The impressive thing about the Sena Leatherskin Croco form-fit case for the Centro is what is missing: weight. I like the Centro because it doesn't weigh much. I like the Leatherskin case because it – well – doesn't weight much. A mere 16 grams, barely over half an ounce.
The Croco creation is a great looking protector that doesn't add much mass. The important thing about that mass is that you have to hold up to your ear during a conversation. It even comes with a soft, drawstring pouch, to sidestep its main issue: the lack of touchscreen protection.
Sena's Leatherskin Croco has a (faux!) crocodile finish in either red or black. The luxurious (real!) leather is extra thin - that's a benefit, not a problem - and it hugs the Centro snugly, snapping on with a minimalist strap that flops across the top. Cutouts by the score leave the phone's controls accessible, while exposing the microphone, the camera's lens and primping mirror, and the IR port on the side. The screen and keyboard cutouts leave precious little material on the front side. Depending on how carefully you twiddle with inserting the phone, the cutouts land pretty close to where they ought to be - except the IR one. It's a smidge off, no matter what.
The design leaves no protection for the screen, alas. I reduced the danger with a simple screen protector. Sena provides an attractive, drawstring-equipped felt sack that does a better job, at the expense of accessibility. Really, I'd probably come out better if I put the other contents of my pockets in the sack - keys, coins, marbles, lucky charms, dragon toenails - instead of the Centro.
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