does anyone have Luphie tempered glass metal case with Zagg tempered glass screen protector?

[KiwiCoalBattery]

does anyone have Luphie tempered glass metal case with Zagg tempered glass screen protector?

I'm about to order one, but just wanted to verify that the Zagg tempered glass screen protector won't get in the way of metal part.

Thanks!


This one:

 

[Cwey55]

I have heard metal cases can interfere with wireless charging if that is a concern for you.

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[KiwiCoalBattery]

I have heard metal cases can interfere with wireless charging if that is a concern for you.

Posted via the Android Central App

only the bumper is metal... the back side is tempered glass and wireless charging is not a problem, based on what I've read. (on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge versions)

 

[vlfifthdawnlv]

I have the case. Dont have the Zagg tempered glass but the metal bumper doesn't even go pass the metal frame of the phone so theres no reason why it wont fit.

My Note 5 charges fine with the case and wireless charger.

 

[DOOG9517]

WHERE CAN I GET THIS CASE?????

Gorgeous!!

 

[DOOG9517]

Never mind, I just found it.

 

[KiwiCoalBattery]

Never mind, I just found it.

there is this eBay seller with 30,000+ good feedbacks... that's where I ordered from.

 

[racedog]

Have both, no problems here!

 

[KiwiCoalBattery]

Have both, no problems here!

Excellent! Can't wait for my Luphie case to arrive.

 

[badkitties]

Have both, no problems here!

I ordered mine from eBay and received it last week. It is truly the absolutely most beautiful phone case I've ever seen.

Unfortunately, I'm actually thinking about returning it. The reason is that the cutout hols on the bottom are very uncomfortable for my pinky finger.

Edit: also.. the case makes the phone FEEL heavy. strangely, it's actually not that heavy.
The Note 5 weighs 174 grams. The Luphie case weighs 52 grans. Together, they weigh
226 grams.(roughly half a pound) I think it's the glass back of the Luphie that makes the
weight concentrated on the back of the Note 5. It makes it feel heavier than having the
Otterbox Defender case on. Kind of like holding a ceramic tile. It's not that bad, just
feels very substantial.

 

[Paul Rezendes]

I ordered the black bumper and black back version of it. I will post some actual pictures once it arrives.

 

[badkitties]

this case definitely causes signal loss.

I placed my Note 5 with the Luphie case in the car mount. GPS Test app shows accuracy between 26 feet to 30 feet.(car standing still, engine off, in the middle of a big empty parking lo, clear weather with no cloud in sight)

If I remove the Luphie case and place the Note 5 back to the car mount, the accuracy improves to 10 feet to 13 feet.

I repeated this test several times and got the exact same result.

 

[eljeffe58]

I tried to live with my Luphie case, but I found severe signal degradation in spots I normally get a (weak) signal. I asked for a return label from the ebay seller a few minutes ago.

 

[badkitties]

I tried to live with my Luphie case, but I found severe signal degradation in spots I normally get a (weak) signal. I asked for a return label from the ebay seller a few minutes ago.

I agree with the signal loss. I'm still not sure why the aluminum bumper
cause that. The back is more likely the culprit, but it really shouldn't,
since it's supposed to be glass...

BTW, which eBay seller was it? some will email you back and say
something like:

"why don't you keep it or give it to someone as a gift?"

If you reply and decline, they'll email back again and say

"what if we offer you $5 refund and you don't return the case?"

In my case, I ended up accepting an offer to refund part of the
cost of the Luphie case... so it made my final cost of the case
to be $11.95.... guess they really don't like people returning stuff?

but I still rarely use it.. only when I go to parties or fancy dinners
in the city... the phone does look amazing with the Luphie case
besides, in the city, the signal from Verizon is full 5 bars, so a
little bit of degradation if fine. I still manage to get almost 15mbps
down and 3mbps up on Verizon 4G LTE with the Luphie case on,
while in the city. If I just use a simple clear Spigen TPU case,
the speed goes up to roughly 25mbps/8mbps.

 

[eljeffe58]

I agree with the signal loss. I'm still not sure why the aluminum bumper
cause that. The back is more likely the culprit, but it really shouldn't,
since it's supposed to be glass...

BTW, which eBay seller was it? some will email you back and say
something like:

"why don't you keep it or give it to someone as a gift?"

If you reply and decline, they'll email back again and say

"what if we offer you $5 refund and you don't return the case?"

In my case, I ended up accepting an offer to refund part of the
cost of the Luphie case... so it made my final cost of the case
to be $11.95.... guess they really don't like people returning stuff?

but I still rarely use it.. only when I go to parties or fancy dinners
in the city... the phone does look amazing with the Luphie case
besides, in the city, the signal from Verizon is full 5 bars, so a
little bit of degradation if fine. I still manage to get almost 15mbps
down and 3mbps up on Verizon 4G LTE with the Luphie case on,
while in the city. If I just use a simple clear Spigen TPU case,
the speed goes up to roughly 25mbps/8mbps.

Yes, I got those same offers, but I will never use it. I sent it back. It cost me $3.25 or so to ship it but it will just take up space here. They were nice about it in the end and I have no concersn about getting the refund.

 

[badkitties]

Yes, I got those same offers, but I will never use it. I sent it back. It cost me $3.25 or so to ship it but it will just take up space here. They were nice about it in the end and I have no concersn about getting the refund.

I don't suppose you shipped it to that seller in California?

Like I said, I ended up keeping it because it was only $11.95.
Still love it and use it occasionally... my female co-workers and
female clients seem to fancy it quite a bit... also useful to strike
up a conversation with random hot ladies at airports and hotel
restaurants for some strange reason. (don't worry, I make a
full written report to the wife about each such encounters)

 

[eljeffe58]

I don't suppose you shipped it to that seller in California?

Like I said, I ended up keeping it because it was only $11.95.
Still love it and use it occasionally... my female co-workers and
female clients seem to fancy it quite a bit... also useful to strike
up a conversation with random hot ladies at airports and hotel
restaurants for some strange reason. (don't worry, I make a
full written report to the wife about each such encounters)

I did ship it to Cai. They were really nice to me about the return after all of the attempts to get me to keep it. Gave me a credit right after I dropped it at the UPS store.

 

[racedog]

Just a note here about the luphie. We are having a major ice storm and lost power, which means our Microcell went out. The S6 and my Note 5 didn't have enough signal to function until we removed the cases. The Luphie is an elegant looking case but it does cause a very significant loss of signal. That is because the sides are metal and that is where the antennae are located.

 

[badkitties]

Just a note here about the luphie. We are having a major ice storm and lost power, which means our Microcell went out. The S6 and my Note 5 didn't have enough signal to function until we removed the cases. The Luphie is an elegant looking case but it does cause a very significant loss of signal. That is because the sides are metal and that is where the antennae are located.

but the Note 5's antenna isn't on the sides.... It was next to the non-removable battery, about 1/3 of the way from the edge of the Note 5. I disassembled it in order to take off the rear glass cover. I saw the video about turning the rear into a transparent glass cover..... then changed my mind after I took the Note 5 apart.

 

[racedog]

Here is what I've found after testing numerous times. With the case I lose about 7 or 8 DVM as opposed to without the case . In our marginal area it is the difference between signal and no signal.

I really do like the Luphie but wanted to be sure that people are aware that it will do definite harm to signal reception. If you're in a decent signal area it's not an issue, but if, like me you are in a very marginal area it is a serious problem. It works for us only because we have an ATT MicroCell.