That’s what I thought too. NOT ANYMORE.

Keep in mind that every time you place a naked iPhone in your cotton-lined pocket, your pocket wipes the screen clean on its own. Problem solved.

I understand your concern with gambling with gravity. But, to me…that’s no different from the individual who puts plastic covers on their couch.

Apparently you have magical hands if you don’t ever leave any finger prints on a glass screen. And good for you for not every dropping your phone. I haven’t dropped it yet, but I don’t want to gamble and end up with scratches or a dent in the corner should I ever do.

I agree with Chad, the case is SO slim, and fits snugly. it feels almost like no case, yet still provides reasonable protection. basically it’s like the best of both worlds (case vs none)

unfortunately I’ve dropped my phone twice accidentally from about waist height (to pavement, and to a tile floor) and it survived without a scratch, using this case.

It’s true there are some spots along left edge of the case where the color has worn off a bit but only on the VERY edge, so yeah that’s a bit annoying. There’s zero wear of the case color anywhere else after 5 months, on the back etc – so I think it’s something to do with my thumb rubbing on the very thin left edge, by the volume rocker. To me it’s not that big a deal and doesn’t reduce the appeal of this case.

In retrospect maybe I should have chosen the clear Air Jacket over the black, I think that would look _really_ good over a black iPhone.

unlike bulkier silicone cases, you can still easily slip the phone in and out of your jeans pocket. this is a huge advantage IMO. my old silicone case also collected lots of lint and dust between it and the iPhone.

the crystal film is the easiest to apply without bubbles/dust of ones I’ve tried and absolutely no loss of the touch sensitivity. I have their matte cover for my old iPod Touch and you lose a bit of feel with that – you may or may not like that. but it’s nice they give you both kinds with the case.

I bought my Air Jacket in Japan – Power Support is Japanese company – it didn’t come with the small adhesive dots mentioned above. but it was cheaper there than back home. I have yet to find a case I like better than the Air Jacket.

First, it’s not flimsy. It fits very snugly to your phone and the phone gives it the rigidity it needs.

Second, they provide small adhesive dots to put on your phone at the crash points. I have no marring on my phone from this case in 6 months of use.

Third, because it is so thin, your phone feels as sleek as it does without a case. And the plastic allows it to slide easily in and out of your pocket.

I use the glossy screen cover and there is no loss of sensitivity. My wife tried the matte one and it required a firmer touch, so she switched.

A+++++

I never drop my iPhone.

Are your hands made of butter???

I don’t agree with not having a case or screen cover. For one, the antiglare film is awesome because you never have screen smudges. Good enough reason right there. Now the crystal screen cover is pretty stupid, don’t know why anyone would want that over the antiglare one.

And as far as not using a case…what the hell do you do when you accidentally drop your phone? End up with a huge scratches on it? No thanks. Maybe I’m clumsy, but every phone I’ve had before the iPhone, I’ve gone caseless and they look like they’ve been through a garbage disposal. I for one, want my iPhone to be fully protected…especially in case I ever end up needing to sell it on ebay or something.

What’s the point of having the latest cool gadget which is cool *because* of it’s design, and then covering that design up with a cheap rubber bumper? Many people don’t realise, but you don’t even have to worry about your keys. The iPhone has been especially designed to be chucked in your key pocket. You can even forcibly attack the glass with a set of keys and it will cause no damage.

I also think this reviewer was way too kind to these case manufacturers. This sounds like a horrible product and borderline fraud to sell a “protector” that actually mars the device. It’s clear they did no testing at all, and should be held accountable for this POS product. The reviewer talks about the product being “disappointing” etc., but if it was me, I would be asking not only for my money back, but for the cost of a new back for my iPhone.

Having had portable devices for many years, from Palm to WinCE through Pocket PC and now the iPhone, my experience is that accessory suppliers are just in it for the fast buck. The “silky smooth” anti-glare film the author talks about is just a bulk plastic product bought wholesale for less than a dollar a square yard and then sold to device owners for a hundred times that amount in tiny squares. The fact that this company once had a product like that would make me stay away from them, not praise them.

Just like you don’t put a thin invisible protective “skin” on a Tag Heuer (watch) cyrstal, the iPhone front has held up beautifully on its own. I’m not sure who it is that conned everyone into thinking they need a case for their iPhone. The iPhone is incredibly well built and in my experience (keeping the iPhone in separate pockets from keys and loose change in my pocket) I’ve had no problems going caseless. And it’s a lot thinner and lighter that way too!!

Live a little people… go caseless for a day and let your iPhone breathe a little… The world won’t end.