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For those of you who like the grip of a "skin" but a little bit of hard case too

For those of you who like the grip of a "skin" but a little bit of hard case too
I just picked two of these up on Ebay for $8.99 shipped. The only way I can describe them is a silicone skin/hard case hybrid.
It's basically a silicone case with a hard cover that holds the silicone case on a bit better plus gives a little bit o' hard cover type protection. Every silicone case i've had in the past liked to slip off pretty easily - this doesn't feel like it's going anywhere anytime soon!
The ones I got were the lime green and carbon fiber variants, but they can be also had in pink, blue or black. I thought the lime green with black screamed Android!
If nothing else, they are definitely unique!
Ebay seller's name is "moderntechs" . Search with keywords on Ebay "Nexus Hard Silicone" and you'll pull them right up!

wow that's pretty awesome. I know there was a company that made something similar for iPhones, and some people here were emailing them to petition for a N1 model. I have to say this probably does exactly the same thing for much, much cheaper.
Nice find!
EDIT: does this case make your phone really hot when there is heavy data usage?

I think I worded that poorly.. $8.99 EACH shipped, but still, not a bad deal.

do you have an invisible skin or best skin ever? I have a best skin ever and have found that a couple(admittedly cheap) hard snap on cases I've purchased wouldn't close completely due to this skin, but it sounds like these are a bit different?

I have no additional skin but I have no doubts this would fit with one of those.

I believe it's a knock-off for Casemate tough hybrid
doesn't look the same but idea is identical
JWhipple said:
If nothing else, they are definitely unique!
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I can't decide whether this looks weird, or actually pretty cool.
What does everyone think?

gsvnet said:
I can't decide whether this looks weird, or actually pretty cool.
What does everyone think?
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I was kind of in the same boat. The test will be what my girlfriend thinks
I ordered the blue one because that was the only one with free shipping, and I'm cheap

tokyomonster said:
I was kind of in the same boat. The test will be what my girlfriend thinks
I ordered the blue one because that was the only one with free shipping, and I'm cheap
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Lime green seems to also have free shipping -
http://cgi.ebay.com/HARD-CASE-SILIC...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item3a58d45c54

Re: For those of you who like the grip of a "skin" but a little bit of hard case too
case mate makes something like that...
I have it plus a skin by BSE, just in case some dust gets under it.Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

I just ordered a plain black one. We'll see if I like it. Might do a video review if anyone would like.

xEM1x said:
I just ordered a plain black one. We'll see if I like it. Might do a video review if anyone would like.
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that'd be nice. I look forward to it

how fast does this guy ship?
just bought one myself.

I ordered both of mine on a Monday and they arrived on Friday. That's about normal for first class mail between California and Florida though.

I say invest in a good case. Get Seidio Innocase II. Feels very good in the hand. All worth the money.

I got my case on Monday. I can do a video review as well if anyone likes..
Quick take: It has a real solid feel, looks pretty cool, and even my fashion conscious girlfriend agrees. There were a few *small* nitpicks with the fit that I had that are hard to explain in typing, but it was definitely worth the 8 bucks. Again, it feels considerably solid and I like that it works with a bestskinever where a traditional hard case does not.
Deal breaker: It's so solid, that's kind of a pain to take off of the phone. I have a desktop dock that I use every night and live with the fact that I just have to remove the standard gelli type soft cases, which is easy to do. So, for that reason I probably won't be using it much, but if I didn't use a dock, I'd use this case 24/7

I have to agree 100% - very solid, especially for the price!
I looked at the MyBat website and I see that they make similar cases for other phones, so I've been sending any admirers looking to see if they can find one for their phones.
I came across a bunch of other models for other phones on Amazon by searching for MyBat and Hybrid.

I didn't get around to making a video review, but damn this case is nice. Very solid, and no obnoxious logos *cough* Case Mate *cough*
Well worth the money, great fit. Only issue I had was with my screen protector, I didn't have it applied perfectly center, so the edge of the case would cause the screen protector to lift and bubble. I have since reapplied a new one, and all is golden!

xEM1x said:
I didn't get around to making a video review, but damn this case is nice. Very solid, and no obnoxious logos *cough* Case Mate *cough*
Well worth the money, great fit. Only issue I had was with my screen protector, I didn't have it applied perfectly center, so the edge of the case would cause the screen protector to lift and bubble. I have since reapplied a new one, and all is golden!
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Same thoughts exactly. Definitely worth the money, does the same job that a 30 dollar case does, at 8 bucks.

hey guys, I cannot find that reseller on ebay with that name. Is it gone or renamed?
care to provide a link please?
thanks
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Excellent case!

Ended up going for this case :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-RESIN-S..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item1e5bd73dd3
ITs the dotted plastic one that many already have, this one is specific for the desire: fantastic fit and feel its really worth the fiver!!
Just ordered the screen protectors from amazon..full phone protection for under £10!!

Thanks for info mate, looks really good i wiil back with rewiew when buy them.
sorry for lang...
www.djoutsider.co.uk

thanks. bought one of these right now. looks good.

Looks good, cheers.

I got this exact case last week, only paid £2.64, free shipping and came with a screen protector that fitted perfectly.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250624725221
it's the same case, different name - black dotted one, looks at feels great.
much better than the £8 nexus one case I got from MobileFun.

Ramedge said:
I got this exact case last week, only paid £2.64, free shipping and came with a screen protector that fitted perfectly.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250624725221
it's the same case, different name - black dotted one, looks at feels great.
much better than the £8 nexus one case I got from MobileFun.
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Was gonna order from there too! but the 2-6wk delivery time put me off!

Yea fair enough, mine took just over a week to come, the wait isn't too bad if you've already got a case.
To be fair I'd of paid an extra couple of ££ to have it in a couple of days instead of risking a 6 week wait.
Great case though

Just wondering how much thickness do these casses add to the desire? Is it the same amount of thickness as the nexus one's case from mobilefun adds? Thanks. As i am looking for a thinner case as it needs to fit into my pdAir VX1 pouch.. :S The nexus one case adds to much to it (as i bought one from ebay)

jonmall1441 said:
Just wondering how much thickness do these casses add to the desire? Is it the same amount of thickness as the nexus one's case from mobilefun adds? Thanks. As i am looking for a thinner case as it needs to fit into my pdAir VX1 pouch.. :S The nexus one case adds to much to it (as i bought one from ebay)
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it's probably a tiny bit thinner but not by much. its much better fitting than the nexus one case from Mobile Fun, it covers the edge around the screen it also feels generally nicer to hold.

phrozen_lad said:
Was gonna order from there too! but the 2-6wk delivery time put me off!
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For me it was the £99.99 price which put me off! (That's the original item, as mentioned in the first post)

jonmall1441 said:
Just wondering how much thickness do these casses add to the desire? Is it the same amount of thickness as the nexus one's case from mobilefun adds? Thanks. As i am looking for a thinner case as it needs to fit into my pdAir VX1 pouch.. :S The nexus one case adds to much to it (as i bought one from ebay)
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I really don't think it is going to be any thinner than the nexus one specific cases.
The thinnest I have found are these snap on cases: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-Rubberi...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item51929403cc
I don't know whether it will fit in a pouch though.

Thanks I guess I'll have to go shopping with the phone in hand and see if a case fits the pouch. That's hard to do considering the phone isn't available here...maybe when I'm back on holiday in the UK I'll try and find a solution. Might get something similar to the zagg invisishield to protect the phone for know.
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jonmall1441 said:
Thanks I guess I'll have to go shopping with the phone in hand and see if a case fits the pouch. That's hard to do considering the phone isn't available here...maybe when I'm back on holiday in the UK I'll try and find a solution. Might get something similar to the zagg invisishield to protect the phone for know.
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I've waded through what seems like 100 pages and I'm still no closer to getting anything! Seems I need a 1) thin film screen protector, 2) some sort of gel/silicone case to protect the phone from drop-damage when I'm using it and 3) a general purpose case/jacket to protect it from keys/drop damage/rain. But there's no way of knowing whether it'll fit into case 3 if it's in case 2! Sellers seem happy to advertise stuff as fitting the desire when buyers report that it doesn't, and you have the usual ebay sellers, typically in hong kong/china offering 6 week delivery times and no ability to return stuff for a refund if it turns out that you've got a crap one/it doesn't fit/isn't actually for the desire.
Does anyone have all 3 protections on their phone and who cares to share it with us (me)? And does anyone know the difference between these two items?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SOFT-GE...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item53e1262194
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SILICON...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item58876f6bed
(I can't see a cut-out for the volume control - perhaps it's not clear from the photo, or maybe you can still press it with the cases on?)

poldie said:
I've waded through what seems like 100 pages and I'm still no closer to getting anything! Seems I need a 1) thin film screen protector, 2) some sort of gel/silicone case to protect the phone from drop-damage when I'm using it and 3) a general purpose case/jacket to protect it from keys/drop damage/rain. But there's no way of knowing whether it'll fit into case 3 if it's in case 2! Sellers seem happy to advertise stuff as fitting the desire when buyers report that it doesn't, and you have the usual ebay sellers, typically in hong kong/china offering 6 week delivery times and no ability to return stuff for a refund if it turns out that you've got a crap one/it doesn't fit/isn't actually for the desire.
Does anyone have all 3 protections on their phone and who cares to share it with us (me)? And does anyone know the difference between these two items?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SOFT-GE...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item53e1262194
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-SILICON...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item58876f6bed
(I can't see a cut-out for the volume control - perhaps it's not clear from the photo, or maybe you can still press it with the cases on?)
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The first is a TPU case a sort of soft plastic like those flexible rulers you can buy, the second is a floppy silicone case.
Neither have a hole for the volume rocker you have to press through the case, ideally there should be a bump over the volume rocker to make it easy to press.

I went out brought the case the OP suggested and another case of amazon just to see the difference between them. the one from amazon hasn't arrived yet, however with regards to the ebay purchase the case arrived within two days of payment, so can't really knock the delivery time on this.
Its a snug fit, the phone doesn't move about within the case which is always reasuring. the case is reasonably thin, but does add a substantial weight and a thickness of about 3m to your phone. And the back of the case does pick up fingerprints quite easily, my old school ps3 doesn't pick up fingerprints quite as easily as this case does.
I would post photos of the case and the phone, but unforntunately my phone is my camera when whilst I'm at uni. I'll try to borrow a friends camera when I get both cases together to give you guys a little run through.

downbringer said:
but does add a substantial weight and a thickness of about 3m to your phone.
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3 meters?!
In all seriousness, I got the one from eBay too and it's pretty good I'd say. It'll do for now, I'd prefer a more matt/siliconey feel but so I'll keep searching.

Just got one of these to allay my fears of breaking my phone. It does feel a lot chunkier and it's certainly not as sexy now. I might get used to it or find something else.

admoo said:
3 meters?!
In all seriousness, I got the one from eBay too and it's pretty good I'd say. It'll do for now, I'd prefer a more matt/siliconey feel but so I'll keep searching.
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Hahaham we both knew I meant 3mm. However adding 3m to my phone would sure that if I dropped it, it wouldn't even reach the ground.

Got this Skin today...
Feels really good. Design is okay and it fits perfectly.
Got it for about 3pounds... ~4Euro...

Brought one here in oz, abs gold!!! Works a treat...
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Toughguard skin just arrived

Just received this from mobilefun. Decided to replace their clear "nexus one" case with this. This one is much better and the same price.
Its a solid plastic cover that has a back and front section that clip together encasing the phone. All the buttons,etc are nicely cut out of the plastic.
I also like the way it protrudes over the front to protect the front. All in all a good purchase.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/toughguard-shell-for-htc-desire-black-p24510.htm

how much? :O
i just ordered one of those on ebay for about £2 lol

what one of those cheap rubber ones off ebay, this is much better than that rubbish lol

no, one of those plastic things that clip together over the phone, just like the one you linked

Pics please

Pyr0x64 said:
no, one of those plastic things that clip together over the phone, just like the one you linked
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Well i`m not going to loose sleep over £8 difference.

Looks a nice case, but..... Those cheap rubber ones on E-Bay are a lot more resilient than the hard plastic ones. Speaking from experience the rubber cases, or more than likely the Gel ones, now absorb impact a lot better than hard plastic. My sons 3gs had a hard plastic shell on it, he dropped it from his top blazer pocket, and the screen shattered. I used to own a touch HD which was always in a cheap e-bay gel case, and must have dropped this 5-6 times with no ill effects! You can get some great cases on amazon very cheap:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0038A5AF4/ref=oss_product
This is the case I currently use and I'm very happy with it.
Also I use these screen protectors:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JCUKGK/ref=oss_product
They have now gone up to £2.90 delivered for 5! and are very good quality. I bought them when they were 1p + £1.45 delivery.
Recently got 2 HTC genuine screen protectors from Play when they were £4.99 for the pair, and they are crap compared to the Amazon ones lol

Problem with those gel cases though... they feel horrible in your hand.
Had one on my HD2... couldn't stand using the thing, but then conversely didn't want to get it scratched.
But then... for me... it's more about scratch resistence than dropping it... I have insurance for that!

bought one just like this one last week. thought it was rubber as thatswhat it said. it broke before i could put it one. mad me think what it would be like if i actually got it on and dropped it.

Most of the cases on mobile fun can be found for about £2-£4 on ebay
I bought a great case from ebay for £2.64, quality wise its miles better than the mobile fun case I paid £10 for and it came with a fitting screen protector!
At the end of the day, they all are made in the same country most of them coming from them probably coming from the same manufacturer, just because you're paying £10 doesn't mean the quality is any better.
There plenty of tacky ones on ebay but these are easy enough to avoid.

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Pics are on the link

I was hoping for some new pics, from different angles perhaps.
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£10.47!
That silicon case is way too expensive on MobileFun.
You can get exactly the same case on some other websites for almost half the price or even less.

Pyr0x64 said:
no, one of those plastic things that clip together over the phone, just like the one you linked
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Same here, picked up a nice dark red coloured one for £2.49 delivered, feels and looks superb

Case Mate selling their Tough cases for $9.99

Guys,
I'm a HUGE fan of Case Mate and their Tough Cases. Myself use one, recommended atleast 8 friends I know who are either using a Desire HD, Nexus One or an iPhone 4 and they all have Case Mate's toughcase
They retail at $29.99, but looks like there is a sale going on - All Tough Cases selling for $9.99 (free standard shipping in the US)
You might want to check it out here
I recommend the Blue and Black or the Green and Black

Great case. I had one that I sold with my original N1. Looks like they're temporarily out of stock now though

just buy the 2 pieces separate. same price.

JimSocks said:
just buy the 2 pieces separate. same price.
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Thanks for the advice. Just picked them up separately.

Thanks for the heads up! Any problem with lint on the silicon?
BTW all of the colours are out of stock

crawler9 said:
Thanks for the advice. Just picked them up separately.
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However, they sent the pieces together in 1 box labeled Tough Case, already combined, as if I bought them as a single product.

Xeniel said:
BTW all of the colours are out of stock
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These remain out of stock. Some of the skins can be bought separately, but the shells aren't back yet.

Yeah, still out of stock.
I was considering giving it a try.

Just spoke with a Case-Mate representative over the phone and was told that the Nexus One Tough Case is now discontinued and they do not have any more in stock. All they have left are the soft silicone inner skins that pair with the outer shell.
Kind of sad that a great phone that really isn't that old at all is already pretty tough to find good accessories for.

I think about using a case like that for my N1. at the moment i am using the original nexus one case. but of course, it is not very safe compared to this case.

I broke down and bought one of these cases on Amazon because I was unable to find one elsewhere. No one carries them and as my last post stated, they're discontinued by the manufacturer. Received the case yesterday and all I can say is that if you're on the fence about getting one, DO IT. The case fits PERFECTLY and feels very high quality. It doesn't gather an excessive amount of lint, and even comes with a nice microfiber cloth and clear screen protector. I already dropped the phone once today and the case did an absolutely beautiful job protecting the phone. Really too bad these aren't being made anymore.

My only complaint about this case is the soft silicon skin under the trackball gets loose quickly. It still stays on, but doesn't look or feel as good.

Well just placed my order with amazon, problem is they wont ship to NZ so have a mate over in the US that comes back in a week or so, getting it sent to him and then he will bring it back

Well damn, looks like I got one just in time at the beginning of January! And it's a really great case. I sure feel like my Nexus One is safe in there.

FishBone Case for HTC Inspire

just wanted to give my input after using this case for the past 4 months now and have to say it's a great tough case for the price. I have a habit of resting my phone on my lap when I'm driving and a few times I forgot when I got out of my truck to grab my phone and it got flung onto the pavement a couple of times without a scratch (knock on wood).. it has a durable grip with rubber skin with a snap on hard case and looks cool... I got mine on ebay for 6 bucks... they run around anywhere from 6-15 bucks and come in several colors

hmmm nobody has this case but me ? lol

I have that same exact habit and it resulted in cracking the hell out of the screen of my last Inspire. Does the case make the phone feel bulky?
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XPLiiCiiT said:
I have that same exact habit and it resulted in cracking the hell out of the screen of my last Inspire. Does the case make the phone feel bulky?
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not at all it's has a very comfortable solid grip, not bulky at all.....
I think people look at it and think that it's bulky cause of it's rugged look and because it's a cheap price it must be crap, but in all honesty it's just as good if not better then the 30 dollar OtterBox Commuter or the 25 dollar Seidio... just saying

SuicideMyk said:
just wanted to give my input after using this case for the past 4 months now and have to say it's a great tough case for the price. I have a habit of resting my phone on my lap when I'm driving and a few times I forgot when I got out of my truck to grab my phone and it got flung onto the pavement a couple of times without a scratch (knock on wood).. it has a durable grip with rubber skin with a snap on hard case and looks cool... I got mine on ebay for 6 bucks... they run around anywhere from 6-15 bucks and come in several colors
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Thanks for pointing this one out. I had never seen one before but I like it. I ordered the black on black version for $14.99 shipped. The corner clip broke off of my Seidio and I was needing some sort of replacement without having to pay 29 bucks. Now, hopefully this will fit snugly in the clip that came with the Seidio. LOL

SuicideMyk said:
not at all it's has a very comfortable solid grip, not bulky at all.....
I think people look at it and think that it's bulky cause of it's rugged look and because it's a cheap price it must be crap, but in all honesty it's just as good if not better then the 30 dollar OtterBox Commuter or the 25 dollar Seidio... just saying
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Perfect. I just ordered one from ebay. Thanks for the info.
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Really Nice case for the Money!
This is one of the cases I have for my Inspire! I love the fit it is nice and snugg! The only thing I find with it, it the rubber that goes under the speaker at the top of the screen can sometimes be a pain when I try to slide the notification bar down!
Apart from that I love this case, and I love the $10 price tag I got it for on eBay!!

cool deal ... let me know how you guys like it

I ordered a pink/black one from ebay. Took me a few tries to get it to actually fit right. I was getting mad and looking at other cases....I think the case felt the vibe...the next time I tried to get it to fit, it went on perfect. It works best to put the phone in while the case is totally together...not one piece at a time.

I got the black/white one for like $7 bucks , I love Ebay lol. I had this same case for my Desire Z and was very pleased with it, so getting this one again for this phone was a no brainer.

I know this thread is a little older, but I wanted to come and give my opinion for people that may come here looking for info about this case.
My Gf has this case on her Inspire, and the fit is crap. Never tried putting the phone in while the case is assembled though, but doing it one piece at a time the corners never match up. She got sick of the notification bar issue, and had problems with the proximity sensor, so she cut the little strip off that sits below the speaker and that solved the problem.

I have been using these cases for about four months now, and I think they are just great. I bought one off eBay, and ended up breaking it after dropping it. But the phone was perfectly fine, no scratches or anything. I ordered two more for less than $20. I would much rather have these than an otterbox.
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I agree Great Case!
I bought the same one off sleaze bay and it works great. I can still slide it in my pocket and it doesn't get stuck like my OtterBox did. My only complaint is....No clip to attach to a belt.
Otherwise great value

Fish Bone Case
SuicideMyk said:
hmmm nobody has this case but me ? lol
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Bro sorry to burst your bubble, but i have this case as well and some other dudes I know have it as well.....

very good case for the price, i droped mine a couple of times and everything is ok.
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