[Moto X Accessories] Vanilla Tarantino:
So I've seen a few people talking about bumper cases for the Moto X, but few people seemed to jump at them, and as far as I've seen, no pictures have been posted of the case actually ON the phone. Well, I wanted to explore some alternatives to a full case, and this would give people who use MotoMaker an alternative.

First, I purchased the case off of Amazon for $6.99 shipped. It comes in a few colors. I chose black on black. The case shipped quickly and arrived quickly via USPS.

http://www.amazon.com/Slick-Shell-P...&qid=1381544095&sr=8-3&keywords=moto+x+bumper

Please note, I only just received my Moto X and bumper case today. I haven't had a chance to activate the phone, and won't be doing so since I'm heading out shortly. Still, I need to nerd out a bit with this phone, so I'm writing a short case review. Note, however, that I can't say say if the case affects the function of the phone at all, but I highly doubt it. I will update with my thoughts once I get the thing activated.

Overall impressions: The case is quite nice. Minimal, provides protection for the corners, face, and back, and looks pretty good. It appears to be matte TPU with a thin piece of hard, glossy plastic to help hold it together. Here are a few pictures of the case itself:

This first photo is just the front of the bumper case, followed by a picture from the back. As you can see, it does have a little tab. I'm not sure what this is for.

And here we have all the ports cut out of the sides of the bumper case.

The buttons on the side of the case. I've never really cared for buttons on my cases and have cut them off of every TPU case I've had. We'll see how these fair shortly...

As far as I know, the following is the first picture of a Moto X actually sitting in this case. The case slips on pretty easily but sits snugly enough that I have no concerns of it sliding off.

Here's the back. You can see the tab once more. Again, I don't know why it's there, but it, surprisingly, doesn't bother me. I also quite like the "stairstep" that the case does. Just ads a nice flow to it.

The top cutouts align as expected.

As does the bottom cutout.

A picture of the buttons. They're actually VERY well done. I'm surprised at how pleasant they are to press and how solid they feel. You'll notice that they also stick out from the rest of the case just slightly. The recess around them also helps give a nice overall feel.

Here's the phone sitting screen down. The front of the case provides protection for the entire face of the phone.

And the phone sitting on its back to give you an idea of how far the case extends above the screen.

Finally, here's a picture from the side of the phone sitting on its back. From what I can tell, the back of the phone just BARELY sits above the table. I believe (although I can't tell for certain) that the case is the only thing making contact with the table. This seems like it should protect the back of the phone from scratches if it's sitting with the back down, but I can't be completely certain. I'd still do my best to avoid sliding the phone on its back just to be safe.

Conclusion: The case fits very well with properly aligned cutouts, looks quite nice, and seems to provide all of the protection that I wanted. It extends past the screen to protect it if the phone is face down, covers all sides and corners to help protect against drops, and seems to elevate the back JUST above whatever surface it's sitting on (I am not positive on this last statement though). It looks good, feels good, and allows you to enjoy the feel of the back of the phone and that Moto X dimple. If you have a MotoMaker version, this is probably the best way to show it off and keep it protected in my opinion.

As I said, I haven't actually USED the phone with the case on since I haven't had the time to activate it yet. I will be doing so tomorrow or Sunday (tomorrow's a busy day), and I will come back with any important updates.

If anybody wants to know anything more about the case or see different pictures, please ask and I'll see what I can do to provide what you're looking for. It just might take me a day or two, so check back.