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STM Bags Opera and Harbour cases for Apple iPhone 5 (image gallery)

One great thing about iPhones is that there are a ton of accessories to choose from and it often takes a recommendation to filter out some of them. My nephew sent me info on the STM Bags cases and I found them to be a good iPhone 5 option.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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STM Bags Harbour and Opera case retail packages

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The back of the retail packages describes some of the differences between the two case models.

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The inside and outside of the Opera case is soft touch material. It has decent thickness to offer protection of the iPhone 5 as well.

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You can see the color of the Opera case shows up around the display on the front.

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The rim around the display offers some protection when you place your iPhone 5 facedown on a table.

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There is a large enough opening for the camera and flash so that quality of the photos is not affected. You can also see the textured back of the case in this image.

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There are openings for all ports and buttons. Here is a typical opening in the side of the case.

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The STM Bags Harbour case uses a two color scheme with the same design technique as the Opera case.

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To place your iPhone into the Harbour case you flip down the bottom and slide the iPhone 5 into place.

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Here you can see the back of the Harbour case where the lower part flips up and shows off the two colors on the case.

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