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Seidio kickstand cases for Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X (gallery)

The HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III are excellent media-focused smartphones, but it isn't the best experience to have to hold up your phone for a couple hours at a time or prop it up on a makeshift stand. I've been using a couple of kickstand cases from Seidio and think a kickstand case is a nice solution for the long commute or flight.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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Seidio Active Combo with Metal Kickstand - Galaxy S III

The retail package lets you see the color of the case and the key design elements, such as the kickstand.

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As you can see on the back of the case, there are openings for the flash, camera, and speaker. The kickstand is prominently displayed on the bottom quarter of the case.

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The active combo includes a holster. The holster front is covered in felt to protect the front of the Galaxy S III. You can also see the bottom securing points of the holster.

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There are two spring loaded clips, one for holding the GSIII in the holster and the other for securing to your belt.

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The holster is constructed of durable plastic with corners to hold your phone in place.

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The Active case has two parts, a soft polymer inner shell and a heavier plastic frame piece. The inner piece is black while the frame piece is available in a variety of colors. The red looks sharp when used with my blue GSIII.

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You can see the case doesn't add much to the sleek GSIII and it looks great in my hand.

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The corners are pretty well protected with the frame piece fitting into areas of the inner polymer shell.

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The openings do not seem to hinder the operation of anything on the phone.

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The kickstand extends out from the back. Notice how good the red color looks with the black inner shell.

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The case props up the GSIII for excellent viewing of media.

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Here you can see the back of the case with my GSIII inside and placed into the holster.

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This side view of the holster shows the two clips and how the GSIII is held in the holster.

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Buttons have rubber covers and protrusions to help you accurately press the power and volume buttons.

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There is an opening in the bottom of the Active case for charging up your GSIII.

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The GSIII in the red case and HTC One X in a white case.

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Back of the GSIII and One X in the Seidio cases. The cases have similar design elements with different finishes.

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There is an opening for the camera and light on the back of the One X.

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The HTC One X is propped up similar to the GSIII in the case.

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The white case matches the white One X quite well and looks great.

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