Sunday, February 16, 2014

Aluminum Side Bumper

I got this because it's the thinnest and most minimum side protection for the Galaxy Notes 3. The pure aluminum finish would give the cleanest in the long run. I suspect the colored versions will get scratches eventually. 
The thinnest protection you can find
It measures some 9mm side depth. Priced at $11.30 at a local retailer of generic China made smartphone accessories, this beats the price of branded products like Capdase that would turn up 4 times the cost for something like this. The quality build is quite good, fine machine trimmings.

It exposes the leather texture of the back cover which has a good feel on the hand. It secures the Galaxy Note 3's back cover since this one piece assembly has 2 small screw holes in the lower left corner to hold it in place. Yes, it's a bitch if you're a heavy user who swap to fresh batteries. A small screw driver and two extra screws are provided. 

The only things I find wrong with it are there's no hole for the temperature & humidity sensor, and the camera bump will be proned to scratches or breakage from drops.

I think this is the same thing from EBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181262060985

Mainly protects the plastic sides. Feels good to hold. 

The lower left corner has two tiny screw holes for securing the entire thing onto the device.

The back cover is exposed, and keeps the main antenna open located at the lower back.

The only thing I'm really worried about is the camera bump being damaged.

Overall good clean look.

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