Add Slim Grip Pads to Your Slippery Cellphone

Problem: my cellphone, a Samsung Galaxy Note, had sheer plastic curved sides that were hard to grip properly. I kept worrying that it would slip out of my hand and smash on the ground. (I tried a silicone case, but it was too bulky and made the phone's back too grippy to easily take out of my pocket.)

Solution: I only hold the phone by two points: the sides at the middle. If these had grip, I wouldn't risk dropping my phone and I'd avoid the bulk of a full case.

Non-slip rubber strips can be purchased from hardware stores. I got mine from a dollar store, as you can see by the price sticker. 
These ones are 18mm x 300mm in size (0.7in x 11.8in).
These are high-tack rubber grip on one side and have an adhesive backing on the other. They look like nail files/emery boards in this photo, but they're not.

Here, I cut off a small section to work with. This piece will make BOTH my grip pads. It measures 6mm x 40mm (0.2in x 1.6in).

Here I cut the working section [top] in half lengthwise, making two 3mm x 40mm (0.1in x 1.6in) pads [middle].
I then trim all the corners with a box cutter knife [bottom] so that the sharpe edges don't poke my fingers when the pads are attached to the phone.

Here you can see the grip pad when applied to the phone's side.
(The stand is a metal bookend that's been bent and covered with light foam padding. I have another Instructable that was featured in Lifehacker that was similar.)

Here's the pad viewed from another angle.
I've increased the contrast in these photos so you can really see it; in normal lighting conditions it blends pretty well with the phone.

Here's the front view. It has a fairly low profile, sticking out only a little further than the power button above it.
(The wallpaper is of Kristen Bell.You can download it at 1280x800 resolution here. The red widget is a free Android app I made called InstaCamera which shoots a photo super fast.)