[Optimus 7 Accessories] Lpedraja2002:
Well, don't know if you're still interested on my thoughts but here goes...

I'm not very experienced on cellphone covers but I will try my best to describe what you need to know.

The PDAir aluminum case is surely a surprise, though at first not a very pleasant one.

What I disliked was how the phone now felt in my hand compared to when it didn't have a case. Of course you will get used to it eventually but the aluminum casing provides a kind of uncomfortable hold due to the way its made. Since my english is not the best I will show you what I mean:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i63/Meats_Of_Evil/PDAirLGE9001-1.jpg

As you can see the part outlined in the picture is what makes the phone feel uncomfortable. It kind of sticks out into your hand and it may bother a lot of people who use their phones for long periods of time.

Moving on we have another problem, at least for me. Due to the nature of the case itself which acts like a little jail cell for your phone you will experience a slight discomfort or inconvenience while talking since the enclosure leaves some very little space when closed between the speaker of the phone and your ear you will notice that the sound emitted from the speaker needs to travel far more and it feels like the sound is being redirected throughout the whole case instead to just your ear.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i63/Meats_Of_Evil/PDAirLGE9002.jpg

Another thing that bothered me was since there is definitely a little space left between the screen on the phone and the top of the cover you might have trouble in some games or apps that need the outer most part of the screen to be touched. For instance, while playing Plant vs Zombies I have an extremely hard time trying to touch the shovel which is located in the upper most part of the screen when playing horizontally. Also, the clock icon on the upper part of the screen (vertically) in the Windows Phone 7 Home Screen which displays all the extra info, wifi, 3g, battery etc. Is also hard to touch since the aluminum enclosure blocks a little.

*Note*

Other cases may also suffer from this.

Now as for the cover itself it is very very sturdy, I think its aluminum I don't really now but I like it that it absorbs the cold and helps cool the phone in a sort of way. The material itself is very very hard so I guess they weren't kidding when they said "Anodized aircraft-grade aluminum". I applied some force to it and it didn't even bend, though I'm sure if I apply strong force I could bend it I don't think it was necessary since the phone would never meet those stressful conditions. The two cons about the encasing being a little jail cell for the phone and blocking a little of the upper parts of the screen because it leaves some distance between the screen and the case is a plus in terms of added security. I haven't dropped my phone yet but I am confident that it will resist the shock of a fall without endangering the screen since the screen itself will never come in contact with the floor due to the little space left between the screen and the case. One thing I like is how well secure the phone is inside the case, it fits perfectly but at the same time you have to kind of force it into the case so it sits there. The inside of the case has a material that acts as a cushion for the phone and its what keeps it perfectly locked in position and even with the other half of the cover still opened I tried shaking the cover furiously to see if the phone would fallout but it rested in its same position without moving an inch so that's a huge plus.

Every button on the phone and port is perfectly accessible due to cut out holes on the case, so you'll have no problems plugging the phone to USB or using the buttons.

The thing that could have been better is the locking mechanism of the case which is just a snap in "lock" and it doesn't feel very good, it just snaps in so you can easily open the case without any trouble but I feel it should have been better.

This case is no Otter thats for sure but in terms of protection I believe it will do the job nicely. I have a 2 year contract with this phone so this cover better do the job, I will report it if it fails eventually, but for now I'm pretty confident.

I thought of a rating system:

Handling/Comfortability (is that even a word?) - 2/5

Installation/ Ease of Use - 5/5

Phones functionality after installing - 4/5

Case Quality - 5/5

Case design - 3/5

Final Score

: 3/5 (I think)