is the black case matte or is it smooth/glossy?
1301948
The case is Matte. It looks really good and seems to be holding up nicely. The keypad cover I gave away because it was annoying and useless, as far as the case though, I really like it!
889328
The cut outs are perfectly aligned. My only issue is that the matte version is slick and tends to want to always slide in your hand. For this reason I would probably choose to get the glossy black instead.
983950
It has an almost matte finish feel on the top and bottom (black portion) but the rest is slippery-ish plastic. I have not had issues with it slipping around in my hand too badly and I have dropped it once and it did very well to protect the corners. It is not rubbery feeling.
1025264
Mine is clear and it's fine. Matte seems to take away from the crispness of the screen.
12089
It's not very protective, bc it's a thin hard case and it doesn't have a glossy feel to it, so I guess it's matte type, it's just a hard case.
1242228
It is definitely black. Has a bit of a sheen to it, not high gloss but not matte either.
1424261
It's matte. It makes a sound but it is smooth and you can clearly see a picture if you were to put it in the back of your phone. :)
541062
The one that I have is matte black with a bit of texture to it over most of the surface area. The surface that surrounds the control panel above the carafe is smooth and glossy however. Given that I bought my unit a few years back, the surface may have changed with more recent models.
590831
Sorry, I bought the black one, but for what it's worth the black case does not get dirty easily. Fingerprints and dust are easily wiped off. That's if it shows at all.
1677978
It is a gloss clear finish. The finish looks very similar to how the screen looks without the cover.
126968
It is black. Sort of appears to be a flat black with the matte finish but doesn't look brown at all.
1323246
The black is a lovely rich satin black color. It's not glossy and it's not matte. Hope this helps with your decision.
521310
I have the non matte and love it, It's easy to clean. The matte is simply bumps on the finish nothing more so choose the look you want. Also I wonder if the non matte may be leather??? You will really enjoy this case if you like to read in the portrait mode it stands up well on a surface.
1851100
It was glossy. However I have a matte finished one on my iPad now and that also works with my Belkin Sylus
630174
I would say more of a matte finish. Good quality. Got mine in September still works great.
1601983
The back on mine looks like a matte black finish and the sides are a smooth shiny black
263912
My case has rubberized black matte on the top and bottom, but the back is mostly a plastic color with a shine to it.