Product Description

No matter how much you love your new BlackBerry smartphone, sooner or later you're going to have to put it away. And there's no safer, more convenient or better-looking place to put it than inside a Leather Swivel Holster, in your choice of color. The Leather Swivel Holsters are outfitted with a swivel clip to adjust the holster for maximum wearing comfort. For some smartphones, they also include special indentations that snuggly protect your smartphone's trackball. A durable leather exterior protects the device, while its soft interior safeguards and cleans the screen. The magnetic proximity sensor tells your BlackBerry smartphone when you've put it away - so it can automatically switch off the screen and preserve your battery life. The sensor can also work with your device to enable it to switch notification settings depending on if your device is in or out of the case.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Brand: BlackBerry
• Model: HDW-15986-001
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x .50" w x 2.00" l, .0 pounds

Features

• Built-in grooves constructed of hard plastic run along the front and back insides of the case to protect the trackball
• Multi-rotational RIM Swivel Clip
• Magnetized proximity-sensing technology
• Durable leather exterior
• Compatible with Blackberry CURVE 8300, 8310 & 8320 Devices

Customer Reviews

don't buy it - too fragile
This holster was what I needed. The leather is high-quality and it looks nice. The magnet turns off the blackberry curve when it's in the holster. Swivel capability is welcome.

All was fine for a few weeks, but then the clip broke away from the rest of the holster. I have been using an old belt holster (for 7xxx series blackberry) since then, but now it's falling apart. I will probably order another one of these and hope for the best. I think the problem is when the holster is vertical and placed near a front pocket, there can be stress on the plastic that connects the clip to the body of the holster. Perhaps keeping it horizontal might help.

Update - 1/30/09. I bought a new one and it broke also after about 5 weeks of gentle use. I kept the phone horizontal this time but it did not help. The plastic swivel joint broke in exactly the same place as the previous one. Bottom line - I can't recommend this one unless you never plan to sit down.

Broke after 1 week
This item looks very good, but the clip attaches to the leather holster with a cheap plastic button that broke less than a week after I started wearing. I would not buy this again.

Too fragile
I've had this holster for less than a month and the swivel clip broke off of it already. I bought this to replace the generic holster I bought from Wal-Mart, which has lasted well over two years by the way.

I really like how this items looks and functions, but I can't recommend it to anyone because of the swivel clip.