Reviews for Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black

This case is okay but i thought it was going to have a back, i thought it had a plastic back. I took this case off after being on for only 2 weeks and it had left marks all over the aluminium and indentations, will be buying a different case, apart from that it gives you really good grip and it looks nice.

Totally overpriced...this is a nice design and works well - but it just isn't practical. Taking in and out of your pocket weakens the strength rapidly of the slim rubber part of the bumper and then it starts to break away from the plastic. Now the bottom of my phone only has plastic and no rubber as it has fallen off.
Not only this but the plastic also scratches the silver band around the iPhone.
Totally overpriced - rediculously! This is worth no more than £5...nevermind £25 and I'm glad this came free in the recent programme for iPhone 4. I will be buying a totally different brand.

I've been through two of these now and both have disintegrated. The bumper is probably OK if you're going to fit it once and then leave it on - I have to remove mine occasionally to fit my car cradle and it didn't take much before firstly the case distorted to the point where just picking it up by the sides would turn the phone on or off and then both simply disintegrated.

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)

The idea of this bumper is to protect your iPhone without taking away too much from how the phone should look & feel. I spent ages deciding between this bumper and a pouch (similar to what I used for my 3GS). I decided to go for the bumper as I wanted to be able to take the phone out of my pocket and answer instantly without messing around trying to get it out of a pouch (there is also the risk of taking it out of a pouch and then dropping it). The black bumper goes very well with the black iPhone (which is what I have).

Pros:

- Protects the phone if dropped on even surfaces (unintentionally tried & tested!)
- Screen is not covered so easy to use with one hand (no messing trying to get out of a pouch)
- The volume & sleep buttons work perfectly
- No need to remove the bumper to charge
- Rubber trim stops it sliding (eg. on your cars dashboard)

Cons:

- Does not protect the screen or back of the phone
- Headphone port only allows Apple headphones
- Rubber trim can make it difficult to get the phone out of your pocket (as this wears it becomes easier, maybe took the first 2 months)
- Bumper needs to be removed to use an iPhone dock
- Not cheap for what it is

My friend got a fake bumper from China. It lasted about a month. The plastic just broke and the volume buttons did not work properly so paying the money for the real deal is probably worth it.

Would I buy another one? Yes

The Bumper looks good, fits well and provides protection, not forgetting of couse solving the arial problem on the iPhone 4 (the reason it was produced in the first place).

However, within 6 months its flimsy plastic skeleton had broken at the charging point and some of the rubber has perished. After 8 months it is finished.

The worst thing was found on removal - all of the metal sides of the phone are scratch and worn from rubbing. I am not alone in this as everyone I know with one has the same problem.

I wonder if Apple will refurb my phone for free?

Wauv - what a disappointment.
At first I really liked the bumper: It gave the iPhone a better signal and a better grip, but my joy turned into frustration as I discoverede that the aluminum-frame on the phone got really scratched. It must be because little dust-particles rubs against the frame between the frame and the bumper.
And - as time passes - the rubber starts to fall of the bumper-frame. At least on my version.
Apple - this is a major bummer!

I've been reading through all the reviews and all I see are complaints that it scratches the iphone. It doesn't seem to be in my case, I have been using this casing for 3 weeks and it didn't cause any scratches or dents whatsoever. This casing is a good buy, and I recommend to all who would like to see the flashy apple logo at the back rather than it being blocked by a plastic cover.

Not only does this case scratch the aluminium that it is supposed to protect. It also breaks after a few months of general use. The weak points are around the headphone jack and 30pin port where the thin silicon easily stretches and breaks rendering the case useless. At £25 per case its gone to cost over £100 to case my phone for it average lifetime of 2 years.