News on Mobile Phone :HTC Touch Pro 2 Case Review – Proporta Aluminium Lined Leather

Background
Owning a smart phone that you practically run your life on comes with risks.  The MyGreat family of sites are mostly coordinated and administrated with a HTC Touch Pro 2. It’s a business phone, full …

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Background

Owning a smart phone that you practically run your life on comes with risks.  The MyGreat family of sites are mostly coordinated and administrated with a HTC Touch Pro 2. It’s a business phone, full of features running Windows mobile 6.5 (with some customised ROM action). Sure it’s no fancy-pants iPhone or whizzy Android handset but for a hardcore business user like myself it’s perfect (I live in outlook).

So after a while it dawns on you, what if I drop this? what if something breaks the screen? Will this actually last the 18 months I’ve got it for if I carry on using it this much? Common issues we all have, with all of our phones.

I set out to find a really decent case, and after some discussions with Proporta it seemed like the perfect start to our affiliate relationship that they sent over a case for review, and here it is:

Initial Impressions / Style

The case comes in a quality looking box, complete with Proporta branded rubber tab, and isn’t OTT in packaging. It has a clear plastic tray which holds the leather case sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard.



Once you’ve got the packaging opened the initial impressions are that of quality. The smell of leather is apparent and the cut, stitching and colouring all looks very very good.



Upon opening the case to see how the phone actually sits in I was surprised to find that it’s basically a hard plastic tray with 4 tabs which click over the rim of the back of the phone (where it separates from the front of the phone when sliding).

The tabs sit over with precision and cause no obstruction or damage at all.

Only the outside of the case is black leather (with white stitching), the inside is beautifully lined with grey pinstripe (like the suit I’m wearing now) and the inside of the cover is in tan leather with only a small cut-out to show the Proporta branding on the aluminium plate (more on that later).



While being very small they have enough strength to hold the phone very solidly and by pulling, shaking and mimicking a variety of real life instances the phone stayed put.

Functionality

The cover of the case folds over the screen and is secured by a magnetic popper and a leather latch. Unfortunately this latch covers the USB port so the case has to be opened to charge and use data connections, no great deal though.

The internal plastic tray has cut outs for the microphones, speakers, volume keys and buttons so functionality is not limited in any way through normal use. The tray is attached to the leather case with a screw and some adhesive, it’s not going anywhere.

I way able to take the case out of my pocket quickly enough to receive call etc., and while the case does ass bulk, it’s not so much to be annoying in jeans or loose trousers, or when holding the phone to make a call.

The tabs lie clear of the sliding mechanism, this means the screen can be slid up to make use of the keyboard without having to remove the phone from the case. A big bonus.

Protection

One of the key features of this case is it’s massive protection factor. Within the fold over screen protection is a solid aluminium plate which protects the screen. Nothing you are likely to smash into your leg during the day walking around will penetrate this plate, and to your large touch screen is permanently protected.

With the case closed there is a slight overhang, enough to protect the sides of the phone from any impact if dropped or knocked against something.



Conclusion

I can happily say that this is a very well thought out case, designed for and to be used by the professional who needs his phone as a business tool. It looks great with you case and portfolio and the added touches of pinstripe material and immaculate stitching adds to the appeal. This is not jut another cheap leatherette Chinese knock-off.

The protection surpasses anything I’ve seen in a phone case before, which is great, because that’s the point. If I have to carry something slightly larger, and perhaps slightly less convenient it need to benefit me, and this does, in style and protection.

The key bonus here though is the cleverly designed tray/tab holder which allows the phone to work just as it did before, with slider fully functional. This means this case can/and would be used daily without growing tired of having to take it out etc..



MyGreatPhone.com Review Rating: 4/5

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