Intoro Skins makes what their name says, skins. Not any type of skin but custom made meaning you can get any picture you want to get onto your personalized skins.
So I went over to intoroskins.co.uk website and placed my order. Designing is pretty simple since the user only has to upload his/her picture(or simply choose those that are already available on the site) and choose where how they would like to position their picture using a simple flash interface. But the most difficult time was when I went on to place my order, the site seems to have problems in remembering you login and continuously makes re-login after every page, very annoying but this only occurs when you try to order more than 1 design.
But after that I finally managed to receive my skins. The front face of the pamphlet in which the skins came in.
The back of the pamphlet which includes the skins features and application instruction.
A 2 year warranty card telling that the skin you ordered was made to last.
Skin 1 – Leopard
Skin 2 – My own design…
Application of the skins are fairly simple since instructions are already given at the back of the pamphlet(look at the pictures above).
The front
The back.
The skin sits on the device perfectly and even has a cut-out for the proximity sensor and for the camera at the back:
The Hole for the proximity sensor.
The Hole for the camera.
The skin has a nice look, especially in dim light…
Sadly, the sides of the device aren’t covered, ruining the effect…
But the skin isn’t all about praise. There are also many negative points.
- Since the skin covers the front of the device there is no way to put a screen protector on the screen thus leaving it vulnerable to scratches.
- The Skin does not cover the sides of the device thus ruining the whole continuity of a picture as displayed on the website.
- The skin is not all that resistant. I got a few scratches(unintentional) after just a few days of usage:
All in all, the skins are quite a good choice for people who don’t want bulky cases for their iPhones(or other devices). This type of skins is quite fashionable but still gives the assurance that the back of the iphone won’t get scratched…
Available at 7.99 Euro over at intoroskins.co.uk, I would give the skins a rating of 2.7/5.
(Get 20% discount by adding this promo code when ordering the intoro skin: dailymobile20)
Verdict: 50-50, if you are a protection freak, go get yourself some real cases otherwise, go for IntoroSkins.
I used IntoroSkins for my nano4 and i though it was brilliant. I got it within 2days of ordering it and didnt have any problems with the site..
The image quality is perfect and it protects the nano really well against scratches. I love the way you can put your own text along with the image of your choice. I give IntoroSkins 4.8 out of 5..