Marware - QuickVue for iPhone Review

Overall 3.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

Cat
Charlotte, NC

Not Nearly as Useful as it Looks

a gadget geek, a frequent traveler, a PC user, practical, an avid online shopper, an iPhone owner

Pros

convenient clip-on design, case looks great, comes with screen protector, comes with microfiber cleaning cloth, somewhat protects your phone

Cons

doesn't open easily, can't access iPhone buttons easily, have to remove phone to use it

AUG

2007

After receiving a new Apple iPhone as a birthday gift, one of my top priorities was finding a case to safely hold and protect my new prized possession. I was looking for something sleek and professional, and not finding anything at my local Apple store that fit the bill, I decided to look online. I ended up buying a Marware QuickVue hard case from everythingiphone.com and waited impatiently for two weeks because the product was new and wasn't in stock yet.

About the Marware QuickVue Case
The QuickVue case is a hard case that has a rubberized finish, a belt clip holster and a snap open clasp on top. The case has a hole in one section so you can thread your head phones through it. The product images and description imply the with the QuickVue on your waist, you can simply flip open the case when your phone rings and easily answer the phone. It seemed like a professional looking product that would protect my phone and still make all of the phone capabilities easy to use.

Using the QuickVue
In truth, the QuickVue case is nice, and I see how it's supposed to work, but in practice it's not nearly as trouble-free as the pictures make it look. The main problem with the QuickVue is that key components of your iPhone are covered while it's in the case. The design is supposed to slightly "pop out" your iPhone when the case is opened, but in practice that never happens for me.

When the iPhone is in the QuickVue case, you can't silence the ringer without completely pulling it out because the button to do so is on the left hand side of the phone and is completely inaccessible in the case. It's also difficult to power on or power off the display, because although the iPhone is supposed to be able to pop out of the case when it's flipped open, it rarely does, and the display button is also out of reach with the iPod securely tucked inside the case.

I'm constantly pulling my phone in and out of the QuickVue case to access these two key features whenever I receive a phone call. This means that while I'm walking down the street or busy doing other things, I'm having to fiddle with a case and with getting my phone in and out of the case without dropping it on the ground. So much for protecting my new phone!

Cat's Bottom Line
This product looks fantastic, and comes with a couple of nifty extras (the screen protector and microfiber cloth) that make it worth an "average" rating, but I can't recommend the Marware QuickVue. Using it isn't "one touch" easy and the constant fiddling I have to do to answer calls when I'm using the case is a pain. I recommend seeking an alternative solution for protecting your iPhone.

Last edited on Aug 26, 2007

Marware - QuickVue for iPhone is not recommended by Cat

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Comments about Cat’s Review

I don't own an iphone and don't expect to. You wrote a nice review about the case. Seems you pretty much laid it on the line. Good work. Hope you find what you are looking for.