Unlike Body Glove's case, which has separate windows for the screen and keyboard, the Stingray has a single transparent sheet of PVC protecting the front. As I removed the case from its plastic container, the package grazed the front of the case, and it now has a permanent scratch that looks like a strand of hair trapped inside. I've had the Body Glove for nearly a year, and it has yet to register a scuff.
The advantage of the full frontal window is that it looks more like your Centro is "naked," while still being protected around the edges and in the rear. The Centro is secured by the top flap, which snaps shut instead of using Velcro like the Scuba. In keeping with wet suit conventions, the case sports a thin gray strip around the edges. For the most part, the stitching is fairly subtle, but I didn't care for the seams in the back that flare out a couple of millimeters. In fairness, they do help your Centro lie flat on a table if you have no clip mount attached.
The fastener for the clip mount was a little awkward to use. Some products are child proof. I would call this fastener "adult proof." The fixed clip and the swivel clip mount have grooves along the edges that slide into the fastener, but they have to be at just the right angle. I found that I had to push into the bottom edge of the fastener with the index finger of the hand opposite of the one that was holding the clip mount.
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