iTimber Rosewood Case for iPhone 4
The iTimber Rosewood Case for the iPhone 4 is a two-piece slider style case. The fit is tight. Installation requires a bit of effort because of the tight fit. Sliding the phone into the top piece is easily done, but getting the bottom piece to slide on to the phone required a lot of effort. I had to really work to get the bottom piece to slide in all the way so as to eliminate the gap between the two pieces.
The case feels slighlty bulky and adds a bit of weight to the iPhone 4. This also gives the case a very solid feel. If you are a fan of wood cases, you will love the looks of the case.The finish is very smooth, which does not help with grip.
The iTimber logo is etched on the back of the case towards the bottom as shown in the pic below.
I had a very hard time getting the volume buttons to work. Initially, the volume buttons were very stiff and would not move. I ended up removing the case and re-installing it several times before they kind of worked.
The power/sleep/wake button fires easily and provides good feedback.
The headphone jack port is quite recessed and is very small to boot. Do not expect any headphones other than ones with narrow straight-in-type jacks to work.
The cutout for the dock connector port is recessed and very small. Third party charger cables will not work. Neither will any docks.
The mute switch is also quite recessed and folks with stubby fingers will not be able to access it easily..
The camera lens on the back gets a nice big cutout. I did not have any issues with flash.
The back of the case looks very nice but for the case I received, it was apparent on a closer inspection that the two pieces were slightly mis-aligned.
Signal Reception: Immediately after installing the case, I noticed that my signal dropped a bar. I will conduct further tests and update this review in a few days.
The iTimber Rosewood Case for the iPhone 4 is a two-piece slider style case. The fit is tight. Installation requires a bit of effort because of the tight fit. Sliding the phone into the top piece is easily done, but getting the bottom piece to slide on to the phone required a lot of effort. I had to really work to get the bottom piece to slide in all the way so as to eliminate the gap between the two pieces.
The case feels slighlty bulky and adds a bit of weight to the iPhone 4. This also gives the case a very solid feel. If you are a fan of wood cases, you will love the looks of the case.The finish is very smooth, which does not help with grip.
The iTimber logo is etched on the back of the case towards the bottom as shown in the pic below.
I had a very hard time getting the volume buttons to work. Initially, the volume buttons were very stiff and would not move. I ended up removing the case and re-installing it several times before they kind of worked.
The power/sleep/wake button fires easily and provides good feedback.
The headphone jack port is quite recessed and is very small to boot. Do not expect any headphones other than ones with narrow straight-in-type jacks to work.
The cutout for the dock connector port is recessed and very small. Third party charger cables will not work. Neither will any docks.
The mute switch is also quite recessed and folks with stubby fingers will not be able to access it easily..
The camera lens on the back gets a nice big cutout. I did not have any issues with flash.
The back of the case looks very nice but for the case I received, it was apparent on a closer inspection that the two pieces were slightly mis-aligned.
Signal Reception: Immediately after installing the case, I noticed that my signal dropped a bar. I will conduct further tests and update this review in a few days.
Overall: A gorgeous wood case that seems to be hand made and has a few idiosyncracies that would make it hard to live with everyday.
Rating: 2.5/5
Price: $60 shipped
Availabile here: Amazon, eBay, http://www.itimbercase.com/
