TUAW Braintrust: Choosing an iPhone 4 case
The iPhone 4 bumper/case program has finally launched via Apple's new Case Program application. Now it's decision time. Which case do you choose? If you're like me, you haven't really tested out a lot of these options in real life. I've used the Bumper for the past few weeks and can recommend it. It is pretty minimal and unobtrusive, but is a bit of pain to keep putting on and taking off in order to work with my old dock. It has a good reputation in crash tests and I do like the way that the bumper offers physical extensions to the built-in buttons -- but it's not my iPhone 4 in question here, it's yours.
So let's turn this matter over to the TUAW braintrust. Tell us which of the cases on offer is best, in your opinion, and why? Can you recommend any of these choices as a better option over the bumper? If so, how does that case excel in day-to-day use? Let us know in this handy poll and don't forget to add your thoughts in the comments for this post.
| Apple Bumper (Black) | |
|---|---|
| Incase Snap Case (Smoke or Clear) | |
| Belkin Shield Micra (Clear) | |
| Griffin Motif (Smoke) | |
| Griffin Reveal Etch (Black Graphite) | |
| Speck Fitted (Black Tartan) | |
| Speck PixelSkin HD (Black) | |
| Just show me the results, please |
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I recieved my free case from Apple for my new iPhone 4. While I was waiting I found the perfect case. It's a hand made genuine leather Nizmo's Racer flip case.
It's so thin, streamline, stylish and feels great in your hand. What I like about it is that the cover flips down instead of up and it covers the glass in case I drop it.
I gave away the free case I got from Apple & I love my Nizmo's case.
http://www.Nizmos.com
Can anyone confirm if any of these cases allow you to fit an Iphone 4 into the standard apple dock, stereo/speaker docks or car docks such as the Griffin Itrip Don;t want to mess about taking cases on and off just to dock it....
August 03 2010 at 7:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGot my bumper this morning.
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Just received my free Bumper case in the post this morning.
Thanks Apple!
WHAT ABOUT THESE for A CHANGE？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？
http://www.iphone-cases4u.com/index.php?cPath=157_196
http://www.iphone-cases4u.com/index.php?cPath=157_186&language=en¤cy=USD
When will websites learn how to design polls, or when will the poll building apps make it easier to design polls without nullifying selections? For instance, the "just show me the results" choice should not be included in the poll data.
July 25 2010 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI think I'll choose the PixelSkin HD, mainly because it looks like it protects the phone from drops. Does anyone know if any of the clear cases have good drop protection? I really want to see that beautiful back, but don't want the thing to shatter if I drop it..
July 25 2010 at 11:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Michaelzrork" thanks for the heads up! I was on the list to be notified when it became available, unfortunately, I wasn't!
I wonder if I can withdraw my request for the bumper?
Thanks again,
Frank k
Why do I want a case? I have ni reception problems.
July 24 2010 at 11:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy not? It's free and protects your phone from drops..
July 25 2010 at 11:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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