iPhone 17/e/Air/Pro/Pro Max Cases

[Zensō]

Picked up one of the $5 and change Beats Rugged from Amazon in the tan color and I must say, I don’t get the love for it here.

The bottom half is grippy-ish, but not nearly as grippy as has been stated. The charging port opening is tiny and won’t fit most cables. And it’s pretty thick.

If it weren’t $5, I’d return it. Not only for the reasons above, but also because it was listed as new and when it arrived, the box had clearly been opened. Freaking Amazon, man.

Into the unused cases drawer it goes.

Which highly protective cases do you like better?

 

[KentuckyHouse]

Amazon deserves to be on the receiving end of feedback that they sent you an open box item that was advertised as new. Every time I experience/hear something like this, it makes me question those Prime $$$ I throw at them every year.

I’m definitely gonna contact them and let them know. My wife and I have been questioning keeping Prime for a while and stuff like this doesn’t help their cause.

 

[KentuckyHouse]

With the new Samsung passport fold we now get ideas what the iPhone Ultra cases will probably look like.

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Pitaka, baby, what are you doing with that weird camera cutout on the Z Fold 8 Ultra case??? That’s awful.

 

[KentuckyHouse]

Which highly protective cases do you like better?

My daily driver is the Paragon precise, but I’m also fond of the Synthesis. I’ve got the Ghost and Grip as well, but I wish the Ghost was frosted like the Synthesis and I don’t use the Grip that much because it’s so hard to get out of my pocket.

 

[Zensō]

My daily driver is the Paragon precise, but I’m also fond of the Synthesis. I’ve got the Ghost and Grip as well, but I wish the Ghost was frosted like the Synthesis and I don’t use the Grip that much because it’s so hard to get out of my pocket.

Those are nice cases (really enjoyed the Paragon on the 16PM), but personally I wouldn’t classify any of them as highly protective. I guess we all have different definitions.

 

[mikext]

My daily driver is the Paragon precise, but I’m also fond of the Synthesis. I’ve got the Ghost and Grip as well, but I wish the Ghost was frosted like the Synthesis and I don’t use the Grip that much because it’s so hard to get out of my pocket.

I'm still trying to use up the rest of my Caudabe points before they go away in July and I'm torn between the Paragon and the Synthesis. Everyone raves about the Paragon but I feel like I don't hear much about the Synthesis. Does the back of the Synthesis have any sort of grip or is it slippery?