Has anybody decided to use this phone without a case? I have a neo hybrid and I feel it really adds bulk to the phone
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Has anybody decided to use this phone without a case? I have a neo hybrid and I feel it really adds bulk to the phone
You may want to try the Samsung Clear View Black Folio for the S5. Its back cover replaces the back cover which comes with the S5 and adds a windowed flip cover in the front. When the cover is closed, a small window is open to see the time, weather and make and receive calls. If you keep the phone in Power Saving Mode, it become like a dumb phone with a very long battery life.
Since it replaces the back cover, bulk is limited only to the flip cover in the front which serves to protect the screen when not in use.
What's the back cover like on this? Does it stay waterproof?
That is the only question I have about it. So far I don't have an answer. If the rubber insulation stays attached to the phone when the original cover is removed, it should be waterproof. If the rubber insulation is fused to the original cover and cannot be separated, then it would not be waterproof. I won't know for sure until I receive my S5 next Tuesday.
Page 5 of the manual has a warning: "Caution! Do not remove the rubber seal from the inside of the back cover. Doing so can cause water damage to the device if it gets wet."
That implies the rubber seal CAN be removed. Thus, one would have to remove it from the original over and place it inside the Folio cover.
It has the gasket in the folio case. I have it, but don't really care for the different feel it gives the phone. I'll probably hold off on a case that I'll stick with until after the wireless backs are available.
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I just looked at my Folio Case and it does have rubberized insulation. Is that what you call a gasket? Is that the "rubber seal" referred to in the manual?
If so, that means the Folio Case is also water proof as is the original S5 cover.
Has anybody decided to use this phone without a case? I have a neo hybrid and I feel it really adds bulk to the phone
You may want to try the Samsung Clear View Black Folio for the S5. Its back cover replaces the back cover which comes with the S5 and adds a windowed flip cover in the front. When the cover is closed, a small window is open to see the time, weather and make and receive calls. If you keep the phone in Power Saving Mode, it become like a dumb phone with a very long battery life.
Since it replaces the back cover, bulk is limited only to the flip cover in the front which serves to protect the screen when not in use.
Has anybody decided to use this phone without a case? I have a neo hybrid and I feel it really adds bulk to the phone
Does it have the water seal inside? I noticed that most 3rd party S5 accessories don't have it.
I have the black now, and I love the feel of it. I don't want to put it in a case....but will I regret it? I am tired of the extra bulk. I put it in a case for all of 5 minutes before taking it out again
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