Beeing one of the first cases available at the iPhone 3g launch from incase made this case the most appealing one to me of the available cases within a week of July 11th. Being aware of the problems associated with this case for the original iphone, i still decided to go buy it because its look, form factor, protective nature and ease of use. Also the Incase slider was not available yet.
The problems of the original case being: the case stretches after taking the case on and off a couple of times. It scratches the chrome bezel around the phone. Attracts lint when taking it in and out of pockets and the edges of the case collect alot of dirt through normal usage. After three weks of usage with this case, i can firmly say those problems have not been rectified and are still effecting this case.
With my first week of use with this case it was great at the top holes and bottom. My only comment on the fit was that the camera hole was a little off. Everything was easily accessible. The look of the case was awsome. There was no stretching on the case, because i had yet to take the phone out of the case. The lint i dealt with, having to just wipe it off the case ever so often. As well, as far as i could tell it wasn't scratching the chrome. I thought they had rectified the stretching problem on this case due to a new combination of rubber and plastic.
After my second week of usage, i realized that they had not fixed the stretching problem. I had to take my phone out the case to get my sim card out. Then i put it back on and noticed the case was not fitting as snug as it was before. What this meant throughout the week, was more dust was abel to get under the case and more dirt was collecting on the edges. With more dust getting under the case, that meant the chrome could be scratched with case rubbing up against the phone with dust in between.
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After my third week, i had to take it off once more, so a total of 2 times on and off after the first time i put it on. Once i put it back on the second time i noticed the top had become very loose fitting and was barely holding onto the phone. Therefore the stretching problem was still a drawback of the case. Another issue i noticed was the a layer of rubber began to peel off. I contacted incase customer support and they instantly agreed to send me a new case of whatever case i wanted from them. Then at the end of the week i took the case off for the final time as i knew, incase was sending me a matte balck slider for free. When i looked at the phone, i noticed the bezel was completely scratched with many deep scratches around the top edge of the bezel.
What this means is that even though this case is a great concept and cool looking. All the problems associated with the first case are still there. With all the porblems, using this case for more than a week starts destroying the phone more than protecting it. A good compromise is the matte black incase slider which adds a little more bulk, but does everything the protective cover does without many off the problems.
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