Hooterville
macrumors G4
Came from Amazon a few years back, company called Port Plugs.
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JBlass421
macrumors 68040
Black Sheath w/ Celestial Blue buttons. It came with install instructions so must be new stock. It is perfect! No harsh seams, bottom port is nicely centered, buttons don’t rattle. I love it!
Hooterville
macrumors G4
My daughter ran off with the green one. The green one is nice, and you can get it on Amazon. The X-Pac only available from Alpaka direct and ships from Hong Kong.
Hooterville
macrumors G4
Those buttons look like a perfect match 🙂
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
Yes they’re perfect!
I had a Gray Sheath and Synthesis Frosted in that same order but I will be returning them. That Black Sheath with Celestial Blue buttons is it!
I do have a Black Paragon and Blue Sheath on order, I’m going to cancel the Blue Sheath and just wait for the Black Paragon to compare to Sheath.
macher
macrumors 603
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
Guess you’re talking about your phone? Mine is the Deep Blue.
macher
macrumors 603
You’re going to like the midnight Paragon. #paragonpirates
Zensō
Contributor
Looking stealthy—I like it. 👍🏼
How does someone know if they have the latest revision of the Sheath? I received mine a week and a half ago, it seems perfect except for two issues:
1) The camera mic cut out isn't perfectly centered, mine looks exactly like your last pic, slightly to the left.
2) My buttons have a very slight rattle\movement, it's not excessive and might be normal? It's more pronounced on the power button.
Other than those two minor issues, the case is perfect. The rear seams are smooth, fitment is tight and uniform around the screen, and the bottom speaker cut outs are centered.
Torn between caudabe sheath (expensive/heavy), paragon (expensive/heavy), spigen liquid air (no magsafe), ringke onyx (no camera control button). I have a 13 pro with a sheath right now and i like it but its heavy. 17 pro with sheath 7g+ heavier.
Can someone verify the weight of the paragon case for standard pro. And does anyone know if caudabe makes you pay return shipping from canada?
Sheath
54.7g -Pro max
45g -Pro
Paragon
48.6g -Pro max
????? -Pro
Can someone verify the weight of the paragon case for standard pro. And does anyone know if caudabe makes you pay return shipping from canada?
Sheath
54.7g -Pro max
45g -Pro
Paragon
48.6g -Pro max
????? -Pro
JerseyJon
Suspended
That’s the cleanest looking one I’ve seen on here yet. 👌
JerseyJon
Suspended
That looks sweet! It’s the Dark Knight edition!
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
From what I read earlier from what @Hooterville mentioned a few posts earlier the new stock apparently comes with the install instructions.
I noticed the slightly off center cutouts but that honestly doesn’t bother me too much, I’ll make a mention to Caudabe about it to see what they say but it’s not a deal breaker for me personally.
I also notice the rattle in the buttons but once I installed the celestial blue 2.5 buttons it pretty much fixed the problem. Did you keep your buttons stock?
JBlass421
macrumors 68040
I’m torn between the black and gray sheath both paired with celestial blue buttons. Only keeping one.
Zensō
Contributor
JerseyJon
Suspended
Both look fantastic! But that black is so stealth. Makes the blue pop more also IMHO.
KentuckyHouse
macrumors 68030
As a huge fan of the gray Sheath, I completely agree. For me, the black makes the blue pop more and I love the celestial blue buttons on the black case. Gray looks great, but the black wins for me.
Definitely the black. Looks great.
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I'm also debating between Sheath and Paragon (leaning towards the Paragon.)
Funny enough, I had a Spigen Liquid Air for my old 13PM. It's way lighter than my temporary case but I don't really notice it weight-wise as much as I notice how less bulky it is while holding it. For the price you can't go wrong with it but when I first got it the back felt "dry" but eventually it became it became oily. (with heavy use) The drop protection was surprisingly decent, my old phone has no scratches just a little dust.
Do you think your old Sheath is bulky? More than anything, I'm hoping the Paragon feels less bulky.
iFone88
macrumors 68040
macher
macrumors 603
Here’s are specs for the Pro
Sheath
153.6 x 75.9 x 13
44g
Paragon
153.5 x 75.3 x 13.0(top/bottom lip) x 11.8(middle lip)
42g
The first case I got from the Caudabe was the Sheath and to be honest at first it was heavy AF. Hated the weight. I kept switching back to the Apple Silicone. Then I decided to just run the Sheath and then I got used to it after about a week. Now both the Sheath and Paragon don’t feel heavy even a little bit.
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macher
macrumors 603
iFone88
macrumors 68040
macher
macrumors 603
Form my experience the Paragon feels less bulky than the Sheath and also feels less bulky than the Apple silicone believe it or not. YMMV though as people have different perceptions.