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Hello everyone,
Starting from the Xperia Z I've been a huge fan of Dbrand and their amazing skins for all kinds of devices. That being said, I think that Sony's design is just asking for a high quality skin on the back to prevent scratches on the glass and keep it fingerprint free. I've been stalking their website ever since the Z3 was announced and now that it's actually on sale I'm wondering when they will be available.
Has anyone heard Dbrand confirm or deny skins release for the Z3?
I checked this earlier but I shall wait
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just got a reply back from them and they said they'll be adding the z3 and z3 compact in the coming month(s).
I already put on an Xtremeskins on my Z3
I can vouch for dbrand, their skins are great, let's just hope they come out with them soon. I'm hoping to pick up the Z3 once I use one in store but until then I may just wait
When I tweeted them I got this reply. https://twitter.com/dbrandSkins/status/520076934668361729
And, When I asked about the durability I got this reply: https://twitter.com/dbrandSkins/status/520733337426866177
I love their products and had their skin on my One M8, here's hoping for a nice carbon fiber look on the Z3!
Still waiting... At least they have confirmed on twitter that skins are coming. Currently using CaseMate barely there just because the back is too slippery naked, but hate the extra bulk and loss of feel. Which one has the best rubbery-feel grip if not counting the carbon fiber? Is leather grippy?
In my experience the titanium adds the most grip, second would be the leather, non really add a rubbery feel its all in the texture.
Dbrand skins are out!
Has anyone ordered and applied a dbrand skin yet? Would be cool to see a real picture, gonna order one myself!
I got the Skinomi carbon fiber black on mine. It's quite slippery (slippier than glass). Can someone who bought the Dbrand skins comment on the feel of the skin? It would be nice if they are not like plastic feel. Thanks!
hanime said:
I got the Skinomi carbon fiber black on mine. It's quite slippery (slippier than glass). Can someone who bought the Dbrand skins comment on the feel of the skin? It would be nice if they are not like plastic feel. Thanks!
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I ordered my skin November 20th but it got lost in the mail so a new one is coming... can update here when I get the chance to feel it!
PePPiZCH said:
I ordered my skin November 20th but it got lost in the mail so a new one is coming... can update here when I get the chance to feel it!
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Thanks. Looking forward to it! I am hoping for a LG Nexus 5 feel. That would be great!
hanime said:
Thanks. Looking forward to it! I am hoping for a LG Nexus 5 feel. That would be great!
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Now I got the skin, looks very nice in my opinion! Was super easy to attach. I chose the Mahogany (nature) skin, and only for the back. It's not slippery, but it's not a rubbery feel either. Feels kind of like running your fingers on a wooden table (smooth) or something. I just got it, so this is my first impression. Looks good so far
I will try to make my own skin on the Z3.
My dad has been working in the film-wrapping business for ages and I've learned some neat tricks from him.
I have acquired a high quality car-wrap film that is brushed aluminum. I believe that car-wrap film is the highest quality and the easiest to apply of all films. Only thing is, would it be dangerous to remove it after applying?
This is the film I will be using.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...rushed-Steel-1-52-m-x-25-m-?N=3294576361&rt=d
lyubor said:
Hello everyone,
Starting from the Xperia Z I've been a huge fan of Dbrand and their amazing skins for all kinds of devices. That being said, I think that Sony's design is just asking for a high quality skin on the back to prevent scratches on the glass and keep it fingerprint free. I've been stalking their website ever since the Z3 was announced and now that it's actually on sale I'm wondering when they will be available.
Has anyone heard Dbrand confirm or deny skins release for the Z3?
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Just randomly came across this thread. Had a look on their site: https://dbrand.com/shop/xperia-z3 Might be worth getting a back sticker then using a fusion type case on it to show it off but still keep it protected at the same time.
Anyone else tried this? Contemplating getting a skin just to make it look different and also give it that extra added protector.
On Jul 3rd I pre-ordered two dBrand skins for my OP5 and they arrived on Jul 6th. The two skins were the Mahogany wood (back and camera lens cover) and the Hyperblack Titanium (back with red camera lens cover and red 1+ logo). Even though I wanted to add the front Mahogany skins the fact that I've also ordered the Ozly tpsp screen protector made me realized I'd have issues whenever I needed to replace the screen cover.
Attached are pictures of both skins with accessories un-applied and the Mahogany skins applied including the camera lens cover. Notice that the two Mahogany skins have different wood patterns. Running your finger over each skin I realized that the Mahogany adds almost no additional grip to the slippery naked OP5 while the Hyperblack Titanium skin has more texture which I believed would add more grip. This is not to say that once applied the Mahogany skin did not reduce the overall slipper feel of a naked OP5, as it did. In the future I'll likely try the Hyperblack Titanium but right now I really like the Mahogany's overall look the best.
I still bought a cheap clear plastic case which is currently on a slow boat from China. I'll use it when I'm going someplace where accidents are more likely such as camping or a party. These skins are so thin that I don't anticipate putting the case on to be an issue.
This is the first time I've every bought or applied a skin as I've previously only gone with bumper cases. Over all I think the application went well but I certainly don't have the corner flaps applied as well as seen on dBrand's OP5 application video. Most definitely you need a hairdryer during application as I had a bubble under the skin and heating that section and the bubble's path to the outside saved having to peal the skin off to start again. It works much like you push bubbles out from a clear plastic screen protector. Getting the initial bottom alignment applied properly is the key to the rest of the application. Mess that up and you alignment issues multiply. Heating and stretching the skin is dangerous and only helps with the tiniest of misalignment.
The dBrands fit overall and specifically around the buttons is as perfect as a mass produced item can be. In conclusion, if you choose to use a skin you'd be hard pressed to find a brand with a more accurate fit.
P.S. For grip the Carbon Fiber would likely be your best bet but I thought it was butt ugly so went another way.
Edit: Added top, bottom, right and left side pictures.
Hyperblack comes along with the white 1+ logo? Or is it just the packaging design?
I am thinking of buying Black Dragon.
Usually, when is the Dbrand Sale? Any idea?
Thanks
observingi said:
Hyperblack comes along with the white 1+ logo? Or is it just the packaging design?
I am thinking of buying Black Dragon.
Usually, when is the Dbrand Sale? Any idea?
Thanks
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No, what appears on the Hyperblack picture as a white 1+ logo is just the skin's backing tape. The Hyperblack I picked has a cut out of the 1+ logo then I ordered the red colored logo cut out to fill in the skin's logo cut out. On the Mahogany skin I chose not to have any 1+ logo so the skin was solid (no logo cut out at all). The Black Dragon skin was already available when I purchased my skins. I was tempted to get that instead of the Hyperblack.
I have no idea when there will be a sale. I didn't feel the price was too excessive. In fact I would have only bought the Mahogany at this time but the added $5 for shipping meant that a second skin only cost me an extra $6 and the shipping on both skins became free. That's much like how Amazon prices small items to be just under the free shipping costs to get you to buy one more item. In this case I went for it as a Hyperblack skin also tempted me.
I just got the black dragon skin with orange logo and camera cutout. I previously used the titanium and the hyperblack on my Nexus 6p and I can say that the dragon skin has a very similar texture than the hyperblack. IN terms of looks, I have to say that it looks similar to the hyperblack except for the cracked look/texture and the slight silver highlights in certain areas. All in all, I think it looks amazing on this device.
Im looking to grab one of the Mah Wood one and having it under my Orzly flexi case. It looks pretty amazing with the wood skin. Would you be able to show off the sides of the phone? I would love to see the fit on the sides
dBrand sure do make some precision skins! Let us know once you installed them!
Here is mine! Just finished. Marble with cement logo
A Guy Called Revive said:
Im looking to grab one of the Mah Wood one and having it under my Orzly flexi case. It looks pretty amazing with the wood skin. Would you be able to show off the sides of the phone? I would love to see the fit on the sides
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I added pictures of both side and top and bottom to the original post. Don't be too harsh of my corner imperfections, I was a rookie
hmph @3DSammy don't I know you from my tab s threads?
Yep, new device new forum visits
Not Dbrand, but Gadgetshieldz. This is a carbon Flat Back.
HueleSnaiL said:
I just got the black dragon skin with orange logo and camera cutout. I previously used the titanium and the hyperblack on my Nexus 6p and I can say that the dragon skin has a very similar texture than the hyperblack. IN terms of looks, I have to say that it looks similar to the hyperblack except for the cracked look/texture and the slight silver highlights in certain areas. All in all, I think it looks amazing on this device.
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Looking good!! I've ordered mine but with red logo cutout. Is there good grip with the black dragon skin? My only quirk with this device so far is how slippy the back is and was hoping the black dragon skin would sort that out for me..
wedgess said:
Looking good!! I've ordered mine but with red logo cutout. Is there good grip with the black dragon skin? My only quirk with this device so far is how slippy the back is and was hoping the black dragon skin would sort that out for me..
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From what dBrand have been saying, the dragon skins look to be quite grippy. I'd love to use skins over cases but don't trust myself enough
DarkExistence said:
From what dBrand have been saying, the dragon skins look to be quite grippy. I'd love to use skins over cases but don't trust myself enough
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I don't trust myself either!! Thinking of getting one of the rhinoshield bumpers so I can keep it looking nice, on the back at least :victory: Hopefully that along with the tempered glass SP I have one will protect it.. and so long as the skin is grippy I hopefully shouldn't drop it.
wedgess said:
I don't trust myself either!! Thinking of getting one of the rhinoshield bumpers so I can keep it looking nice, on the back at least :victory: Hopefully that along with the tempered glass SP I have one will protect it.. and so long as the skin is grippy I hopefully shouldn't drop it.
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Just be careful with that combo on a Rhino Shield. they can rip off Tempered glass and the cases lately have been so tight getting them on with even a skin on is really hard and taking it off is even worse. I damaged my OP3 trying to get the Rhino Shield off when using a skin. best results is to cut the skin so it doesn't go up and down the sides or corners of the phone.
I still remember ordering that case there was no warning on the prouduct page about it not working with tempered glass and when I complianed and got nowhere a sudden disclaimer went up :/
wedgess said:
Looking good!! I've ordered mine but with red logo cutout. Is there good grip with the black dragon skin? My only quirk with this device so far is how slippy the back is and was hoping the black dragon skin would sort that out for me..
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It definitely has some texture that helps the phone be less slippery but not as much as I expected. But it certainly help add a decent amount of grip, especially on the sides of the phone which are very thin and rounded.
Roxas598 said:
Just be careful with that combo on a Rhino Shield. they can rip off Tempered glass and the cases lately have been so tight getting them on with even a skin on is really hard and taking it off is even worse. I damaged my OP3 trying to get the Rhino Shield off when using a skin. best results is to cut the skin so it doesn't go up and down the sides or corners of the phone.
I still remember ordering that case there was no warning on the prouduct page about it not working with tempered glass and when I complianed and got nowhere a sudden disclaimer went up :/
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Ye my mate was saying the RhinoShield on his OP3t is way too tight and difficult to get off. I saw one on a S8 and looks a fair bit looser, hoping it's a bit looser on the OP5 and fits.
Thanks for the heads up though:good:
HueleSnaiL said:
It definitely has some texture that helps the phone be less slippery but not as much as I expected. But it certainly help add a decent amount of grip, especially on the sides of the phone which are very thin and rounded.
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Thanks, so long as it adds some amount of grip I'll be happy. If not I might just end up getting a case:good:
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I don't trust myself either!! Thinking of getting one of the rhinoshield bumpers so I can keep it looking nice, on the back at least :victory: Hopefully that along with the tempered glass SP I have one will protect it.. and so long as the skin is grippy I hopefully shouldn't drop it.
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never had a bumper but always heard rhinoshield were the best, saw some youtube videos of them being dropped from 10 ft and surviving haha
I went with the dragon back myself...
ThaFranchize15 said:
I went with the dragon back myself...
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So it does actually look as good in real life as in the renders then eh? How does it feel?
Just installed the Skinnova OnePlus 5 skins. The textures on the skin look so realistic. You feel like holding a Wooden Oneplus 5.
It's a perfectly fitting skin that is literally covering every mm of my phone except the screen (Ordered a Orzly Tempered Glass for the screen).
They have two options of skins for the OnePlus 5 :
1) Full Back - That covers the back and entire side frame of the OP5.
2) Flat Back - That covers only the back of the OP5.
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Went with the Full back - Ebony wood skin. My OnePlus 5 looks fabulous with these skins. I have attached some pictures for reference and shot some with the HDR mode to show the texture depth.
Hunkman said:
Just installed the Skinnova OnePlus 5 skins. The textures on the skin look so realistic. You feel like holding a Wooden Oneplus 5.
It's a perfectly fitting skin that is literally covering every mm of my phone except the screen (Ordered a Orzly Tempered Glass for the screen).
They have two options of skins for the OnePlus 5 :
1) Full Back - That covers the back and entire side frame of the OP5.
2) Flat Back - That covers only the back of the OP5.
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Went with the Full back - Ebony wood skin. My OnePlus 5 looks fabulous with these skins. I have attached some pictures for reference and shot some with the HDR mode to show the texture depth.







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That looks really great. You did great job installing that skin! Did install dbrand on my OnePlus 3 but it was pretty hard and not perfect. And I don't like imperfection on my phone so I take it off.
I have only OnePlus official carbon case on my OnePlus 5 now.
Looks nice! , I'll stick with my dbrand, any other skin company (bar dbrand and XtremeSkins) have been horrible after a few months. Generally some of the best quality too, they have been in the game for ages
nitramcek said:
That looks really great. You did great job installing that skin! Did install dbrand on my OnePlus 3 but it was pretty hard and not perfect. And I don't like imperfection on my phone so I take it off.
I have only OnePlus official carbon case on my OnePlus 5 now.
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That's painful. But they would have sent you two sets. Have you used both the skins??
DarkExistence said:
Looks nice! , I'll stick with my dbrand, any other skin company (bar dbrand and XtremeSkins) have been horrible after a few months. Generally some of the best quality too, they have been in the game for ages
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Yes, Dbrand is the best in the market. But I really love this texture that I couldn't find on the Dbrand. The skins still awesome on my OP5 and the texture feel, precision everything is fine for me. Even planning to get another set of skins after few months.:victory:
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That's painful. But they would have sent you two sets. Have you used both the skins??
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No, I didn't even tried to use other one. I just bought Kevlar OnePlus case and I was happy with that.
Hunkman said:
Yes, Dbrand is the best in the market. But I really love this texture that I couldn't find on the Dbrand. The skins still awesome on my OP5 and the texture feel, precision everything is fine for me. Even planning to get another set of skins after few months.:victory:
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I am myself thinking of buying either this or bamboo skin from them. not at all able to pick between the two. how's the grip of the skin anyways? did you buy some other skin as well? any comparison between the skins you have owned?
I recommend using cases rather than skins.
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I am myself thinking of buying either this or bamboo skin from them. not at all able to pick between the two. how's the grip of the skin anyways? did you buy some other skin as well? any comparison between the skins you have owned?
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The grip is better than having it naked. I would prefer you to go with the zebra that gives you the Matte finish with some added grip imo. Or you can go with the Ebony itself.
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The grip is better than having it naked. I would prefer you to go with the zebra that gives you the Matte finish with some added grip imo. Or you can go with the Ebony itself.
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zebra doesn't appeal me much. ebony is what should I go with then. does Bamboo skin provide the same texture as ebony?
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zebra doesn't appeal me much. ebony is what should I go with then. does Bamboo skin provide the same texture as ebony?
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I have seen somewhere that the Bamboo skin also got the same textured feel. I hope all of their skins got the same texture effect on their skin. If you are getting the bamboo skin try posting the pictures of it.
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I have seen somewhere that the Bamboo skin also got the same textured feel. I hope all of their skins got the same texture effect on their skin. If you are getting the bamboo skin try posting the pictures of it.
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all right, I will. dBrand is also hosting a sale today, I might get a couple of skins from them today, or else gadgetshieldz are there...haha
Ashish.akc said:
all right, I will. dBrand is also hosting a sale today, I might get a couple of skins from them today, or else gadgetshieldz are there...haha
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Waoow that's awesome but the problem is with their shipping time -_- And even if they are coming up with the offer, the price is now almost the same as the gadgetshieldz
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Waoow that's awesome but the problem is with their shipping time -_- And even if they are coming up with the offer, the price is now almost the same as the gadgetshieldz
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there dragon skin is what entices me. now the new black camo is also great. I 'MIGHT' get these with a wood skin combined. still, it would be heavy on pocket though
Ashish.akc said:
there dragon skin is what entices me. now the new black camo is also great. I 'MIGHT' get these with a wood skin combined. still, it would be heavy on pocket though
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Even I love their Black and Red dragon skins. I wish that gadgetshieldz should bring up something like that.
Just now they released a video of their dragon skin in their social handles. I think it will be out in few days.
Hi, someone have bought new Dbrand Matrix skins? May i know if they add grip?
I love Dbrand dragon skin because of its major grip instead of nude phone but after many months i'm a little bored.
Before Dragon skin i have leater Skins, it's better than nude phone but in my opinion it's however too slippery
Just bought the Camo skin, just waiting for it !
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Just bought the Camo skin, just waiting for it !
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gadgetshieldz or dbrand ?
Dbrand
Hello,
I recently got myself a P20 Pro, and i absolutely love it, but it so slippery that i want a skin for it (I don't like cases)
I've been looking at slickwraps, dbrand and extremeskins.
Slickwraps caught my eyes because they offer a skin for the camera too. Have anyone tried a skin from them? And how are the quality, and most important to the skin interfere with the camera itself?
Schimpans said:
Hello,
I recently got myself a P20 Pro, and i absolutely love it, but it so slippery that i want a skin for it (I don't like cases)
I've been looking at slickwraps, dbrand and extremeskins.
Slickwraps caught my eyes because they offer a skin for the camera too. Have anyone tried a skin from them? And how are the quality, and most important to the skin interfere with the camera itself?
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Have had several dbrand skins for my old Nexus 6P and have always been extremely satisfied with them. Since I bought my P20 I ordered two skins from xtremeskins (carbon black and leather black). While the latter didn't convince me, the former was extremely good looking... I had the full back cover which covers the sides and top/bottom as well. Extremely easy to apply. Unfortunately damaged the skin for the top when putting it in the original transparant case.. Thinking about reordering with the TPU case they offer...
The phone feels really great 'naked' but with glass back and all I'm not risking it
I currently have a dbrand installed on the phone, the leather-like one. First and foremost, no slippery phone anymore. At the same time I think it looks good. Here are some photos.
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I currently have a slickwrap on my phone. Works well and similar to Dbrand. Camera cutouts are good and no issues. HOWEVER, they take forever to ship after you order, like 2-3 weeks, so be prepared and I would suggest buying a few skins at a time so that you don't have to buy multiple times if you decide to get mroe in the future.
I've been looking for a skin for my gray Xperia 5. I ended up disliking the gray back with the chrome edges.
Xtremeskins.co.uk released one. I bought the full body version. It did not apply well at all--no one should try to do a full body skin for this phone. I let them know it didn't work well so they sent me just the back skin. BTW, I'm in the USA (NYC, specifically) and both times the skin arrived in under a week with the cheapest shipping.
The back skin looks awesome! Photo below. I got the textured matte black. I highly recommend this skin to anyone.
Tldr Good price, fast shipping, back skin looks awesome, camera accent looks good, too.
thatguy222 said:
I've been looking for a skin for my gray Xperia 5. I ended up disliking the gray back with the chrome edges.
Xtremeskins.co.uk released one. I bought the full body version. It did not apply well at all--no one should try to do a full body skin for this phone. I let them know it didn't work well so they sent me just the back skin. BTW, I'm in the USA (NYC, specifically) and both times the skin arrived in under a week with the cheapest shipping.
The back skin looks awesome! Photo below. I got the textured matte black. I highly recommend this skin to anyone.
Tldr Good price, fast shipping, back skin looks awesome, camera accent looks good, too.
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Looks great! Love that combination of colours.
hey i just bought one of those... just missed their 20% off coupon ofc F is the side part optional to apply or removable?