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What case is thin yet protective?

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Looking for a case for my iPhone 4. In the past, I used the Speck Pixelskin for my 3G. It was very protective but a little on the chunky side. What do you guys recommend as a good compromise between thinness and protectiveness? I want something that is somewhat protective against an accindental drop but not too thick. Thanks.
 
I like TPU material cases. They aren't thick, and they offer great protection, and unlike Silicone, they don't attract to lint... they slide in and out of your pocket easily. I don't have an iPhone 4, yet (waiting for the white) but here are some TPU cases that you might like.

Case-Mate Gelli Case:
http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-4-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-4-Gelli-Cases.asp

iSkin Solo:
http://www.iskin.com/iphone4/ (not out yet)

Belkin Grip Vue:
http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=512159 (a great case for iPhone and iPad)






Those three are the only ones I can think of.
There are cheap TPU cases allover eBay. If you want to try one out, get one off of there! Same material, lower price...no brand name.
 
I have the Belkin Grip Vue. It's pretty thin and fits the phone so perfectly. It's similar to the material of an iskin solo fx. I had the fx on my 3G. This case is slimmer. I think the iPhone 4 should have a rubbery barrier on it instead of plastic since it's mostly glass. I'm surprised to be so happy with a case so early in the game of finding cases. It's one fault is the volume buttons are a little tough to use with it. Someone said they were going to cut the covers off the buttons but I haven't tried that.

Oh n the camera hole intefers with the flash like most cases that came out so quickly. I never use flash so I forget about it
 
I have the Belkin for my iPad. I have to admit that it is very nice material. I'm just afraid it will be too bulky.
 
Sweetbike40 said:
I have the Belkin Grip Vue. It's pretty thin and fits the phone so perfectly. It's similar to the material of an iskin solo fx. I had the fx on my 3G. This case is slimmer. I think the iPhone 4 should have a rubbery barrier on it instead of plastic since it's mostly glass. I'm surprised to be so happy with a case so early in the game of finding cases. It's one fault is the volume buttons are a little tough to use with it. Someone said they were going to cut the covers off the buttons but I haven't tried that.

Oh n the camera hole intefers with the flash like most cases that came out so quickly. I never use flash so I forget about it
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I had the Belkin Vue and really liked it. Like you I noticed the buttons were a bit stiff to operate, but it was a minor quirk that I was willing to live with for the protection the case seemed to provide. The other problem I found with the Vue was with the flash. Like several other early production cases, the Vue causes flash photos to overdevelop. I called Belkin, but the help desk in India had no idea what I was complaining about. They kept repeatedly asking me if the case fit properly. I hate out of country call centers!!!!

If Belkin releases an updated version of the Vue that does not interfere with the camera and it's flash, I will surely buy it. I really liked the material.
 
Belkin Grip Vue is terrible. I have it.it looks so ugly. It turned from clear to yellow in a week.
 
I love the look of the case-mates but does anyone know if I fit a zagg, will the case still fit?
 
I like the look of the case-mate but I will also protect my iphone with a zagg. Does anyone know if the case-mate will still fit?
 
it's decent

xenopower2 said:
this case is amazing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-iPhone-4-...ccessories&hash=item2308264da7#ht_2144wt_1141
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Ordered a couple of these not the black as pictured here from the vendor.
It's a good case, two pieces, but the plastic is somewhat cheap and here's an issue.

Just try to take it off. You will break nails trying to pry it apart. There are two whole piece the back and the front. Once it's on, it's like death trying to get it apart.

Since the top drops on, there's no problem with a best skins ever added. But man I finally figured out how to open it.

You have to try to peel it from the bottom and get one of the edges to "pop" on the lower left corner. Then you have some leverage to get the others top connections off. It's the hardest to take apart I've ever seen.

Minsky is a good vendor though. He sends them out quickly with your order.
 
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