What's the deal with cases for the LG G3?

[swany1970]

I actually sent them an email asking if those hard cases are wireless charging compatible. Haven't got a resopnse yet, though.

Yeah I did as well. I'm assuming they are since they're genuine LG product and from looking at the LG UK site it describes them as compatible. Hopefully they'll get back to us both soon.

 

[Blazer]

I've decided the G3 is just too large for pockets... so today I decided to pick up the $39 Platinum holster/case from Best Buy. It's the one made by Seidio and exactly the same as their "SURFACE™ with Metal Kickstand Combo" model... ($55 at Seidio) I had this same case for 2 years on my Galaxy S3 and it never failed me.

 

[fgcchevy]

I've decided the G3 is just too large for pockets... so today I decided to pick up the $39 Platinum holster/case from Best Buy. It's the one made by Seidio and exactly the same as their "SURFACE™ with Metal Kickstand Combo" model... ($55 at Seidio) I had this same case for 2 years on my Galaxy S3 and it never failed me.

I did the same exact thing! Carried my s3 in that platinum case n holster combo for 2 years n never broke it! The holster is important, as the case is a little to slippery for me. Today I got the lg quick circle case from sprint and it fits perfectly with the platinum holster.

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[xPNUTx]

I just ordered this case for my Verizon G3 that is coming. I thought the slim armor was too bulky looking, lol. A little disappointed by the color choices though. White, Black, Mint... :-\

http://www.amazon.com/Spigen%C2%AE-Screen-Shield-Ultra-Premium/dp/B00JQI33GU/ref=sr_1_10?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1405374101&sr=1-10&keywords=LG+g3+Spigen

 

[ffejjj]

I just ordered this case for my Verizon G3 that is coming. I thought the slim armor was too bulky looking, lol. A little disappointed by the color choices though. White, Black, Mint... :-\

http://www.amazon.com/Spigen%C2%AE-Screen-Shield-Ultra-Premium/dp/B00JQI33GU/ref=sr_1_10?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1405374101&sr=1-10&keywords=LG+g3+Spigen

The only thing for me is the lack of protection on both ends. Other than that, I like the mint

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[frope01]

The only thing for me is the lack of protection on both ends. Other than that, I like the mint

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I had a case like that which provided partial protection. As luck would have it I dropped it right onto the unprotected end. Lesson learned.

I ordered the Slimpack Shockproof Plus case from Amazon and picked up the Platinum case from Best Buy in the meantime.

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[krijmo]

I bought this http://m.ebay.com/itm/271542976453. I got it in gold and it looks really sharp. It was cheap less than 9 bucks and the quick circle is awesome. I don't really care about the wireless charging, but There are quite a few on eBay.

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[Poptarts]

Sorry if this has been brought up before but has anyone ordered from Expansys?

They seem to have the original LG cases. I'm interested in the wireless charging. I'm planning on picking up a G3 from Verizon on Thursday.

I haven't, but they say it "usually ships in 9 days," which gives me very very little faith that they actually have them. I think it's more likely this company is a 0 inventory retailer.

Matt

 

[swany1970]

I haven't, but they say it "usually ships in 9 days," which gives me very very little faith that they actually have them. I think it's more likely this company is a 0 inventory retailer.

Matt

Actually I decided to order one. The status says "awaiting stock" I'll check next week if it doesn't update I'll cancel it.

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[Jerry Verb]

I like a holster type case and found one at Best Buy called Platinum. It is unique in that there is a clasp that grips the top of the phone so it can't dislodge. It is pretty nifty so now all I need is the phone!

 

[swany1970]

Verizon now has the quick circle case with wireless charging on their site. There's 2 listed one with and one without. Nice!

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[moosc]

$59.99 guess I'll order it. Wish the had yellow

Verizon now has the quick circle case with wireless charging on their site. There's 2 listed one with and one without. Nice!

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[little09]

Kudos. I had protector case and screen as well here...


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[Adso3000]

Speigen cases, at least the Slim Armor one does NOT work with wireless charging as reported on xda-developers forum. If you want to charge wireless either buy the LG Slim Guard than replaces the back cover and has wireless and NFC pins but has like no lip (you should get a tempered glass screen protector anyway, so that case would then be fine anyway, the Quick Circle (the type that does have pins, though I'm sending mine back tomorrow. It's really nice if you're into flaps, I just realized that I hate flaps, especially that once folded around, which is does superbly though, the back of the phone no longer has that hand-in-glove fitting curvature).

I can't get the Slim Guard case right now without paying an arm and a leg and even then no store has it til August 29! Ordered a slide-on aluminum bumper and a very clear plastic case off ebay. Pure bumper won't interfere with wireless charging, obviously, and the clear one shouldn't, but if it does, I can pull it off in a jiffy. So there you go, either one that definitely works with Qi, or one that doesn't but can be pulled off in 5 seconds top.

Don't buy thick ones. Check out High on Android YouTube channel where he does a drop test of the G3 (and S5) with a Cruizerlite Bugdroid (TPU or similar) case on (concrete, head-level while walking, kid biking etc). Unless you're planning on playing baseball with the phone as the ball, you don't need some crazy thick case. Inertia - phone is super light, so impact on ground is much less severe than those heavy metallic phones. The thin metal rim of the G3 (real metal [oh wait, you know this already, but for anyone who doesn't yet own one - yet, I guess], not the horrid chrome-plated plastic that peels off in less than a year (Note & Note 2) seems to stiffen the whole phone a lot.

Whoops, long post, well, it's worth it if it keeps someone from crying over broken screen glass - btw "Once you go tempered glass you never go back". Nillkin seems popular, I hear and Speigen, maaah.

 

[drbol]

Anyone have a review for the otterbox symetry? Is is glass screen protector friendly? I have a glass one and won't go back. Slim armor works well with it.

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[anon(1733)]

Anyone have a review for the otterbox symetry? Is is glass screen protector friendly? I have a glass one and won't go back. Slim armor works well with it.

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I have the symmetry case and it works great with the glass screen protector. I posted pictures of it in one of the threads.