PDair V01 Black Leather Case for Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250

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Everything I like. There's nothing I do not like the Pdair v01 Galaxy Nexus.

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This is a well made case. It is constructed of very supple and well padded leather. The stiching is white and contrasts nicely against the black leather. The inside of the case appears to be made of leather as well. The sides are leather, stiched to black elastic material. There is a small, non-removable belt clip on the back of the case that is low profile and doesn't contribute significantly to the girth of the case. It would have been better if the clip was removable, in my view. I personally never use belt clips and find that the fixed variety just adds uneccessary width to a case and makes it more difficult to extract from a pocket.

The case fits my Verizon Galaxy Nexus (standard battery) very well and covers it completely, top to bottom. It is apparent that this case is custom made for the Nexus and is not a "one size fits all" design. The phone is very snug in the case and won't accidently fall out. I found it a bit slow to extract the phone but I expect that the leather will loosen up a bit after some use. Because of the design of the phone, while extracting it from the case, the index finger naturally lands on the on/off/wake up button on the right upper edge of the phone. This is a bit annoying but an inconvenience that I solved by simply inserting the phone top-end first into the case. This has the added benefit of making the phone far easier to extract since the top half of the Nexus is considerably slimmer than the bottom half.

The trouble I find is that the Nexus is a very slippery phone. I have large hands and still don't have confidence that the phone won't fall out of my hands when using it. What would be ideal is a leather case like this one that is also large enough to acomodate the Nexus in a silicone case like the Incipio NGP. Unfortuantely, the leather case is made to operate with a "naked" Nexus. I was able to insert the phone with the Incipio NGP case into this leather case, but it was so snug that insertion was extremely difficult and slow!

I can't say how a phone with the bigger battery would fare in this case. However, I would guess that the case would work OK since the sides are elastic and do give some, and the bigger battery only adds a very small bit to the phone's girth.

I was a little apprehensive about ordering a case from Hong Kong. My concerns were unfounded as it took only 9 days from placing the order to receipt. (I live on the eastern side of the USA.) I didn't expect to see the case until mid February. If you are contemplating the purchase of this case, don't let the seller's location dissuade you.

In all, a nice case that compliments the looks of the phone and provides excellent protection. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the non-removable belt clip and the issue with slow extraction due to the snug fit.

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