Expert’s Rating
Our Verdict
The Fitted Case allow for well protection from bulge and drops , as well as a unique style . As long as you do n’t need to use larger third - political party cables and hoopla , or use a dock - place of origin accouterment , the Fitted Case is a solid choice .
Speck’sFitted Case for iPhone 4is unique among the cases Apple is offering through the iPhone 4 Case Program in that alternatively of being a single man of elastic material that splay over or snaps onto your iPhone , the Fitted Case lie of two pieces of rigid , grippy plastic — front and back — that snap together to form a hardshell case . This invention allows the Fitted Case to get across a second more of the front of the iPhone than one - piece cases , and give the casing a rounder shape on the sides , but it also make the Fitted Case more difficult to take away than other cases .
Once you place your iPhone 4 into the back art object of the Fitted Case and then snap on the front patch , the case continue the entire back of the phone and all four edge . As with the other eccentric Apple is make away , the case features a “ lip ” around the front of the iPhone that furnish some protection for the iPhone ’s screen when you set the telephone look - down on a tabular array or desk . In fact , the Fitted Case ’s lip is the deepest of any of the cases in the Program , save the iPhone ’s concealment the farthest from such flat open . Of of course , even this lip ca n’t protect the iPhone ’s screen from direct coke — like the other cases , the Fitted Case leaves the screen exposed . And I did find the bigger lip to occasionally get in the direction when using an iPhone app that require me to touch or drag right up to the boundary of the phone ’s screen .
Like Belkin ’s Shield Micra , the Fitted Case does n’t cover any of the iPhone 4 ’s buttons or hatchway — the Sleep / Wake and volume push , Ring / Silent electrical switch , headphone Jack-tar , both mike , verbaliser , dock - connector port , tv camera , and LED flash are all exposed . ( The other casing in Apple ’s free - case programme at least brood the Sleep / Wake and loudness button . ) But I found the Ring / tacit replacement to be quite a bit well-to-do to use in the Fitted Case equate to those cases that cover the book buttons — their added protection results in a sunken Ring / Silent switch that ’s difficult to flip .
On the other manus , as with most of Apple ’s loose - font offerings , the Fitted Case ’s orifice for the iPhone ’s headphone diddlysquat is n’t big enough to accommodate some heavy third - political party headphone - stopper casing , and the initiative for the iPhone ’s dock - connector port is n’t prominent enough to accommodate bulkier dock - connector plugs , such as the one on Griffin’s3 Meter USB to Dock Cableor CableJive’sDock Extender Cable . ( The Fitted Case does exploit with old Apple sorrel - connective cablegram , which have larger chew than the cable that ships with the iPhone 4 . )
likewise , the Fitted Case prevents you from point your encased iPhone 4 in most dock - cradle accessories without a third - party adapter such as SendStation’sDock Extenderor the said Dock Extender Cable . The Fitted Case can be take , but it ’s a bit of a hassle to do so .
Given that it ’s part of the free - case program , the Fitted Case of course cut across the spot in the lower - depart corner of the iPhone where two of its extraneous aerial fulfill . If you ’ve experienced receipt problem due to your hand bridge those feeler , the Fitted Case should alleviate that specific reception matter .
Besides its two - firearm hardshell design , the Fitted Case is also unparalleled in that the strict back control panel of the shell is cover in textile . The case Apple extend for devoid sports a black - and - gray tartan design , but Speck offers seven other choices , as well .
The Fitted Case provide good protection from bulge and drops — except for blow to the screen , of course — and a singular style . Even after several test drops , the case ’s two pieces remain hard together . As long as you do n’t need to use large third - party cable television service and plugs , or utilise a dock - cradle accessory , the Fitted Case is a hearty choice .
