal drop but I didn't look at the numbers (forgot how to), but visually I didn't lose any bars.
 
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JadedBen

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Aug 14, 2009
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Essex, UK
Geo411m said:
I just got my custom Mas sandblasted titanium back this morning. It's a really nice, well build backing. Build quality is excellent. It's looks like it came straight from Apple. The sandblasted titanium back looks just like the stainless steel antenna band.

I did a field test to see signal strength and it does knock a bar out. my phone went from -89 to -101 or basically lost 1 bar of service. Pictures are the same quality as the OEM lens.

Overall I give it a 9 out of 10. Knocking a point off for the drop in cell strength. Now I got to decide if I want to order a apple logo sticker :)
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:eek: easily the nicest 4/4s back I've seen! Has that iPhone 2G look to it IMHO. A black apple logo in the original position would finish it off perfectly :apple:

Did they charge much extra for the sandblasting?

I really want one!
 
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Geo411m

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Apr 3, 2010
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JadedBen said:
:eek: easily the nicest 4/4s back I've seen! Has that iPhone 2G look to it IMHO. A black apple logo in the original position would finish it off perfectly :apple:

Did they charge much extra for the sandblasting?

I really want one!
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They didn't charge extra. I just called first and said I wanted something that looked like antenna band and they said sandblasting it and said they could do it and won't put any logos. They told me to purchase the brushed natural and put a note/email saying I wanted the "sandblasted ti plate instead."

I agree with you on the apple logo which is why I ordered the black apple logo from http://GrafiXpressions.com/. It looks like the stock logo and it's really cheap. I got it from their eBay store and saved on shipping since they don't charge for it on their eBay site but charge $3 on their official site.

I can't say enough how great this back looks. The build quality is amazing and looks just like the antenna band. I've already had people ask me how I did it or do I have some unreleased iPhone?
 
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KittyBurn

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Nov 22, 2011
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Geo411m said:
They didn't charge extra. I just called first and said I wanted something that looked like antenna band and they said sandblasting it and said they could do it and won't put any logos. They told me to purchase the brushed natural and put a note/email saying I wanted the "sandblasted ti plate instead."

I agree with you on the apple logo which is why I ordered the black apple logo from http://GrafiXpressions.com/. It looks like the stock logo and it's really cheap. I got it from their eBay store and saved on shipping since they don't charge for it on their eBay site but charge $3 on their official site.

I can't say enough how great this back looks. The build quality is amazing and looks just like the antenna band. I've already had people ask me how I did it or do I have some unreleased iPhone?
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Can you link the ebay offering for the same logo as the iphone 4s? I have been looking for too long now :p
 
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Geo411m

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Apr 3, 2010
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KittyBurn said:
Thank you. Ordered some silver ones. What color did you go with? I have the white iPhone.
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I took the black one to go with the silver back. I wanted my phone all black and silver. I think on the real site they have chrome black and carbon fiber as well.
 
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KittyBurn

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Nov 22, 2011
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Geo411m said:
I took the black one to go with the silver back. I wanted my phone all black and silver. I think on the real site they have chrome black and carbon fiber as well.
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Yeah I wanted it to go with the rust color. So I figure the silver will be a good mix. Black would be too dark considering my case and iphone are white. And white would have just looked weird.
 
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Geo411m

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Apr 3, 2010
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KittyBurn said:
Yeah I wanted it to go with the rust color. So I figure the silver will be a good mix. Black would be too dark considering my case and iphone are white. And white would have just looked weird.
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Silver should look great with your back cover. Take some pics when you get it.
 
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HoosierInFL

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Jun 9, 2007
192
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If you buy one of the Mas backs, be forewarned that it will scratch like crazy. Even if you baby your phone it will get lots of scratches. I emailed Mas about this and I was told that Titanium is a soft metal and scratches are to be expected. Heck, mine arrived with scratches right out of the box and I was told it is normal.

So far, it seems as though just sitting my phone on the table causes scratches. I take great care of my phone, but I've already got lots of scratches that I have no idea how they got there.
 
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mbh87

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Nov 10, 2011
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HoosierInFL said:
If you buy one of the Mas backs, be forewarned that it will scratch like crazy. Even if you baby your phone it will get lots of scratches. I emailed Mas about this and I was told that Titanium is a soft metal and scratches are to be expected. Heck, mine arrived with scratches right out of the box and I was told it is normal.

So far, it seems as though just sitting my phone on the table causes scratches. I take great care of my phone, but I've already got lots of scratches that I have no idea how they got there.
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I noticed that as well. I've only had mine on for a total of 3 days and it's already pretty well scratched and I don't even set it on any hard surfaces. I just emailed them asking if there was anything I could do to get rid of them. Didn't want to take steel wool to it before asking and completely ruin it.
 
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lazybee

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Oct 8, 2011
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I've often worked with titanium, and specifically, finishing it. A good choice for a quick restoration is ScotchBrite of an ultra fine grade. Now. Depending on the depth of a laser engraving it may or may not work perfectly. Also, the only other added difficulty here is the camera lens and flash opening.

Overall, the best bet is to let it be. Titanium is relatively soft and it does tend to scratch quickly, so without adding an epoxy clear coat, or something of that nature...you are pretty much stuck with an easily scratched surface.
 
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HoosierInFL

macrumors regular
Jun 9, 2007
192
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I like the back, even if it does scratch super easy. I also ordered one like Geo posted earlier. Sandblasted and with no logos. I'm hoping a clear protector will apply well to it so that it might fight off scratches.
 
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mbh87

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Nov 10, 2011
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Anyone experience a really annoying sound while making calls with this back on? It's making calls almost unbearable for me :(
 
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