[Nexus 5 Accessories] turdbogls:
Nexus 5 Bamboo Case Review

OK, here we go.

First off, let me say a BIG thank You to Weston and [MENTION=5582214]slickwraps[/MENTION] for throwing this case my way. Over the past couple days, I have REALLY enjoyed using it.

******This is Pre-Release, dont ask me, or Weston about cost, or a link to where you can buy one...it'll be available when its available*****

OK, I should come out of the gate saying that I am not a case person, I never really have been. I am super careful when using my devices and I usually only use a case when i know it might get some abuse, and I like the look and feel of a naked phone.

I have been using the case 24/7 for the past 2.5 days now, and it has actually been a REALLY nice experience. The case is quite a bit thinner than I expected it to be (I'm thinking in the 1-2mm category).

the Frame of the case is hard, with an Oil Rubber coating and it feels VERY similar to the black nexus 5 soft touch....well done Slickwraps...it feels great!

then there is the Bamboo inlay. Mine was done in a Rush, but honestly, I can't really tell. the Laser etched (or burned or whatever they do) "Nexus" logo is almost 100% perfect...the "e" looks a little funny, but only if you stare at it for a few seconds really close up. I am assuming Slickwraps puts a lacquer finish on the bamboo to protect it and give it a deeper coloring...on day One the lacquer was VERY sticky/Tacky. I could literally hold the phone using 2 fingers on the back of it and holding close to straight up and down without gripping the sides of the phone. I am happy to say, after a these few days, the tackiness is almost 100% gone. Maybe it didn't dry long enough, maybe it just got tacky form sitting in my mailbox on a hot 80 degree florida day, or maybe they just used too much lacquer. I am leaning towards using too much lacquer because if you look at this image the shiny part is tackier than the dull finish. just something to look into [MENTION=5582214]slickwraps[/MENTION]

Fit: the case is spot on, cutouts for the Camera,USB/Speakers,Headphone jack, Volume rocker and Power button are all done really nice. they are all open, so no need to worry about squishy buttons or anything. also, the cutouts are done in a way where pressing the buttons is still really easy to do, the bottom part of the cutout is out of the way, giving my thumb and pointer ample space to get to the buttons.

Protection: all four corners here are wrapped, so pretty much any drop is going to get absorbed by the case. the top and bottom edges of the front of the phone, however, are not covered....but IMO, hitting that area would take some REALLY bad luck. I like the decision they made here. Like Weston said in an earlier post, there is about a 1mm lip on the front glass, so placing it face down (and showing off that beautiful grass) wont hurt your beautiful Glass (see what I did there;) )

Size: Like I said earlier, the case is much slimmer than I expected it to be. you can see it side by side with my Ringke Fusion case Here, here and here.

its hard to tell in the pics, but this case is just a hair slimmer, narrower, and shorter than the Ringke. the material and the rounded edges of all the corners give it an even smaller feeling in the hand.

In short, I think Slickwraps has a winner on hand here. the case is slim, great looking, and offers the protection I need in a case. I said earlier that i wasn't a fan of cases, but this one has changed me. I honestly dont see me swapping this out any time soon, or removing it.

If you want to see all the pics I took, hit up the Img.ur album Here sorry about the quality on some of them...my Nikon started going crazy this weekend so I had to use my N5 and my Moto G for the pics :(

if you have any questions, let me know and I'll answer them the best I can.

P.S. Weston, you have an e-mail from me :)