inCase - Rubber Case Question

I've had the InCase for about two weeks now, no scratches.

I have two cases, soon to be three. When I bought the phone I bought the Belkin leather sleave like case. Nice case that I use for work and or usually for a belt, but it's hard to get the phone out so I ordered another leather case from case-mate.com which has a leather case that goes into a leather holster. Someone made a thread about it and I ordered one as well and it's the signature series for iPhones. But the incase is bad *** case. The iPhone is sleek, but very slippery and that case is really grippy. I use that for keeping the phone in my pocket and for driving. I just put in my arm rest compartment and it's like a docking station in that it just doesn't move. That's how grippy it is. If it had a way to fasten on your belt, I wouldn't get any other case. Maybe in the future.

Yep, same here. When I got my iPhone I bought the clear Belkin case - which I hated because it came apart so easily. When I got the rubber InCase it was great, protected the phone while providing alot of grip.

Side Bar: This is what I submitted to Apple...
The iPhone in all its glory needs to be safer to hold in order to help minimize accidental drops on hard surfaces. Many products today, incorporate a rubberized finish. A good example is modern input devices and cameras. Please, do the right thing and suspense with the “glass case chrome look” and make the device more adaptable to the real world environment of cell phones. Might as well have included a stick of butter with it. Really guys, this is ergonomics 101

“There are only two type of mobile hand-held devices in the world today. Those that you’ll drop, and those that you’ll drop again.”
~Digital Dude

I dont like the rubber case..I threw it in the trash because it stretched out.

I ended up buying a rubber case from Speck and its working great

And if it turns out that the cases themselves are
actually causing scratches, and not having a case
leaves the iPhones clean, then unless your uncle is
in the case business and you really really like your
uncle, then what could possibly justify their use?
Intertia? Habbit? Conventional wisdom?

Fear of dropping and breaking it. If I have to
choose between tiny hair line on the chrome and the
risk breaking it altogether, the answer is obvious.

Do cases actually minimize the risk of iPhone breaking if you drop it? How much impact can they really absorb, and how much is advertiser hype?


G5 Quad + Logic 7.2.3 + FireFace 800 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

I have not used my Incase, or any other case, but the crome bezel on mine has scratches all the way around. I keep mine alone in my pocket. So I don't think it matters if you use the case or not, the bezel is going to scratch.

The incase works as advertised. I cannot after 3 days see what is complained about, but I can attest to not having a big dent in the top corner of the metal case when I dropped it on its ear. It did it's job.

Where do people carry an iPhone that it will not scratch if exposed to debris? The idea of the case for me is protection against catastrophic damage which it did, and paid for in one day. I only wish it had a flap over he face to protect against face down drops onto the macadam as I try to talk and open my car door.

When you purchase the Incase Rubber Protective Case, there's a little cardboard insert in the middle of it with a mock iPhone image on one side. On the other side of the little insert is printed the following:

Care
Incase recommends regular cleaning of your iPhone and case to prevent dust and particles from building up. If you do not follow a regular cleaning schedule, the collection of dust and other particles may cause slight abrasion to your device.

Seems like that pretty well sums it up to me. Even Incase admits the case (combined with dust and other particles) can cause abrasion.

I am returning the one I purchased. I really like how it looks on the iPhone and I love the added "traction" holding the phone. But I want to carry the combo in a hip/belt holster and with all of the generic holsters/pouches I've tried, the sticky rubber just makes it too difficult to remove the iPhone from the holster/pouch. And, obviously, with the chance of "pocket debris" getting under the Incase cover and scratching up the chrome, I'm not about to carry the iPhone in my pocket.

Still searching for the BEST case/holster combo. More and more of them will be coming along as every case maunfacturer in the world jumps on the bandwagon. For now, I'll stick with the Griffin Elan Holster Case I purchased with the iPhone. If the iPhone wasn't so "slippery", I'd be happy with the Griffin. But I feel the need to do SOMETHING to increase the grip on the phone to prevent accidental drops (I've already dropped mine once, and I am EXTREMELY careful... fortunately, no damage).

Mark

After reading this thread, I decided to check my iPhone since I bought the case from day one. And yes, I too have some scratches at the chrome bezel at the bottom of the phone.

Someone recommended Never Dull and I went to WalMart to purchase a can. It helped get rid of the deep scratches. But now I do have some fine swirl marks but at least it evened out the scratches. If you don't scrutinize it, it's hardly visible at all.

I honestly don't know why Apple is insistent in using a chrome finish on their higher end iPods. It's worthless. I'd prefer if they just stuck with the aluminum finish similar to the back of the iPhone.

I'm actually tempted to do this: http://members.optusnet.com.au/brushedipod/

It actually looks nice. I'm wondering if you can recreate some kind of brushed metal effect using a Dremel rotary tool and one of its attachments.

In the meantime, my iPhone is now naked except for the screen protector. I just purchased the leather case made by case-mate along with the holster. Seems like it will do a better job.

The real question is

Why don't apple make this shiny chrome thing more scratch resistant or use some material not so shiny but still nice looking and scratch resistant. Maybe pure stainless steel would be better?

They should just avoid chrome period. If they want a shiny appearance, they should migrate to Tungsten Carbide. It's now becoming a popular option in jewelry (especially rings) due to its highly scratch-resistant properties.

I had a bad experience with this case. I only had it on for 24 hours before reading the negative reviews and took the case off to find scratches all over the bottom of the chrome bezel. Clearly it was from dust and dirt particles getting in the case and rubbing against the chrome of the phone in my pocket. Many people have said the way to avoid this is to take the case off regularly and wash it- however, many people have complained that the case then stretches out and doesn't fit the phone as well over time. For these reasons I highly suggest not using this case. I am going to keep it caseless until iSkin releases the revo case and see how that holds up.

Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.10) 2.16 GHZ Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM, 30GB 5G iPod, 8 GB iPhone

Alright here's the deal, the incase has a tendency to scratch the chrome. I have one and this did happen to me. However, within a week my iPhone was dropped onto a concrete sidewalk by my girlfriend (surprise i know). The case absorbed the shock perfectly. Bottom line: ill take my tiny scratches that arent even visible with the case on (which it is ALL the time) over a massive dent or other serious damage.

funny thing, owning expensive nikon film cameras over the years, it was the proud sign of actually using the camera when it would acquire what we called "brassing" where the strap would rub on the main body. Now of course if it were the lens being abraded it would be a different story.

The chrome trim is esthetic and serves no functional purpose. Frankly I don't much care if it gets scratched from use as long as the glass is good. In fact, I'm curious whether it'll show brassing as the chrome gets more scratched.

Yes I also like to keep my new stuff clean and sharp, but worrying about scratches on the trim seems somewhat silly, and reminds me of one of my relatives who covered her sofas in plastic.

The incase rubber case has saved the phone once when I dropped it. It's not perfect, and I think it will stretch out too fast. And my chrome is lightly scratched. But thats ok. I did see a nice case just released by macally. I'll probably give it a try.