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Amzer jelly case

I got the white and orange ones and they both interfere with gps
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I really don't understand how could a piece of silicon interfere with GPS signal. On my Inspire I've had Otterbox Commuter, Bodyglove, Speck Candyshell, Case Mate Barely There, as well as few generics and NONE of them interfered with GPS. Are you sure it's not the actual GPS you're having problem with? Have you tried installing on of the GPS scripts from the development forum to see if it improves reception?

I dont understand it either but it does. Without one I get almost instant lock on and 6m error and with it back on it goes up to 90m!
I am now using a mesh case from ebay
Similar to the barely there case but mesh
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I am stock as well no root
AnyMal said:
I really don't understand how could a piece of silicon interfere with GPS signal. On my Inspire I've had Otterbox Commuter, Bodyglove, Speck Candyshell, Case Mate Barely There, as well as few generics and NONE of them interfered with GPS. Are you sure it's not the actual GPS you're having problem with? Have you tried installing on of the GPS scripts from the development forum to see if it improves reception?
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churro7 said:
I am stock as well no root
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Root shouldn't matter. I would consider a warranty replacement.

so which one did you like best?
AnyMal said:
On my Inspire I've had Otterbox Commuter, Bodyglove, Speck Candyshell, Case Mate Barely There, as well as few generics
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This is OT or barely a tangent, but which one did you like the best? I ordered an Otterbox Commuter over the weekend; it hasn't arrived yet but now I'm wondering if I should have researched a few more first

markzero said:
This is OT or barely a tangent, but which one did you like the best? I ordered an Otterbox Commuter over the weekend; it hasn't arrived yet but now I'm wondering if I should have researched a few more first
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Otterbox Commuter is my hands-down favorite. Not too bulky, offers good protection, and makes the phone (IMO) look better. The only thing I did not like about the case was the rubber "door" at the bottom that protects the USB and audio ports because it would never stay put, so I ended up cutting it off.

with another case or caseless I get 6m lock with the amzer jelly it jumps to 30 to 90m

AnyMal said:
Otterbox Commuter is my hands-down favorite. Not too bulky, offers good protection, and makes the phone (IMO) look better. The only thing I did not like about the case was the rubber "door" at the bottom that protects the USB and audio ports because it would never stay put, so I ended up cutting it off.
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Mine finally arrived yesterday and I love it; I also bought my mom one for her Captivate for Mom's Day, but that particular model didn't turn out so nice, with some gapping of the flexible skin and a hard case that doesn't go around all sides. So maybe we got lucky with ours? As far as the door on the bottom goes, I figured out that if you bend it in the middle it'll pop in and stay, so I won't cut mine off

S6 Bumper: Discussion & Bumper List

I keep seeing people posting "bumper" cases, but it seems that they don't understand what a bumper Case is our the company they bought from doesn't.... rusher way I'm looking for an actual aluminum bumper for my s6. Bumper meaning no back what so ever. Only edge protection. Please post any and all bumpers you find aluminium or otherwise and I will start a list here in the OP.
Ps. I have the versus iron shield bumper and while it is very nice I would highly recommend it, it's bumper bit large for my taste. Looking for something slimmer.
Aluminium Bumpers:
Verus Iron Shield Aluminium Bumper
Baesus Aluminium Bumper S6
Other Bumpers:
Spigen Neo Hybrid Bumper - Polycarbonate
Assortment of Cases/Bumpers from Case Fanatic
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Pure+ said:
I keep seeing people posting "bumper" cases, but it seems that they don't understand what a bumper Case is our the company they bought from doesn't.... rusher way I'm looking for an actual aluminum bumper for my s6. Bumper meaning no back what so ever. Only edge protection.
Ps. I have the versus iron shield bumper and while it is very nice I would highly recommend it, it's bumper bit large for my taste. Looking for something slimmer.
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The only other place i can think of is casefanatic.com,
bumpers category: http://www.casefanatic.com/samsung/galaxy-s6/bumper-galaxy-s6/
but they ship most of em from china so unless you choose fast shipping then it'll take a couple weeks to get to you. But they have a large selection of cases for the s6 including about 3-5 bumper cases.

I have a Verus Aluminum bumper. Spigen has an identical one, but with black rubber instead of clear. And there are plenty more out there.
I am, however, now looking for an all plastic/rubber case that isn't ugly as the aluminum completely kills signal. I lose about 40 dBm of signal (full 5 bars to 1bar/no signal) as soon as I put the aluminum bumper on.
My phone with Verus aluminum bumper:
Edit: Sorry, I missed your "P.S.", I read the top part and thought the rest was part of your sig. That said, anything "smaller/thinner" than something like the Verus won't protect the camera on the back. I'd personally rather have another mm of thickness and not be laying the phone down on the camera.

Any aluminum bumper will degrade signal and wifi,it happens on the spigens, obliqs, or just about any metal band. I had the spigen and noticed it.

nflwideout86 said:
The only other place i can think of is casefanatic.com,
bumpers category: http://www.casefanatic.com/samsung/galaxy-s6/bumper-galaxy-s6/
but they ship most of em from china so unless you choose fast shipping then it'll take a couple weeks to get to you. But they have a large selection of cases for the s6 including about 3-5 bumper cases.
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Cool, I'll check it out. THanks :good:
DevonSloan said:
I have a Verus Aluminum bumper. Spigen has an identical one, but with black rubber instead of clear. And there are plenty more out there.
I am, however, now looking for an all plastic/rubber case that isn't ugly as the aluminum completely kills signal. I lose about 40 dBm of signal (full 5 bars to 1bar/no signal) as soon as I put the aluminum bumper on.
My phone with Verus aluminum bumper:
Edit: Sorry, I missed your "P.S.", I read the top part and thought the rest was part of your sig. That said, anything "smaller/thinner" than something like the Verus won't protect the camera on the back. I'd personally rather have another mm of thickness and not be laying the phone down on the camera.
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Yeah I like the Verus and it's a great case. It's just so think... I love how they damn near perfectly mimicked the edges of the s6. I haven't had any issues with signal degradation though. Kind of odd that you are, the silicon buffer is supposed to make it so that doesn't happen. Very odd indeed.
Oh and I am going to edit the OP to ask for all bumper case suggestions so that those who aren't looking for an aluminum option have somewhere to look as well. :good:

I ordered the backless spigen silver satin bumper case ، sooooo elegant
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ashouhdy said:
I ordered the backless spigen silver satin bumper case ، sooooo elegant
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Yeah I did the same. Gonna get it tomorrow, so....
I had it for the S5 and love it

ashouhdy said:
I ordered the backless spigen silver satin bumper case ، sooooo elegant
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reverepats said:
Yeah I did the same. Gonna get it tomorrow, so....
I had it for the S5 and love it
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I would've as well but it's not aluminium which for me personally is a must. Also I fear an aluminium version would suffer from the same size issue as the Verus.
If you both would post pics when you get them I'd like to compare it to the Verus for size. Obviously a picture isn't the best way to do it, but it's better than nothing.
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DevonSloan said:
I have a Verus Aluminum bumper. Spigen has an identical one, but with black rubber instead of clear. And there are plenty more out there.
I am, however, now looking for an all plastic/rubber case that isn't ugly as the aluminum completely kills signal. I lose about 40 dBm of signal (full 5 bars to 1bar/no signal) as soon as I put the aluminum bumper on.
My phone with Verus aluminum bumper:
Edit: Sorry, I missed your "P.S.", I read the top part and thought the rest was part of your sig. That said, anything "smaller/thinner" than something like the Verus won't protect the camera on the back. I'd personally rather have another mm of thickness and not be laying the phone down on the camera.
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Have you tried taking your Verus off? I can't get mine to come off. It's unbelievably tight.
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ipaq_101 said:
Any aluminum bumper will degrade signal and wifi,it happens on the spigens, obliqs, or just about any metal band. I had the spigen and noticed it.
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i hate to admit it but you are absolutely right. I just got this bumber and love how sleek it is, i prefer it over my neo hydrid ex. But after seeing your comment and testing it out there's a huge difference in signal strength. With the metal bumber i get -113/114 dBm with 26 asu compared to the neo hybrid with -105dBm with 34 asu. i always thought it was just those cases with the metal backing that effected signal but just the bumper is enough to make a significant difference.

Pure+ said:
Have you tried taking your Verus off? I can't get mine to come off. It's unbelievably tight.
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I had a really hard time putting it on the first time, and then trying to take it off the first time, I thought it was now a permanent fixture. I was really afraid I was going to break the phone from the pressure. Once I finally got it off, I couldn't get the Iron Shield case on. (The bumper is printed "Iron Shield", but it's actually "Iron Bumper" - they just use the same bumper piece for both.) I've now taken each off a couple times, and the rubber is getting more flexible now.
But yes, it will come off with some SERIOUS effort - just be careful. I have no helpful tips other than "keep trying".

I have both the verus aluminum and the spider plastic bumpers. I like the spigen one, but honestly I didn't feel like it was very protective. It just felt flimsy. The verus felt better in the had, but made the phone too wide, and also the headphones jack was super slim. I ended up taking a drill and widening it so my headphones will fit.
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I had to break the Verus bumper to get it off. I will be demanding a refund.
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I don't understand why everyone says the verus is hard to take off. It's tight, but not difficult. I usually start at the top and push the bumper back while moving the phone and rubber part forward.
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eep02b said:
I don't understand why everyone says the verus is hard to take off. It's tight, but not difficult. I usually start at the top and push the bumper back while moving the phone and rubber part forward.
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The first time I tried to take it off, it very much felt like the phone was going to break well before the case came off.
For those having issues, what finally became a good method for me was to use a thicker (terry cloth type) microfiber cloth to get a decent grip on the top/right corner, from the front pushing the corner off to the back, and just slowly, with steady/firm pressure, push the case back. Trying to quickly force it off did nothing, but a slow firm pressure did it. Then once that slid off, repeat at the top left corner, with will come more easily.
Another issue for me with the aluminum bumpers is that I dont want it to come free of the rubber and then scratch the glass (unlikely) or the phone's aluminum edge (far more likely).

I picked up a "Xuenair" branded silver aluminium bumper from eBay. It looks great, the buttons feel good, and the cutouts are perfect. Unfortunately though, it kills my GPS. Interesting enough, the cellular signal only degrades by 2-4 dbm at home.
I do use GPS quite often though.. so eBay refund process I go.

asdfvtn said:
I picked up a "Xuenair" branded silver aluminium bumper from eBay. ... ...
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Does that bumper have anything to keep the camera off of a table surface when setting it down? (I assume you got the thin bare metal one that latches on.)

DevonSloan said:
Does that bumper have anything to keep the camera off of a table surface when setting it down? (I assume you got the thin bare metal one that latches on.)
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I do indeed have the thin metal one with a latch on the bottom right corner. To answer your question though, no, my camera unfortunately still remains in contact with the surface when it's laying down. I'm not too concerned about it since I have a tiny PET film lens protector, but it definitely could scratch the paint still.

Got it ! Very Elegant !

My review of the Verus Iron Shield Aluminum Bumper + Case

Bought this case for $9 with a promo code. Decided to give it a shot, never heard of the brand Verus, but I always wanted an aluminum case for the S6, and for the price, heck, why not.
Turns out it the case is amazing!
First of all, the case looks fantastic, it's probably one of the nicest looking cases for the Galaxy S6 at the moment. The brushed texture of the case itself has great grip and makes this case look sleek and professional. I had a clear case before to show off the back design of the Galaxy S6, but the design of this case makes the S6 look so nice that I would actually prefer this cover rather than the naked S6 back. It's that nice!
This 2-piece set comes with an aluminum frame that covers the sides. This bumper is the best part about the case. It looks and feels exactly like the S6's bumper, and is of high quality. The volume rockers are even labeled with + and - so you know the difference. It just goes to show the quality and craftsmanship of this case. And I haven't experienced any signal loss or GPS issues while using this bumper, which is a relief!
Overall, I would highly recommend this case to anyone who wants an aluminum bumper. Verus isn't a well known brand, but after buying this case, they are just as competitive if not better than Spigen / Otterbox / Speck.
The only downside is installing the case onto your S6. It's going to be a real pain getting the aluminum bumper to perfectly be aligned with the cover. It's going to take some effort and you will struggle to get the aluminum bumper fitted exactly onto the case. I had to use hard force to push the aluminum bumper perfectly into the case, but once that's done, you'll never want to take it off. That's a small knock for what is a truly awesome case!
Complete pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/xHc3A#0

Are those some sort of bubbles on the back? Or droplets of water?

do not get this case if you like easily taking cases off everyday, this case bent the metal on my s6 when i was trying to remove it, its that difficult to remove

What about signal loss? I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid aluminum frame and there is signal loss, not sure why this would be any different.

flu13 said:
Are those some sort of bubbles on the back? Or droplets of water?
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Droplets of water, it was raining when I took that picture
haldi15 said:
do not get this case if you like easily taking cases off everyday, this case bent the metal on my s6 when i was trying to remove it, its that difficult to remove
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Yeah, I imagine it would be really hard to take it off, since it was really hard putting it on.
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What about signal loss? I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid aluminum frame and there is signal loss, not sure why this would be any different.
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Well, I've had it for a week and I haven't experienced any signal degradation. Will update if it does happen though. I've been able to connect with full bars to towers, no problem.

GoreTan said:
Droplets of water, it was raining when I took that picture
Yeah, I imagine it would be really hard to take it off, since it was really hard putting it on.
Well, I've had it for a week and I haven't experienced any signal degradation. Will update if it does happen though. I've been able to connect with full bars to towers, no problem.
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Actually its not hard to remove the case and also easy to install, i have a video. Just remove the bumper first, then the tpu. I have 5 cases but this is my favorite.
https://youtu.be/w7__h3wFmK4

ipaq_101 said:
What about signal loss? I have the Spigen Neo Hybrid aluminum frame and there is signal loss, not sure why this would be any different.
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I have some issues with signal loss. But I never really had the best reception to begin with. But I believe that this case made it a little worse for me.

Love this case. There's a trick to taking it off but it does come off pretty easily once you have done it a couple of times.

What's the trick?

flu13 said:
What's the trick?
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I press one corner down firmly at a time to uninstall then it pulls right off. When installing, I put the black inner-guard on then face the phone screen down. Then push each corner down about halfway and continue working my way around. It really only takes a couple of seconds

daileyg13 said:
I press one corner down firmly at a time to uninstall then it pulls right off.
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Are you pressing on the aluminum, or the inner plastic part, or both?

flu13 said:
Are you pressing on the aluminum, or the inner plastic part, or both?
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I press both and the aluminum naturally separates. So I can remove the aluminum first.

Got it. Thanks for the tip.

I got this case because of your review and I have zero regrets. Best case I've gotten so far for any of my phones. I love it!

Experience wanted: metal bumper

Hello, everyone!
I found this nice looking metal bumper on eBay:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/281901716741?_mwBanner=1
Does anyone have any experiences with it? Does it fit well?
If nobody have this bumper: What do you think? Is there any chance that it'll scratch the edges of the 6P when installing? Regarding the back: Do you think it's a fingerprint magnet?
I would be happy about any thoughts of all kind you can share!
Thanks a lot and have a great day!

They definitely look interesting, however they look like fingerprint magnets, specially the silver one. If they're really made of smooth metal they may be very slippery and covering the phone's antennas with metal might cause signal problems.

Damn, almost worth $16 just to find out cuz the black one looks sick. Definitely probably a fingerprint magnet but looks slick af.

Read Reviews: http://www.amazon.com/JANDM-Fashion...&keywords=nexus+6p+metal+case#customerReviews

I don't have that same one, but I had an aluminum bumper on my 6P and it really decreased my signal strength. Also made my GPS unusable in the car (always dropping my location). But man, did it look sweet combined with my dbrand skin.

alvin545 said:
I don't have that same one, but I had an aluminum bumper on my 6P and it really decreased my signal strength. Also made my GPS unusable in the car (always dropping my location). But man, did it look sweet combined with my dbrand skin.
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Same issue.
I had a similar bumper. No issues with scratching but was just horrible for signal.
On Mine I had back covered with di-noc 3M carbon fiber vinyl. Looked sweet, but nonfunctional.

tech_head said:
Same issue.
I had a similar bumper. No issues with scratching but was just horrible for signal.
On Mine I had back covered with di-noc 3M carbon fiber vinyl. Looked sweet, but nonfunctional.
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Had a somewhat similar case with my old Note 4. The case had a metal bumper and a glass back, absolutely stunning and didn't scratched my phone. It did, however, reduced my wifi and cell signal to unusable level, and made my GPS virtually non-functional. OP, stay away from metal bumper or cases, at least those that physically touch the phone.
On an unrelated note, I truly hope that spigen would introduce their metal neo hybrid series for our 6P. Had one with my note 4, that was truly a looker. Sleek black TPU case with textured back, surrounded by an almost visually orgasmic metal bumper that never touches the phone, preventing any signal loss.

Non metal bumper

Hi,
I'm searching for a non-metal bumper, but I want it to be as thick as possible. My goal is to protect the camera glass, I do not want it to make contact with the surface I put it on. Is there such a bumper? Thanks!

will this work?
https://www.amazon.com/JOTO-Galaxy-Note-Bumper-Frame/dp/B00RYVDGFE

kel29738 said:
will this work?
https://www.amazon.com/JOTO-Galaxy-Note-Bumper-Frame/dp/B00RYVDGFE
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I'm afraid not. This one was my first choice, but one of the reviewers says that you can feel the camera glass hit the surface you put the phone on.

I know you said bumper and not case. but I got this Spigen Neo-Hybrid case for the same reason, and it's pretty small and does a nice job of keeping both the screen and the camera glass away from whatever surface you place the phone on.
https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Flexible-Protection-Reinforced-Samsung/dp/B00MAWRB44

I also vote for the spigen neo, I have the metal version but the plastic is the exact same, and I can confirm the camera does not touch the surface. It's the only case i've ever used for more than a couple months. i've had both the phone and case since new.

I'm using the Verus Iron Shield case with a Spigen metal stick on kickstand attached. The Verus case protects front screen nicely and the Spigen kickstand, when mounted in the center, makes it impossible for camera lens to make contact on a flat surface.

rubber bumper case...
Melissakis said:
Hi,
I'm searching for a non-metal bumper, but I want it to be as thick as possible. My goal is to protect the camera glass, I do not want it to make contact with the surface I put it on. Is there such a bumper? Thanks!
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I ordered one of these for my 4. had one on my 3 that lasted forever <3'it
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RYVDGFE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Verus Iron Shield will degrade your signal strength and the button setup is awful. -Spigen Neo Hybrid FTW.

Scrufboy said:
Verus Iron Shield will degrade your signal strength and the button setup is awful. -Spigen Neo Hybrid FTW.
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Count me as lucky, I guess. I haven't encountered any signal loss, radio or gps, and my buttons are well placed and responsive. Maybe Scruffy has tiny, Faraday hands.

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