Right after you purchase your smartphone, protection is next to think about. The large mobile phone surfaces will surely get damaged if not safeguarded. Unless you some sort of mobile phone insurance, you are doomed if your gadgets falls down to the floor. What can you do to shield your smartphone, without compromising its appealing look and design. Nearly all covers and cases are just not what you think about. And yet leaving it unprotected is still not safe.

One of wise solutions is an iPhone 4S skin. There are numerous unique and original skins to choose from the market. Usually iPhone 4s skins can wrap the entire surface of your device: the fore and back, sides, and home key. The Apple logo can stay unprotected if you like it so, however, for a complete protection find a skin that wraps everything. The high-quality iPhone 4S skins are printed on 3M adhesive vinyl paper, which means that it will be quite hard to detach them one day. Regardless of the type of an iPhone 4S skin you choose (metal, wood, fiber, carbon …), they all deliver similar protection. Now, let's see how does an iPhone 4S skin compare to a case?




Advantages

The application is quite simple. It is even simpler than applying a protective film for the touch screen. It is worth mentioning, that you can apply an iPhone 4S skin on top on a protective film, however this is not very practical. If you need to modify the iPhone 4S skin once it has stuck to the protective film, in no way you will be able to get it off without remove the film from the touch screen.

In terms of shielding, your iPhone 4S skin will safeguard your phone from various damage. Even keeping it in a pocket or bag just next to your personal belongings will not affect it. What's eve more, iPhone 4S skins are just beautifully designed and coloured.



Disadvantages

Perhaps the only issue you might encounter is the side iPhone 4S skin, which basically is a long strip. Namely, lining it up with the smartphone's surface and button can be troublesome, if you do not set it perfectly.



Overall

If you are not a case /cover fan, than an iPhone 4S skin might be a perfect solution for you. The good thing about iPhone 4S skins is that they are all compatible with cases, meaning you can use a case even if the iPhone 4S skin is applied. Most importantly, besides protecting your mobile phone, an iPhone 4S skin add up the overall look of your device and keeps it look like new for a longer period of time.

As for the price, it can range from £5 to £30 pounds, depending on the manufacturer and package. There are tons of colours, pattern, textures and style, for everyone to choose. Some sets of skins include even more than one skin, for you to be able to change it when necessary.