ifrogz iPhone 3G Luxe Case
I don’t know what it is but I’m not usually one who will put a case on my phones. I’ve tried them and usually end up just taking them off. I was an early adopter of the iPhone and had a case for about five minutes. I then used the phone for about a year without any protection at all and had very minor issues. About the same amount of wear and tear as my previous cell phones. My friends may recognize I have issues with cell phones. Before my iPhone, I would trade up every six months or so and that was stretching it.
Thinking the iPhone 3G would need the protection, I bought a silicone sleeve from the AT&T store and tried to give it a shot. It lasted 2 days. The silicone was floppy and did not hold tight against the phone. Goodbye iPhone 3G case…
That was until I received a new product from ifrogz.
Luxe Blue
I had to admit that right out the gate, I was impressed with this case. It felt good, it was a slide-on case so there is no gaps where the phone can bounce around and cause damage. Not only is the protection there, it also looks good.
I had seen some of ifrogz’ products at a trade show in April 2008 and thought their iPod nano audiowrapz was a neat gadget for what it was. It gives your third generation iPod nano a nice wrap with great protection. Plus, it has three small speakers for personal listening when you don’t want to use headphones. Of course, being non-powered and small speakers, it’s not designed to be a boombox. None-the-less, a pretty neat gadget.
With the Luxe case, I was really enjoying it and people around the office really liked it.
I lent the blue Luxe case to someone to try out and demo so I’ve been without it for a few weeks and I’ve really been missing it. I just ordered the red one so I can show some school spirit while protecting my phone.
Don’t expect to see my phone anytime without it!
about 1 year ago
I have heard that the Luxe leaves marks on the bottom corners (if you’re looking at your phone’s face). True?
If so, can it be considered damage, like permanent markings, or can they wipe off easily?
about 1 year ago
I haven’t experienced any marring or anything. I do take my iPhone out of the Luxe semi frequently (less than once a week) and wipe it down. Some lint/dust does get under it but nothing that has been causing problems.
I also do have the Invisible Shield by Zagg on the front. I didn’t want the full body shield on it especially since I have the Luxe. I’ve had the invisible shield on iPods before and didn’t like the full body wrap because of the texture.
On the bottom left corner while looking at the front of the phone, the Invisible Shield has definitely had the case up against it so if I didn’t have it on there, it’s hard to say if it would mark the phone.
about 1 year ago
As a follow up, I also tried the silicone sleeve from iFrogz when it was on sale and was not impressed overall. It was difficult to touch any of the buttons since the silicone was so thick. It would be nice to see the silicone sleeve with tapered access areas.