What are your thoughts on the iPhone Air bumper?

[thadoggfather]

It feels more like matte TPU-ish / generic bumper / slippery than the rubber edge iPhone 4 bumper from memory, albeit that was 15 years ago.

I was not the biggest fan and could not justify the $39 for it personally, but I like that it showed off the back of the phone. It also didn't bulk up the phone a lot, but more than I liked for how slim the Air is in hand by itself or with a slimmer complementary case.

I also didn't like the camera still touches the table laying down, but I'm not sure how they could've compensated for that without making the phone comically thick.

Also nice it accommodates the MagSafe battery even though I didn't try, but just from reading around.

 

[corys00]

Mine's already boxed up and ready to be returned to the Apple Store, it's just way too slippery. With that being said, it does make me want a bumper even more, but something with some grip/texture is a must.

 

[aYvYyyPhNa]

I like it. Keeps the slim profile and nice to be able to see most of the phone. It's not super grippy, but I'm not worried about it slipping out of my hands or anything.

 

[bookcase]

It’s not as grippy as I was imagining (I thought it’d be more like silicone), but the Air felt so delicate without that it does give me more to grab/hold on to. It’s as close to caseless as possible without skipping the case altogether.

 

[4sallypat]

Returning mine.

Not very useful.

 

[bcc9]

The bumper is unusably slippery. Wish it wasn't made of hard polycarbonate. Also doesn't protect the camera bump or allow the phone to lay flat.

Wonder if there's any thin tape I can add to the bumper to give it enough texture to make it not slippery. Maybe gaffer tape?

 

[bcc9]

Any decent 3rd party bumpers? I assume the metal ones will interfere with the reception and are non-starters.