The Synthesis has almost no front screen protection so I believe the results would be pretty bad with a face down drop. Hopefully it's does not happen again.
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Which Case Did You Get or Recommend For Your New iPhone 15/Plus/Pro/Pro Max?
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I’ve been in the clay silicone for the last week or so.
They’re very close. The Synthesis lip might be slightly higher, but not enough to matter IMO.
I rotate between
- bullstrap gray leather
- apple silicon
- PR crystal
- pitaka magez 5
- nomad sport or whatever its called, the blue one
Back in The Woody today. This case swapping carousel I’ve been on lately has my head spinning.
These days I rarely swap cases, my phone basically lives in the Caudabe Sheath. Which is kind of disappointing because I have a wide variety of cases. 😅
The Mous seems pretty legit. Just looking at the design it’s obviously highly protective. There are a few YouTubers who have done some pretty dramatic drop tests which basically back up the Mous ads:
These are older models, but the tech hasn’t changed much since then.
UAG rates their Monarch for 25 feet. If you hunt around you can likely find some drop tests. It seems to be at least as protective as the Defender.
Filip at EAP (Phone Rebel) does an annual 50 foot drop test. He hasn’t done one for the iPhone 15 yet, but he did one last year for the iPhone 14:
Ironically, both the Defender and the Monarch failed this test. His Phone Rebel and the Mous both passed, among others. At these heights, some of what determines the outcome is due to luck.
I think the Defender is a fine case, but it’s perhaps more bulky than it needs to be. It was arguably the first case that built a reputation around extreme protection and I feel like that narrative has stuck around even as some modern designs that are slimmer offer similar, if not superior, protection.
Great info, thank you! I'm going for the 15PM this time around so a case that is a little sleeker would be nice, as long as it protects as well (or even better than) the Otterbox Defender. I think I'll give the Mous a shot.
Benks ArmorAir. Keep going back to this, love how grippy it is and the fact the sides are Aramid Fibre instead of TPU like the pro case. Super light at 26g and adds absolutely no bulk to the phone.
In the past when I had a problem with a Mous case they always sent me a brand new one and did not even want the old one back.
PR Crystal. I solved the problem with the case pushing off the WSKEN screen protector by adding a very small piece of toilet paper inside the edge of the case. It works fine, you don’t even see it. Very happy. I believe dbrand should give PR a call om how to handle scratches. I am using it for week and no scratches or scuffs. It’s a great case.
pitaka customer service
I ordered the magez 4 off amazon and ended up returning it because it was very uncomfortable due to the edge by the charging port. I wrote a review saying that I really liked the case but the edge was a dealbreaker, so I sent it back and bought the magez 5.
I get an email from their CS apologizing for the 4, offered to send me a free magez pro case to try out (even though I already had tried it out before and didnt prefer the sharp edges). I’m not going to turn down a free case so I accepted their offer and got the case in the mail today. going to run it for a few days since there is no pressure to return it and see if my opinion changes.
I ordered the magez 4 off amazon and ended up returning it because it was very uncomfortable due to the edge by the charging port. I wrote a review saying that I really liked the case but the edge was a dealbreaker, so I sent it back and bought the magez 5.
I get an email from their CS apologizing for the 4, offered to send me a free magez pro case to try out (even though I already had tried it out before and didnt prefer the sharp edges). I’m not going to turn down a free case so I accepted their offer and got the case in the mail today. going to run it for a few days since there is no pressure to return it and see if my opinion changes.
Been gone on vacay and sadly no new cases from any companies yet in 2024. Slackers lol...hope you all are doing well. I've been heavily using the coastal rock nomad sport case. Highly recommended.
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Looks good. Is it slippery?
Been gone on vacay and sadly no new cases from any companies yet in 2024. Slackers lol...hope you all are doing well. I've been heavily using the coastal rock nomad sport case. Highly recommended.
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Just ordered one a few days ago, largely based on your posts. 👍 Excited to try it out next week.
Couple weeks ago getting out of my high work vehicle with my phone in hand I slipped cause the step deck was slippery and my phone shot out about 6 ft and 6 ft high and tumbled on concrete. I was sure my phone was toast. To my amazement no damage at all. Sheath was damaged not bad enough to get another one. The Sheath did its job.