[Galaxy S III Accessories] Vip_blast:
Hi guys. It's been a while since I have been a member of XDA developers, and I have learnt a lot of great stuff here. I acquired my S3 about 10 months ago, and as many of you, I had to buy some accessories for it as well. I scouted the internet and all of its review websites/forums to find recommendtaions for good products to match my phone, and while some of these were great, others were pure lies and just marketing bullsh*t.

Therefore I decided to review some of the stuff I bought for my phone. First let me start off properly, I have the international version of the Samsung Galaxy SIII I9300, Sapphire Black edition. This one was on a limited release at the time I bought it, and there were few to none accessories to match the colour of the phone, so I bought that I could find. Sorry in advance for the picture quality, I'm using my S3 as well as a Canon Powershot ELPH 300HS for these.

Here is a picture of things I have purchased over the last few months:

I have two genuine, but different Samsung flip cases, one SGP Spigen Modello case and one pack of SGP Spigen Ultra Nano Optics screen protectors. I I bought these, following reviews here on XDA as well as on Amazon. I will review these right now, I might review other products in the future.

1. SGP Spigen Ultra Nano Optics.

Let's start off with the screen protectors. You get two of them in a pack, as well as some tools to easily apply them. Simple stuff.

On reviews, they said these were great. What I say, these are the worse screen protectors I have ever used.

They do fit really well, but they are so thin, I could scratch them with my nails while cleaning the screen. The screen visibility is lowered due to the 'glare reduction' coat, but that does not work as well as advertised. Even the sensitivity is reduced. However, the WORST part is, whenever you swipe your finger on those, it makes an annoying noise, each time! That noise does not fade off with time, I have used those for 5 weeks, the noise was here everytime my finger touched that material. People could even hear the noise when they were close enough to me. For the price I paid for those (these are damn expensive!), I expected much better quality.

I couldn't bare that thing anymore, I bought 6 generic screen protectors from eBay for £2, works great (these are what is appearing in the top picture). I will never buy branded screen protectors again.

Rating: 0 out of 5.

2. Genuine Samsung Flip Case.

I have two of those, first the white one (Model EFC-1G6FWECSTD), which I bought last december, and a sapphire black one (Model EFC-1G6FSECSTD), which I acquired a couple of weeks ago. Why two? I'll tell you.

First, let's start off, while those are advertised as the same, they are not. The white one that I have comes in a smaller box, with a different packaging.

i. White - Model EFC-1G6FWECSTD.

Here is what the white one has in the box:

I had the white one first (the black one was not out yet at that time), and while it made my phone have a very slim profile, the material used was pretty poor. The corners peeled off, the white surface of the flip part turned yellowish with time, and worst of all, the clips to hold the case on the phone broke one day while I was trying to remove it with normal force exerted.

The Samsung Logo at the back also started peeling off while I was regularly cleaning the back surface with just a piece of cloth.

The good point about that case though was that the back plate was much more solid that the one you get with the phone. The original one is too flexible (photo proof):

Rating: 2 out of 5.

ii. Black - Model EFC-1G6FSECSTD.

The black one, on the other hand, has a bigger packaging:

t looks like a revised version of the white one.The materials used this time are better, The back plate is sturdier, and the phone fits perfectly as usual and this time, the colour matches!

There are a few differences between those two colours in the flip, the black one has kind of an additional layer, with space carved for the front speaker and the home button.

The edges are without the small coating that the white had (which peeled off after a few weeks). This design looks to be more durable.

Compared to the white case, the phone looks bigger in this one, but I would accept this trade-off for the better materials and design.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

3. SGP Spigen Modello Case (Black).

I bought that case after I stopped using the white case. Here is what is in the package.

I was very impressed with it. The material feels smooth and well crafted, the holes are perfectly aligned for all the ports, and the case fits tightly. It's very thin, and protects the phone fine.

What I really liked about this one, is that after months of using this on my phone and rubbing it everywhere, even falling on the ground a couple of times, the case still looks brand new, no scratches at all. The quality is top notch.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

If you guys want to know anything more on what I have bought, please let me know!