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Arc Pulse in the house. Morbid curiosity got the best of me, I just had to give it a try. Now that I have it, I can’t decide yet if it’s genius or an abomination… lol.
Right off the bat, a few things I like: it’s light as a feather; it’s well-made, probably overpriced but not outrageous for something machined out of a block of alloy then polished to this level; full access to the phone is frickin’ amazing.
Things I may or may not get used to: it’s an unusual look, which I can’t get my head around quite yet; the bare phone is slippery, though the corners make it more comfortable than it would be otherwise; I’m guessing I’m going to get lots of comments about it when out in public, which I’m not looking forward to.
Unless I absolutely can’t stand it, I’m going to leave it on the phone for at least a week to get a good feel for it. I’ll report back on how it goes.
Right off the bat, a few things I like: it’s light as a feather; it’s well-made, probably overpriced but not outrageous for something machined out of a block of alloy then polished to this level; full access to the phone is frickin’ amazing.
Things I may or may not get used to: it’s an unusual look, which I can’t get my head around quite yet; the bare phone is slippery, though the corners make it more comfortable than it would be otherwise; I’m guessing I’m going to get lots of comments about it when out in public, which I’m not looking forward to.
Unless I absolutely can’t stand it, I’m going to leave it on the phone for at least a week to get a good feel for it. I’ll report back on how it goes.
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I’ve done the Pitakas, Benks and Arc Pulse. I much prefer the Benks or Pitaka from the added grip they give. With the Arc Pulse you’re just holding onto the iPhone which is slippery AF.
Man I am so tempted to try it. Can't wait to hear your feedback...Do let us know how it goes.
i too wanted to know this. i’ve had both, skins and the arc pulse. i never tried it but the skins are kinda thick and the AP is really tight fitting. per my research on reddit mainly it’s not a good fit.
Must say, that black titanium looks much better naked or with Arc Pulse than my Desert Titanium.
I want change, but I'm not sure, it was a great choice. Black looks just nice 👍
And in current weather I find out that Pitaka gives me better grip with gloves.
Also Arc Pulse is scratches magnet. With polished version you can see scratches after few days.
I'm afraid to wear my new Rose Bronze because doesn't have any scratches yet opposing Graphite version.
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I agree with @darrinS, the fit is so tight it’s unlikely the AP would slide on over a skin. Most likely you would need to trim the skin to make room for the AP, which would be possible, but tricky.
I can confirm. Already tried with iP14PM and Arc Pulse and not fit with skin on phone.
They are trying to dump as much of their old, soon to be dead stock first, before introducing the new cases with the CC buttons.
They’re probably waiting on their AliExpress button order. 😉
As soon as i get my hands on that Benks ill be dumping all my Caudabe stock as well.
Tee said Benks might go on sale on 20 Dec 24.
Yeah, I thought last year was bad, but this is next level. If Apple goes to all capacitive buttons next year I’ll be buying stock in Arc Pulse. 😂Worst year in history for iPhone cases
Worst year in history for iPhone cases
I wonder why 🤔 could it be because Apple added a useless button?
Wonder if this useless button will make it's way onto the next iPhone 17 ?
Maybe Apple will realize their flub and scrap the damn thing.
It’s undoubtedly been a banner year for Apple-made cases. From Apple’s perspective, the button is probably perceived as a success for that reason alone. More importantly, it’s also a part of their Apple Intelligence strategy, so I can’t imagine it going away anytime soon.
It works well either way for me. In other words, you can nestle your pinky between the corners, or the corners are smooth and rounded enough that you comfortably rest directly on those as well.
Thanks for the reply - just what I wanted to hear. Inching closer to trying it out...
Anyone get the new beats special edition case at Apple ? The twilight blue looks pretty good . I wonder if the back less shiny than the originals
