Provides: Customizable iPhone 4 protection
Colors: Black, ivory, blue, green, or pink
Developer: Coveroo
Minimum Requirements: iPhone 4
Price: $29.95 (+$5 for color vs engraving of design, +$5 for custom text up to 15 characters)
Availability: Now
The HardCandy Shell case from Coveroo offers something unique—the ability to customize your case. As if this ability alone wasn’t enough to convince you to get your case from Coveroo, feel safe knowing it is a great case all around.
The custom case designing process begins with you picking an image from their library of thousands (that is also expanding quite rapidly lately as hundreds of more designs have been added even since I ordered mine). The categories for customization include everything from music and animals to college teams and TV shows. The library really is quite extensive.
After you choose the image/design you want, you then choose which case you want. Assuming you are getting this case for an iPhone 4, you would simply have to choose between the colors they offer. That said, they do also offer cases for the iPhone 3G and 3GS that I would assume are created from the same material, etc.
You’re then brought to the last steps, which consist of changing the color if you want, choosing whether you want the design engraved or in color, and if you want to add text. After that, you’re done. You can simply submit your order and wait patiently for the mailman every day for the next week or so. For my case, I choose an Iron Man graphic in color as well as the custom text, “Yeah, I can fly,” as a quote from the movie.
All those customizable features are nifty and all, but what about the quality and feel of the case? In my opinion, it’s one of the best cases you could get for your iPhone 4. For one, it easily snaps on to your phone and covers the back, left, right, and corners of the device, The top and bottom are left mostly open to allow access to the headphone jack, pin connector, etc. In fact, it fits so well that it’s actually kind of a pain to get off.
Furthermore, the case itself is very thin and doesn’t add a lot of heft or bulk to the iPhone. The phone feels just as slick with the case on as it does with it off, and the type of material used to manufacture the case also feels great to the touch. In terms of protecting the phone from minor daily scratches, this case would definitely do the trick. When it comes to dropping the phone and protecting against a cracked screen, I wouldn’t be so sure. That said, I wasn’t willing to test this ability with my iPhone 4.
If you choose to have a color graphic, this (as well as any possible text you may have added) almost looks as if it was screen-printed like with a shirt. It has a unique texture and doesn’t appear as if it would rub off easily. In terms of losing the richness of the colors, only time will tell. It seems quite durable, though. The image will be printed in the middle of the case, and any custom text appears right below that but above the Coveroo logo.
I’d definitely recommend this case to anyone looking for a slick, slim way to protect their iPhone 4 from daily usage. It looks awesome, stays out of the way, and feels great.
have you tried taking flash pictures with this case? any interference? and does it interfere with screen protectors like the slider case does?