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Default What is the thinnest case available?

I really dislike using any case at all on my phones. I've never used them in the past. But this phone is just so darned slippery, a case is practically necessary to keep from dropping it all the time. So right now I'm using the Diztronic case, and while it is quite thin, it still IMHO adds significantly to the phone's size. Are there any cases that are more just like a thin skin? I am not looking for any drop protection; just looking to make the back of the phone less slippery. I suppose some kind of sticker could also do the job...

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Might want to check out ghost armor or something like a full body skin. Basically a screen protector but for your whole phone.

Or check out the incipio feather or one of the barely there cases.
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Might want to check out ghost armor or something like a full body skin. Basically a screen protector but for your whole phone.

Or check out the incipio feather or one of the barely there cases.
Full body skins are a terrible idea and a recipe for destroying your phone by corrosion, especially on a device with a sealed battery like this one.

Use an HTC hard case or something similar. They are very light and thin, but they will also easily break if you take it off and put it back on many times.
 
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I use the diztronic case and it adds almost no bulk yo the phone at all.
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Body glove makes a nice thin case. I bought one at walmart for $20ish.
 
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Thinnest cases are these thin shell cases. I have the black one and it's really thin and doesn't hide the beauty of the phone.

http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-one-s-a...oem-cases.html

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Skullcandy makes a really thin case for the One S. I can only find them on eBay.

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Thinnest cases are these thin shell cases. I have the black one and it's really thin and doesn't hide the beauty of the phone.

http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-one-s-a...oem-cases.html

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I have both the black one and the transparent one.
They are really thin and add minimum bulk to the phone. However, they also barely protect the phone at all, probably only good for keeping the back of the phone from scratches.
At the back, the case is level with the red/blue ring around the camera lens, i doubt it protects the lens at all.
The transparent one has a frosted feel and is still pretty slippery, but it's better than without a case at all.
I would recommend the black one as it gives a rubbery texture and it's pretty grippy.
Overall i love how the cases manage to give me minimum protection and bulk.
i chose the One S over the X partly due to it's thiness, so i bought these cases to keep it that way.
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Thinnest cases are these thin shell cases. I have the black one and it's really thin and doesn't hide the beauty of the phone.

http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-one-s-a...oem-cases.html

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I use the diztronic case and it adds almost no bulk yo the phone at all.

It really seems to be the thinnest one. However, I haven't seen the "perfect" case yet. I hope someday someone will do it...

 
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