[Q]Need Help Deciding Which Case To Buy. (Case-mate Barely There or Casemate Gel?)

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I'll be getting a Galaxy S2 soon and wanted to know which case is better in terms of quality,

http://www.clove.co.uk/case-mate-sam...lli-case-clear
- According to the item description, this case features Flexible thermoplastic - softer and more robust than silicone or rubber

http://www.clove.co.uk/case-mate-sam...ly-there-black
- According to the item description, this case has a cutting-edge appearance with its rubber matte finish
- Contains, Impact resistant flexible plastic shell

I only want to buy one of the two cases mentioned above. Are both cases TPU? What is a flexible plastic shell? Is the same as TPU? I specially want a case that is matte finish. If the 1st case mentioned above is TPU, shouldn't be matte. I'm having some trouble telling the differences.

Please let me know. Thank you.

Well I have used the Barely There case for my N8 for quite some times and its quite good. I mean it protects the back and the camera from scratches and it is barely there as the name suggests. Very slim for a hard case and I guess people will be wanting to keep the slimness on the GS II pretty much as it is. In that case, I would go for the Barely There.

But with that said, if you are in need from protection, because if your phone falls down especially with the front facing downwards, the extra protection on the front in the gel case will help absorb the impact. However its unprotected on the barely there case and it will get scratched.

So far the Barely There case ahs been good for me and I went for 8 months without scratches. Last week I dropped my phone facing downwards and it got scratched. It wouldnt have happened in a gel/silicon case. And it doesnt matter even if youre very careful with your device like me. Sometimes it just happens.

Using a case-mate barely there, had one on my Galaxy S and couldn't fault it. Keeps the phone at its original form factor plus give a nice amount of grip but still slides into pockets easily without sticking.

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Arjun - case mate barely there cases are available from Croma ...though not the SGS2 cases right now...at least you can check it out and see if you like it or not...

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Hey all, thanks for your responses so far.

My only main concern, is that I want a case of good quality that will give me good all-around full protection around the sides of the phone.

Does any one know if the Casemate Gelli Case provides this?

yes the gelli case provides that. it provides more protection that the barely there case

Might be kinda off topic (apologies if hijacking) but does anyone know if the case-mate fits either the official dock or any of the ones off eBay?