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I've been using the Griffin Wave case on my iPhone 3G for a year, and have just switched it over to my new iPhone 3Gs.Here's what I love about this case - it's subtle, smooth, provides a slightly tactile feel to the slick iPhone, and it seems indestructible. I've dropped this case on the floor a half a dozen times this year, and both the case and the phone are just fine. Every month or two I take the case off and wash it with dish soap and let it dry. In between, I wipe the phone down with a cloth.After a year of use, I can say that this is one of the best phone or PDA cases I've ever owned.
I chose this case because of the looks and the slim unobtrusive feel. I've had it on the phone since the date is was purchased (for a total of about 6 months now), and my iphone has scratches on the chrome trim and small scratches on the back side. Not real happy about that. I cant comment on the included screen protector, i used another instead.
The Griffin Wave case is without a doubt very protective, but it has one very serious design flaw. The rubberized coating, touted all over the box, peels off DAYS after putting the case on. For me, an entire chunk of the back of the case was missing the coating. It doesn't hinder its protectiveness, but it makes it feel really slippery, and it looks like crap.
My only complaint is that the top cover has some sort of film that peels off a little piece at a time.
Why haven't I rated it 1 star. For those who are color-conscious, although the description indicates that it's black, it's really transparent instead of what I hoped would be a cool-looking black.
The screen supplied with the case is terrible. Due to the way the covers fit together, they make the screen almost jam onto the iphone screen.
The back and top covers help in protecting the sides and back. And, yes, it was a bit complicated to get the covers to fit together.
This made the phone hang, because it seemed to be unsure whether my phone was still stuck to my ear or not. Additionally, bubbles and moisture formed under the screen.
Since I will need to buy another screen (probably from the Apple store) - maybe the type that sticks to the iphone screen, rather than the hard plastic given with the Griffin, it makes the price of protecting my phone more than I thought when I found this product on amazon. At least, the back of the phone (which is probably protected by the metal) is covered and won't scratch - not that it looks very classy through the transparent plastic/silicone - which you don't want happening with the great-looking iphone.
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