My HTC Desire survives a Friday night in Birmingham + FlexiShield Skin/Case Review

That’s right, I didn’t drop my Desire in the toilet, soak it in beer or get mugged for it so all in all it faired quite well.

I was actually quite surprised how well the phone caters to those who are somewhat under the influence (of alcohol that is). The predictive text works brilliantly. We’ve all been there: after a few pints it seems like a great idea to text people and share your wise thoughts and banter. A typical drunken text would end up something like this:

hzza hws yu uim in pub and haveen i greeet timme. monly had afewBBEEERRS but fannnncy the sokks off ya

Which thanks to the HTC Desire clever word prediction translates to into the sophisticated message below:

Hiya how are you? I’m in the pub and having a great time. Only had a couple of beers and thought I’d let you know I really want you.

The only thing it can’t help with is when you send it to your mum by mistake.

So what else?

Well I was lucky enough to be sent an HTC Desire Case from the lovely people at Mobile Fun. The FlexiShield Skin fits snugly around the back of your Desire. Simply slip your phone into the ‘skin’ and that’s it. You don’t need to worry about it anymore.

I’ve had a  lot of phones and tried a lot of different cases, skins and ‘rubber’ protectors but this has to be the best. Rather than being a hard plastic case it’s a silicone one. This means it allows some bend to occur in its every day use. This means you don’t need to worry about it cracking or getting too damaged.

The FlexiShield also gives better grip to your Desire. I always seem to end up dropping my phone at some point in its life – no matter how much care I take – so I’m hoping the extra grip of the shield will mean less of the ‘slipping out of your hands syndrome’. The case it about 3mm thick so any drops or bumps means there’ll be enough protection to stop it penetrating your phone.

So how about accessibility to your phones camera and buttons? This is one of the main problem I’ve had with previous cases/skins. Why do they never seem to line up properly with your phone’s design? It’s so annoying and you often find yourself having to pull the case around and about to allow access to the phone’s features. The FlexiSheild doesn’t have this problem thankfully. I must admit, initially I was worried that there weren’t any cut-outs for the phone’s lock/unlock button and volume controls. Thinking about it now however, this means the case will stop dust and dirt getting in to places you don’t want it. The shield protrudes slightly where the lock and volume buttons are on the slightly softer back half of the case which means you have a softer press in these areas compared to the rest of the case. I didn’t have a single problem unlocking or changing the volume at all.

What more can I say? If you want to protect your desire from scratches, dirt and grime then get yourself a FlexiShield. For just over £10 you can’t really go wrong. Click here for the HTC Desire Case

The FlexiShield Skin from http://www.MobileFun.co.uk

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