General case reviews/questions

windsorclarenc · Jul 5, 2012

I'm going to Mayhem Fest in a couple weeks and I would like to bring my phone. I normally wouldn't dream of bringing my phone in to a concert, but it's an all day metal festival. And there will be plenty of things I want pictures of.

So are there any really mega tough cases that might help my phone survive in a Slayer mosh pit? Maybe I ought to invest in some bubble wrap too.

MOD NOTE: @windsor,

This is a general case thread. There are a few case threads already posted. Since you are gaining opinions on cases, I have moved your thread here. To help in your search, here are a few rugged case threads for specific brands:

EDIT: a few discussions on different types of cases already posted in the forum. these should also help in your search.

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/543111-otterbox-case-htc-evo-4g-lte.html

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/550993-seidio-case-mate-discussions-htc-evo-4g-lte.html

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/534057-ballistic-cases-htc-evo-4g-lte.html

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/564120-discussion-body-glove-case.html

Happy hunting for the best case!

EarlyMon · Jul 5, 2012

Otterbox Defender is pretty decent.

Rxpert83 · Jul 5, 2012

EarlyMon said:
Otterbox Defender is pretty decent.

Thats what I have and would recommend

scottborasjr · Jul 5, 2012

I'd say Otterbox as well unless Ballistic finally releases their case for this phone. I had a Ballistic HC case on my OG Evo and with all of the protection on that thing it was a tank when I needed it to be.

darkleafar · Jul 6, 2012

I ended up going with Seidio Active Garnet Red http://cdn-store.shopandroid.com/im...itional_images/11806/large/4.jpg?v=1340821151 and I freaking love it.

NeoEVO · Jul 6, 2012

My wife went with a Sprint Store case for $19.00. It was a silicone one-piece slip on with raised nubs for the various buttons. She wanted it because of the red colored borders which kind of marched the kickstand and the clear back.

I went for the Seidio Surface Case for $27 via Amazon. I've loved these Surface Cases since the OG EVO. It's a two-piece slide on hard plastic case with a soft matte texture on the ouside (no fingerprints) and felt lined on the inside. For the button locations, there are partial cut outs to hold raised tangs.

The Seidio Surface Case is a quality made case, it fits like a glove and those button tangs function much better than nubs from globs of plastic over the buttons.

darkleafar · Jul 6, 2012

NeoEVO said:
My wife went with a Sprint Store case for $19.00. It was a silicone one-piece slip on with raised nubs for the various buttons. She wanted it because of the red colored borders which kind of marched the kickstand and the clear back.

I went for the Seidio Surface Case for $27 via Amazon. I've loved these Surface Cases since the OG EVO. It's a two-piece slide on hard plastic case with a soft matte texture on the ouside (no fingerprints) and felt lined on the inside. For the button locations, there are partial cut outs to hold raised tangs.

The Seidio Surface Case is a quality made case, it fits like a glove and those button tangs function much better than nubs from globs of plastic over the buttons.

I used to have the surface for my OG Evo, and I liked it a lot, but for my LTE I chose the Active. I just love the way it looks, and it feels just as solid and thin as an otterbox commuter.

CyreneK · Jul 7, 2012

I've been using the Diztronic matte black case and I have the Cruzerlite in many different colors. Love them all!

3vodroid · Jul 7, 2012

CyreneK said:
I've been using the Diztronic matte black case and I have the Cruzerlite in many different colors. Love them all!

I really like the cruzerlite cases I'm thinking about getting one myself so u can give the defender a rest on weekends ( need the defender for my job) how's the quality?

CyreneK · Jul 7, 2012

3vodroid said:
I really like the cruzerlite cases I'm thinking about getting one myself so u can give the defender a rest on weekends ( need the defender for my job) how's the quality?

Quality is excellent. Has a good feel to it and is gripper than the Diztronic. I love the white, but it is hard to keep clean. The red, blue, green and turquoise all look great.

EngineofRuin · Jul 12, 2012

I have the OB Defender, thinking it was a bit of overkill (That belt clip is hilarious to me) but have already had a few incidents, where that screen cover might have saved that nice display. It's a bit bulky but worth it IMO.

3vodroid · Jul 13, 2012

EngineofRuin said:
I have the OB Defender, thinking it was a bit of overkill (That belt clip is hilarious to me) but have already had a few incidents, where that screen cover might have saved that nice display. It's a bit bulky but worth it IMO.

Really? I love the holster.. The model for this phone opposed to the 3vo is waaayyyy skinnier also ( the case itself and the holster in this case)

EngineofRuin · Jul 13, 2012

3vodroid said:
Really? I love the holster.. The model for this phone opposed to the 3vo is waaayyyy skinnier also ( the case itself and the holster in this case)

Ha, I just relate belt holsters to beepers (I still have my old one with the aftermarket blue case somewhere) and older flip phones. More power to the folks that use em, I just find it to be uncomfortable.

3vodroid · Jul 13, 2012

EngineofRuin said:
Ha, I just relate belt holsters to beepers (I still have my old one with the aftermarket blue case somewhere) and older flip phones. More power to the folks that use em, I just find it to be uncomfortable.

Haha! Beepers are before my time!

CYNICALifornia · Jul 14, 2012

3vodroid said:
Haha! Beepers are before my time!

Ha. They were the rage when I was in high school. We had three pay phones on campus and they always had lines at lunch from folks wanting to check their pages...

3vodroid · Jul 14, 2012

This might have been already covered but does the seido surface case scratch the phone.. I understand it's a hard shell case with the felt lining... But in my experience whenever I have had a hard shelled case they always seem to scratch my phone in the worst way.. Kinda counter productive lol

darkleafar · Jul 14, 2012

3vodroid said:
This might have been already covered but does the seido surface case scratch the phone.. I understand it's a hard shell case with the felt lining... But in my experience whenever I have had a hard shelled case they always seem to scratch my phone in the worst way.. Kinda counter productive lol

Get the Active. That one doesnt scracth anything and it looks sweet. Also, it really isnt all that thicker than the surface.

3vodroid · Jul 15, 2012

darkleafar said:
Get the Active. That one doesnt scracth anything and it looks sweet. Also, it really isnt all that thicker than the surface.

Thanks I'll check it out. They have them at best buy right? I was just there getting a higher class sd card and I saw some hard cases but they didn't have any kind of protection inside against scratching the phone... I didn't see any seido branded cases

darkleafar · Jul 15, 2012

3vodroid said:
Thanks I'll check it out. They have them at best buy right? I was just there getting a higher class sd card and I saw some hard cases but they didn't have any kind of protection inside against scratching the phone... I didn't see any seido branded cases

This is what I got. seidioonline.com I bought my online, although I bought it at shopandroid.com. Platinum cases at Best Buy = Seidio. Its just rebranded. Im not 100% sure if they carry the active at Best Buy

J03 · Jul 16, 2012

dr g said:
Ok I just got my alternate ebay TPU case in. I did end up getting the one I linked above: GLASSY BLACK TPU SOFT COVER CASE FOR HTC EVO LTE ONE SPRINT | eBay

Wow, looks just like the $25 smoked TPU case I just picked up at best buy. I wasn't all that impressed in the end with the silicone one I linked about in a previous post and found this while my wife was getting an S3. Oh well, spent about $10 too much but it's a nice case anyway.

pastafarian · Jul 16, 2012

J03 said:
Wow, looks just like the $25 smoked TPU case I just picked up at best buy. I wasn't all that impressed in the end with the silicone one I linked about in a previous post and found this while my wife was getting an S3. Oh well, spent about $10 too much but it's a nice case anyway.

Or get the exact same thing for $3, which is what I bought

BLACK COVER RUBBER GEL TPU CASE FOR SPRINT HTC EVO 4G LTE | eBay

Caveat! Slow shipping and will take 7-10 days to arrive.

Tre Lawrence · Jul 16, 2012

I would love to do the thinnest TPU case I can find and match with a leather case. That starts to get expensive though.

emerilnut · Jul 16, 2012

EngineofRuin said:
I have the OB Defender, thinking it was a bit of overkill (That belt clip is hilarious to me) but have already had a few incidents, where that screen cover might have saved that nice display. It's a bit bulky but worth it IMO.

I rocked an OB Defender on my old Nexus One for a while. Since I already had a Bodyguardz screen protector, I took the plastic screen protector off the Defender. As I remember, it was pulling it off then scraping off the glue they used to bond the screen protector to the Defender.

CYNICALifornia · Feb 6, 2013

Don't worry, this story has a happy ending...

I was standing on the second floor balcony at work this afternoon. While pulling my phone out of my pocket it slipped and fell over 15 feet onto the concrete below.

I feared the worst. Phone came away with a slightly bent frame (which I was able to more or less tweak back).

Everything else is golden. (The irony is that I was in the middle of making a nandroid, you know, just in case)

I do have this case on my phone. It now features a bit of a gouged out corner. And while I don't think TPU cases offer the best protection, I esteem them much higher now.

I'd like to see an iPhone or SIII pull off that stunt.

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