Cases and screen protectors?

[nwasquad]

Havent combed through every single post in this thread but there doesnt seem to be any love for the Body Glove cases. I used one of them on my last phone and enjoyed the light-weight yet protective qualities without being too bulky. Any thoughts on the BG cases?

 

[g1toevo678]

Not a problem. I actually think you do get what you pay for. Since I'm actively making models now I know each cost and the quality of what you can get.

Most of the cases you see on Alibaba are low quality.

When you buy a retail case for the most part they are high quality.

The only exception would be Ballistic. I've seen their stuff in AT &T and Sprint. They just took an existing Chinese case anyone can get and printed their logo on it. $35 Retail when you can get them on my Amazon listing for $9.90. When I went to the stores to check out the cases and saw that I nearly crapped my pants.

Then again Ballistic probably doesn't make that much because retail buys them as close to your wholesale as possible.

Wish you the best in your endeavor. Hope you're able to find a factory that doesn't backdoor production.

 

[SSHGuru]

Havent combed through every single post in this thread but there doesnt seem to be any love for the Body Glove cases. I used one of them on my last phone and enjoyed the light-weight yet protective qualities without being too bulky. Any thoughts on the BG cases?

Body Glove isn't the most popular case out there. I've seen some in Apple stores where they look nice enough but when taken out just aren't that good.

 

[SSHGuru]

Wish you the best in your endeavor. Hope you're able to find a factory that doesn't backdoor production.

Thanks, that's been been taken care of.

 

[trinamorgan88]

You are partially correct. What you see on Alibaba anyone can buy if they have enough money. Most of the cases require that you buy 900 at a time. The cases come in a plastic bag.

I've been doing this long enough to recognize the same designs made by the same factories for every phone that comes out. Most of the ones you can buy are garbage. Even worse they can sell the cases from China for $2 because China subsidizes shipping (.75 anywhere). Of course it will take a month to get to you but for $2 who cares.

That's why I said the S-Line cases were the joke of China. In a few months every single seller will have tons in stock and the price will plummet.

There are a few good quality manufacturers I found that make the same design for each phone but they are few and far between.

The margins for these cases are very large for one main reason - there is no mold fee. That's the fee to make a mold to create the cases with. Generally a decent mold costs $5000 and up.

So not every case you see selling is a high margin case - the ones that places like Seidio, Otterbox, Incipio, etc... have tighter margins because not only do they pay for the mold, but the cost per piece for quality materials is very high. Then throw in packaging and all the other costs and it's not as easy as it sounds.

This is why the Kiosks you see in malls selling cases do so well. They are owned by a large group who buys in size and ships a bunch of kinds to each Kiosk. The Kiosk hands you the case - no packaging needed. They get almost 100% of their cases from the stock china cases you see. So they spend .50 per case and sell it for $20. Kiosks are a bigger rip off than retail which is pretty bad also.

Also, Korea is a place that makes cell phone cases also. Much higher quality but a much higher price.

I have piles of cell phone cases here - most are garbage. Some of the ones I have are very nice and I've sold them before. But you cannot run a company selling products that are available to anyone.

It's not as easy as you think and not as high margin as you think when it comes to a high quality company who cares.

Also try to find an honest company to do the work for you... good luck.

When Otterbox replaced the case for my EVO 3D with no questions or problems, that's when I became a fan. They are not cheap and pretty, but they have good customer service behind them. And that is getting impossible to find.

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[dubhe420]

i was hoping to find a plain matte finish case with decent protection , soft touch, slim design and a kickstand that is actually flush with the back like evo 4g lte

one can dream??

 

[triplem44#AC]

i was hoping to find a plain matte finish case with decent protection , soft touch, slim design and a kickstand that is actually flush with the back like evo 4g lte

one can dream??

This is my pipe dream as well. Holding off buying anything to see if this appears at some point..

 

[Bullfrog1337]

I got 2 of these (clear & translucent teal) + 1 for my wife's Razr.

Buy 2 get 1 free right now

http://www.cruzerlite.com/cases/sam...te-androidified-case-for-samsung-galaxy-s-iii

 

[artofdesign]

the Nillkin hard cases are awesome, from ebay i got the black and the red one, also the ROCK cases looks good.

3in1 Black Nillkin Hard Case+Screen Protector For Samsung Galaxy S3 III I9300 | eBay

3in1 Red Nillkin Hard Case Skin+Screen Protector For Samsung Galaxy S3 III I9300 | eBay

no corner protection?

 

[nwasquad]

Body Glove isn't the most popular case out there. I've seen some in Apple stores where they look nice enough but when taken out just aren't that good.

As the BG has been the only case I've experienced so far, I'm curious to know what features you think it lacks that other cases have?

 

[SSHGuru]

Any good company should replace products. Customer service is #1.

 

[artofdesign]

Do we know for sure if the i9300 cases will fit ATT S3?

 

[cjsmoove]

Im going butt ass naked...and when it comes time to hit the club Im going to use the soon to be back up Rule All Machines Bionc!!!!

 

[SSHGuru]

Do we know for sure if the i9300 cases will fit ATT S3?

All SIII's wordwide are the exact same size.

Samsung is as powerful as Apple at this point and told everyone take it or leave it.

I've confirmed with Samsung and all of the major carriers in the US.

 

[ibcop]

For those looking for a pocket type case:

Genuine Samsung Galaxy S3 Pouch - Navy Blue -EFC-1G6LBECSTD

I always go with OEM type stuff - it'll cost $37 with shipping to the US, but no one is offering them here.

 

[ibcop]

Samsung S 3 cases:

Samsung Galaxy S3 Cases

 

[SSHGuru]

For those looking for a pocket type case:

Genuine Samsung Galaxy S3 Pouch - Navy Blue -EFC-1G6LBECSTD

I always go with OEM type stuff - it'll cost $37 with shipping to the US, but no one is offering them here.

As soon as the S III comes out on the 21st you will see a TON of cases to buy. Don't jump the gun.

 

[ibcop]

As soon as the S III comes out on the 21st you will see a TON of cases to buy. Don't jump the gun.

Cool beans.

 

[zack7687]

I ended up ordering this in white (I preordered the white 16gb S3): White MF TPU Skin Case Cover + LCD Guard For Samsung galaxy S III GT- i9300 s3 | eBay

Might not be the best thing out there, but like some have already mentioned, I want protection from the minute I get my phone.

 

[lgbl7192]

So is tpu generally harder than a gel case. I ordered a case from Amazon called Kayscase and it was a little harder than what I was expecting. Is that a tpu?

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