Hey Folks,

Welcome to another edition of X1Zero’s Corner.

I know that I said before that this would be a Sunday thing, but I have decided to modify that a little bit.

Sunday’s blog posts in X1Zero’s Corner will be entirely dedicated to tech support, the forums, and your questions. Every other blog post in X1Zero’s Corner will be whatever it is that I feel is worthy to blog about. So, without further ado, I introduce this Tuesday blog post regarding a case review of the BELKIN LEATHER SLEEVE WITH CLIP for IPHONE 3G.

As it stood from July 11, 2008 to about right now, I had no case for my iPhone 3G. Well, actually, I had the original plastic wrap that came with the iPhone acting as my “screen protector”, but other than that, my iPhone 3G was bare. Anyway, after noticing a few surface scratches along the back (HEART ATTACK!), I decided that I needed some kind of case to protect my iPhone. Enter Belkin.

During a recent visit to a local mall, my eye caught this very slick looking leather case with white stitching. Upon closer inspection with Jay (I think that was the sales associates name), it was revealed that the case also included an attached belt clip. So, I decided to purchase.

The case is very nice. It has a solid leather feel and fits snugly to the iPhone 3G. It has an outlined button for the “Home Button” on iPhone 3G, a large cut-out for the incoming audio speaker and accompanying sensors, and also has open access to the dock connector port, the silent switch, volume controls, sleep/wake button, and the headphone jack. Also included is a velcro strap along the top to securely hold iPhone 3G in place and a good circular cut-out for the camera.

Along the sides and bottom are black elastics further securing the iPhone 3G in place. However, the bottom elastics do block the speaker and microphone openings. Because of this, I found that at times it was difficult to hear such outgoing audio as text messages or calls, but generally it was fine because the elastics are fairly thin. The only one thing that I did not really like is the top left and right corners of the iPhone 3G are pretty exposed, but it hardly causes a problem.

Lastly, and probably my favourite feature, is the belt clip. It is securely fastened to the back of the case and does not stand out as a separate piece from the case itself; its all one piece. The reason I like this very much is because it keeps the case slim and close to your waist, jacket, bag, or whatever so that the phone or the case has a lesser chance of catching some obstruction and falling.

Included in the box was the case itself, a screen protector (the films that go on top of the screen), and a lifetime warranty (win!). The going price is $34.99 and can be purchased either from Belkin or your local cellphone accessory source (if there is stock). Considering I just picked this case up, I have not “stress” tested it by dropping it on the ground or anything like that, but I can say that the case does protect the iPhone from little bumps and scuffs because the leather does a pretty good job of covering the entire iPhone.

Well folks, I hope you have enjoyed another edition of X1Zero’s corner. Unfortunately, I do not have a give-away this time around, but stay tuned.

-X1

*Sorry about blurry pics, I’m not a photographer

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