01-21-2023, 06:30 PM
Overall, I'm not very satisfied with the fit of this case, despite the modifications.
Is anyone else reminded of Tux?
To keep the corner as strong as possible, I made the camera and flashlight hole no larger than necessary.
I have not yet made an opening for the speaker. I've considered drilling multiple little holes through both hard shell and rubber, or instead cutting a channel in the rubber from the speaker to the original camera hole.
I probably made the headphone port access too big. Notice the negligible, if any, lip at the sides of the screen. Also notice how the hard shell corners seem bent, leaving a gap between the rubber.
Notice the different locations where the back planes begin curving to the front.
I think this case would have had a better screen lip on the phones it was designed for. The back of the PinePhone is predominantly planar, but it seems as though the back of the G7 Power probably starts curving towards the front considerably further away from the edge. While the G7 Power may have a depth of 9.4mm, the sides of the G7 Power are probably thinner than the PinePhone, thus the case material won't wrap as far towards the front of the PinePhone.
The shape difference is also likely responsible for the gaps between the hard shell and rubber at the ends. Additionally, the holster does not fit the assembled case & PinePhone. Lastly, the rather narrow button depressors may not be optimally centered (front to back) on the PinePhone buttons, and can slip to the side of a button. Fortunately, this only happened rarely, and can be fixed without disassembly by pulling the rubber edge outward away from the buttons.
I think this case provides decent protection against impacts everywhere except for the screen. Naturally, screens are the most exposed surface, but for the amount of protection this type of case can provide, the lack of a substantial lip around the screen is a considerable shortcoming in my opinion. I don't feel a glass screen protector would really mitigate this shortcoming. In fact, the extra thickness of a glass screen protector only exacerbates the lack of a screen lip.
It's possible that other cases for the G7 Power/Optimo Maxx/Supra will fit a PinePhone better than this case.
Is anyone else reminded of Tux?
To keep the corner as strong as possible, I made the camera and flashlight hole no larger than necessary.
I have not yet made an opening for the speaker. I've considered drilling multiple little holes through both hard shell and rubber, or instead cutting a channel in the rubber from the speaker to the original camera hole.
I probably made the headphone port access too big. Notice the negligible, if any, lip at the sides of the screen. Also notice how the hard shell corners seem bent, leaving a gap between the rubber.
Notice the different locations where the back planes begin curving to the front.
I think this case would have had a better screen lip on the phones it was designed for. The back of the PinePhone is predominantly planar, but it seems as though the back of the G7 Power probably starts curving towards the front considerably further away from the edge. While the G7 Power may have a depth of 9.4mm, the sides of the G7 Power are probably thinner than the PinePhone, thus the case material won't wrap as far towards the front of the PinePhone.
The shape difference is also likely responsible for the gaps between the hard shell and rubber at the ends. Additionally, the holster does not fit the assembled case & PinePhone. Lastly, the rather narrow button depressors may not be optimally centered (front to back) on the PinePhone buttons, and can slip to the side of a button. Fortunately, this only happened rarely, and can be fixed without disassembly by pulling the rubber edge outward away from the buttons.
I think this case provides decent protection against impacts everywhere except for the screen. Naturally, screens are the most exposed surface, but for the amount of protection this type of case can provide, the lack of a substantial lip around the screen is a considerable shortcoming in my opinion. I don't feel a glass screen protector would really mitigate this shortcoming. In fact, the extra thickness of a glass screen protector only exacerbates the lack of a screen lip.
It's possible that other cases for the G7 Power/Optimo Maxx/Supra will fit a PinePhone better than this case.