Incipio Silicrylic for iPhone

The combination of hard plastic and soft rubber represents one of the more protective and often interesting-looking case designs out there, which makes it unfortunate that we don’t often see such cases come to market (Contour’s Showcase and iSkin’s Duo being notable exceptions). Incipio’s Silicrylic case, whose name is a clever combination of “silicone” rubber and “acrylic” plastic, is the new kid on the block in the category for iPhone 3G and 3GS.



The Silicrylic consists of a slip-on soft rubber case which can be used by itself but whose contours just beg for the included hard plastic shell to be snapped on top of it. The result is a mix of scratch protection and impact protection that includes rubber along the edges, both rubber and plastic across the back, and most importantly, rubber and plastic wrapping around all four corners, which tend to be the most common impact point when an iPhone is dropped). The styling is less flamboyant than that of some other rubber/plastic combo cases, thanks to the fact that while the Silicrylic comes in a number of different color choices, the rubber and plastic for each model are the same color (although you can order a two-pack for $5 more in order to mix and match colors).



Continuing with the full-body protection theme, the Silicrylic comes with screen film and a cloth for wiping down the screen before applying the film. Also included is a small piece of plastic (similar to what comes with the iPod touch) that allows you stand your iPhone up at an angle vertically, but sadly not horizontally (it’ll topple over).



In all, the Silicrylic is an extremely solid choice, not so flashy perhaps, but scores high on protection, color choice, and what’s included in the package.