[Nexus 5 Accessories] Cirkustanz:
I just got this in the mail now...my first impression is that I love it! The previous one I bought (the abacus one) was too thick, and too wide. That's not what she said. It made it more likely for the phone to fall out of my hand, and I couldn't even plug in my meenova mini-flash reader without taking it out of the bumper. This one is slim enough where it connects just perfectly!

This thing though, is perfect! It's really super slim. Don't let the pictures on the back fool you, it is REALLY slim. That little tab that I had previously commented on, certainly does seem like it is there intentionally because they might fear the phone being able to be pushed out of the back. Personally, I'm skeptical on this being a problem. I mean, bumper cases never have a similar tab on the FRONT, and if a phone is slipping out of a bumper, the front is where it's going to happen!

Anyways, it really feels so much better in my hand, the main reason why I wanted a bumper is because with the phone being so slim...it made holding it feel kinda, strange. This perfectly rounds it out just a little bit.

The only downside I've found really is that with the official nexus charger, that little tab on the back can make putting it on the charger a little awkward since I have the charger mounted vertically. The tab has NO EFFECT on my other qi chargers that I have laying flat on my desk. It is still easy to put it vertically on the charger even with the lights completely off in my room (it's next to my bed) but it took a little practice. I might buy another one and cut the tab completely and try that for a little while. I'd hate to be wrong though and find the tab is necessary, shipping took a while. :p

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention...for people who use qi chargers...bumper cases kinda rock. It's hard to explain what I mean, but on my LG wcp300's the charger is just the right size and the bumper adds just enough of a lip to be able to align the charger by feel for the depth, I just put it so the little lip that the bumper makes is against the edge of the charger and then it's just a matter of having the charger in the center of the phone. Easy to do since the charger has an LED.

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Quick followup...I cut off that little tab in the back with a razor. It's really soft, so the razor cut through it like it was nothing. My concerns over it "falling through the back" of the case were completely unfounded as I suspected. What I did discover though, is that setting it on the official nexus charger (especially vertically as mentioned) still had that same slight awkwardness. Apparently the awkwardness was not caused by the tab, but rather by the the dimensions of the charging plate being pretty much damn near the same dimensions as the exposed back of the phone... Removing the tab makes aligning it very slightly easier, but it's still not the same as when it was off. For me though, I'm totally keeping this bumper on full time. I'm not at all worried about it falling off (my bed is a platform so it's real low to the ground, and I have the charging plate mounted only a foot or so off the ground, just high enough to where I can turn my head to see the phone. So even if it does fall...which it doesn't seem like it will, it will be falling on the carpet. :P)

I love that it is actually easier to get in and out of my pocket now, thanks to the corners being a bit more rounded. In short, if you want a really super slim bumper style case, this one really has my recommendation. I've tried the really popular ringke/raerth clear backs, and the abacus bumper, and so far this is my favorite.

The volume buttons are slightly harder to activate now, but for me this is actually a good thing. Since I use a widget to turn my volume on/off, and am always using a bluetooth piece for music/movies anyway...9 times out of 10 if I hit the volume buttons on the phone it was by accident. It is not difficult to activate them with the bumper on, but I can pretty much say that I don't think I'll ever be activating them by accident again. The power button is just as easy to press in as it was before, which is ok, because the power button obviously sees some regular use.