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I am hoping there are some people here who know about what brands/sites are good ones or trustworthy.
Ok, picking up my Evo 3D on Friday..... and surprise surprise, the phone isn't even out yet, yet there are a million different places with brands nobody has ever heard of with supposed cases for this phone, some of them even having dimensions smaller than the phone itself despite being listed as for the 3D.... (Yes I know, no need to tell me many manufacturers will take existing stock and claim it works for the new device just to sell it).
So the thing is, I have no idea what cases might be designed specifically for the HTC Evo 3D, or even any respectable sites to buy such cases from.
But I am also sorta over-complicating the issue by not being sure if I should first over a back cover for the phone or not. See, I am not a fan of the way the camerapod sticks out, I was wondering if there were any GOOD cases that add enough bulk to essentially make the cameras level with the rest of the phone, even if this will add thickness.
Something like this, but I don't know if this really is an official HTC product or not, and if there aren't better ones (or if that is a trustworthy site):
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28040
And this brings me to my main concern. The main case I want to get is a belt-clip holster, not just a simple little clip that attaches the phone to your belt but basically a whole pouch to hold it, something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Horizontal-Leather-Magnetic-Closing/dp/B0051IGCAI
But on top of the problem I already mentioned of there being a million cases just simply calling themselves a HTC Evo 3D case... there is also the issue of how it will fit. Normally, I don't care if a case is a little too big for a phone since it will hold it anyway, but all of my previous phones didn't have sensitive parts like the camera sticking out so much before, if I were to get a case, id want one designed to hold the pushed-out camera in place too.... but that would only work if I decide not to get a case that ads bulk for the purpose of keeping the cameras flush with the back of the phone.... and if I do decide to go with a back-cover to add bulk, will those pouch-cases then even still hold the phone or will it then be too thick?
Sigh... I'm over-complicating things aren't I? So anyway, any ideas? Its a shame those back-covers that increase the size of the phone can't make use of that size, such as storing a slightly higher capacity battery or something.
That first one's badass. I wonder how much coverage you get on the front. I ordered two slide together ones (like the innocase surface, but a clone), and one super-silicone one. I like buying a bunch of different colored cases to shake things up every now and then.
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retnuh730 said:
That first one's badass. I wonder how much coverage you get on the front. I ordered two slide together ones (like the innocase surface, but a clone), and one super-silicone one. I like buying a bunch of different colored cases to shake things up every now and then.
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post some links so we can see what they look like plz i still need case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053NWDO0
This is the silicone one. Cheap and highly rated for other phones.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052TTMXA
This is the snap together (innocase surface-esque) one. Might be sold out now.
where is the case with the kickstand?
I went yesterday to a sprint store and got me a otterbox commuter case. I love it. They had about 4 different kinds but none with a kickstand. They also had the car dock as well.
TPU case for me. Ordered a few weeks ago from ebay, $4 shipped.
picked up a chase from BB this morning belt clip
case 20
screen protector was free
Are there images of any of these cases?
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Are there images of any of these cases?
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case i have
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...d=1218353393109&viewtype=largeFrontView&h=387
but with out the kickstand
Picked up a Body Glove hard case when I picked my 3vo up this morning. Doesnt add too much bulk
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I got the case that Best Buy sells with a kick stand. It's 2-piece, kickstand, soft-touch, protects well. Very streamline. It costs too much ($40.00) but I had some reward points and ended up getting it for free. Love it!
Hmph, just terrific. To complicate matters, that hardshell case I posted isn't even available until July 13 apparently.... and nobody is showing that it looks like from the front...
I guess I should just at the minimum get a belt-clip pouch for now. Does anyone know of any good horizontal ones that were specifically designed for the Evo 3D instead of just general cases that roughly fit a phone of that shape?
Just ran across these on Ebay. not sure if they would fit out models or not but the black and silver ones look pretty slick.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-Me...140?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bf5c59f4
and they kinda looked raised like the 2000mah battery covers do. (judging from the looks of the camera hole)
might order one after my Taurus bumper comes in.
anyone already tried one??
Hmm... the black and silver look pretty nice - but I'd expect the price to be a bit less for random parts coming out of Hong Kong. At least the shipping is free though.
Maybe I'll try one.
Well, according to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313054
They may not fit anyway... good thing I didn't buy yet.
Is it physicaly bigger or is it just that the tabs dont line up?
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Seller said that if it didnt fit or i didnt like it i could return it within 7 days. so i ordered a black one. figure if it works that it will look good with the Taurus bumper i ordered.
over in the i9100 forum for the 2000mah battery+cover they show that the korean version fits but a few of the tabs that secure the side have to be dremel-ed off. im hopeinh since this is coming from korea also thats all ill have to do.
I'll keep you guys informed.
Hopefully they fit, if not they need something like this for our phones. Looks so sick!
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Seller said that if it didnt fit or i didnt like it i could return it within 7 days. so i ordered a black one. figure if it works that it will look good with the Taurus bumper i ordered.
over in the i9100 forum for the 2000mah battery+cover they show that the korean version fits but a few of the tabs that secure the side have to be dremel-ed off. im hopeinh since this is coming from korea also thats all ill have to do.
I'll keep you guys informed.
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Good luck and keep us posted.
Monsterfox50 said:
Seller said that if it didnt fit or i didnt like it i could return it within 7 days. so i ordered a black one. figure if it works that it will look good with the Taurus bumper i ordered.
over in the i9100 forum for the 2000mah battery+cover they show that the korean version fits but a few of the tabs that secure the side have to be dremel-ed off. im hopeinh since this is coming from korea also thats all ill have to do.
I'll keep you guys informed.
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thats great! hope it fits, can't wait to hear back and see how it all goes
I was look at buying this battery cover when I came across this thread. Seems to be the same as one in the original post, but it's a few bucks cheaper. Fingers crossed it works out!
Has anyone received this yet? Im curious if these it or will need a bit of modding
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Confirming this DOES NOT FIT the ATT model. I bought this when I had brought my white SGS II International model back from Thailand, and had used it a couple days on that. they do look nice. But then when I switched to the AT&T model I sold the cover with it. Wish they'd fit the ATT model. The only thing that really concerned me was if the NFC would work through the back, but we likely won't have to worry about that since nobody seems to have any motivation to enable the NFC on our phones, hehe.
still hve not recieved mine. acording to the shipping info it is listed to be delivered on the 7th.
as soon as i get it i will let you guys know.
I am curious as well, I really like the look of these metal battery covers.
Ok. Just got mine out of the mail box. I appears to be a thin peice of aluminum adhered to a thin plastic back cover. But i can Confirm that...
It DOES fit the AT&T GSII..
snaps right on no problems. and looks awesome with my black Taurus Bumper
i'll snap some pics later tonight if i can.
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Ok. Just got mine out of the mail box. I appears to be a thin peice of aluminum adhered to a thin plastic back cover. But i can Confirm that...
It DOES fit the AT&T GSII..
snaps right on no problems. and looks awesome with my black Taurus Bumper
i'll snap some pics later tonight if i can.
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Looking forward to those (pics). I'm very interested in getting this. Can you also take note of signal strength, GPS, and anything else?
Here ya go guys.
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You mentioned it was a metal cover over the plastic backing, does this make the phone thicker in any way? Is there now a ridge where the battery cover meets the plastic on the phone?
Looks good though!
Phone is very very slightly thicker.
Not sure about the ridge. Would have to remove my Taurus to see. Might when i get home
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LUKEN : yes it does have a very small lip/edge to it without the bumper on.
SIMBA: no it does not seem to effect either gps or signal strength.
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If it's not too much trouble, could you post some pictures without your Taurus on? Thanks! I really want to get one
So i got the ghost armor white carbon the day i got my prime. I work at best buy and i was just gonna get a zagg shield on it but i was like fugg it. ill get what ever is premium. So i went into the mall and found the little kiosk. They were literally just standing around and laughing and not selling. So all of them loved my prime lol. I asked to see a white carbon fiber case. They only had it on a ****ty iphone. so either way i went with it. they didnt have it on hand so it took about a week to get it. heres the thing. it looked AMAZING when i got it. i then placed it in the poetic case i got off amazon and now its kinda black on the back lol. ill put pictures up but i dont want anyone saying **** aabout it. I KNOW THERES BLACK RUBBED OFF BUT its still something to kinda just look at and decide if you want it. It had a life time warranty so i will be taking advantage of it soon....
and on a side note, it actually does feel like carbon fiber. its like all threaded and feels nice lol. i was very skeptical getting it but its awesome. with the life time warranty i can get whatever color i want also.
EDIT:man my bionic takes amazing pictures....
Yeah I'm not a fan of the carbon fiber more of a clear puritist but that looks nice.
Love GhostArmor products on most my stuff but they didn't have the Prime at any of the kiosks so I ordered it getting the online 30% promo code (protect2012) and decided to do it myself. BY ALL MEANS DON'T DO IT lol
I hadn't realized that GA was wet application... boy what a pain in the ass that was.
the guy who did it did some what of an alright job. he didnt clean it all the way of anything. havingh put on like 2000 invisible shields i know most of the tricks. he got it on good and i was happy. the edges could have been done better. either way i was happy. i love it on my prime. this is what i wanted. the carbon fiber is actually pretty good. the order is supposed to come with a free screen shield too. the mug pulled it out and figured i didnt see it and just pocketed it. either way people if you have questions let me know.
Do you have a dock and do you have any issues with docking the tablet with the skin on it.
i have the skinomi black carbon on mine, they have the skin for both the tablet and the dock.
and they also have the docking "area" cut out to ensure no issues with docking the tablet.
i'm thinking about getting the another set of silver carbon(looks white) from these guys. (should 've gone with the silver ones the first time.)
i dont have a dock....yet. i think with my discount i get the dock for 106?? idk im not sure. i think ill buy the dock first thennnnn replace it.
So many of you know the UK Samsung Galaxy Note has a carbon fiber battery door as a option. Unfortunately it does not fit our phone even with modification. I for one would love to see one for our phone so i contacted a company I use to order carbon fiber parts for my car to see if they would be willing to make one. I am currently waiting to see if they would be interested in making one, but we would need to show them that it is something people want and that it would be profitable for them. They may require a certain ammount and we may have to do a sign up list in order for them to agree.
So what do you guys think? Would you buy one?
The company that would possibly be making it
http://rexpeed.net/2012/en/index.php
im hoping for a $20-25 price range which seems reasonable considering the size and thickness.
this is the one for the UK Note, quality wasnt that great and im sure it would come out better with a company that has more CF experience
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337143262&sr=8-1-spell (DOES NOT FIT OUR PHONE, DONT ORDER, ONLY USED AS REFERENCE)
Id like to see an aluminum or metal back cover
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Id like to see an aluminum or metal back cover
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-Alum...axy-Note-i9220-N7000-/251056854807#vi-content
Theres one.
Most of the users have a case so I dont think theres a lot of interests in replacing the battery door. But users who rock it naked might be interested.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
I would totally be down for a real carbon fiber back. Either that or work with them to create a super slim carbon fiber case. I would love to mess around with some carbon fiber for my Note, only I don't have the skills or tools necessary at my disposal. If you work something nice out with them, put me down for one.
What would be totally awesome is if they could make a carbon fiber housing to completely replace the plastic trim. I would drop 150 bucks or more on that, but I know that would be ridiculous to make.
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I would love to see a white one.
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I really like this but says not for i717! Sucks! What's the difference any way!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-Alum...axy-Note-i9220-N7000-/251056854807#vi-content
Theres one.
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Unfortunately the company is backed up at the moment and unable to make them. I'll see if I can find someone else
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appdroid said:
I really like this but says not for i717! Sucks! What's the difference any way!
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Awh, shoot. I definitely didn't see that Lol. I'm going to take a big guess and say the n7000 battery cover has different places it snaps on. x)
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I really like this but says not for i717! Sucks! What's the difference any way!
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its missing the internal antenna for the NFC and the mounting tabs are in a slightly different location, can still be cut to fit ours most likely tho
Will this fit on my non branded Samsung note ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-batte...276576?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231cdfae60
Looks good no ?
CoopZor said:
Will this fit on my non branded Samsung note ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-batte...276576?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231cdfae60
Looks good no ?
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Looks good, yes. Doesn't fit. I got one already and it's a no go. I'll be reselling it. I have purchased a couple of non i717 backs from ebay and they will not fit. I don't think they will work properly even with trimming some tabs and I'd rather get the factory fit.
I am looking for a carbon fiber back. Can't find any yet, other than a screenguardz sticky thingy. I wonder what true carbon fiber will do to the antenna signals?
CoopZor said:
Will this fit on my non branded Samsung note ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-batte...276576?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231cdfae60
Looks good no ?
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The mounting tabs are in the wrong place for the I717 - I had that cover and not was skilled enough in the modification of the tabs & ended up throwing it out
I'd be interested, but think the NFC thing will kill it.
Still 30 bucks or so, I'd be down.
Yes please! I've been looking all over for some custom backs, but nothing so far. If the price is even up to $50, I don't think I would mind for a CF?
Yesterday i got my $11 bookcase cover for my beloved 7.7, it fits the tab nicely and it has a "built in" stand so that you can use the tablet as for example a mediaplayer. Only downside, that I can see now with this type of stand, is that you need to have the tablet wrong way around (connector to the left, instead of right) when you want to use it as a type-stand, but thats not a big deal for me atleast.
The inside of the lid and backside are dressed in thin felt to not scratch the tab.
the plastic seems alittle thinner than on similar cases and that way you have a smaller risk getting the flash to reflect in the plastic when taking pictures.
It was quite cheap compared to the OEM bookcase covers that are out there, as I didnt "buy it now", the delivery was 5 workingdays from Hong Kong to Sweden.
I dont think i have ever gotten something from Hong Kong to Sweden that fast
So how do you like it? Would you reccomend it? How is the stand, does it feel like it will break or something?
I've been looking for something like this and I really like the look of this.. and the OEM ones are soooo expensive, as you say..
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So how do you like it? Would you reccomend it? How is the stand, does it feel like it will break or something?
I've been looking for something like this and I really like the look of this.. and the OEM ones are soooo expensive, as you say..
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I am happy with it, and the stand seems sturdy enough.
And I would recomend it, remember to check out the rest of the colours also
Nice case, i have orderd one thx för the pic
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I purchased one of these and thought it was pretty good value. It looks nice on the tab (I had an orange one) and I didn't have any of the fit problems that others reported in the other thread. The stand worked great for my needs and the material it's made out of has a really nice feel to it too.
I did have a couple of minor gripes though.
1) There's nothing to keep the cover closed. Not a big deal if you just want the screen protected while it's in a bag or whatever.
2) The panel forms the bottom most part of the stand was always picking up dirt from whatever I set it down on and then carrying it back on to the screen when I closed it. I started to notice tiny abrasions on my screen protector from it.
I've since switched to a different case but still think this one was pretty good for the money.