Piel Frama X50 + Extended Battery Crocodile Case
www.PielFrama.com
Price: $90 Euros (approx. 117 USD)

The Piel Frama X50v Extended Battery case is designed to hold your X50/X50v with the extended battery installed. The extended battery adds a bulge to the bottom of the X50 which has made it a challenge for companies to make a case that fits it. Now lets take a look at Piel Frama's solution.

The Piel Frama Case comes in Piel Frama's signature little box with a paper liner. The box is very professional looking and gives a nice bit of class to the presentation. In this review, I reviewed the Crocodile X50 Extended Battery Case. The Crocodile has a black color and very nice pattern and feel to it. The inside of the Crocodile case is Piel Frama's regular black leather.

The X50 Extended Battery Croc case is the same as the X50 Croc case except there is more material in thickness towards the bottom of the case to allow for the extended battery.

After sliding the X50 into the case, the fit was a bit tight at first. It seemed hard to close the snap clasp that holds the case shut. But after playing with it a bit I was able to line up all the cutouts and get the snap shut. It was a bit hard this first time. Then I let the case sit overnight with the X50 in it. The next day the fit was perfect, the leather stretched a bit and fit the X50 perfectly now. The snap now closed perfectly also.

Now after sitting over night and achieving a perfect fit, the case was ready to be put to work. After using it for a few days, I felt that it held the X50 well and the cutouts all lined up very well. Every now and then I would need to push the X50 back into perfect alignment, but overall it worked out well. It is a bit different on the back as the case curves up at the top (since the battery only bulges at the bottom) but this is just the way the actual PDA is shaped, nothing to do with the case.

Overall the case performed well and had a good fit. To badly the X50 with its ugly bulge is hard to make a shapely case for, and the Piel Frama shows this a bit with the curve in the back. Some will not notice this, but this is something that I noticed over the more straight back that I saw in the Sena Extended Battery Case. This is by far not a reason to not buy this case though. It has a great fit, unbelievable quality as with all Piel Frama Products, and does a great job of making your X50 look professional.

Pros

• Great Quality Leather
• Great Presentation
• Great Build Quality

Cons

• Curve in back to accommodate battery can be awkward
• X50 Can slightly change position in case requiring an adjustment every now and then

Thanks to Piel Frama for the Review Sample!