Reviews for Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - White

So I bought a black bumper on Day 1 when I bought my iPhone 4 and really liked the bumper. After the free case program though, EVERYBODY has the black bumper, so I wanted to differentiate myself. So I bought the white bumper thinking it was the exact same, just white.

I was wrong. One of the things that most people HATE about the black bumper is that the "front" and "back" of the bumper (relative to the phone) is "grippy". I happen to love that it is so. It is sort of a pain to get out of my jeans pocket, but in every other situation, the grippyness works out in my favor. If I have it on a table, or it my car, or on any surface it stays put.

The white bumper does NOT have these "grippy" rubber sides, like my black one does. I don't know if this is indicative of all the colored bumpers or all of the bumpers now, but I am returning my white one and sticking with my black one.

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I would just like everyone to know, that Apple has been looking at these problems, and on the 21st of february, they came out with a revised case that fixes all of the problems.

larger headphone jack hole

larger usb port hole

wont scratch the steel band

soft edges

128 of 131 people found this useful

The inside of the bumper case doesn't have a rubber or silicon coating which would protect your phone from the sides. If you buy this bumper or receive this bumper of any color you will be harming your iphone. After a few weeks of having the bumper installed upon removing you will notice severe scratches. Scratches caused by the inside of the bumper. I suggest you apply cellophane tape all around the inside. Otherwise your precious iphone will be looking scratched. The choice is yours, you have been warned.

83 of 100 people found this useful

This case is an excellent aesthetic addition to the phone, but once you leave it on for a while, the metal will look HORRIBLE! I usually love Apple products, and love my iPhone, but once the metal was ruined, i was too embarrassed to take off the bumper, so now it keeps getting worse. I assume Apple won't fix "aesthetic/cosmetic" damage. CAUTION DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!

66 of 73 people found this useful

Don't get this case it is a bad case. when i bought my iPhone 4 brand new, i bought the apple bumper, and 3 months later i take it off to clean it and the sides were all scuffed up. It looked like someone grabbed sand paper and went all around the steel band. It looks terrible now. I am very disappointed

66 of 78 people found this useful

Bottom line,
Looks OK, but not worth $29.00. A buck or two on eBay get better results.
Major Fail on this accessory!

76 of 99 people found this useful

Fits perfectly. Doesn't slip out of my hands. Not a thing to dislike.

60 of 71 people found this useful

This case, as attractive as it may look, will protect your phone to an extent, but if you are a music lover like I am (my main selling point of the phone), you want a case that supports all kinds of headphones. Unfortunately, this case only supports the white headphones apple provides, which is rather counterproductive considering the change from the first model of the iPhone, to the second which provided a flush headphone jack allowing you to use any kind of headphones. I would recommend this case people who only use apple headphones. Otherwise, I would advise you to look at other cases.

46 of 47 people found this useful

I bought the white bumper for my iPhone 4. I read every review about how it scratches the stainless steel antenna, but I got it anyway. I figured that if I knew it could do that, I would prevent it. I lined the antenna with very thin tape, and it has not scratch my antenna at all!

The bumper fit PERFECTLY over it. It's snug, and it feels great in your hand. It's grippy, but not too grippy where it would be hard to slide in and out of your pocket. The metal buttons look so good on it. The 30 pin connector opening is perfect for syncing without having to take the bumper on and off. The bumper is not obstructive, but it's thick enough to block the iPhone glass from resting on a table when you set it down, thus keeping it from scratching.

I also have the zagg invisible shield, and it does not interfere with the bumper. The Bumper fits perfectly around it. I recommend getting both for maximum protection.

All in all, I HIGHLY recommend this product. If you don't want to cover up your gorgeous new iPhone, this is the perfect case! With the Invisible Shield and the Bumper, your iPhone will stay Brand new if you ever take them off! Hope this review is helpful.

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When I bought my white iPhone 4 in, May 2011, I got a white iPhone 4 bumper to go with it. It looked awesome and the bumper worked perfectly—loved it—five stars (then).

Even though the white gradually rubbed off the rubber flanges and the flanges turned a putty-gray color, I loved the ease of handling of the iPhone using the bumper—pulling it out of my pocket, keeping it from slipping out of my hands, taking the hit on the corners when I dropped it, etc.

I rarely took the bumper on or off—no need to—but after 15 months a couple of the bumper's hard plastic corners were dinged up from dropping it and the rubber flanges were starting to get a little chewed up from daily use. No problem; the bumper did exactly what it was supposed to do.

So, around July 2012 I go in to buy another white bumper thinking it's exactly the same design, but it's not. It's still called the iPhone 4 bumper but it's been redesigned, to "fit all iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 models." Whatever. Clearly the design has changed because the new bumper's buttons don't match the iPhone 4 sleep/wake and volume control buttons anymore.

Now, more often than not, whenever I pick up my iPhone 4 the bumper starts pressing the sleep/wake button or changing the volume even though I've not depressed the buttons but am holding the bumper from the top and bottom or by the sides, respectively. One star (now).

Hello Jony!

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