5 cases reviewed/compared

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*I originally posted this in the thread Cases for Nitro HD and Optimus LTE, but aquariuz23 suggested I just post a thread that would be easier to find for everyone, so here!*

So, I'm a case fiend and have gathered a few in my process of finding the best case for me for how I use my Nitro, and I think I'm finally satisfied! So here's a small summary of the cases I have and tested:

None have the hole in the corner for the antenna that's not there, and all elevate the area around the camera lens just enough so that when set down, the camera glass doesn't touch the surface. Also, all of them have exposed ports for USB and headphone jack, obviously. Finally, they're all quite thin and don't add much bulk to the phone, the thinnest being the Barely-There, and the fattest being the Transparent Snap-On case. But even still, we're talking about plus or minus maybe 1.5 mm variance in added thickness.



Generic black TPU from Ebay (power button covered)-


Pros:
-Perfect fit
-Grippy in hand, but doesn't cling to inside of jeans, so easy to take in and out of pocket
-Full protection
-Glossy can look nice (if clean)
-Easy to put on and take off

Cons:
-Glossy can look ugly (if dirty, and gets dirty easily)
-Covers volume rocker, which is good for protection, but can make it kinda tricky to find, even though the texture of the case is a little different over the rocker to indicate where it is)
-Hole for camera portion unnecessarily large


Transparent snap-on from Ebay (power button exposed)-


Pros:
-Not as cheap looking as would expect
-Excellent coverage for protection
-Access to volume rocker and power button
-Overall, pretty good fit

Cons:
-Creaky if pressed on certain edges of the case
-Hole for camera portion too large
-A little tricky to take off, though gets easier with practice
-Material feels hard and sharp, and in putting on and taking off the case, I feel nervous about it scratching the screen protector


Rubberized snap-on from Ebay (power button exposed)-


Pros:
-Looks quite good
-Excellent coverage for protection
-Access to volume rocker and power button
-Overall, pretty good fit
-Matte surface hides finger prints

Cons:
-Rubberized texture is surprisingly slick in hand, but tends to grip to inside of jean pocket, making it hard to pull out, but easy to drop
-Creaky if pressed on certain edges of the case
-Hole for camera portion too large
-A little tricky to take off, though gets easier with practice


Barely There from Amazon (power button exposed)-


Pros:
-Looks great, matte surface hides fingerprints
-Solid build
-Perfect Fit

Cons:
-A little slick to hold
-Exposed top and bottom (if dropped, even onto a perfectly flat surface, the top and bottom edge of the front face of the phone will hit the surface, not the case, so not great protection)
-A little hard to take off



Body Glove from Amazon (power button covered)-


Pros:
-Excellent fit
-Great material (kinda like tougher, matte TPU with textured portions for gripping)
-Material is EXCELLENT at repelling fingerprints/particles/hairs
-Good grip in hand but slips right out of pocket easily
-Covers all of the camera but the necessary lens and flash
-Easy to put on and take off
-Complete coverage except for access to volume rocker

Cons:
-Not the best looking case in the world... pattern design is questionable to me...


Personal fav: Body glove! Has full coverage of the phone, is fantastic at staying clean, is a great, tough, firm material, and is easy to pop on and off for those of us that swap out batteries. Shame it's not a prettier design, but for all its pros, I'll set that aside =)

The Body Glove case actually looks nice to me.

I think I'm just a super minimalist when it comes to design, so my immediate impulse is to favor things that are really super simple and uniform, but I think the texture pattern is kinda growing on me =)

I'm starting to look into the body glove too. I'm just trying to judge the thickness from the pictures, as well as the shape. I really like to look of this phone naked, I think it has nice curves and sometimes I feel cases hide the real look, thus why I was leaning towards Barely-There case cuz it very much follows the shape of the phone itself.

Itis (or konrad? lol) do you mind taking a couple or some more shots of the body glove, with better lighting, so I can see how it really looks on the phone?

I, too would appreciate more pics of the Body Glove case with better lighting. :)

If you guys have an AT&T store nearby you can try the Body Glove case on your phone in store. If not I can see why you want more pictures. It doesn't exactly keep the rounded smoothness of the Nitro. It does, but then it doesn't. I just really like it because it gives texture in all the right places for holding the phone. I wouldn't pay the $30 in store because I'm a cheap-ass. I get accessories half price though so I bought it. I've read that it can be had for pretty cheap on amazon or ebay, so it should be seen as a good purchase.

Originally Posted by AllstarE4

If you guys have an AT&T store nearby you can try the Body Glove case on your phone in store. If not I can see why you want more pictures. It doesn't exactly keep the rounded smoothness of the Nitro. It does, but then it doesn't. I just really like it because it gives texture in all the right places for holding the phone. I wouldn't pay the $30 in store because I'm a cheap-ass. I get accessories half price though so I bought it. I've read that it can be had for pretty cheap on amazon or ebay, so it should be seen as a good purchase.

yup it's about 15 with free shipping in ebay. Not sure about amazon.

I'll second the Body Glove after trying the Ballistic HC and SC. HC was too clunky and messed up the screen up with a ****ty screen protector built in, and the SC repels any screen protector by pushing it off on the edges, kind of hard to explain.

Just got myself body glove. Love it. Doesn't add much bulk, the phone still fit in the belt pouch, little snag, but fits. Since I hold it on left side I was afraid the power button that now sticks out would be pressed when in pouch, but it doesn't.
I shall see how it performs in summer in a heat with sweaty hands. Right now it feels less slippery then without the case.

Thanks.

I just tried the body glove case in the ATT store. I didn't really like how flush it is with the screen. If you dropped it it seemed like the screen could easily be damaged. I wish the rubber/plastic extended up past the screen a tiny bit more. I'm gonna keep looking .

I have 3 kids... so I think I need something a bit more rugged perhaps. I just HATE adding bulk to the phone. Its so sad.

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