Reviews for Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black

I got this case free along with thousands of others when the free case program was still live. After around two months I have noticed that the two materials (Plastic and a rubbery thing) have started to fall apart. This could be down to me taking the case off once or twice every day to dock the iPhone. I will however be getting a new bumper (This time a white one) when my black bumper finally falls apart. The build quality may be better on the coloured bumper cases as they would not have rushed as much as the free black ones (I hope)

I've had this bumper case for about year and it's life span is running short.

In my opinion far to expensive my friend found a better Bumper Case for a £1 and fits a lot better and is more durable.

My one has now broke and is hold together by a bit of rubber.

I chose this product since it didn't spoil the iPhone's elegant look.

But I will be going else where for my next case.

Although the issue of scratching & loosness is a concern, the case does do it's job in acting like a 'bumper' - just as it's name suggests, it is not a case that has a front & back, it surrounds the rim of the device just like a bummer acts as a ring around a bumper car at the fairground.

I would combine this with a sock to act as a 'case', but I'll most likely need to look for a new solution as the case hampers one of my major uses...

...Not only is this device going to be my new phone, but it is also replacing an old iPod. I like to use 3rd party headphones with my iPods, but alas the hole in the bumper does not allows for slightly fatter headphone jacks. It looks like the bumper was designed with only Apple's white headphones in mind.

As I do not wish to advertise to the world (and the thugs that populate it) that I am walking around with a brand new shinny iPhone in my pocket, I would like to use black headphones with it (also, who on Earth wants to use white headphones with a black iPod/iPhone?!). My Sennheiser headphones don't make the connection because the rubber casing around the jack is too big for the hole in the bumper. Judging by the images of many headphones from Sennheiser, Sony, et all, it looks like most will fail to fit the hole. This is a major downer for me.

I got one of these bumpers as part of the free bumper app in July, I dropped my phone on the street 3 months later and the bumper was dented and scratched so much so I don't use it now as it looks terrible. Although my phione was not damaged not even a scratch. It obviously protects the phone but the bumper will easily get sratched if dropped.

Was very pleased when I received this for nothing as part of the free case program. But as the months have passed the rubber from the bottom has come apart on both sides as a result of taking the case off and putting it back on. I've also had to carve out a larger hole around the headphone socket as some jacks cannot fit into it properly. The plastic has also become scratched, but this is to be expected.
Aside from this it has done a great job in protecting my phone.