Reviews for Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black

I bought this for my Verizon iPhone and works perfect, it has not scratch my phone and fits perfect, no complaints at all.

Through normal use of slipping on and slipping off the bottom cracked pretty quickly. You've got to be pretty careful with this thing. The opening in the bottom seems to compromise its structural integrity.

Buyer beware.

So this product has some pros and some cons:
Pros:
1. I have the black one and the fact that apple gave them away free really makes it better.
2. Its fits nicely around the phone where it is not too loose or too tight.
3. The volume and lock buttons are metal so it resembles the actual phone nicely.
4. The case maintains the shape of the phone to where it is still small unlike some cases that make it clunky.
Cons:
1. There is no back. When I got the case, I thought it would have a clear back like mine for the 3GS had. I was wrong.
2. Not much protection. It is a thin piece of plastic lined with rubber.
3. The price. This is my biggest issue with the case and if it didn't come free, I would of never boughten it. The look is nothing special and the price really puts a downer on it. $30 for this isn't worth it. Find another case or better yet buy one for half the price in a mall kiosk.

I have used a bumper since getting my iPhone 4 in July. I take it off occasionally to mount the iPhone in a TomTom Car Kit, but otherwise leave it on. I have not seen any scratches on the metal band on the iPhone at all, as some have reported. The bumper has the additional advantage, which I have not seen others mention, of making the iPhone easier to hold onto. I bought it right after buying the iPhone because the glass-and-metal phone seemed slippery and I was concerned about it sliding out of my hand as I typed.

The only issue is that some audio cables do not fit through the hole, as mentioned by many reviewers. I had that problem with one cable but easily solved it by filing down the plastic plug on the cable until it did fit. It only took a minute or two to do that and was not really a problem.

I just bought a second bumper for a change of pace (different color) and because the original bumper was getting a little scratched up by keys in my pocket, although it is still perfectly useable. Interesting that those keys have not scratched the exposed glass of the iPhone, front or rear, at all!

I loved the case when I got it, Fits great in your hand. I have been using it for a few months, and now I have skuff marks under the case on the band. Not coming off.
I would avoid this case.

I keep my phone in my pocket and it is ripping just from pulling it out. Not very sturdy.

When I first got the iPhone bumper I thought it was great. I liked how it also Protocted the buttons (or so I thought). I gotta admit that it DID protect my iPhone from breaking when I dropped it. BUT after a few weeks of using it I took the bumper off and noticed that the stainless steel around the iPhone was REALLY scratched!! I BOUGHT THE IPHONE BUMPER TO PROTECT MY PHONE, NOT TO RUIN IT. Also, after a while the plastic starts falling off. I no longer use the bumper because it completely fell apart( it's in the trash now).

I've had my bumper for about 7 months and it is falling apart. The rubber around the edges is starting to rip off, which is likely due to me taking my phone out of my pocket (I'd consider that normal use). I like how minimalist it is, but I'm not buying any more of these at $30 when it only lasts a few months. At this rate 2 years of coverage would cost me 3 bumpers or $90 - not worth it.

the case was very stylish and actually saved my phone a couple of times. But apple did a very bad job in making it compatible with non apple accessories. I was forced to use only the apple charger and headphones because the ports were so specific to there products.

I use old ipod headphones and they will not fit through the hole for the headphone jack! It doesn't snap in so I can't listen. Did I get a defective bumper?