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Had my first drop at the weekend from chest height (I’m only 1,78) on a marble floor. I have had the paragon on for the last 10 days or so.
When I heard the sound I was sure there would be damage, but picked it up, took the case off and not a single scratch. I might have been lucky, it landed on the screen (didn’t see where it hit first) and despite the recessed sides not even the screen protector broke. Both the phone and the case came out unscathed. Very impressed!
When I heard the sound I was sure there would be damage, but picked it up, took the case off and not a single scratch. I might have been lucky, it landed on the screen (didn’t see where it hit first) and despite the recessed sides not even the screen protector broke. Both the phone and the case came out unscathed. Very impressed!
Nice. It likely helped that it was a flat, marble floor. Uneven surfaces are much more dangerous! Glad you came out unscathed.
Have any of you Arc Pulsers found ANY MagSafe wallet that will work with the AP on a 16 Pro? I know that most (maybe all?) won’t, but I’m so used to having my wallet attached to my phone! Is there even enough room for a credit card to lay flat on the back between the top and bottom pieces?
Because the US (and Texas in particular) are way behind. Apple Pay is not accepted everywhere yet and we still have to carry our physical driver’s license. Super annoying. 😤
This case is interesting. It says ruby red but every picture other than the one on the website makes it look orange red. Is it red like on the website or is it more orange red?
Just got in another Paragon, think I'll go with scarlet red buttons this time 
Is the back on yours flat?Paragon 2.0 with scarlet red buttons
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Looks nice. How do you like it?Paragon 2.0 with scarlet red buttons
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It's pretty good, feels much thinner than the Sheath. I'll give it at least a week or so this time around
You going to cave in for the 17PM?
It's pretty good, feels much thinner than the Sheath. I'll give it at least a week or so this time around
It’s turning out to be one of my most used cases this year. It’s still on the phone!
Probably not. The only thing that’s slightly tempting is the longer reach on the telephoto, but it’s still not long enough to replace a real camera, so it wouldn’t actually be very useful to me.
I really hate how it looks. I thought it might look better once the cases came out, but to me they make it look even worse—that gaping hole is ridiculous. YMMV of course.
How about you? Going to go for it?
How does the back hold up?Paragon 2.0 with scarlet red buttons
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Are you going to hang on to your 16 until they change the design a few years down the line (could be a while) or going Android?
There's always the folding iPhone next year I guess, unless they have a similar camera/sensor setup.
I'm sure there will be lots of different variations of case some of which may appeal to you and those that are put off.
I hope so.
I don’t know what I’m going to do in the long run. For now, I much prefer the 16 over the 17, and if I had the need to replace my black 16PM, I would buy a natural titanium 16PM before I’d buy a 17PM. I’m on the Upgrade Program so I might swap my black for a natural titanium just to mix it up until next year.
Changing colour is a good way to refresh, get to try more case colour combos. 🙂
I’m in the same boat. I currently have the NT and want Black. So might do that instead of upgrading
I've been using mine daily for 2-3 weeks - so far I have no scratches or MagSafe ring.
No, I'm going to hold the 16PM for another year
Only been on for about 24 hours and nothing yet.
Here’s one for all of my fellow sad sacks who are not upgrading this year. After being in Caudabe and Phone Rebel cases the past few weeks, this beauty is a breath of fresh air. 23 grams compared to 50-55 for the full coverage cases. So thin and light. The only case I have that’s more minimal is the Arc Pulse at 18 grams. I still prefer these super light cases over heavier, full fat designs.
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