Cellularline Antenna… double your iPhone coverage? Sincerely yes [REVIEW]

Technology does not cease to amaze us, without a doubt, and this is the umpteenth proof of it. Perhaps for a regular city user, coverage is not a permanent problem. However, users who for work or other reasons have to travel constantly in means of transport such as the train, miss a little more coverage depending on which situations, especially when the telephone is an important part of the way we communicate and we even work. It is because of that Cellularline launched this new protective case for mobile devices that we are going to show you in the review, do you want to know if it can really improve the coverage of your device? Let's go there!

We are going to start little by little with this review with which we will tell you what the product consists of and how it is capable of working. First of all we are going to make a small presentation of Cellularline, this is an Italian company specialized in the manufacture of accessories for many different devices of all rangesAs it could not be otherwise, we will find in the Cellularline catalog both products for Android devices and for iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) with which we can improve performance or solve any type of need that we have in view of your utilization.

Reinventing the concept of the sleeve

The phone case is no longer designed only to protect it, in fact, the market for cases has become increasingly demanding, designs, materials and even added functionalities. Above all, the latter is what Cellularline always has in mind in its launches, we find a wide range of projections that also add any kind of function to the device, in addition to protecting it and adapting the design to the needs of the most demanding users.

That is why the Italian firm presents us Antenna, this peculiar case that promises to protect the device with top quality materials, and incidentally, add a powerful antenna capable of significantly improve the performance of the integrated antenna on the mobile device. Reading all this, many doubts can arise about its effectiveness and the reality of its content, we also had serious doubts at the time.

Design and materials

Antenna is what the usual of this type of protections consider a 'hard' cover, However, they have known how to mix an elastic polymer in its proper measure, in this way we are going to find ourselves effectively faced with a rigid material, but resistant to torsion and with a touch soft. In this way, we are not facing the classic hard plastic case that almost damages the phone that protects it. This time we have chosen an iPhone 6s to perform the relevant tests, and despite the fact that the case is hard, placing it inside the iPhone is just a matter of exerting a little pressure.

Continuing on the matter of materials, we have already said that we are facing a case with a soft touch. Given the function of the shield we could imagine that it is extremely thick, however, the most surprising is how Cellularline has known how to curve the back of the case with the intention of concealing its thicknessThus, on the sides it adapts to the millimeter, while the back is thick but concealed. In this situation, we come to the conclusion that the cover is built with good materials.

Protection capacity

The cover It has the usual "burr" on the part of the screen, in this way it wraps the device and ensures that for example we will be able to put it upside down without the need for the glass to touch the surface. In this way, any type of glass breakage by collision is much better anticipated, at least on the sides. However, like many other iPhone cases, the lower part is slightly exposed in its central part, leaving the part of the curvatures (the corners) completely covered against any possible impact.

The thickness of the back and the material of the case leads us to the conclusion that the iPhone (or any other device) is going to be effectively protected against falls normal, and especially before any type of scratch or abrasions of a similar entity. Despite our tests, la gutter sleeve with MIL-STD81G-516.6 certification, this means that it has a drop test "Military", and has successfully passed all endurance tests. However, no matter how resistant the case is, we do not recommend abusing any device in this way, since smartphones have numerous sensors and internal hardware that can be damaged by impacts of this caliber. In short, the case will cover the main protection needs of a regular user despite being a rigid case.

Antenna efficiency doubling coverage

To begin, we must understand its mechanism of use. The holster has a standard coverage increase mode, thus the antenna capacity is automatically improved just by installing the holster. Nevertheless, this account in turn with a sliding element that protrudes slightly of the case when we swipe from top to bottom on the back of the case, as when there were mobile devices with a sliding keyboard. Once we slide this platform, the company offers us twice the coverage of what we were obtaining until now.

We have put the cover to the test under the usual conditions, on the same route in which we were in situations "No service" for approximately 80% of the journey that lasts 6h30. The perfect testing ground for the sheath, rural Spain. Where it has performed best, although we have not been able to carry out a detailed study, we have found that where there was no coverage, we have usually started to obtain at least one 3G coverage line, increasing two or three more lines in cases where we did have coverage, going to have coverage in approximately 90% of the journey, enough to navigate.

Conclusions about Cellularline Antenna

In short, in terms of protection we have found a cover in accordance with the price it has in terms of materials. We must also focus on what is truly surprising, in most cases if the coverage of the device has increased, perhaps twice its capacity would be to be generous, but If you need more coverage, it is a gadget that could get you out of trouble. Available for both the iPhone 6, 6s and 7, if you want to know more, visit their website HERE.