I just received one of the new Samsung TPU cases (sold in T-Mobile stores, but I got it online:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-T-Mobile-Fl...441032?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item483d05e208
I have a couple of TPU cases already--I like the texture and degree of stiffness/flexibility. The one with the best fit has the hard-to-press buttons, while the one with the easy-to-press buttons is too pink and looks fugly and fat from the front and side, though it covers everything it should (maybe a clear one would have been a better choice than a color!), but this new shaded raspberry-to-black design, which looks very appealing, has two drawbacks. The first is that the shiny back (which does look nice) is a fingerprint magnet, where the diamond-patterned TPU cases don't show anything but the battery cover underneath, which looks quite okay. The second, BIG issue I have with the new case is that the holes for the camera and the two inputs on the top of the phone are HUGE!!! Meaning that they leave a large square of phone back bare around the camera, and of the black top edge of the phone around the two inputs. The one around the USB input is 16mm x 8mm (as opposed to 13mm x 6mm and mm x 8mm on my two other cases!). The square around the camera is 14mm x 14mm, as opposed to the TPU cases, which measure 12mm x 12mm. In fact, the camera square isn't even centered around the camera! To be fair, this is pretty much how they look in the official photographs, but it doesn't really sink in how huge they are until you see and compare them to other cases that fit around those spaces more accurately.
The fit around the screen is nice and looks good, but I am very worried about how poorly the camera is protected and the bare surrounds where there should be a good fit. I suppose I should not be surprised about shoddy manufacture by Samsung--it about equals their customer service--but I am very disappointed in this case--it certainly doesn't live up my expectations for a Samsung brand case for a Samsung phone--for which I paid 3-4 times more than the generic TPU cases from Hong Kong that have much more accurately cut holes.
So I'm (sadly) still searching for my perfect case!
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-T-Mobile-Fl...441032?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item483d05e208
I have a couple of TPU cases already--I like the texture and degree of stiffness/flexibility. The one with the best fit has the hard-to-press buttons, while the one with the easy-to-press buttons is too pink and looks fugly and fat from the front and side, though it covers everything it should (maybe a clear one would have been a better choice than a color!), but this new shaded raspberry-to-black design, which looks very appealing, has two drawbacks. The first is that the shiny back (which does look nice) is a fingerprint magnet, where the diamond-patterned TPU cases don't show anything but the battery cover underneath, which looks quite okay. The second, BIG issue I have with the new case is that the holes for the camera and the two inputs on the top of the phone are HUGE!!! Meaning that they leave a large square of phone back bare around the camera, and of the black top edge of the phone around the two inputs. The one around the USB input is 16mm x 8mm (as opposed to 13mm x 6mm and mm x 8mm on my two other cases!). The square around the camera is 14mm x 14mm, as opposed to the TPU cases, which measure 12mm x 12mm. In fact, the camera square isn't even centered around the camera! To be fair, this is pretty much how they look in the official photographs, but it doesn't really sink in how huge they are until you see and compare them to other cases that fit around those spaces more accurately.
The fit around the screen is nice and looks good, but I am very worried about how poorly the camera is protected and the bare surrounds where there should be a good fit. I suppose I should not be surprised about shoddy manufacture by Samsung--it about equals their customer service--but I am very disappointed in this case--it certainly doesn't live up my expectations for a Samsung brand case for a Samsung phone--for which I paid 3-4 times more than the generic TPU cases from Hong Kong that have much more accurately cut holes.
So I'm (sadly) still searching for my perfect case!
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