Most of the clips available for Treos, and especially Centros, are molded precisely to fit the phones’ contours, leaving no room for a case or skin. Cases often come with belt clips, but the clips can’t be used by themselves.
The Seidio Spring Clip Holster for Skinned Palm Centro’s is designed to accommodate the extra thickness of a typical case. Depending on how you orient it, you can even use the holster without a case.
As with all Seidio cases, this holster is solidly built. The polycarbonate shell is 2mm thick on average, and less brittle than many budget holsters out there. At nearly $30, it’s not cheap, but single-digit alternatives typically feel as cheap as they are.
The spring loaded clip secures the Centro from the top. The inner side of the clip contains a 2mm wide rubber strip for additional traction where the clip makes contact with the Centro’s skin. There’s no play in the fit, and no rattling when you shake the clip with the Centro mounted. It looks and feels completely secure. The clip should be lifted manually before inserting the Centro. Pushing the phone in for the clip to lift on its own is possible, but avoid doing this, since it scuffs the skin.
The rear has a locking swivel belt clip that settles into seven rotating angles over 180 degrees—not 360 degrees as described by some resellers. I’ve never understood why many swivel clips are designed to rotate beyond 90 degrees in either direction, so Seidio’s clip seems more logical.
The back plate’s inner surface is lined with velvet to protect it from rubbing against the screen. Unlike the case I used for testing, the rubber skin that Seidio intends the holster to be used with has no screen protector, so they make a good match.
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