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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!
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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!
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Thanks. Looking forward to it! I am hoping for a LG Nexus 5 feel. That would be great!
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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.
I do not usually put my phone in a case because I do not like to add bulk. I like to keep it as slim and trip as possible. I am coming from a prior phone that had a rubberized surface on the edges and back (Droid MAXX - the original). The Pixel is a bit slippery for me.
I am curious what solutions people would recommend for the best way to add grip to the Pixel without adding bulk. Maybe I need to go with one of the thin cases, or maybe there is a skin that could help? I don't need to decorate the phone, but if there is a skin that helps it grip better I would give it a try.
Your options are case, skin, and naked. For cases, you're not going to get any thinner than the Nillkin Nature cases. I'm not a fan of the one I have but it's undeniably low in bulk. For skins, the are a ton of options and you'll have a variety of opinions but if you don't want a case, that's about your best option.
Some skins are grippier than others, even win a single manufacturer, so it's worth asking the manufacturer about it. For example, for dBrand their grippier skins tend to be the carbon fiber options.
Good luck!
I've said this in the other cases thread on here, but I'll post again just in case people don't know about that other thread.
Caudabe (http://www.caudabe.com) makes great, very slim cases for iPhones.
If you email/tweet them to make Veil XT for Google Pixel/Pixel XL, they might consider it.
You can try reaching out to Shumuri too (http://shumuri.com)
I wish that their was an antigravity case for the pixel... I can't stand mounts and would love to just stick my phone to my instrument panel
Based on my experience with them on other phones, a skin won't provide anywhere near as much grip as the surface on that Droid Maxx.
Instead, take a look at the thread on ultra-thin cases:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/accessories/ultra-case-t3483579
The Nillkin Nature cases are very slim and definitely add grip to the phone. You can see pics in my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/accessories/pixel-t3475315/post69764947#post69764947
Google Pixel (XL) Matte Black Skin Premium Quality SAMSUNG 3M Scotchprint 1080
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291970270753?var=590965880055
You can't go wrong with the UAG cases. The plasma series is surprisingly thin and light, but really has great edge and drop protection. they feel great in the hand. They are a little higher in price, but totally worth it.
https://urbanarmorgear.com/collections/type-plasma-series/products/plasma-series-google-pixel
I had one for my Note 5 and then S7, and I'm will be picking up another for my Pixel.
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You can't go wrong with the UAG cases.
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+1. I received the Ice case yesterday; using it on the silver Pixel. I wanted a slim grippy case, one with black rubber to hide the darkening that occurs with time on rubbery areas of phone cases, and a clear back to display the silver/white of the phone. This case is PERFECT. It looks great. And the grip is fantastic.
I just received a blue Speck Presidio Grip and it's a very nice case for adding grip. The blue one is hard to find unless you pay quite a bit of $$ (I found a listing on eBay for used under $20) but the black version can more easily be found for under $20.
The case fits very well without being too difficult to take on and off. The added grip is good without being extreme. The hard plastic has a nice matte feel to it (the previous Speck cases I had was glossy but I like this better). And the buttons have a good clicky feel to them. It's not a minimalistic case like the Nillkin Nature but it's tons better than something like the Incipio Dual Pro.
Hope this helps somebody!
I've been meaning to try the DBrand skins for a while. Just ordered the bamboo version for my silver Pixel. Will update how it is. I have high hopes as the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
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I've been meaning to try the DBrand skins for a while. Just ordered the bamboo version for my silver Pixel. Will update how it is. I have high hopes as the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
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They are very good skins! Do yourself a favor and be sure to use their videos for installation, don't skip steps, and give yourself plenty of time.
Just installed the bamboo skin. Looks good. Not perfect installation as am not patient enough. Haha.
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I'm getting a Slickwrap skin. I've been using dbrand for a while now... Just want to try something different.
I've purchased two Toast skins now and I really like them. Because they are actual wood they are really nice and grippy with the added benefit of that if you drop your phone, the wood will absorb some of the shock. It's prevented a few dings for me. Plus they can laser etch anything you want on there...
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I've purchased two Toast skins now and I really like them. Because they are actual wood they are really nice and grippy with the added benefit of that if you drop your phone, the wood will absorb some of the shock. It's prevented a few dings for me. Plus they can laser etch anything you want on there...
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I've had Toast on phones and laptops. Great products although I prefer them on non-phone devices because it's impossible to put a case over top of it and sometimes you just need heavy duty protection.
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Hi
I got this within 10 days of ordering - very cheap - but it really adds grip and hardly any bulk
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bla...nti-slip-soft-case-cover-for/32774241635.html
Pictures on the site are accurate
Jools
snowdej said:
Hi
I got this within 10 days of ordering - very cheap - but it really adds grip and hardly any bulk
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bla...nti-slip-soft-case-cover-for/32774241635.html
Pictures on the site are accurate
Jools
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Looks good. Could you post some actual real life photos with the phone in it?
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Looks good. Could you post some actual real life photos with the phone in it?
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Hi
https://goo.gl/photos/H2qcY2ECW1AcxEfEA
I have a best skins ever fitted with the glossy screen and matte body.
Also I have a qi receiver. You can see the USB port blocked by it
The buttons are cut outs so are quite recessed. I had a spigen case on just before that covers the buttons
This case is much less bulky than the spigen
The headphone port is possibly slightly wrong. If you have a headphone socket with a bulky top it might struggle. This is being picky though and I could just get a scalpel to it to increase the hole a mm
Jools
devilsadidas said:
I wish that their was an antigravity case for the pixel... I can't stand mounts and would love to just stick my phone to my instrument panel
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There is the anitgravity space:https://megatinycorp.com/products/anti-gravity-space
This basically just sticks on to any case
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
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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..
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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..
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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.
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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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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.
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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 :/
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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:
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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.
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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...
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
Hi everyone, just wanna let y'all know of the really bad experience I've had with slick wraps continuously over these years. I honestly don't know why there is even such a comparison ( dbrand or slickwraps ), there is no need for competition, assuming that what you want is quality, dbrand would win in every possible aspect. I have previously ordered vinyl skins for my OnePlus 2 and they have continuously been of low quality, aside from the really bad print of their black marble skins. the color itself can so easily be scratched off and it is so thin that its really uncomfortable to put on. Now fast forward to my op5, I ordered a alcantara skin from them and was really excited. I checked back 3 days later and realised that it hasnt been shipped yet, I contact them and they continuously told me that it was a factory issue and kept persisting I switch the material of skin I ordered. I refused and about 1 ****ing month later they finally shipped. I received the product, and when I opened it , I was truly shocked , the skin itself was so goddamn thick it couldn't even fit with my rhinoshield, but apart from that the adhesive within the ****ing skin spilled over the edges and the OnePlus logo, leading a disgusting greenish tint all over.
tl:dr : Don't buy skins from slickwraps, dbrand and even other companies like gadget shields and xtreme skins are far superior in terms of quality .
Heres a picture
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I finally received my Honeycomb skin and I'm extremely disappointed with it, there's a lot of small bubbles even though I applied it carefully.
Like yourself I also use it with a rhinoshield and I agree on the thickness issue, it's made the buttons almost non-responsive and the notification slider extremely hard to use. I understand if someone was using it without a bumper they might be glad of the extra thickness for protection but, tbh, EVERYONE should be using a case on their phone anyway.
Such a shame.
I don't know if the bubbles are due to the pattern on the skin. I also had to pay a Royal Mail fee and import taxes which ended up being almost the same price as the skin itself. They were nice enough to give me a credit but, if I'm paying over the odds just to order one of their products then a credit is next to useless.
Won't be ordering from them again.
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I finally received my Honeycomb skin and I'm extremely disappointed with it, there's a lot of small bubbles even though I applied it carefully.
Like yourself I also use it with a rhinoshield and I agree on the thickness issue, it's made the buttons almost non-responsive and the notification slider extremely hard to use.
Such a shame.
I don't know if the bubbles are due to the pattern on the skin. I also had to pay a Royal Mail fee and import taxes which ended up being almost the same price as the skin itself. They were nice enough to give me a credit but, if I'm paying over the odds just to order one of their products then a credit is next to useless.
Won't be ordering from them again.
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yep , exactly, their skins are just of such low quality it is unbelievable that people still buy from them and regard them as one of the largest skin companies
Had a bad one from xtreme skinz.
Simply put and to cut a long story short.
They just aren't DBrand, even though they claim that it's the same gear, well it certainly didn't feel like it and it peeled.
I can fit these buggers very well as I've dealt with them for years (skins) but they just weren't of the same quality.
Stick with DBrand if you need a skin, however I'd personally say avoid all of them and stick with a non abrasive case (some cases will scratch the oh so fragile back of the oneplus)
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dladz said:
Had a bad one from xtreme skinz.
Simply put and to cut a long story short.
They just aren't DBrand, even though they claim that it's the same gear, well it certainly didn't feel like it and it peeled.
I can fit these buggers very well as I've dealt with them for years (skins) but they just weren't of the same quality.
Stick with DBrand if you need a skin, however I'd personally say avoid all of them and stick with a non abrasive case (some cases will scratch the oh so fragile back of the oneplus)
Rant over :good:
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Yep, Xtreme skins aren't as good as dbrand but certainly not as bad as slickwraps . I personally aren't a fan of cases at all , the best setup for me would be a skin with a bumper ( rhinoshield ) for both the freedom to customize and the protection from that awesome bumper .
JerrellWong said:
Yep, Xtreme skins aren't as good as dbrand but certainly not as bad as slickwraps . I personally aren't a fan of cases at all , the best setup for me would be a skin with a bumper ( rhinoshield ) for both the freedom to customize and the protection from that awesome bumper .
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Aye I do like Rhino. I've had that set up before.
Have to say I (touch wood) don't drop my phone, at all really.
Safety and aesthetically the best combo I've had wasn't on this phone, it was my S5, Tech 21 smokey and a zagg I think it was, TGSP, but the TGSP's I've had for this phone have been appalling, so I think either what you've said, a rhino with skin on the back and a matte.
Or the Karbon case I've got with the matte I'm using..
Feel wise, the Karbon just feels superb, wouldn't fancy a big drop though.
Tech 21 I've actually seen one get launched down some stairs and at a wall and it was completely unhurt.