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Yeah, that’s the titanium with the tungsten carbide coating. Very premium, with a premium price.Thank you. I may try it. The one color is $299
TL;DR: Initially skeptical of the Süti Phoneback, I now see its value: it offers some limited protection, extra grip, and full Camera Control access, while mostly preserving the phone’s form factor and aesthetics. It needs to be lighter for what it is, though.
A year ago, I honestly questioned why the Süti Phoneback even existed. It seemed unnecessary when you could just use a slim case. But now that I’ve moved toward going caseless—mainly for the better Camera Control access and hand feel—it makes more sense. It provides protection from scratches when laying the phone down on its back, along with some extra grip, without covering up the sides of the phone and handicapping the CC. It’s nice being free from the CC button madness, while also future-proofing against the fact that we may have more capacitive buttons coming later this year (god forbid).
The super minimalist design mostly keeps the phone’s aesthetic and feel intact; it feels great in the hand and looks sharp on the black phone. The MagSafe connection is surprisingly strong, so it stays securely in place without shifting (it’s cool that it snaps into place using only the magnets). However, at 38 grams, it’s heavier than I expected for something this simple. I’m guessing this is due to being stiff enough to not require adhesive. The added weight is a bummer though; I’m imagining Pitaka or Benks making one of these from aramid fiber that weighs in the 10-15 gram range. Now that would be amazing. That said, the Süti fits my current preferences well enough that it’s made its way into my rotation with the Arc Pulse and Pitaka MagEZ.
A year ago, I honestly questioned why the Süti Phoneback even existed. It seemed unnecessary when you could just use a slim case. But now that I’ve moved toward going caseless—mainly for the better Camera Control access and hand feel—it makes more sense. It provides protection from scratches when laying the phone down on its back, along with some extra grip, without covering up the sides of the phone and handicapping the CC. It’s nice being free from the CC button madness, while also future-proofing against the fact that we may have more capacitive buttons coming later this year (god forbid).
The super minimalist design mostly keeps the phone’s aesthetic and feel intact; it feels great in the hand and looks sharp on the black phone. The MagSafe connection is surprisingly strong, so it stays securely in place without shifting (it’s cool that it snaps into place using only the magnets). However, at 38 grams, it’s heavier than I expected for something this simple. I’m guessing this is due to being stiff enough to not require adhesive. The added weight is a bummer though; I’m imagining Pitaka or Benks making one of these from aramid fiber that weighs in the 10-15 gram range. Now that would be amazing. That said, the Süti fits my current preferences well enough that it’s made its way into my rotation with the Arc Pulse and Pitaka MagEZ.
Nice, how long did it take to receive after you placed the order? Did it ship from the US or China?
That orange one is on my radar
They shipped right away but it got hung up in Louisville for almost a week due to the big snow storm they had there. If it wasn’t for the crazy weather I believe it would have been less than a week.Nice, how long did it take to receive after you placed the order?
That orange one is on my radar
That orange one looks amazing, but it is silicone so I decided to go with the black ”pleather”. It actually feels very good and shows zero fingerprints.
they ship via dhl e commerce from texas. it felt like they walked it to me in so cal. it was painfully slow.Nice, how long did it take to receive after you placed the order? Did it ship from the US or China?
That orange one is on my radar
I buy all these bright orange cases and never use them
Mine shipped via FedEx and arrived in less than a week across the country. Not too bad. And their customer service has been too notch.
Never noticed the weight until you mentioned it. I guess perhaps there are some limitations due to the MagSafe magnets needing to be strong enough to keep the case attached to the phone? It would be very interesting to get one of these in carbon though!
Yeah, I’m guessing it’s the very strong magnets along with being thick/stiff enough to not rattle at the corners. The fit really is surprisingly good for using just the magnets for adhesion.
The weight isn’t bad really, just unexpected. Oddly, to me at least, it almost disappears on the phone more than the Arc which weighs half as much. I believe this may be because most of the weight of the Arc is concentrated at the top of the phone.
Caudabe beating this dead horse until the 12th - wonder when they will announce the CC button cases?
They probably lost too much money last year on the Action button and MagSafe bump to mess around with the CC button this year.
Lizzy, getting sick of hearing from you
Maybe I'll start hitting her with some emails ?Did your lost Caudabe order ever show up?
They’re going to put you guys on their blocked contact list. 😂Lizzy, getting sick of hearing from you
Did your lost Caudabe order ever show up?
Nope.Lizzy, getting sick of hearing from you
Did your lost Caudabe order ever show up?
Lost both orders.
I would say I like the flolab more just because of the anti-glare.
I have currently rose bronze with DTi as you can see at some of my pics.
Unfortunately it scratches very easily. However when I had Polished silver for iP14PM and it was scratched very badly, Arc support send me replacement for free.
Benks lied to me. I placed my order on Monday. Ive been having interaction with their CS via email. They emailed me on Tuesday with tracking info and confirmed it has been shipped. With no movement in last few days. I decided to email them and now they saying its OOS and was never shipped.
I'm seriously considering cancelling my order. I hate people and companies who are not honest about things. Delays happen but do not go creating labels and actually message customers it has been shipped when it hasnt.
I'm seriously considering cancelling my order. I hate people and companies who are not honest about things. Delays happen but do not go creating labels and actually message customers it has been shipped when it hasnt.
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That’s BS as you ordered way before I placed my order. Maybe none of them have actually shipped. This is why I hate ordering anything that ships from China. That Benks I got from Amazon yesterday is a major fingerprint/smudge magnet and one of the corner seams is gaping, sharp feeling and developing a crack there 😩 thinking about exchanging, returning or switching for a Pitaka
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I dont go near companies again after they pull **** like that.