iFrogz Luxe Case for iPhone 3G, 3G S (Clear/Black)

Price: $14.36
Manufacturer: ifrogz


This hard shell plastic case is unbelievably sleek and finished with a stunning metallic facade and a velvety "soft touch" feel.Each case slides perfectly around your iPhone, allowing access to all of the buttons, ports, and sensors.

Information

• Amazon Sales Rank: #722 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Brand: iFrogz
• Model: iphone3g-st-cb
• Dimensions: .79" h x 3.94" w x 6.89" l, .10 pounds

• Smooth plastic case
• Metallic finish
• Velvet soft outer texture
• Clear protective screen film

Product Reviews

Best of the iphone covers I've had
I have tried 3 covers for my iphone 3g. One cover didn't fit together well at all. One managed to partially reduce the signal to my phone. This one fit easily on the phone, without damaging the phone. It protects it very well from an accidental fall or knock. Phone signal is excellent. I should add that I didn't try the screen protector which came with it, because my experience is that the way I apply hard/inflexible ones, they usually lift from a corner of whichever cover I've had.

Clear plastic cracked and scratched my phone!
Just the second time I inserted my phone into this case, the upper clear plastic half cracked (where the bottom tabs fit into it), and as I slid the phone out of the case, the crack scratched a 2-inch long line down the back of my phone! I am definitely returning for a refund. I would warn against using this case at all, given how easily it cracked, and more importantly, how easily it scratched my phone.

Not Bad... Overall
This case for the iPhone 3G/3GS does a good job protecting the sides and back of the phone. The sides do bevel up past the screen a bit, so there is a little bit of protection for the screen (meaning that if you lay your iPhone with this case flat on it's face, the sides of the case would be touching the flat surface and not the screen itself). The design leaves the screen pretty much unprotected though, which I consider a big flaw. The screen is the most fragile part of the iPhone, so I would've liked a layer of touch-through material. Here is a list of some pros and cons I noticed about this case:

Pros:
-Case itself seems pretty sturdy and well made.
-All the ports (including the headphone jack port) are well designed and accessible!
-Clear design is nice.

Cons:
-Case scratches the back of my iPhone when I slide it in and out of the case.
-No ample screen protection. I'd like more than just an LCD sticker protecting my phone.
-Dust does enter the case... but it should be noted that it's less dust than usual for this type of case.

Conclusion:
This case was actually designed pretty well. Most cases for the iPhone seem to be designed poorly, with bad port access (especially headphone jacks) and difficulty removing the case. This case does scratch the back of the phone... but again, most cases do. This is due to dust/debris getting into the case. I just wished it protected the front of the screen better. A touch-through hard plastic layer screen would've been nice. I've used some of these before (like the case-mate naked case) but those don't seem to be designed or thought out very well at all. Overall, this isn't a bad case... but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a better case out there either.