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[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
It's scheduled to be released by end of this month, and will go to market at the beginning of December. Thanks for your recognition.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Ascended 1:
Looks good if you like some kind of design, but personally i prefer a transparent design, with size/thickness/protection like the Ghostek Covert Cases

https://ghostek.com/phone-cases/sam...kproof-silicone-gel-case-covert-3-series.html
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
I can't open your link. I guess it's made of transparent rubber? If yes, i have ever tried that scheme, but i gave it up finally, because it easily turns yellow after some time of use, making your phone look poor.

I found this case on Amazon. My TPU scheme is similar to that. The back may come with mutiple options for different users.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Ascended 1:
Kind of, its transparent TPU, but with a "smoked" color, tends to last much longer than regular transparent TPU cases.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] apollo3x:
I think that full tpu case is what we've been seeing for years. Rog2 has a back to show off. I think a case with thick border just like the rhinosheild one would look really dope it should be colored not just black

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Indeed
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Well noted. I will keep your suggestions in mind for my TPU case design.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] apollo3x:
Yes. Will give more suggestions if I come up with anything. And thanks for considering :)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
How do you think of a TPU case with tempered glass back?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
Attaching images from the link.

I know you've been working on designing case that have creative designs but for general users who come from various backgrounds like student, working professional, mid aged people a clean flush look with good protection and minimal design works.

Most of the users are looking for cases of the same design/quality as in images.

The design you've shared looks more of printed design on standard plastic/tpu cases. Lets hope we can get a design/quality similar to the images attached.

Images are just for reference.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
Maybe something in the lines of ringke fusion cases will work too.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] apollo3x:
Sound good. As it'll protect back from scratches as well as sides will give good protection. Sounds good. It the sides are some solid matte color and back is transparent. That'll look nice. The back should be matte finish. I think that'll be a good case.

Sides be rubber of some matte solid color or maybe some pattern.

Back of be a frosted/matte finish glass or matte finish plastic. Transparent preferably
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
Yes I agree with a similar design, just make sure the back is not glass but a plastic translucent/transparent matte sheet.

Make the corners a bit thick not too thick.

Keep lip on the front.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] herbert26:
i agree. those tempered glass like backs are slippery and prone to scratches
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
I shot some videos to share the design and manufacture stories, around 50MB for each file. I found it's impossible to upload such big video files. Any wayout?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] reg66:
i'd like to second the request for a case that looks like this...
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
My first design is a metal bumper, and it's included with my next TPU scheme.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] yosef019:
make normal design where are you think of design?

just take imak black case and reinforce the side rubber and make lips bigger 1mm to protect screen with glass protector that it perferct case

this case side is very flimzy and corners easy to remove i cracked the glass protector from 10cm face down fall

im rocking this case now with hydrogel on the back
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Thanks for your feedback. The case you shared is made out of a common mold. For my part, there are some points to be improved. I know the manufacturer of this case, and my company has ever tried to cooperatte with them to fulfill my improved TPU scheme design for our own factory is running at peak capacity for the coming western holidays.

But they are unwilling to do so because they think the user base is small. Anyway, different peopel have different requirements on a case.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
Any updates or final images of the product?? It's last day of November.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Yes. We are busy with this. I will share some pics and video late today. Each video file is around 50MB, not allowed to upload to this forum with such size:o
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
Please upload to reddit then and share that link here.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
I have PMed you for plagiary prevention. The bumper case will be released on December 2, two days delayed.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] salespalace:
Can you pm me please?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
The finalized pics will be available late today. I will publish them here for you guys to take a fresh look.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] rickymohk:
Sad that I am too late to the party. I would have suggested a lid/plug for the side-mounted USB-C port built-in to the case.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Thanks for your suggestions. For the moment, my design has been finalized, in mass production now. However, it can be included for next version improvement. I'm not sure how many guys like the lid/plug design, but we can offer it as an option, but it may cause slight cost increase.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] MasterThiefGarrett:
pics?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] sesz:
This is the AliExpress link

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/prkdhags
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] qwertymk16i:
We are waiting for you to begin work on TPU case.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Einheit-101:
Nice, we need this for the ROG 1. Is the phone protected all around? It looks like some parts of that bumper are lower than the actual phone on the front and/or back, which would be kinda stupid.

Also, somebody needs to test the air trigger cutouts. For the ROG 1 there is no case that has correct cutouts for the AirTriggers, not a single one, they are all too short / too low / whatever because the case designers dont mind their business and when looking at the images of this new case i fear the same could happen to the ROG 2 (I dont own one however, but i dont think they changed a lot there).
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Thanks for your query.

We have used real product for 1:1 cutout design and field verification. Everything works well, except cooler compatibility, which requires the left and right sides to be exposed fully. This may throw the phone into risk of damage in case of drop. So we finally adopt full protection rather than cooler compatibility.

All around protection? Yes. For the flat front screen, raised lip for all edges to protect the screen. For the curved back with different edge height, top and bottom sides are raised to protect the back, while ensuring ergonomic comfort bcz no much space is left betwen the curved edges and bumper.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] ronin1728:
Hi. Can you confirm that this link or seller is you or your team? Somebody posted it in FB. I just want to make sure it's you guys. Thanks.

https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.ZSZfw
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Yes, Sir. It's our offical listing link, posted by our marketing guys. Tks for your kind confirmation.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Barbatos19:
Im on this case since last week.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] iBluesurge:
Where did you get that color customization? I don't see it on the links he has posted for this case.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
It's our earlier design, but our internal design doesn't think it's a perfect design, so we only produce about 500pcs. That's why i'm here for wider user voice to improve it. You can find it on Amazon.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Ansticexvi:
Yes please but make it polycarbonate, I think the case pictured is PC not TPU.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
It's metal, neither PC or TPU.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Ansticexvi:
No. I meant your next case design. :)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
It's an embarassing issue for me. Let me start from the metal bumper.

From the very beginning, my boss is reluctant to initiate this project due to small user base, which may require higher design cost and raw material purchase cost compared with those popular models. Finally, i managed to persuade him for approval by collecting wide user voice and by my recognized design. Now it has been released on Amazon US, LAZADA and Aliexpress for market verification.

For the TPU Case, i have completed my draft design. If the metal bumper ended in poor ROI, it will be judeged as a losing project from ROI perspective, making it difficult for me to initiate the TPU Case again.

Now i'm working on a full protection case for a customer affiliated to Samsung. This case features double-sided tempered glass (privacy/HD screen protector, and anti-shock back, visit https://youtu.be/vqvX8CAIGgM for detail), hybrid material (metal+TPU) and magnectic installation (strong enough to prevent phone dropping out).

Last, thanks for your continuous attention to my design.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] apollo3x:
I hope you keep bringing these good designs to us
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] salespalace:
Just received this case, its nice and goes well with the phone, however, I expected the bumper to have a higher raised lip, when placed with my phone that has tempered glass protector there is no raised lip whatsoever. I hope it can protect the phone, the added accessories are nice but I do not need them. so to be fair I haven't and wont test its durability by dropping the phone but to me it's not really worth the 23 dollars, maybe 15 dollars would be a better price, the cresee case worth £8 seems to me to prove better protection. but I'll continue using this and test out.

The buttons are placed well and in my opinion improve the haptic feedback especially when pressing the volume buttons so thats a big plus.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Thanks for your straightforward feedback from your side. According to your feedback, there are two issues:

(1) Raised lip. My design comes with 0.4mm higher than the screen out of two considerations: (a) the thickness of popular tg screen protector ranges from 0.2mm to 0.33mm; and (b) ROG 2 features a curved back. A lip raised more than 0.4mm is not recommended from aesthetic and ergonomic perspective.

(2) Haptic feedback. We will take this advice for sure, and improve it as well as cooler compatibility, which is scheduled to be finished in March 2020. Looking forward to more feedback from you during your continuous try-out.

Last, tks again. An excellent product will never come out without user voice and feedback.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] avivv:
I just got the bumper case and was amazed of how high end it feels!!!! great work I am very very satisfied!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Blackheart151:
Hello,

Saw your comments on the case on telegram channel and I ordered it today.. waiting for a month for it to arrive.. thanks for the review.. :good::good:
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Your recognition is a great motivation for us. Looking forward to more feedback as per your subsequent use. We are committed to making better product based on user voice.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
BTW, upon the request of some users, we are working its improvement, especially the cooler compatibility. The improvement process will be finished in March 2020. If you have some ideas about improvement, do not hesitate to let me know.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] salespalace:
I've noticed that the reception with the case is weaker than usual, for example in a low network area, with the case on, the network cuts off completely but when I take out the case I get 1 bar of 3g
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
This is an issue frequently mentioned and debated by many people. In the coming two days, i will collect some data from the RF test lab first, and then make a pedant-like post to further clarify it. However, i'm a designer, sorry for my non-native English first, but i will try my best to make it clearly conveyed. Since this is a professional community, i belive there may be some professional guys in this area. I'm open to all opinions. See u later.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] jenellej:
Just got this case and so far so good.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
any updates on the tpu case : (?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] yosef019:
So far So good???

its start to peel back sticker and front glass is not protected what shame waiste of time to desighn this case he shood go for tpu case
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] ben cherian:
Since aluminum blocks the network range... That's why even mobile companies used antenna strips upside and downside of phone... Maybe the metal u used goes along the lines of antenna of Rog 2. I highly suggest to try polycarbonate or silicon to make the case. many don't realise this signal drop because they might be mostly in good signal reception area
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Thanks for your suggestions and all guys who give their opinin on this topic.

We have submitted signal reception test to a professional RF test lab. Since it's only a small project to the test lab, queue is required for their schedule vacancy.

Considering the Chinese New Year holiday till Feb 1, i will make two signal reception tests personally by video in two places with strong and weak signal coverage respectively if the test lab fail to make the test before Feb 10.

I will share my test video here as my last post on this topic. For TPU case, some of you may have found a few options on Amazon, Aliexpress and other platforms. How about their design and quality? I bet each of you has your own judgement and answer.

Currently, i am working on two earpiece design projects, and one double-sided tg glass case project for iPhone. Although some guy has ever argued glass is glass by quoting a famous Youtube video reviewer, i promise and strive to improve its ruggedness. At least, make it a special tg glass case, no fragile any more.

See u later.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
Well, there is only basic choice of cases to be honest, nothing rugged. If You could make a rugged case similiar to ringke max ( https://images.mobilefun.co.uk/images/thumbnails/50959/a.jpg ), get a production cost quote for 100/500/1000cases, and make a price of that, I am sure that at least 100 cases would go on this forum alone.

Is such scenario possible? Like, on demand based - more orders all together = price goes down slightly. I know that its not a tremendous ammount of cash for Your company(well, maybe if 1000 of us unites to get one it would become a nice sum), but You could get many returning customers this way + us as live advertisement for your company could also push some people your way.

Hope we could sort something out :)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
I have studied ringke max case carefully, and thanks for your valuable infomation. Actually, i have received many PMed messages on upgrading the protection performance of ROG 2 bumper case. I am working on that already.

To be brief, the new one features following updates:

(1) fan compatibility. No need to remove the case for game play

(2) dust/water cap

(3) raise edges a bit more (upon request from some buyers)

(4) removable PC back with carbon fiber pattern

(5) other design optimizations

For the PC back with carbon fiber pattern, i attached some sample pictures we used for iPhone, for you to preview. Here, i would like to emphasize my design philosophy one more time: no user voice, no excellent product. If you have further suggestions, welcome to pm me.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
To be honest, fan compatibility removes some ruggedness, and to be fair I use a case more than I do the fan (I think im speaking for majority of us here - I dont think you should concern yourself with fan compatibility, most of us I assume dont use it during the day - who has time to spend a lot of time playing games during the day - i want this device to be my daily driver and I dont want to be concerned 24/7 about its safety :/). Maybe if You have the fan on hand you could try to create a secondary 'vent case', made out of some textured tpu/whatever similiar to the included case/bumper(one from asus) for some extra grip -with one extra feature - being able to somewhat secure the fan with the 2nd case when its not equipped (this might be hard to pull off, but not really necessary). I know my writing might be a little chaotic so: tl;dr: We need a rugged, day to day case for when we are in work/outside so we are not constantly worried that an accidental drop might kill this one hell of a beast of a phone. And I can personally vouch for ringke design to work very nicely - my old nexus 6 is equipped with it +tempered glass on the screen - ports are secured from dust/some of the water, the case provides very good protection (my nexus6 survived 2.5m-3m drops in it with only the extra tempered glass cracking, im not even counting smaller drops) and its comfortable to hold (the hard backshell has a slight texture giving it extra grip). If You would like some specific photos of said case I'll be happy to provide them for You :)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Great appreciation from the bottom of my heart. A designer or a product development needs such constructive suggestions like yours, not a rough idea on whether it's bad or good.

From my previous replies, you may find that i hold the same stance as you about fan compatibility. Just as you said, fan compatibility does lower ruggedness, but the fact is i do receive much user feedback for it. I need to weigh it carefully, and verify it by ruggedness test.

No matter what the finalized V2 will be, a must-have feature is sound protection for the phone.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
hmmmmm, maybe some kind of latching system on the side where fan connects(like small "nipples" you latch side piece onto - someone is avid fan user - he removes it, doesnt use fan as much? just latch it on.), and the outer hard shell removal could lead to a proper rog logo cutout + making the case slimmer at the same time to improve fan compatibility. Thats just a suggestion to make it both rugged AND fan compatible.(still, might be hard to do due to sheer thickness of the rubber + its very hard to make a RUGGED case and still make it compatible with the fan - fan comp. removes a lot of the protection due to over9000cutouts, slimming the case down to fit the fan + low over-the-screen lip to, again, make it fan compatible). To be honest it's hard for me to think of use-case scenarios for fan usage during the day (15min break you decide to spend on a game? why the hell you need fan for for such a short time? to waste extra battery % on that? I mean, I'm not judging, just can't see a real world scenario for using the fan on the run other than showing off tbh - if You got one - feel free to correct me, maybe ill start carrying it around too - maybe just for the bottom facing 3.5mm jack for extra comfort, but other than that i have no idea). What I'm trying to say - best case scenario - 1 rugged case + 1 slimmed down version compatible with fan.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] master_zedd:
Suggestion

I have a suggestion, the buttons should be clicky and should be easy to use. Also the main attraction is the rgb logo but if it has to be a clear one then there is no need to have cutout for the logo. and as other members mentioned it need a lip raise for the front when placed down. There is no need to make it flashy and cool looking so it can be as simple as posiible but it needs to be a bit hard for proper protecton.

Something like this : ( I dont know how to ink an image so just google this: frosted-smoke-heavy-duty-semi-transparent case white
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
I have ever designed a slideable cutout on the side. Users can slide it to make a cutout for fan compatibility and close it for dust/water protection. However, this would push higher cost by about USD1.5~2.0 per per pcs coz exqusite mechanical design requires sophisticated manufacture technique.

TKS again for your constructive ideas. We will finalize the V2 design when we come back from Chinese new year holiday on Feb 1.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Damaris Tan:
Your suggestions reflect the voice of most users. I will consider them fully. Tks and happy new year!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
I dont think that 2usd more for a very good case is of much concern to most of folks here :), also happy holidays :)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] lamboyholic:
If you please, can u bring the ringke's fusion design (or like that) for our phone? Just simple as that is really helpfull

Side is made from thick rubber, and back side made from clear glass, no separated hole for camera and flash (and give black lid for cameras hole for flare flashing) , more hole for necessary function, thats all

Btw, really appreciate for work our phone case, i mean it
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] VarDes:
Fusion was thick rubber sides with plastic rest (afaik the sides were a plastic shell dipped and formed to provide proper link between materials), but imo the fusion was a bit slippery with the plastic back : /. Maybe if some kind of texture was added instead of really smooth surface it would help
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] yosef019:
Rhino shield or supcase unicorn stile case

or just make imak case thicker on the front and harder the rubber
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] yosef019:
any news on full tpu case that protect the screen and the back?

something like this but with imak corners
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] Jackger:
There are many brands of mobile phone cases with beautiful designs, you can check it out.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Accessories] oberio28:
I suggest that the mid back part of the case can be removal, slide off.. This is to enable the use of the aero cooler ii.. TPU material is a good choice for the bumpers as it creates a seal and cushion.. PC can be had as part of the exterior of the back material... I suggest that you can use as reference the official case of Nubia Red Magic 3 for reference as to the material composition..

The funny thing about that case is that it protected my NRM3 externally but the internals were damaged LOL! The screen didn't even cracked.. it only shows black screen now.. Already bought the rog ii last November and am still waiting for the price of the screen replacement of the NRM 3 to drop before I purchase it.. Sadly, if I could have waited sooner, I could have just bought the recent version with 144 hz screen refresh rate..