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[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
All depends on how and where it lands really.

The sides are obviously protected ;)

The front has a slight lip so your screen should be protected on flat surfaces impacts not containing much debris. If the screen hits a corner or some hard object straight on however, don't be surprised to see a cracked screen. To be fair, that's the same with pretty much any case that doesn't have any sort of protective flap really.

If it hits the back, your camera lens risks being damaged if you've an OEM back cover since it still protrudes out past the battery cover and case. The lens has a bit better of a chance for survival if you've one of the many 3rd party battery cover replacements tho since they are a bit thicker and the camera is recessed.

Best way to ensure your devise stays in pristine condition is to not drop it ;) but sometimes ish happens. Lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dracwy:
i love the white gold one too!!! but its 80 bucks!!! man, if i get that, i'm gonna starve... let me know how it is and put up some pics when u get it!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well, I already got another bumper with tpu front on my way, but I think I sell that one directly when it arrives haha.

I was $105 for me, did EMS shipping lol:rolleyes:

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] dracwy:
wow! do u own a gold mine? haha. :D

i have two aluminum bumpers (including a triobump) but both cost about $30 each. am thinking whether i should starve for a month to get the white gold one... :rolleyes:

i'll check with my chinese contacts whether they can get the white gold one for me at a much lower price. hehe. the chinese always have a way! ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
No gold mine unfortunately:rolleyes:.

I'm a student, but made enough money this vacation to buy some sweet things haha.

And the euro vs dollar is also in my advantage:D

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
Looks like direct phone to aluminum contact.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Yeah, the Duralumin ones don't appear to have any foam. Atleast not at the top nor bottom. I'd be a little world worried sliding my phone into and out of those....

The other ones with the flip up mechanism I cant tell all all since there are no pics showing any inside angles of the case without the phone.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kms108:
You can always just add the foam yourself.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
for the one with the flip mech yeah, but the duralumin looks to be a pretty tight fit and you slide your device into it.

May prove to be a bit more difficult.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well why should you need any foam than?

If it fits tight than your phone won't move and doesn't get's scratched.

I don't think you get the phone in and out every day;p

I will post an review when it arrives, then I can give you info about it :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] x.Orville.x:
i buy this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/11093668623...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
It's a nice one, only dislike the screws....
[Galaxy S III Accessories] x.Orville.x:
lol i like the screws that the reason that i buy :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well the idea of the screws is nice, but I change my battery sometimes.

I don't want to unscrew everytime, because that ruins the thread, and I need the inbus everytime:p
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
Mechanical designer here:

duraluminum is nice that it hardens with just simple time, but has a drawback: the copper makes it susceptible to corrosion. If it is not coated properly, i fear what they look like after a couple weeks/months. but they are pretty nice looking.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well I will see, they give guarantee that it is from the highest quality, I'm not so afraid for this.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
I would like prefer not to have bare metal edges on bare plastic. I see that case leaving nice scratches/markings on the device just sliding the phone into it. As for removing the case regularly, it depends on how offer you/someone swaps batteries. ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fiendskillz:
Does metal bumpers effect reception at all? I know our antennas are at the bottom but maybe does the metal help at increasing it maybe by one bar? Or am I just wishful thinking
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
Wishful thinking, the opposite.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Wishfull thinking. The metal bumpers give about a 5-10 (worse case scenario 15)db drop.

Really, not much of a difference unless your always in poor reception areas, but then I'd think less about the bumper and more about switching to a carrier who has better coverage where you frequent. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tspx23:
Check it out silver on blue:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] iwillkillyou:
That one looks really nice.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] UlaTek:
That's what I noticed as well. I lost about 1 bar of reception at all times, never allowing me to go full bars any place. I ended up removing mine and going to a UAG case after I found that any time I was in a big box shop like Costco or a shopping mall, half the time I had zero reception at all.

Too bad as I really like the way the metal bumper with a carbon fiber battery back looked, but it just didn't work for me in day to day use. Flogging them on eBay
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ckfamily:
Hi

I think you have misunderstood,

this is HK dollar , not US.

so 400 to 500 HKD would be around 60-70 7usd
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
We already figured that out in some posts after that one lol:p

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] red_albino:
Have the same one but on the white phone, though i found the surface to slippery for me. Have to grip the phone in an uncomfortable way :/ shame tho since it's looking really nice
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ~WindzStriker~:
nice will be getting one bumper
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Some high quality pictures of the Duraluminium bumpers:

http://www.mobicrab.co.kr/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=24&category=001004

Mine has arrived here in the Netherlands, now waiting to get it released by customs:p
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
Wow those are nice? Did you order it directly from that link? I'd like to find out how to get one in the US.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
hmmm.... is that for internal antenna differences? and perhaps a way to better the antenna perfomance on triobumps and dracos?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Got it from ebay, links are here 3 pages back ;)

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They already claim that it gives good antenna, but all the colored ones sold on ebay have that cut, the gold ones not.

Don't know why they have 2 versions.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
I think you may have kisunderstood my intent with that post:

see the cutouts? the DRACO and Triobumps don't have it, and they loose a bar of reception. perhaps adding that cutout in the draco's and triobumps (the "4g" one, that cuts over the back too) would eliminate the missing bars in them. I kinda want to get one of the duralumin ones for experimenting... but, that is a bunch of cash for an experiment, when i already love my draco.

I guess the first step is to look at a teardown, and find the s3 antenna....

*edit*

yep, both antenna are there in that corner. paerhaps i will make a box with some removable corners here at work out of metal and watch reception before i tear into my beloved draco.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
I understood it right, but they promise good signal, not only with their 4g version.

Normall 3g version has also cutout, only not so big as the other one.

When I recieve my white gold one, so without that cut-out, I will place screenshots with the signal strenght.

It should arrive this week:D

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
no, you didn't:

i am talking about the draco's and triobumps NOT having the cutout, having a drop in signal, and that may be what is causing the trouble. you keep saying that they have no problems, but are talking about an entirely different bumper.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
I know that, but this company promises good signal.

It is generally known that the other metal bumpers cause losing signal, because of the close metal bumper design.

I haven't said that the Trio of Draco has no signal drop.

I'm only pointing out that these SHOULD have good signal in comparison to the ones you named with no cutouts ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
right, so why do you keep telling me that this company should have no signal drop? NO-ONE said it would. I am talking about the draco's and the triobumps.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well, it's what they almost claim and looking at the design with open spaces where the antenna is. You can take soms conclusions that this could be working with almost no signal drop.

But I think this discussion is a bit pointless, I'm recieving it soon and will review it!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
It has arrived!:D

Here is the review:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31163650#post31163650
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
I bet you set up a force field when reviewing it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
So, after all that, it still had the same signal drop as the draco. (actually you lost 2 MORE db than i do, but that might just be location.)

are you gonna send it back?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Nope, still perfect signal ;)

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
perfect is NO drop. you even showed a 6db (and one bar) drop in signal. I realize english is NOT your first language, but perfect, should translate to perfect.

perfect would be 100% of what you had before you added the bumper, a 0% drop.

your tests show that adding the bumper dropped you 6.6% of your signal, and an entire bar.

in perspective, when i add my draco, I drop 4% of signal, and that is WITH the addition of a small metal plate behind the battery, without that plate, i only drop 3%.

in a comparison so far, the draco is cheaper, has internal padding to not scratch the phone, and has less signal loss, we need a triobump to add to the comparison.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Well here nother screenshots, WITH bumper on:

I removed the telephone and had a little bit difference, but.not as much as with the other screenshot.

So yes, the phone has with bumper good signal.

If you have full bars, and not so high signal what's the big deal.

I'm not saying buy this one, I love it and if you love your Draco what's the problem?:)

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] dracwy:
it looks gorgeous!!! i'd get it if not for the price.... i better save up.

PS: who cares about the slight signal drop if it looks that gorgeous! :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
Can we stop the arguing? There's a language barrier and you pretty much are in agreement yet you are still arguing. I don't get it.

ANYWAY, the case looks awesome, but it's so overpriced.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Wise words my friend:D

It's pricey, but I'm loving it, best buy I did so far for my S3:)

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] 88EVGAFTW:
Hello im really considering a alumnim bumper but I have a concern. Wouldn't the aluminum frame transfer more shock to the phone when dropped compared to a typical TPU or rubber case that would somewhat absorb the shock a bit? Or does it come out to about the same thing with touch or Aluminium? I just don't want the aluminum to be so rigid that it could potentially shock the phone so much that it could break it or crack it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] AVTR1337:
Theoretically the shock should be absorbed through the whole frame of the bumper. Wouldn't try it, just don't drop your phone, no matter if you got a bumper or not :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] reyes_todd22:
may i ask, what aluminum bumper case do you use?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
Yes. It's simple and pure physics. The hard metal will absorb very little energy of the impact and nearly all of that would be transferred to your phone which is much softer.

This is exactly the reason why cars don't have rigid, metal bumpers anymore. This is also why cars are made to deform in an accident rather than being a rigid shell.

The aluminum bumpers are mostly for looks in my opinion.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] reyes_todd22:
may i ask what bumper did you use?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] expertzero1:
I bought a bumper on ebay. Cant seem to get it to close with the phone in. Lol anyone recommend a aluminum metal bumper for a att s3 aka north american Version
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
well.. you are sort of correct.

the Aluminum bumper, will transfer the shork to the bumper, thus spreading out, and making a lesser force across the whole phone, while a TPU will allow for more deformation and transfer pressure to the phone. that is difference: shock vs pressure. pressure breaks these phones more than shock. plus some of them (the draco for instance) have thin TPU (or silicone, or rubber..) pads inside.. while others (the duralumin one) is metal to phone contact.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] juelz707:
Probably a question bit will a bumper work with an extended battery back?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
No, because it fits around the phone so there is no room for a bigger backcover inside...

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] Greatbape:
Anyone have a tempered glass screen protector with a metal bumper? Don't want to waste my money since I already have a glass screen protector.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Depends on the bumper. My duralumin one has the full front free, so all screenprotectors will work...

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
I disagree. Shock is very bad for delicate electronics and glass like that which are found in mobile devices.

Impact loading (shock) does more damage than "pressure" in collisions. If that weren't true, a boxer would squeeze your head rather than strike it with his fists.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
Your head and a phone are 2 totally different things. and there is a difference between general shock and focused shock. put on a metal helmet, that fits tight, and a rubber helmet and the due to the distribution of force, the metal helmet will protect better.

And we are talking about shock to the "bumper-ed" areas. A shock to the screen will be same with or without the bumper. AND TPU does not absorb much shock at all.

there is shock minor absorbency with all the bumpers aside from the duralumin one (it seems the most is in the draco, with it's 1.5mm internal bumpers), in addition to the aluminum allowing it to spread out the force. the duralumin one is just good if you want to spend more, and get less protection.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
The head and phones are different, but physics and the transfer of energy apply to all objects.

I ride motorcycles and have read many articles on helmets. A metal helmet will transfer a ton of force to the head. It doesn't absorb the impact, it transfers it directly to the object inside. The metal may distribute the impact over a certain area, but the object inside is still going to feel the impact. That's why modern day helmets have softer shells and deforming foam internals.

You don't have to believe me, but I have an engineering degree and I've dealt with stuff like this in both my academic and professional careers so I have a little bit of an idea what I'm talking about.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
Interesting, because so do I, but I apply mine to fabricated things, not human heads (I design trains, and mining equipment).

a head reacts VERY differently (because the brain can be injured by shaking it) than a phone( go ahead shake the crap out of it, it is going to break). You can't compare the 2, they are not even close.

Taking any given force and spreading it out over the entire side of the phone, VS focusing it will ALWAYS yield less damage. and the Shock itself a phone can take is great. it isn't the shock, it is the focuses force in a single spot that breaks phones. Part of job is FEA-ing things made of the same materials (and others) that our phones are made of.

It is kind of a moot point anyway, as your $600 device should be taken care of as to NOT meet with any such forces.. because phones are expensive.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imtoomuch:
I agree that heads and phones are very different and I'll leave it at that.

Put your fist inside of a boxing glove and punch the ground. You won't feel much because most of the impact is absorbed by the foam . But put your fist inside a solid metal boxing glove and hit the ground. You will feel it because a great deal of the impact will transfer directly to your hand. The metal glove would hurt much less than punching the ground with a bare fist because the metal absorbs some of the impact and spreads it out over a larger surface area. But the soft, foam boxing glove would be the most protective because it deforms and absorbs the most energy. So yes, I agree that a metal bumper will disperse the impact, but the phone will still "feel" the impact.

It's all about the deceleration rate. The faster an object stops on impact, the more force it's going to experience. The longer an object takes to stop, the less force it's going to see. Rubbers and plastics have qualities that will slow deceleration. Aluminum doesn't not have any qualities that will slow deceleration. It's not going to deform or compress enough to absorb much of the impact.

I agree, one should be careful with their phone no matter which case they use!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] LanceM:
Any updates on these new cases from china?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] RaymondPJR:
I read the first 4 pages of this thread and then skipped to the end. The first pictures that appear for the Triobump are knock-offs! I almost purchased one by mistake myself, but came upon a post on Google while reading up on reviews for the product. To be safe, buy only directly from Gimmick5! Look at the picture in post 39 and compare to the previous photos. Post 39 has a picture of the real deal. There are no large cut-outs that your finger can touch through for the power button or sound rocker, but there is rather, a slim cutout that is occupied by a rubber insert for both on the real product. If you have a large cut-out and can touch the original power button or volume rocker, what you have bought is fake. Additionally, there is a little bit of padding inside the rim of the case and your phone. Can't say how much this absorbs shock, but I don't care as I trust this will protect my phone. Mine also came with the microphone cut-out and one on top which I guess is for noise cancelling.

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I'm reading backwards now; that thing is just beautiful, thanks for your review. I stopped looking when I found the Triobump, now to find this one called "Draco" that I saw mentioned, lol.

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Well, glad to see there are several options.

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Found the Draco back on page 39, and nearly made me faint it was so beautiful. But, then I saw the screws. For me, screws are a no-no. I have multiple batteries and a battery charger, can't really be unscrewing to change batteries. Staying with the Triobump for now. Very nice thread, though, found a lot more than when I was first looking for a metal bumper.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scorpion667:
I look forward to reviews on the draco case, those look VERY nice.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
do a search, there are reviews on it... in depth reviews. I actually bought mine FROM one of the reviewers (he reviewed it, and then sold it, as he needs to keep getting new things to review for his job... got a good deal)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ariel_lh:
the Triobump looks nice specially the way it locks into the phone, but I think in case of a major drop the aluminum will bend and you won't be able to slide the top part that easily or not at all.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bpark19:
I found out the store selling aluminum metal case http://www.zoarah.com/mfit-aluminum-metal-case-for-galaxy-s3-black-nickel.html and the description says no signal loss. If it is true, I will definitely buy one..:)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kms108:
Looks good, I purchased a wallet case from there, cheaper than most online place and even cheaper than from gmarket.

waiting for delivery, will also consider this, I think it's a new product, didn't see them before.

thanks
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kruzkal:
It has a cut out at the top left corner. A similar feat is on the duralumin cases but not the one Jeurum_92 reviewed:

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See the 4 on the left? They are the 4G models. I assume the cut outs are to not block the reception.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kms108:
they are for the korean LTE version, it for the DMB TV antenna.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kruzkal:
Has anyone in this thread made a signal drop test on said bumper version previously? Any difference?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
I forget who, but there was a guy that did a test on the durlimin one, and it was a full bar. then when he was called out on it, he said there was no drop. the only "proof" is screenshots, that show the signal. nothing saying whether a case was on or not in his second "no signal drop" test.

it just looked like a fanboy trying to justify his purchase. the design of a metal bumper MEANS there will be a drop. it is just logical to how the antenna is routed.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kruzkal:
Did his bumper have that cut out at the corner?

I did read the review by Jeurum_92 which didn't have the cut out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1871606
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
That is the one. it has a cutout, just not the extended cutout, for the TV on the korean version. looking at the routing of the antenna, you need to remove a lot more than just the corner to not see a signal drop.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jeurum_92:
Fanboy is bull****. I don't even use it everytime because I don't like the metal bumper feeling.

Was always skeptical about metal bumpers, but wanted to give it a try because no one has tested it, and I'm not scared to try new stuff.

There was a little bit signal drop, but I always had full bars, and good signal so doesn't bothers me. Got enough 3g cover over here.

If you have almost no signal, and then use the bumper it can cause problems, but that's logical.

And if you want, I can make photo's of the phone with case on, if you don't trust my screenshots.

Bit silly if that needs to be done, beleave it or not, I don't care.

Currently using my leather pouch, Duraluminium and the Rock case.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] chincolondio:
Hi

I just bought this:

http://www.sunsky-online.com/view/2...+for+Samsung+Galaxy+SIII+++i9300++Silver+.htm

When I received it I will post some photos
[Galaxy S III Accessories] khunfused:
looking at triobump. jiangxiaoyan2011 is reputable with you guys?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150921820823?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

for battery cover how do you know if it is rised high enough that it wont be an issue with triobump?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLK-Carbon-...164600?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3ccac855f8

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brushed-Met...351250?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item46078c6192
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Greatbape:
Just got this bumper and battery cover a few days ago. Makes the phone feel like a tank. iFeel glass on front and silver home button.

There is a gap at the top and bottom due to the battery case being slightly thicker than the original. Doesn't bother me much.