5 Comments on Apple iphone 1st Gen Aluminum Metal Case and Screen Protector Shield.

Amy Assante Dba Chu on Thu, 21st Jan 2010 7:57 pm


This product is sleek looking but I had some issue in my building it would just stop in the middle of working and quit but it only happened in th e building where I work. . . . I am getting something different. My husband has the black one and it works great for him
Rating: 3 / 5

David Anderson on Thu, 21st Jan 2010 10:40 pm


I was pretty disappointed with this case. The iPod does not fit very well, (The case is too big), and the iPod jiggles around too much. I also never relieved the screen protector. The belt clip is the worst I have ever seen, it is practically impossible to get your phone off the clip when it is attached. I lost numerous calls while trying to get my phone off the cheesy plastic clip.
Rating: 2 / 5

Marion White on Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 1:01 am


Actually I do use it with my iPhone 3G. There may be a reason not to use it with 3G iPhones but I haven’t figured it out. It works fairly well.

The case I received was also different from the one pictured. These really aren’t problems and I think mine looks better.
On mine:
The hinge is on the opposite side.
The home button is improperly oval shaped.
The speaker for the phone is not raised and has two oval slits rather than the three pictured.

For around 5 dollars this was worth it. It has taken some fairly serious drops on asphalt and tile floors and my phone survived unscathed (besides any unknown internal problems).

Construction:
The outside is made of aluminum of fairly lowish grade. It can bend and the areas where my Home button is, is very bent inward.

The inside is coated with a neoprene-ish type cloth on the majority of the interior surface.

The top back panel does not line up flush with the curved back of the iPhone. This is not an issue but it is there.

The design leaves it open for headphone jacks, computer USB plug in, taking pictures with the camera, and it also comes with a detachable belt clip that screws into the back.

WARNING: I purchased another product for my iPod Nano years ago and on that model you push the ipod in straight on. With this case, SLIDE THE IPHONE IN THROUGH THE TOP SLOWLY WITH DOOR IN FRONT OPEN. If you feel any catches while inserting the iPhone, slowly remove it and try to line it up right again. I scratched the sides of my iPhone on the metal edges by doing this wrong and trying to push it past the front.

Overall it is a good product but I cant predict what you can expect. I got a different one from the picture and other reviews got a different one than I did. But for 5 dollars. . . what can you expect?
Rating: 4 / 5

Ronnie Bowen on Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 3:47 am


This is one of the most ill fitting and useless products I have bought for my new i phone.
I was stupid enough to buy two of them thinking that I would have a form fitting protective cover for my
phone and my daughters. The only thing that it was protective with is the use of the phone. The top cover did not come close to fitting the phone without considerable ‘tweaking’!

The two units that I received in the mail were NOT as pictured in the advertisement. The hinge was on the opposite side.
The top cover was about 1/4 inch above the phone and the holes did not match close enough to use them.

I double checked the name and product number several times not believing that I was sent what I ordered!

Save your money and don’t order this product. I would even go as far as to say that if I had it to do over again, I would have never used Amazon. com for ordering. I have had an almost continuous supply of spam to my mail server, along with other stuff from other companies trying to sell me products of a similar nature.

If you value your money’s worth for a product and cherish your privacy don’t get involved or order from Amazon. com!

I have spent almost a month trying to give a review on this product, but it has been blocked from my browser until tonight.

Rating: 1 / 5

Jeff Hoogmoed on Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 4:09 am


I’ve had several iPhone cases, some very good, some very bad. I keep buying cases that look good partly because I get bored.
I thought this one looked great, and it does, but thats the only thing that was great about it.
Firstly the case that I got was slightly bent so it would not close. After I fixed that I got my phone in it and I was unable to get to the selection button located on the bottom of the face, and I’ve got medium size fingers.

I went back to the superior crystal case that I have,,,

At least it was only a couple bucks and it came with a screen protector that I will use.

Save your $. . . you get what you pay for
Rating: 1 / 5

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