Bumpers - iPhone 4 Case Review

Bumpers - iPhone 4 Case Review

Apple is always ready to test heavily marked-up case designs, and iPhone 4 Bumper ($29) is its most minimalist case yet. Available in six colors -- one per $29 package -- a Bumper is a thin glossy hard plastic band that wraps around the iPhone 4 stainless steel center frame, with matte rubber front and back bands that hold the iPhone 4 inside. There's no protection for the front or rear glass of the iPhone, save for the extra millimeters of depth added to the device. To Apple's credit, metallic button covers are built into the "case," and rubber is used to line the headphone and Dock Connector ports -- making them incompatible with some third-party connectors -- but there's no question that this case feels radically overpriced relative to any earlier Apple case offering.