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samsung galaxy s3 case

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omghaxcode

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I am looking for a low profile, white skin for my s3. I already dropped it and destroyed it 2 weeks after owning it so I want it to be protected this time. does anyone have good recommendations? my parents have the white silicone skin from Verizon but it has already turned yellowish and is clearly crap.
 
I have this one in black. I already dropped mine while going throught the subway turnstyle. The GS3 flew out of my hand about 15ft and landed on solid concrete. Not a dent or scratch.
 
low profile cases do just fine. TPU cases like ones by diztronic or Incipio should be just fine.

There's no need for fatass cases. I see this too often. A silicone lining + hard plastic outer shell? 1) the silicone deforms over time, 2) it's fat as shit, 3) feels low quality after silicone deforms. Otterbox is the biggest offender in this. It's great they have their designs but unless you plan on bringing your phone to a battlefield, TPU based cases can handle your everyday drops no problem.
 
Oyeve said:
I have this one in black. I already dropped mine while going throught the subway turnstyle. The GS3 flew out of my hand about 15ft and landed on solid concrete. Not a dent or scratch.
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I like the looks of that one but is it raised at all? if I were to drop it screen down on a flat surface would the screen take the hit or is there any height added from the case?
 
omghaxcode said:
I like the looks of that one but is it raised at all? if I were to drop it screen down on a flat surface would the screen take the hit or is there any height added from the case?
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When my phone dropped after being flung 15ft it landing flat on the screen. Not a scratch. It is raised but hardly. I cant even begin to measure how much it is raised because it is very flush. I have no issues using it in landscape but it is raised enough to protect the screen on a flat drop. So no, the screen did not take a hit. My heart stopped beating when it happened. It resumed when I picked it up and saw it was still flawless. One thing tho, the top and bottom are not covered so it it drops and hits those spots you wont get protection but it makes easy access to all ports. The cover can even be removed with headphones and usb plugged in. Snaps on extremely easy and is tight to take off.
 
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Oyeve said:
When my phone dropped after being flung 15ft it landing flat on the screen. Not a scratch. It is raised but hardly. I cant even begin to measure how much it is raised because it is very flush. I have no issues using it in landscape but it is raised enough to protect the screen on a flat drop. So no, the screen did not take a hit. My heart stopped beating when it happened. It resumed when I picked it up and saw it was still flawless. One thing tho, the top and bottom are not covered so it it drops and hits those spots you wont get protection but it makes easy access to all ports. The cover can even be removed with headphones and usb plugged in. Snaps on extremely easy and is tight to take off.
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Interesting. My complaint with Android phones is they're always bumpy on the back or shaped in some weird non-symmetrical way that means slide on cases cannot be used. As a result you have to snap them on. Snap on either means using some soft material, or forgoing raised edges to protect the front. The slider cases by Incase and other makers for iDevices is absolutely dead sexy, low profile, and good for protection. In my experience they're padded on the inside so your device isn't scratching against the hard plastic. It seems the only way to get hard plastic shell with front protection is to use a dual layer case on Android phones (silicone+hard plastic). I've already explained the issues such as bulkiness, silicone warping, and why this is horrible.

Thus I found the compromise to be TPU based cases. They snap on and off with front protection because it is soft and also is very low profile.
 
DLeRium said:
low profile cases do just fine. TPU cases like ones by diztronic or Incipio should be just fine.

There's no need for fatass cases. I see this too often. A silicone lining + hard plastic outer shell? 1) the silicone deforms over time, 2) it's fat as shit, 3) feels low quality after silicone deforms. Otterbox is the biggest offender in this. It's great they have their designs but unless you plan on bringing your phone to a battlefield, TPU based cases can handle your everyday drops no problem.
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^^ I have a TPU case and I have dropped my S2 prob 2-3 times on concrete... I have butter fingers. Never a scratch dent or anything.
 
TPU is stiffer and not gummy. I really dislike silicone because its hard to slide the phone in and out of my pockets. TPU has some grip to it but overall is just better.

Also, check out Ringke. My bro-in-law showed me one on his g-nex and its really nice.
 
TPU is also less stretchy and lint-attracting.

Note that TPU is sometimes called silicone, but silicone is never called TPU.
 
s44 said:
TPU is also less stretchy and lint-attracting.

Note that TPU is sometimes called silicone, but silicone is never called TPU.
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TPU may be lint attracting, but silicone is a lint MAGNET. It will attract 100x the lint and is also 10x harder to brush off because the surface has that sticky feel to it. You can wipe TPu clean with your fingers in 1 stroke.
 
DLeRium said:
TPU may be lint attracting, but silicone is a lint MAGNET. It will attract 100x the lint and is also 10x harder to brush off because the surface has that sticky feel to it. You can wipe TPu clean with your fingers in 1 stroke.
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Um, yeah, that's why I said *less*. I find TPU rather lint-repellent, actually.

Bottom line: regular silicone = thin but crap. TPU = excellent, shock-resistant, and cheap.
 
I have a case a little like these ones: http://colveta.com/product_images/r/789/SGS3I9300_03_0__74594.jpg

The cases can be thin with a smooth back like the ones in the picture, or a little thicker with a textured back. The textured ones are really nice, it's made of a higher-quality plastic and the texture makes it really grippy and easy to hold, and it somehow manages to feel a little like it has a rubber coating, despite it being completely plastic.

I had a silicone case for the original SGS, and I've steered clear of silicone cases for the S3, since it seems like nobody makes them as good as for the iPhone - they're all too thick, too inflexible, and too annoying in general.
 
I've got a black tpu unit from diztronic on my gs3. Dropped it the other day and it landed face first in a parking lot. No scratches or cracks on the phone or case.



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DLeRium said:
There's no need for fatass cases. I see this too often. A silicone lining + hard plastic outer shell? 1) the silicone deforms over time, 2) it's fat as shit, 3) feels low quality after silicone deforms. Otterbox is the biggest offender in this. It's great they have their designs but unless you plan on bringing your phone to a battlefield, TPU based cases can handle your everyday drops no problem.
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Agreed, I can't believe the number of phones I see encased in ugly plastic bricks that make them twice as thick as normal and look like a toy you would see at the dollar store.
 
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