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Just a quick survey of you fascinate users:
Do any of you use cases? I have been for the life of my phone, but I really like how it feels with out one.
For those of you without, how has the build of your phone stood up? Any damage?
I do have the Seidio case and holster for mine. I switch back and forth between using it and not. I only use the holster for when I mountain bike to protect the screen though. I don't have any major damage besides scratches on the battery cover so far.
I use a tpu skin case I got at the Verizon store for like 15 bucks....no screen protector....
It kept wanting to slide outta my hand so I got the case for grippiness and it doesn't add much thickness
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I was using a solid plaid case, but the case itself damaged the battery cover. I recommend getting a soft case if possible. I'm currently using Samsung black wallet case; great design and comfort
I don't use a case at all cause I don't like the bulk... I've had the phone for over a year and no problems yet.
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localguitarhero said:
I don't use a case at all cause I don't like the bulk... I've had the phone for over a year and no problems yet.
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Over a year huh? So you were fortunate enough to get your hands on one 6 months before it was released? Props to you on that...
No case here. I use a ZaggSkin on the back and that's it... Minimal bulk, battery door protected, with a little extra grip to boot.
I use the Verizon wireless shell/holster combo. Texturized shell goes on the back of the phone, phone slides into the holster with the shell on, completely protected. And the inside of the holster is felt so the screen doesn't get scratched. Keeps the phone protected, but adds minimal thickness.
Otterbox, commuter. Looks nice gives the phone a good feel without adding too much weight.
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Seidio case here. Without the case, the phone seems slightly too thin for me to hold easily so I prefer the extra bulk.
No case/holster here. I dont like the added bulk of one, screen protectors are a tad redundant considering our gorilla glass screens, and any damage to the battery cover can easily be remedied by buying a new one. Im usually good about protecting my phone, but the dings and nicks are definitely starting to add up.
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Never used any screen protector or case since September. Only place that has wear us the plastic chrome near the micro USB port. Although it would be nice to get a textured battery cover. This thing is like a wet bar of soap if u have dry hands.
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I highly recommend any silicon case.
It might be little bulk to you, but it saved me from drop.
I dropped my SF screen facing down from 3ft and I had just Case on, but i picked it up and it didn't even have 1 little scratch.
TPU case. No screen protection. Gives me the grip needed to keep from dropping with little bulk. removes in .5 seconds to pull batt if I need to.
http://www.seidioonline.com/htc-rezound-s/7631.htm
Looks like Seidio is finally developing cases for the Rezound. First up is the surface, I can't wait for the active line.
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Yup! I had the Surface on both mine and my gf's Incredibles that worked great. I can't wait for this case.
I tried to chat with a Seidio rep yesterday to find out when they would releasing (like early 2012, etc.) and she couldn't provide any kind of timeline. She did say I could sign up to receive a notification but I'm not really trying to do all that.
I used to love their other cases on my g 1, specially with the holster. I know it took forever for them to come out on the droid x, hopefully this doesn't take as long.
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I was initially pissed that they didn't make one for the Desire when I had it until recently so I went with otterbox on that phone when I got it since it was the only good case out for it. Now I am glad because otterbox makes a much better product than the seidios on my blackberries.
I got a $6 tpu case on ebay and its great, why spend the money?
loved the case on my Incredible - been waiting for one for the Rezound - this time I'll get the holster for it too
Kane5581 said:
I got a $6 tpu case on ebay and its great, why spend the money?
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The TPU cases are great, but don't provide the same level of protection as something like the Seidio Active. One big thing I am looking forward to in the Active is how the gel layer makes it easier to press the volume/power buttons since there are little rubber bumpers inside. Whereas the TPU cases make it nearly impossible to press the buttons.
I have a TPU case too, but for me, the only peace of mind it offers is knowing I can set it down without on a surface without worrying about damaging the casing. I would NOT anticipate a TPU case to protect from a bad drop. Not enough protection for adequate shock absorption.
And as a personal thing, I think the Active makes the phone look better, and also makes it feel better in hand. Burgundy Active case on this device will fit really well, since it is red/black, which is the theme of the device. So yeah, that is why I buy the Active. Greater peace of mind, device functionality, feel, and look.
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The TPU cases are great, but don't provide the same level of protection as something like the Seidio Active. One big thing I am looking forward to in the Active is how the gel layer makes it easier to press the volume/power buttons since there are little rubber bumpers inside. Whereas the TPU cases make it nearly impossible to press the buttons.
I have a TPU case too, but for me, the only peace of mind it offers is knowing I can set it down without on a surface without worrying about damaging the casing. I would NOT anticipate a TPU case to protect from a bad drop. Not enough protection for adequate shock absorption.
And as a personal thing, I think the Active makes the phone look better, and also makes it feel better in hand. Burgundy Active case on this device will fit really well, since it is red/black, which is the theme of the device. So yeah, that is why I buy the Active. Greater peace of mind, device functionality, feel, and look.
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I have a TPU case on my Inspire (which is a pretty well constructed phone). I had it in my camp chair cup holder which I folded up when I was leaving. When I swung the chair into the car the Inspire must have came out. I backed out over the Inspire (Tire tracks on the back of the TPU case). When i realized it and went back for the Inspire it was face down and the screen protector was scratched from the gravel, the volume button was broke (but still worked), and a couple very small marks on the edge of the frame around the screen where the only problems. Pulled the screen protector and everything works fine.
I now have a Otterbox Commuter on my Rezound. I guess I dont know the point of the story other then the Inspire seems to be better built then the Rezound. I'm not sure it could survive getting run over with my Otterbox let alone a TPU case.
I'm REALLY hoping they come out with an active case for the Rezound. I have one for the standard and one for the extended for my Bolt and I LOVE them both. I have an Otter Defender on it now just to keep it in good shape while I wait for Seidio to come out with something.
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I'm REALLY hoping they come out with an active case for the Rezound. I have one for the standard and one for the extended for my Bolt and I LOVE them both. I have an Otter Defender on it now just to keep it in good shape while I wait for Seidio to come out with something.
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They've confirmed that they are making both the surface and active for the Rezound. Just a matter of time.
Rabble rabble rabble.
cases, cool... but what about Seidio extended batteries and extended battery cases?
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cases, cool... but what about Seidio extended batteries and extended battery cases?
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The case means the most to me. I would also hope they make the dock like they made for the Bolt (with the insert so you can dock it with standard or extended battery.) I would LOVE to see a kickstand on the case too since I use my kickstand on the Bolt a lot. They ended up putting the one kickstand on the Active extended which was great too.
Go Seidio Go!
I keep getting emailed sales and discount offers from them - but still no ReZound cases - I'd totally take advantage of your sale seidio if I could order a case/holster for my ReZound!
Surface line now shipping, active coming soon.
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Nice
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is there any matterial difference between the active and surface? Does the active feel much thicker in general?
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is there any matterial difference between the active and surface? Does the active feel much thicker in general?
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Surface is a hard case, active has a silicone lining and hard exoskeleton
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Active and surface lines with holsters now shipping. use coupon code winter11 for 15% off your order and if you order now free shipping.
I ordered a Surface case yesterday but now wonder if it'll work with the extended battery?
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so i need a case my phone. ive been looking for a case that will make it near invincible and have narrowed my choices to to the Otterbox Defender and the Trident Elektra. the defender is thinner but the elektra offers the ginormous battery which i feel may be necessarily since i cant even go from 6:30 am to 3:00pm without juice defender on its highest settings :/ any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Trident, its a win win, the Electra is just a kraken modified for the super battery. If you want indestructible and long power trident is the best
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LordRalh3 said:
Trident, its a win win, the Electra is just a kraken modified for the super battery. If you want indestructible and long power trident is the best
from my X2 roaming the north
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Despite my dislike of Trident's bulky design, I will concede that they are stronger than all hell. I recently picked up an Otterbox and it is everything I hoped it would be; nice sleek, minimal design. There are a couple flaws but overall, I enjoy it.
LordRalh3 said:
Trident, its a win win, the Electra is just a kraken modified for the super battery. If you want indestructible and long power trident is the best
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I concur with this statement. I recently (accidently) left my phone on top of my car in it's Elektra case and it fell off going around 35-40 mph. All it had was a bit of a scuff on the outer skin, hardly even noticeable.
One thing I do wish they had though was more skins to choose from. I love the case but the skin on it is so damn sticky! When I first got it the damn thing could find and pull out lint in everything it seemed. As times gone on it's lost some of it, which is nice, but it still pulls out my pockets if I'm wearing skinny jeans. You won't ever forget if you have your phone in your pocket though
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I concur with this statement. I recently (accidently) left my phone on top of my car in it's Elektra case and it fell off going around 35-40 mph. All it had was a bit of a scuff on the outer skin, hardly even noticeable.
One thing I do wish they had though was more skins to choose from. I love the case but the skin on it is so damn sticky! When I first got it the damn thing could find and pull out lint in everything it seemed. As times gone on it's lost some of it, which is nice, but it still pulls out my pockets if I'm wearing skinny jeans. You won't ever forget if you have your phone in your pocket though
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Skelente, I have been looking at the Electra case and ha e a few questions. With the case on the phone how thick is it overall, and I know there is two versions of the case. If I get one ill get the newer one that has the silicone inside the plastic shell. So far do you still have the case, if you do are there any more cons about the case? And just curious what's your battery life with the insane batter in the Electra? Thanks, I'm getting over 17 hours with over 40% left in the standard battery, the Electra is a plus over the otterbox because of the extended battery.
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i have the defender series. felt i needed it. i baby the hell outa my phone. - the freakin case scratched my phone on both sides near my front mic from daily use. from now on i will be getting a case where the soft layer is on the INSIDE. just sayin. THNX OTTERBOX! :victory:
I just got my Trident Kraken 2 for my droid x2 and only have one complaint about it and that is the notification bar is kinda hard to pull down now, other than that if feels like a great case and it fits very well to the phone. If anyone know how to make it easier to pull down the notification bar id like to know how to.
I picked up the Otterbox Commuter case for around $6 on Amazon and I love it - it doesn't add much bulk to the phone but I know its protected a lot more. I'm one of those people who will sacrifice practicality for design since there is no way I could fit a bulky phone in some of my jeans and pants!
I just got the Black Motorola Droid X2 Incipio SILICRYLIC Hard Shell Case w/ Silicone Inner core. I had the OtterBox Commuter case, sold it. Didn't like how the OtterBox fit, it was terrible, sad really. Had the commuter for my Eris & it rocked. Only thing about the Incipio so far is the stand is useless. Got it on fleabay $6. Highly recommend it. Oh & unlike the OtterBox & many other X2 cases it is strictly for the X2. No stupid X camera button.
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I just got my Trident Kraken 2 for my droid x2 and only have one complaint about it and that is the notification bar is kinda hard to pull down now, other than that if feels like a great case and it fits very well to the phone. If anyone know how to make it easier to pull down the notification bar id like to know how to.
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If you can get your finger up in the corner it seems to help but this is the exact reason I dumped that case when I had my x2
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I've had the defender for my x2, and I got rid of it because I didn't like how big it made my phone, but I can tell you I dropped it off a 2 story house doing gutter work and nothing happened to the phone or the case.
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You don't have to read this whole story. It's a simple decision. If you need an extended battery, buy the Trident Electra. If you can get by on the standard battery, get a Trident Electra anyway because when you measure both cases from their thickest point (at the camera) they are almost identical. You'll pay about $10 more for the Electra but when you're a long way from a charger, you'll appreciate it. And from a durability/protection standpoint, these cases are virtually identical.
I'm really hard on phones. My previous phone (an XV-6700) had to be replaced 4 times because I dropped it and it broke. There were no hard-shell cases for it. So when I got the DX2 I started out with an Otterbox Defender because of their reputation. Loved the case (took a lickin' and kept my phone tickin'), but after a month the plastic belt clip broke off the holster when I got it caught in the seat belt (have my phone on my left-hand side). After that I modded the holster with a couple of military surplus belt clips and epoxy and everything was right in the world again.
But after 5 more months the promise of an extended battery wooed me over to the Trident Electra - the original version (soft stuff on outside). This case had no belt clip (made it a holster), and after several months other issues developed (gel sleeve ripped, screen protector looked like it had water between it and the screen). So this past August I called Trident and they offered me a brand new updated model for the cost of shipping back the old one. I gotta say the new one is great! All the perks of the Defender plus the 3200 mAh extended battery. And the new one has a belt holster...with a plastic clip that I broke after just 2 weeks! I was walking next to our rope storage rack and got snagged by a loop. Another trip to the army surplus store fixed this one up too. I never did care for those single-point-attachment belt clips anyway, but this is one part that should be made out of steel.
I believe I would have had to replace the phone at least 3 times without the protection afforded by these cases. Once it took a drop off a second-story balcony railing to a concrete deck (Otterbox). No damage other than a some minor scuffs to the case. Another time it fell off my (crudely made) handlebar cradle (Trident #1). Damage was a permanent scratch on the screen protector. Those are the two incidents that come to mind, but I've dropped the phone more times than I can count. Between these two cases, my 1.5-year-old DX2 still looks like it just came out of the box - except for the micro USB port (why can't the engineers figure out a more durable charging solution?).
Electra is by far the best, though it does have it's issues. Check out my thread where I go into detail about this cases pros/cons: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32604020#post32604020
Has anybody tried modding the OB Commuter case to fit the extended OEM battery? I wonder if its really possible.
mentallo said:
Has anybody tried modding the OB Commuter case to fit the extended OEM battery? I wonder if its really possible.
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Gonna say no it's not unless you could cut out a square for the battery in the stock door and the case parts, you'd still need some way to protect the battery and keep it in.
I've wanted to attempt this, cut a hole in the back of the stock battery cover and rubber sleeve of the otterbox, then hope theres enough room for the hard cover of the commuter to seal and hold the battery in. I don't have an extended battery yet though so i'm not sure how much room is needed.
Are you gonna try doing it once you get the xtended battery?
I think you might have to cut the otterbox hard plastic too. Maybe not, but I think it would be a very tight fit. I would definitely pick up an extended battery if it can be done without though.
I remember seeing that someone did it. I will try and find the post.
edit: here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22809448&postcount=26
I'm talking about the Commuter case, not the defender case which is bulkier already.
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con247 said:
I think you might have to cut the otterbox hard plastic too. Maybe not, but I think it would be a very tight fit. I would definitely pick up an extended battery if it can be done without though.
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Yeah, it definitely won't fit without modification to the plastic, which would defeat the purpose. Even without the rubber shell and no battery door, the plastic still doesn't really fit over the extended battery.
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Yeah, it definitely won't fit without modification to the plastic, which would defeat the purpose. Even without the rubber shell and no battery door, the plastic still doesn't really fit over the extended battery.
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Yeah I think you'd only be able to use the rubber part like the mod linked above, the plastic part clips on pretty tight.
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I'm talking about the Commuter case, not the defender case which is bulkier already.
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lol oh sorry. I'm sure it could be modified. But because its not very bulky you would end up with an exposed battery. The extended battery extendeds quite a bit out of the standard battery door. Doont have a ruler on me now but I would say its at least or more than 1/8" extended out. If the case doesn't add more than that, it will be exposed.
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just to give you guys ideas mod your otter box case all u want I did for the thunderbolt,then a couple weeks ago I broke my holster belt clip,all otter box needs to know on the inside of rubber case there is a code you need to tell the csr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261988
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otterboxs are on sale on amazon. if someone can post a definite way to mod one please post it
Got a quick question. My battery is dying and I'm in the market for an extended battery. What's everyone's experiance and or recommendations for a good one?
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I bought one on Amazon, a third party that advertised 25% more use time without needing a new cover. It didn't work, giving me 50% LESS use time than my dying stock battery.
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You could try going for the Trident Electra case, keeps your phone safe, and giving pretty exceptional battery life, if you use it moderately. Unfortunately it's a bit expensive at $80-$100 now, and not to mention it doubles the size and weight of your phone considerably.
On the other hand, you can try your luck with the 3500-3800mah batteries on ebay, for 8-10 bucks it seems like a deal and lasts me with moderate use, 24-30 hours, so I'm pretty happy with that.
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Maximinus I said:
Got a quick question. My battery is dying and I'm in the market for an extended battery. What's everyone's experiance and or recommendations for a good one?
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I second the Trident Electra recommendation. Available on Amazon for $40 shipped. It's a nearly indestructible case with a not-so-indestructible holster (broke mine after only a week - what do you expect from a plastic clip?). However, you can mod the holster with a steel belt clip from the military surplus store and now it's indestructible. Comes with a 3200 mAh battery that lasts me 2 days of regular usage, or 5 hours of providing WiFi for my tablet before hitting the 20% mark.
I shudder to think what my DX2 would look like by now without this case. I've dropped it at least 20 times. The case is barely scuffed. My DX2 still looks like I just unboxed it. The Trident case uses a hybrid of hard plastic and rubber. You start by installing the battery, then you slip the whole phone into the rubber sleeve (there is no battery cover - it's not needed). Then a hard plastic exoskeleton with a built-in screen protector snaps into place over the rubber. There's rubber at all the corners, so as long as the phone doesn't fall screen first onto rocks, you'll still be smiling. There are two thick rubber plugs that are permanently attached to the sleeve to cover the USB/HDMI and headset ports. The plugs keep out dust, but will lock in the open position when you use the port.
Some might consider $40 to be a lot to spend on an extended battery, but when you add in a case that's just as good as the Otter case ($30) or any other case plus a screen protector, I'd rather buy this than those questionable $10 batteries with made-in-China cells in them.