The iLuv Glacier case for the iPhone 4 couldn’t be better timed. iPhone 4s across the land are losing signal thanks to the death grip, Steve Jobs is telling unhappy punters to use a case, and Apple’s own bumper cases take a week to deliver and are hard to come by on shop shelves. Does this see through case solve the problems unobtrusively? Or would you rather lose data still when holding the phone in your left hand? Read on and find out.
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Since before we even published our iPhone 4 review, there’s been a furore brewing online regarding antenna issues on Apple’s new smartphone. We’ve not been huge fans of smartphone cases until now (What’s wrong with just not dropping your phone?) but while we’ve struggled to replicate the problem with our own iPhone 4 most of the time, there’s no doubt there’s a vast audience out there who want the peace of mind a case could provide.
Unfortunately, the iLuv Glacier iPhone 4 case is not the solution. While a see through way to better protect your precious iPhone 4 from shattering is a good idea, in practice, it’s just not always see through enough.
While there are some angles from which the iLuv Glacier iPhone 4 case is hard to spot, bring it closer to your and it makes your beautiful handset look like Sarah Jessica Parker after the wind changed direction mid scowl. It’s that ugly. Perhaps worse though, the inside edges feel like they could easily scratch or scuff the phone, not exactly something we seek in a case.
You won’t miss it from the back either: scrawled across it is “Designed by iLuv in New York” (and on the side too), as if you you’d want to remind other people on the train just where to shop to look like a fool.
Strap the iLuv Glacier on your iPhone 4 and you’ll also still be leaving the top and bottom edges open to the elements, which aren’t covered by it.
In short, if you put the iLuv Glacier on your iPhone 4, you won’t do a great job of protecting it, and will scar the handset’s beautiful looks in the process. It does seem to stop reception drop, but even if you have the problem really bad in your house, it’s not worth the trade off. Avoid.
Read our iPhone 4 review
iPhone 4 review
iPhone 4 review: New design
iPhone 4 review: Retina Display
iPhone 4 review: HD video and iMovie
iPhone 4 review: Worth the upgrade?
iPhone 4 review: Electricpig staff opinions
iPhone 4 review: Live Q&A
iPhone 4 review: Sample photos
