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Gripis leather pouch - looks very slick

Has anyone tried that? I didn't like leather pouches until I accidentally got one for my HD2 a couple of month ago and I loved it. It had some nice features:
1) Thin (didn't increase thickness too much)
2) Protecting the phone (the obvious )
3) Automatically cleaning the display (the inside is suede)
Looking for a leather pouch for my Desire now, I accidentally stumbled upon this site:
http://shop.gripis.com/gripis-fuer-htc/desire/
Anyone has such one?
Some images (they have many more colors):
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I use one of those for my desire, they had it on sale at the phone shop for 20 euro (in Holland) quite expensive but a must have in my eyes.
There is a little magnet to close up, which is not very strong but does his job.
And what I like most is that you can pull your phone out by pulling the *cord* up.

Hey, thanks fro the answer. A couple of questions:
1) Is it slim? Does it add much thickness? I guess the *cord* also adds a bit?
2) What's the leather look/feel like inside and outside? Is it suede inside and leather on the outside?

ingenious said:
Hey, thanks fro the answer. A couple of questions:
1) Is it slim? Does it add much thickness? I guess the *cord* also adds a bit?
2) What's the leather look/feel like inside and outside? Is it suede inside and leather on the outside?
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1) Well.. clearly it adds some width to the phone, but its not dramatic and still acceptible for my jeans pocket (still smaller then my wallet)
The cord or whatever to call it also adds a little more on the top side, but also acceptible.
2) I didn't notice the one you displayed was of a different brand then mine sorry.
I use one from 'Valente' so I am not really sure I can compare the leather outside quality and the suede inside with the model you showed but mine's leather quality feels good and has good grip.
Inside suede is not that soft as I would imagin when thinking of suede and doesn't really clean my screen alot but it at least feels soft enough to not worry about scratches lol.
Here is a pic of the exact one I use:
*Never mind I am not allowed to post it, but if you google (images) the following query you will find it: valenta-deluxe-leather-pocket.jpg

My friend got one last week.
He ordered the black one from ebay.de for €23.99.
But i (he too) dont like it. Its very thick on both sides. It makes the Desire about 6mm thicker. But you cannot compare it with the one is included with the HD2. The protection is much better und you have also a nice microfibre inside the pouch. But another point is, the pouch is a bit to small for the Desire. The phone dont completly slide in. 2mm are completly unprotected.
So i've decided to order the official HTC pouch. http://www.amazon.co.uk/GENUINE-HTC...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274276583&sr=8-1
Looks pretty nice and its just 10,99!!
going to post some impressions after receive!
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also in my opinion the pouch doesnt look that nice like on the pictures you've posted.
the leather is very shiny and has not this suede look. The creased think doesnt make it look like a vintage style. Its obviously made by the manufacturer.
sorry for language

stunner2002 said:
So i've decided to order the official HTC pouch.
Looks pretty nice and its just 10,99!!
going to post some impressions after receive!
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Funny how the original pouch is going for half the price these knockoffs go!

i dont say its a knockoff or something like that.
a few days ago i surfed on grifis homepage. I klicked on the Desire pouch and i was linked to the iPhone description (thats fixed now). Also many colours were available on ebay before the grifis shop got them.
So i think its the pouch for the iPhone and not one esspecially designed for Desire. The iPhone is 4mm shorter... thats whats missing in my eyes.
Here is a short review for the official HTC Pouch http://www.htcinside.de/android/htc-desire/die-perfekte-tasche-fuer-das-htc-desire.html
sorry its german, but look at the pictures on the bottom. You see the pouch is much thinner than the grifis one.
The qualtiy of the grifis one is amazing. but it doesnt fit perfect and in my eyes its to thick.

Case with Kickstand

Has anyone seen a case with a kickstand for the DHD, I have seen a similar product for the SGS.
Maybe the DHD is too new to the market?

yo, just wondering for what purpose? i've just bought a Breffo Spiderpodium which is £15 and can double as a holder for your next device or any other devices and even in your car, i will see how it goes and let you know if you want

Humz said:
yo, just wondering for what purpose? i've just bought a Breffo Spiderpodium which is £15 and can double as a holder for your next device or any other devices and even in your car, i will see how it goes and let you know if you want
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So I can stick my phone on the table at work and watch a video handsfree, while eating my delicious dinner at the same time

StellaDel said:
So I can stick my phone on the table at work and watch a video handsfree, while eating my delicious dinner at the same time
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Hehaha!! Nice, None out so far, I'm keeping my eye out on the Desire HD accessories, they're pretty rare at the moment, cos the phone is pretty hard to get a hold of, if I come across one, I'll be sure to let you now.

sounds like the Spiderpodium would be ideal for you...obviously it is a bit more to carry around...but it does look pretty cool!

Humz said:
sounds like the Spiderpodium would be ideal for you...obviously it is a bit more to carry around...but it does look pretty cool!
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I have a fear of Spiders, there is no way I could have that on my desk, er I mean the table in the canteen, although it would do the job

And untill one comes out, you can always make one yourself. You just need some cardboard like packaging of coockies or something, a knife, some tape and some folding skills...
and that one, you can even put in your wallet
it doesn't always have to cost a lot of money, and having a seperate kickstand (wether it's cardboard or plastic) gives you a lot of more options to choose from when looking for a pouch or case (where the kickstand is no longer a criteria)

matthiasdeblaiser said:
And untill one comes out, you can always make one yourself. You just need some cardboard like packaging of coockies or something, a knife, some tape and some folding skills...
and that one, you can even put in your wallet
it doesn't always have to cost a lot of money, and having a seperate kickstand (wether it's cardboard or plastic) gives you a lot of more options to choose from when looking for a pouch or case (where the kickstand is no longer a criteria)
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Or maybe I could get my mate to fabricate one out of empty Stella cans

Not sure you ever got your answer, but here you go:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/htc-desire-hd-hard-case-with-kickstand-hc-k550-p27766.htm
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was researching this very same thing and came up on this thread, so I figured I'd help you out.

Chaptop said:
was researching this very same thing and came up on this thread, so I figured I'd help you out.
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That is EXACTLY what I was looking for, just ordered it now 2-3 week wait but I'm not complaining

Ordered
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Looks very good

I can't believe that there are only a few cases available. Can't find anything useful on Amazon Germany....
EDIT: Page is available in German too. But it looks some kind of thick. Paulplex please rate it for us!

yannske said:
I can't believe that there are only a few cases available. Can't find anything useful on Amazon Germany....
EDIT: Page is available in German too. But it looks some kind of thick. Paulplex please rate it for us!
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mobilefun.co.uk take orders from foreign customers and they have loads of cases including this one. Excellent retailer as well!

Unortunately they don't ship to the US

JCreazy said:
Unortunately they don't ship to the US
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Would of thought there would be plenty of places in the US to get this case from, you normally get everything before we do

Also ordered. Hopefully I can get it within 2 weeks so I can enjoy it in the plain, but I'm guessing not

I got an email from Mobilefun saying my order is shipped!
I ordered my case yesterday

emwdava said:
I got an email from Mobilefun saying my order is shipped!
I ordered my case yesterday
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Hurumph; it's still awaiting delivery when I checked my order
...still, I will take some photos and put up a quick review when it arrives: I'm certainly looking forward to it - I'm using an old Nokia phone stand which isn't really big enough for the Desire HD. The phone keeps slipping out over the back of it

Been keeping an eye on the stock status before I ordered one. Expansys and HTC website says they're not in stock till 24th march. Sorry to be a kill joy! Guess I'll have to wait till they're in stock before bothering to order mine.

Nice hard case for a female

The missis saw this and fell in love:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-DESIRE-Z-COVER-LOVE-HARD-PHONE-CASE-SCREEN-/380285594871
There are quite a few on ebay of the same ilk but with different patterns. I'll report back again once I get it.

nice find and for us that want more of the male-designs here's the link
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=%09+FOR+HTC+DESIRE+Z+COVER

I'm awaiting reports regarding quality and how good does it fit.

I was thinking about getting her a clear acryllic case but then she saw the pink one lol

I bought BLACK HYBRID HARD CASE COVER FOR HTC DESIRE Z +FILM from the link above and it fits well. Only disadvantage is additional weight on the bottom part of the phone and if you pick up the phone using top part only, keyboard will open. Gravitation ...
I'm reasonably happy for the time being but I think I will buy leather case in future.

Can someone post side on pics please? Are they 2 separate pieces that just click on to the front and back yeah? Is it hard plastic or rubber or what?...
I was hoping for a one piece hydro gel case but none available!
EDIT... Yep two bits. Hard case with a soft touch rubberized coating.
Does it stick to the inside of your pocket?
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I bought one of those hard covers for £2.90. It's a deep red. Gorgeous colour. Mine's like a matt anodised finish. I already have a screen protector fitted so didn't bother with the one that comes with the case.
Yes it's two bits. They snap on easily and haven't yet come loose. No it doesn't stick in your pocket; it's a smooth plastic. I did have a couple of ultra-thin sticky-out bits, from the mould I guess, which I easily trimmed off with a knife.
Look right, it's £2.90 to protect your Z. I'd suggest splashing out if you're at all cack-handed like me.
They call it the RED HYBRID HARD CASE COVER FOR HTC DESIRE Z +FILM and it's sold by "londonmagicstore". In case you're wondering, I'm nothing to do with them.

rb14 said:
I bought one of those hard covers for £2.90....
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Thanks for that pal. I'll get one ordered as soon as the laptop fires up. Handset is with DHL, delivery Monday,..... can't wait !!
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

For anyone else interested,....

I managed to drop my phone on hard floor (tiles) and it survived thanks to mentioned cover. Unfortunately cover got damaged a little bit. One small part, that makes cover sticks to the phone is broken. I'm going to buy another cover since this one saved my phone.
I also will check what's available in Hong Kong. Most covers I've seen here are for iPhones, but maybe I will find something for HTC.

AgaZaKa said:
I bought BLACK HYBRID HARD CASE COVER FOR HTC DESIRE Z +FILM from the link above and it fits well.
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Is it the same as the one in video (rubberized plastic)?
thanking you in advance,
Oded

Too bad they don't cover the tmobile logo...
wait.
look at this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-Hybrid-..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item35adf854be

OK, so I recived it yesterday.
It does look really nice, I'll get some pics up when I have time.
The bottom half fits well and doesn't come off.
She complained that the top half keeps coming off. What i did was when I put it on, slide it on to the top of the phone then push it down onto the bottom half of the phone. It seems more sturdy.
Ill get her to test it out today and see how it goes.
The screen protector is quite good. We got a mirrored one which looks quite fancy. It is properly cut to fit the screen. It also has a cut out for the ear piece and a cut out for the light sensor.
All together with the case and the screen protector it has totally changed the look of the phone.
Desired effect achieved

Managed to get a few photos up. Over all its a nice looking case with an OK fit. She had some problems at first but after I fitted it properly its only happened once. The screen protector has a few scuffs on it after a couple of weeks use, its not very good. The case has a couple of scuffs where the paints scratching off it.

Guys, I'v had one of these hybrid soft touch plastic cases on mine for 2-3 weeks now,.... But because she is so beautiful I'm prone to taking the case off when I'm at home just to look at her.
Today I have noticed some little nicks/dents where the clips snap on and off!!!!!!
If you are unlike me and happy to leave it on all the time you will have no problem, I was clicking mine on and off 2, 3, 4 + times a day.
I'm gona replace mine with a gel one now. Ah well,.... I hope you guys can learn from my mistake.

CLEAR Hard Snap-On Case Cover for G2

NOTE: I know there's some discussion about this specific case in another thread here, but since there were other cases discussed in that thread I thought it would be best to create a dedicated thread for it.
I recently purchased/received this from luxurycellwireless, and after using the HTC Hard Shell Case (OEM) for about a month I'd have to say I'm very impressed with this clear plastic one. It fits the G2 nicely, almost to the point where I'm going to be nervous when I have to remove it from the phone. Hopefully I won't have to take it off anytime soon, but for the price of $3 shipped how could anyone go wrong with this. I almost think this is a better case than the HTC one, as that already broke on me after a month's use. However, after only using this one for a few hours there are already light scratches on it. I don't care about that, because it's purpose is to protect my phone. I'm considering buying another one or two of these to keep on hand, in the event that this one breaks on me. It's that good. My only concern now is how much dust is going to get trapped under it, hopefully not enough to warrant a dismantling & cleaning. If you're looking for a case, go get yourself one of these. You won't be disappointed.
Here's 18 photos I took of the case protecting my G2 for your viewing pleasure - https://picasaweb.google.com/dustrho/CLEARHardSnapOnCaseCoverForG2#
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From eBay = http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220683115821

Wow, no replies.
Thinking about buying a couple more of these, as I love this case. It's easily the best one I've purchased so far for my G2. Sure, there are some scratches on the back of it now, but what do you expect for something that's clear and made out of cheap plastic? The one thing I really enjoy about this case, is that it seems to have fixed my "screen wobbling" issue (no more!).
If you need a case for your G2, this is the one.

Looks good. I found a softish one

does it obstruct the top row keyboard by a tiny bit? my fingers are big so it is important to me that it doesn't

Had that case before my current black one, liked it a lot, but with 1 problem. After a week or so of being in your pocket it collects dust and lint under the case and it looks dirty lol so I would take it off and clean it like every week then finally the little hinges that hold it on broke other then that it did the job.

dleonseng said:
does it obstruct the top row keyboard by a tiny bit? my fingers are big so it is important to me that it doesn't
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No, it doesn't interfere with the top row of buttons on the physical keyboard. That top piece has a cutout so it sits flush. You can see it in the picture below...

Thanks OP I got mine in the mail yesterday and I really like it.

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Thanks OP I got mine in the mail yesterday and I really like it.
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You're welcome.
I had to take the case off the other day to do a battery pull (bad ROM flashing put me in a boot loop), and I have to say it was pretty easy getting it off. Nowhere near as difficult as the HTC OEM hard shell case or the cheap black one that was on sale at Amazon. So, I'm glad I got this case, and just need to order myself a couple extra for backup purposes.

I got one last week it looks like that one but is black and has a soft feel to it.

thanks for the TIP! this is a great case.
dustrho said:
You're welcome.
I had to take the case off the other day to do a battery pull (bad ROM flashing put me in a boot loop), and I have to say it was pretty easy getting it off. Nowhere near as difficult as the HTC OEM hard shell case or the cheap black one that was on sale at Amazon. So, I'm glad I got this case, and just need to order myself a couple extra for backup purposes.
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I have one of these if anyone wants to take it. Replaced it for an otterbox a week ago!

is this the one with the kickstand? i just ordered the one with a kickstand. and im curious to how it is.

gizzymo said:
is this the one with the kickstand? i just ordered the one with a kickstand. and im curious to how it is.
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No, this particular one does not have the built-in kickstand.

Good leather flip cases?

Are there any good leather flip cases, the only one I could find was a cheap ****ty 5 dollar one on ebay, lasted about 10 minutes!
Also off topic but does anyone know what the name of that anti scratch screen (and back) protecter it starts with Z but I cant remember hahah!

http://www.zagg.com/ <--- invishield

chardd23 said:
http://www.zagg.com/ <--- invishield
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Ahh that's the one, thanks man!

Repsys7 said:
Are there any good leather flip cases, the only one I could find was a cheap ****ty 5 dollar one on ebay, lasted about 10 minutes!
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I did the exact same thing. I bought a carbon effect one from ebay (for next to nothing) to see how it looked, felt, protected the phone etc. and when it arrived, i was pretty happy. It looked decent enough and seemed to be of reasonable quality for the price so i put my phone in (which seemed to require an abnormal amount of effort) and then it appeared that the case was a little too tight. I then spent the next 20 minutes attempting to get my DHD out of it and when i finally did the imitation leather/material was starting to tear so i threw it away.
I also decided to buy myself a nice cheap Desire S style silicone/gel case from ebay (once again, for next to nothing) and i couldn't be happier! It offers more than ample protection and it looks great. So i'd advise that if you're on a budget that you stick to a gel case, unless you want to spend much more money on a higher quality leather flip case.

I think I've bought the same carbon case. It's a pain in the butt to get off lol

I purchased my case from Ebay uk the Seller username is phone_giants and the item is listed as"HTC DESIRE HD MOBILE PHONE LEATHER CASE COVER POUCH" hope this is useful.

PDair case
I've used PDair on both my Streak and Inspire, good quality and selection.

Me too,ideal for attaching to your belt as well as it comes with a belt clip,also have the htc one which I use to put into my shirt pocket,comes with a pull cord to pull it out of the case and protects the phone in your pocket/bag etc

I was quite rightly introduced (by the largest Vegan site on the planet) to the plight of animals when it comes to the meat and leather industry. So you might want to consider a TPU case or something else, especially after seeing these videos (i made a quick page).
I use a TPU case and it's been great alongside a separate sleeve. Thankfully there are many other options out there too.

chardd23 said:
http://www.zagg.com/ <--- invishield
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thanks maaan

Re: Leather flip case.
Repsys7 said:
Are there any good leather flip cases, the only one I could find was a cheap ****ty 5 dollar one on ebay, lasted about 10 minutes!
Also off topic but does anyone know what the name of that anti scratch screen (and back) protecter it starts with Z but I cant remember hahah!
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Hi there!
I purchased this:
http://www.pielframa.com/htc-desire-hd-imagnum-cases.htm
The good:
Excellent general fit, durability and overall protection.
In a pinch the lid can double as a kickstand although within a rather narrow angle span.
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The bad:
The fit around the micro usb port is a tad too tight but useable.
The ugly:
85€ + 15€ delivery to Greenland
Noreve looks cheaper but I have no experience with their products.
http://www.noreve.com/langue/en/product/HTC_Desire_HD_-_HTC_Ace_Tradition_leather_case.html
Regards ELO
All in all it´s the best case i ever had.
Oh - BTW. The belt clip looks decent enough but i never use it. I just stick the whole thing in a pocket somewhere. Pants usually.
Regards
ELO