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Hey All
I have been looking at this case for some time now. Doing searches on the net and this site with little or no return on some sort of review. Although there are a lot of comments about this case and the iPhone. So, based on those reviews I decided to take a chance and get the case and reivew it myself. Here it is...excuse me if it is a little long.
Incipio now makes a silicrylic case for the blackberry storm that in my opinion is like the otterbox case but not as bulky and to the extreme on the protection. But dont let that fool you. When I got this case it seemed like it could be the otterboxes long lost brother!!
The case comes with the video holder and a screen protector and a wiping cloth. The case itself is VERY solid all around except for where the plastic hard part of the case attaches to the silicone part. If that makes sense.
Unlike the iphone version, the blackberry case seems much thicker all around. the corners are super thick and the silicone part that the plastic part snaps over is thick as well. Many of the iphone people that talk about this case have complained that this part of the case was too thin. I think that is because the iphone itself is thin and there is not a lot of material to work with. +1 for the storm being beefer than the wimpy iphone.
All of the buttons on the sides of the phones are covered except for the earphone jack and the usb jack. The top voice and bottom receiver ports are open as well. Geting the phone in the case was a challenge because the case is an exact fit. I think I pressed all the buttons and gave the accelerometer a workout by the time I got the phone completely situated in it new housing. Once the phone was in the case I was amazed on how solid the phone felt in the case. It was like the plastic part was an option but since the silicone part has a cut out for the plastic part it would be awkward without it. Putting that part on the case with the phone in it was even harder than putting the phone in the silicone part. Although when I got it on I didnt have to do any manipulation to get it to seat right. It just fell right in to place. Now with all of the parts of the case on the phone feels almost indestructible. I say almost because the front of the phone is exposed but the case sits (and it is nicely tapered giving it a high quality look and feel) a little less than a quarter of an inch above the surface of the phone. So even if the phone lands on the face, the ground will not ever touch the face of the phone. Same for the camera and the speaker on the back of the phone.
Quality is outstanding!! The way the case looks on the phone is great and the way the phone feels in my hand is better than when I didnt have the case. The phone is completely functional in this case. The covers on the buttons on the sides of the case do not inhibit the use of the buttons at all. Taking and receiving calls is great. I can hear people clearly and people can here me clearly.
Overall....this is the case that I have been looking for. I was always afraid of dropping my phone even with the hard plastic snap on cases and some of the other flimsy silicone cases. Now I dont worry at all. The only problem that I can see with this case is that it may slide off of a slick surface. The back of the phone is covered almost completely with the plastic part of the case. And the case does collect some lint. I got the white version and it shows lint but that is because of the color I think. The lint is easily wiped off. Also there is no holster for this case. I am going to verizon within the next couple of days to see if the "snap on" hoslster will work with this case. I hope it does because that would mean that this would be the ultimate protection case/holster combo asside from otterbox.
So.....if you dont need as much protection or want the bulk of an otterbox and would like to keep the fuctionality of your storm than this might be the case for you. I am not saying that this will replace the case or that it is better. I an saying that this (to me) seems like a "next level" of protection down from the otterbox. I guess you could put thin fabric over the holes of the case like the otterbox has but that would be up to you.
These are my findings and if anyone else has this case please feel free to add to this.
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03-23-09 12:59 AM -
I'm sad to hear your case arrived cracked. I am glad to hear we are replacing it for you.
Regarding the case making your phone lock; this is the first we have heard of this problem. Once your new case arrives, please let us know if it happens again. We always appreciate customer feedback!
04-15-09 04:31 PM - Hi BEERJEFFDUBB -
We are sorry that your case is rendering the function ability for your BlackBerry Storm. This is a rare occurrence and we have not heard of this happening for the Silicrylic case. It may be perhaps the acrylic shell was made a bit too tight in which case it presses against the phone�s interface.
If you would like to contact customer service they would be more than happy to help fix this problem for you.04-21-09 01:26 PM - It did still happen - I got the return authorization on it but haven't sent it in yet. All is well, since I found the Feather.I'm sad to hear your case arrived cracked. I am glad to hear we are replacing it for you.
Regarding the case making your phone lock; this is the first we have heard of this problem. Once your new case arrives, please let us know if it happens again. We always appreciate customer feedback!04-22-09 09:37 PM
