I recently purchased the black metal case for my 8525, and have had a few problems w/it. First the belt clip is kind of small and broke when I tried to clip it to my belt. Second the aluminum case isn't the sturdiest, so now it's sort of bent (referring to the hinge, I guess I've been really rough on my phone), but I just bend it back to where it's supposed to be (referring to the hinge). But the case does what it's supposed to do...my phone looks and performs just as the day I got it. When I informed the vendor that the belt clip broke I just wanted a new clip, instead I recieved a full refund, so that was a pleasant suprise. I actually liked it so much I bought my wife one when she got her phone.