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Review on πŸ“± i2 Gear Cell Phone Armband Case for iPhone SE, 5, 5S, 5C, 4S, 4 & iPod - Running Phone Holder with Adjustable Arm Strap and Key Pocket (Black) by Bud Crabtree

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Apparently not field tested

When I saw that I had received an email asking me to rate this product I thought I would. This is another product that probably looked great on the drawing board but obviously hasn't been tested in the real world (like during a workout). At first, my iPhone SE (the smallest of the iPhones) struggles to squeeze into a small hole, then the phone's buttons become almost unusable when covered by the device's heavy transparent plastic surface with a wrist strap. Many of us protect our expensive phones by installing these protective glass covers at the time of purchase, adding another layer that makes it simply impossible to activate any of the buttons. I tried cutting off most of the clear plastic casing without losing the main support structure that holds the phone in the cuff and that helped a bit. I'm a utility model patent holder, so I'm well acquainted with the convenience (or inconvenience of using) of simple products like this, and after thinking for about thirty seconds I came up with a better design that would make it easier to insert and remove of the phone without complicating the manufacturing process. In fact, less neoprene material is needed in production. And to make the phone's buttons really work, I just removed the useless clear plastic cover. The sad thing is that most of these cuffs on the market are designed just as lazily, but "look good" - without really thinking about being used in the real world.

Pros
  • Ease of Use
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