BelkinSlimFitCase.jpg To start off the deluge of iPod case reviews, here’s a look at Belkin’s $30 Slim-Fit Case for iPhone. As a slide-in case, the Slim-Fit doesn’t let you use your iPhone while in the case, but rather offers a protective holster for storing the phone when not in use.

With that caveat in mind, the Slim-Fit is well-designed. The rigid front and back panels use appealing leather and stitching, with fabric sides and a soft lining. Overall, the case lives up to its name, as it doesn’t add much bulk to your iPod, despite including a leather-covered belt clip on the back.

One drawback of some pouch/holster cases is that they block the iPhone’s bottom-mounted microphone and speaker, muffling the ringer and preventing you from using the




speakerphone while in the case. Belkin avoids that issue by constructing the bottom of the case out of soft leather with a mesh screen that lets sound in and out. that design additionally avoids another problem with these types of cases: accidentally pressing the side-mounted volume and Ringer/Mute buttons while trying to remove the iPhone; with the Slim-Fit, you just press up on the bottom of the case to push the iPhone out an inch or so.

Like most holster-type cases, the Slim-Fit isn’t exceptionally protective; there’s not a lot of padding, and whether you turn the case upside-down, your iPhone will slide out. But I like that case for what it is: the slimmest belt-clip case I’ve yet seen.

Original post by Dan Frakes

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  • One Comment to “Review: Belkin Slim-Fit Case for iPhone”

    1. on 24 Jul 2007 at 9:35 pmFabian Blache III

      Thus far this is the best case I have used. I bought the case-mate and it was horrible. The latch device on the back kept unscrewing due to the ratcheted design of the clip holster. Moreover, the case-mate also blocked the sensor that turns off the screen to disable random and unintended input from the one’s face to the phone while talking on the handset. The Belkin case does not offer any protection of the phone out of the case, but it does a very nice job of being slim, snug and secure.

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