Review: Seidio Spring Clip Holster For BlackBerry Storm
- Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 4:04 am
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I got my Storm for Christmas from my dad in December, and I have been looking for a good case for it since then. I checked repeatedly at the Verizon kiosk in my local Circuit City, but they only had a clunky leather pouch type case that I didn’t care for. I was told by a guy named Matt that there was an official one being produced and sold by Verizon, but it was recalled due to phones falling out of it repeatedly. Clearly not up to par. So I held off until they fixed their issues so I could get a nice clip on style holster.
Anyways, it never came back. So I started reading around the Crackberry Forums and saw quite a few people talking about the Seidio holsters, specifically the spring clip model. They also make a very similar holster that will play nice with your Storm if it’s snuggled up inside one of their Innocase series of cases. So I ordered the case from the Crackberry store for only $24.99. It arrived a few days later, and I’ve now been using it for about a week.
One of the best features, is that it includes a small magnet which makes use of a neat little BlackBerry feature that locks the phone into standby mode which prevents the backlight from turning on while the phone is holstered. This is a great feature for the Storm because the large screen is constantly being depressed in my pocket, which drains the battery fairly quickly. This holster also has a screen inward design, to keep the goods safe, and recessed sides to allow access to all buttons and the charging port. The case is made of a softish plastic that feels a bit rubbery and has a felt-like material on the inside where the screen rests. The clip snaps down firmly on the top edge of the phone with two strong spirngs holding it in place. The swivel clip is fairly low profile and snaps into seven positions allowing the phone to sit in portrait mode or landscape mode (left or right).
Several people (including my dad, who has the same phone; and the clunkly leather case that I don’t like) have said that they don’t think the case looks like it holds the phone very securely, but I disagree. I have bumped into lots of things including the car door, dresser, random stuff at work, and never had an issue. I also dropped it today at work and the cause prevented the phone from ever touching the floor. The small hooks on the bottom corners and the clip over the top edge don’t allow the phone to contact the floor at all. It doesn’t provide a lot of shock absorption, but it will save those nasty dings in the sleek metal shell of the phone.
If you have a Storm, I’d suggest this case as it doesn’t restrict the use of the phone at all like some other cases (like the clunky one) do, and it protects the phone quite well. Seidio has a pretty wide range of similar holsters for all sorts of handsets so check the out if you’re looking for a new one.
Seidio Spring Clip Holster – $24.99
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