This is an actual review for the bumper itself, aside from the price... The bumper does a decent job of protecting the phone -- it keeps the back of the phone off whatever surface you place it on, and my phone has not yet scratched (I've always kept it in a pocket separate from my keys). It may provide a decent amount of protection in the event of a fall, but I haven't dropped it yet, so I have no real way of knowing. It's relatively classy and detracts the least from the iPhone's design.
MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS... the openings for the headphone and dock connector jacks are too small. Thus, like the original 2G iPhone with the recessed headphone jack, only Apple headphones and those specifically designed for the iPhone will fit in the headphone jack. Also annoyingly, any non-Apple dock connectors (even relatively small ones) will not fit through this case. This will be especially of concern for anyone with a car stereo adapter, as they generally have non-Apple dock connectors. Even the old Apple dock cables (the ones where you had to squeeze to release) do not fit. Extremely annoying...
I think I might try using a Dremel tool to make the openings bigger, but this will surely mar the case and may even break it. Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black (MC597ZM/A)
Ordered this case from apple for 29 dollars. The case has 1 major flaw. Your old dock cables won't fit. The opening is only wide enough for the new slim cables. I had to take a razor and cut the bottom opening wider so my older cables would fit. Save your money for a better thought out case.
Not the real Apple bumper:
1. "Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black (MC597ZM/A)by Apple" Its not made by apple, it came on a plastic bag without any brand.
2. "With metal buttons for volume and power" It doesn't have metal buttons, they are cheap black plastic buttons.
I could have bought this bumper for 1 dollar on the street.
Do NOT buy it!
Just like the iPhone 4 itself, Apple has integrated a design that looks great but is functionally worse than what was available before. The problems with the antenna on the outside lead you to buy the bumper. Like all the previous reviewers note, none of the stereo jacks work, and only the slim dock connectors fit. Also, it is not compatable with the iPhone 4 dock adapter for the Universal dock. Therefore, I have to take it out of the bumper in order to work properly with charging, syncing, and usage in the car. Too bad, because it looks nice. Buyer beware.
It is not good from the sellers to increase the price of the ( iphone 4 bumper ) from 30 to 50 or 55 $ ... if they want to gain profit they should just increase the price to 5 or 10 $ maximum but not nearly the double ... I think these sellers increased the price in to double because they know that some of the iphone 4 users who faced a problem with the reception have found the solution by using the bumper ... apple well release an update ( ios 4.01) that will fix this problem and I hope that it will work, so that it will prevent us from buying something cost 55$.
The actual case isnt bad at all. It looks great and works like it should. My only issue is the headphone jack being too small to fit almost all plugs without pushing really hard. But please don't waste your money and buy it for any price over $29. It retails at Apple for that price and should not be priced at nearly $50.'
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