{"id":4177,"date":"2013-05-09T12:52:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwalls.com\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2019-08-02T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:11:14","slug":"case-mate-barely-there-brushed-aluminum-case-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/case-mate-barely-there-brushed-aluminum-case-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Case-mate Barely There Brushed Aluminum Case for Samsung Galaxy S4 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Galaxy S4, the flagship smartphone of Samsung in 2013, impresses users in many aspects, but not the design.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S4 looks so similar to the Galaxy S3 and you hardly can tell the difference, apart from the metal stripe on sides. I&#8217;ve seen many people complain about this, but that doesn&#8217;t matter in my opinion. Most users are using cases to protect their smartphones, so what&#8217;s the point of paying more for expensive materials? Nobody knows you are using a unibody aluminum phone when you are applying a case outside.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like the plastic back of the Galaxy S4, we have a case to make it look better. That&#8217;s the\u00a0Case-mate Barely There case. Thanks MobileFun for providing this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilefun.com\/33140\/samsung\/galaxy-s4\/cases.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Samsung Galaxy S4 case<\/a> for review.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s special about this case is that it is brushed with aluminum. Although the case itself is made of plastic, the metal layer makes it look more modern and luxurious. Take a look at the Case-mate case:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4180\" alt=\"case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-1-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4181\" alt=\"case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The case includes two pieces. To apply the case to the S4, I separated the two pieces first, then I placed my S4 to the flat back of the case, and finally place the outer frame on the front and snap the pieces together. Check out the video below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4179\" alt=\"case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-4-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4178\" alt=\"case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/case-mate-brushed-aluminum-s4-3-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a good-looking case for Samsung Galaxy S4. Although it adds some thickness to your device, it is still acceptable. I&#8217;m not sure about the protection, the case possibly will pop up when you drop it and your phone could get damages then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Galaxy S4, the flagship smartphone of Samsung in 2013, impresses users in many aspects, but not the design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":4178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1266],"tags":[429,180,1272],"class_list":{"0":"post-4177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-review","8":"tag-accessory","9":"tag-case","10":"tag-review-2","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Case-mate Brushed Aluminum Case for Samsung Galaxy S4 Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you don&#039;t like the plastic back of the Galaxy S4, we have a case to make it look better. 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