Quick Review : Hybrid armor case for MotoG

Quick Review : Hybrid armor case for MotoG

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What were my needs: 

• 2 material case (hard plastic and rubber)
• the screen being protected when in bag
• less than 20€

So i bought this for 5$

i won't use the belt clip or the kickstand features, so they won't be much reviewed here, refer to the seller description (that is pretty good)

Device 'in case' in Numbers:
w/o cover : 133*70*17mm for 180g
w/ cover (but no clip) : 135*75*18mm for 200g
nude device : 143g

What's in the box ? (device sold separately ofc)

<== face up

Face down ==> 












The case fits perfectly to the device : 

Features (useful ones ... or not : depends on you needs) :
The belt clip & the kickstand
The belt clip can be rotated by 180°, and can be use as a kickstand thanks to a small piece

(on the picture above, i had already removed the clip so the small part on the right is the piece that locks the cover and the clip together : i could be easy to re-assemble when needed)

buttons and holes : 

in hand : (you can see the embedded kickstand in the middle)

Pros: 

• Fits perfectly the device (which is linked to first 'con')
• The power and vol up/down buttons are well protected and still can be easily accessed
• Looks like it will correctly protect the device from falls
• Cheap (5$), but with a good quality feeling
• Belt clip that is well made and modular (quite easy to remove)
• The 2 microphones holes and the 3.5 hole are correctly placed and well sized
• Good grip in hand

Cons: 

• The Case is quite difficult to place on the device and need some time to do it properly ! (make sure the vol up/down and power buttons are well placed before clipsing the hard plastic piece.
• The case with the cover/belt clip is far too thick for me, since i only wanted to keep that cover to protect the screen i removed the belt clip.
• The device feels really heavy and bulky (but that also gives the 'good quality' feeling).
• Case embedded kickstand isn't really working (not centered enough to be stable).
• Cover Belt clip can be used as a kickstand too, but i don't see the use ...
• Dust sticks a lot on the rubber piece.
• the hole for µUSB port is a little too small for Motorola's original cable or my Sony, but i'll try to find a cable with a smaller male port. It doesn't matter that much : that's rubber : it just needs to be forced a little to plug and it will get it's place back after charging complete

• There is a very little flaw in the rubber piece : 

Modifications:

• Removed belt clip from the case cover to reduce thickness, and added an old bios sticker that i had under the hand :
  

• Finnally, i didn't kept that 'bios' sticker and put a glow-in-the-dark plastic piece instead: 

If you want to find it, it is available under different names on ebay : 

• Hybrid Kickstand Armor Impact Hard Holster Case Cover
• Future Armor Belt Clip Holster Kickstand Combo Case
• black rugged rubber tank case cover stand belt clip holster
• Hybrid Advanced Car Armor Case with Kickstand

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• and many more ... '-_-