Review: Hard Plastic case, Soft Gel case w/pics

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umirza85

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Aug 12, 2006
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I know people were asking in another thread about cases, I ordered a couple a few weeks ago and just received them so I thought that i'd post some pictures and stuff. Ordering things off of ebay can be a gamble half the time but both of these cases that I ordered were worth it.

Soft Crystal Case:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360252216436

Hard Plastic Case:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180493257998

The soft crystal case is the case I am currently using, it fits perfectly. Its not loose at all and its thick enough that it would protect your phone from a fall also there is no way your case is getting scratched in this. Its got holes for the charging port, headphone jack, camera, and the speaker phone. What i really like about this case is that the butttons are covered. There is no holes for the buttons but the plastic is thinner and a little bubbled out over the buttons, you can still press them perfectly.

For the hard plastic case, as you can see in the ebay listing it is two plastic halves that clip together over the phone. I thought that this was going to make the phone very fat but it didnt at all. The plastic is very thin, and still rigid. When you put your phone in the case there is all the holes for everything including buttons. This will protect your phone and since it is more rigid than the plastic case, this might protect your screen from twisting more than the soft gel case. One problem with this case is that once its clipped on its pretty hard to take off because the clips are pretty tight. I guess this is a good thing, but if you just yank it apart the clips break.

If you are more rough with your phone I would go with the plastic case, Tho i think i prefer the gel one, It looks cooler because the back is sort of see through.

heres the link to an album with all the pictures.
http://img59.imageshack.us/g/img1885medium.jpg/
 

Maedhros

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Hey every1, is the soft case similar to a silicone case in feeling? thanks!

btw... how much was shipping? How long did it take?
 

umirza85

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Yes similar but a lot thicker, more hard rubber feeling, like a hard gel. Shipping took like 8/10th days to get to my house in Toronto, I believe shipping was free.
 

skydirt

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I ordered from the netimes site on Monday. The package arrived this morning ( very fast! ). The shipping was 19 bucks, but I ordered a few other things for my phone and the wifes.
 

saltorio

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Looks more like a hard-plastic shell rather than a "gel case".

I did notice on eBay a number of sellers selling cases very similar to those however, available in red, blue, and black. Prices are in the $5.00 USD incl. shipping.
 

needmoregigs

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Aug 16, 2009
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I ordered the rubberized hard case. I will post pics when I get it.

Sent from my X10i using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
 

kl25

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Apr 10, 2010
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the polka dots really bug me...lol..
cant seem to find soft crystal case without them

edited: nvm found them lol
 
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umirza85

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Actually the circles look really good, especially since the case is sort of see through u can still see the Sony logo and xperia through the case.
 

Tri3Dent

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Here are the pictures for the Gel case on a White X10 :)

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kl25

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Apr 10, 2010
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thanks for the pics
looks pretty good

i dont know, just a personal opinion but i feel that the polka dots make the phone looks....feminine WHICH is fine just not my cup of tea
 

Tri3Dent

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Dec 1, 2008
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yea I don't really like the circles too much either but I have already ordered ones that are just clear. I will post pictures of those up once I get them next week.
 

kl25

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Apr 10, 2010
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how much did you pay for the ones without the circles?

i only found one seller on ebay with those and i got it for around 6 bucks usd.