Creating cases for flip phones has traditionally been very difficult – usually, all one gets is either made of silicon or PVC(aka crystal case). Proporta has managed to create a classic aluminum-leather case for the QTEK 8500 flip – can it stack up?
Proporta’s products ship in envelopes via standard mail from London.This is great, as stuff gets delivered to your mailbox(aka you don’t need to be at home to get your stuff) – and the envelopes protect the stuff well enough. The case itself is contained in an extra blister along with a belt clip:
When unpacking the phone for the first time, you get a slightly nasty shock – does Proporta really want my phone to be held by THIS:
However, once you slip your phone in, all doubts are busted – the phone is held firmly and the flip still closes well:
As usual, Proporta integrated cutouts for all important elements:
Unfortunately, the cutout for the sync port is not perfectly done – fitting connectors in can require quite a bit of pressure. But this isn’t all that bad – getting the phone out is very easy:
Last but not least, is a picture of the phone in its case:
In the end, this 35$ case may be a bit expensive(when looking at a 100$ phone) – but it really is worth its price in gold. The case protects the phone well, and in case some peripheral does not fit, removing the phone from the case is easy. If you wish for a leather case, get this by all means!
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