Expert’s Rating
Our Verdict
This iPhone 4 cases offer a impregnable enclosure and grippable tyre tread normal to both AT&T and Verizon iPhone 4 framework .
It ’s unmanageable to look at the iPhone 4 Treadz case fromiFrogzand not compare it to Case - Mate ’s Vroom iPhone 4 case . After all , both silicone iPhone 4 display case feature a distinctive tyre tread convention and both will outfit either AT&T or Verizon versions of Apple ’s smartphone . But a closer inspection of the dissimilar case finds thatiFrogz ’s Treadzprovides better protection and an light grip , even if its fit is less than perfect .
Unlike the Vroom which wraps around the back and sides of the iPhone 4 , the Treadz case transport the protection to the phone ’s front face . iFrogz ’s case wraps around the front of the speech sound with opening for the Home button , the front - confront tv camera and speaker , and , of course , the sieve . iFrogz does n’t include a protective motion-picture show for the iPhone ’s projection screen with the Treadz , but the fount ’s front wrapping will keep any surface far away from the screen should you ever lay your phone facedown .
The excess wrapping reach the Treadz a protective edge over the Vroom . While the latter felt a little thin to me — I was capable to make the bottom of the Vroom slip off rather easy — the Treadz tightly hugs your iPhone 4 . There ’s another welfare as well — iFrogz extends the tyre tread approach pattern all the way around the Treadz , making it soft to transfix .
There are some famed flaws to the Treadz , however . The side curtain raising that gives you entree to the volume button and the ring / tacit switch is a bit of a slopped fit on the Verizon iPhone 4 , with the broken book button brushing against the edge of the opening ; the paroxysm ’s a little better on AT&T models . The opening at the top are fallible on both iPhone 4 models , though — the sleep / wake button is more or less track make it more unmanageable to fight than it should be , and the kettle of fish for the earpiece jack is very modest . Apple ’s included earbuds will gibe just fine , but accouterment with slightly larger quid may be in for a tight squeeze . More troubling , the Treadz sheath handle the microphone at the top of the iPhone 4 .
If adding an automotive look - and - feel to your iPhone 4 sound appealing , the Treadz would be my selection over the Vroom thanks to its tighter fit and more grippable sides . Just be prepared to make some compromises with how the Treadz accommodates the iPhone ’s assorted clitoris and port .
[ Philip Michaels is the executive editor program of Macworld.com . ]
