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Official Samsung Leather Pouch review

loony

Android Enthusiast
Im no pro at reviews, this is just my opinion really.
i scored this free from vodafail as a part of my deal with the phone. i got 2 and opened one.

(FYI, that white lookin circle is just the reflection of the ceiling light)







got this little piece of leather with it, im assuming its a cleaning cloth? works well anyway....



now to the BACK. I couldnt find one image online of the back and hoped it had a slot for a belt....alas....no it doesnt.
they do make a little slot for the speaker which was smart and even LINED UP OMG!






The phone did fit in snuggly, a little to smug but i have no doubt it will expand for a quicker fit.






Looks nice, does the job, spot for holding come cards or cash...if your a poor man. $5 and $10 notes fit, $20 and $50 dont. A $5 note is about 5mm bigger than the phone for a refernce seeing thou i think im the only aussie here lol :p




Overall, the fit was good. It is firm but not enough to stop from bending with a thumb and two fingers. Once again, in the future it will be very flimsy.
I think you would have to be VERY careful for awhile as the snug fit and limited room forces you to "pinch" the side to take it out.
It would be very easy to drop your phone if being hasty. That is a turnoff.... but the biggest for me is no slots to use on a belt.
My missus works with leather and can mostly likely make it happen but it also means your belt would be rubbing on the phones back..... not a pleasant thought and most likely to make it even harder to take out.
For now the other one i might sell or give to a mate *if they want it*

Im glad i didnt pay for it and await my TPU case in the mail.

loony
:D
 
Great job with the review. :) Some great pictures too. Not something i will be going for as I'll be waiting for the flip version discussed elsewhere on the forum.
 
Great job with the review. :) Some great pictures too. Not something i will be going for as I'll be waiting for the flip version discussed elsewhere on the forum.

I have the flip one and to be honest I was distinctly underwhelmed. It looks smart, is proper leather and was good value, but the biggest problem is that the flipping front side can move from side to side a considerable amount at the top (where the magnetic catch is) leaving one or other corner completely exposed. Also the case has to be open to charge (no charging cutout at the base).

Funnily enough the compass in the phone seems to work fine even though there is a magnetic catch on that case, and despite Samsung's assertion with the phone not to use cases with magnetic catches!

At the same time I bought one of the S-wave / S-line cases for the grand sum of
 
yeah, sign up early (before it actually was released) and score the free pouch to the first limited amount of people. (in the space of about 1 month)
i was going for this phone anyway, didnt really care about the pouch, just a bonus :)
 
I've recently bought a pouch for my s2, it's a tech 21 slip pouch that was originally for the nexus s, in my opinion the fit is perfect, the quality is fab and it's very useful with the additional slot at the front for credit cards. It's now discontinued but I'm reliably informed there are plenty available at cpw, and it's only 12.99. Bargain!
Will post pics soon
 
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