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I strongly believe Apple releasing new leather cases next week is load of bull crap.

I hope im wrong.
I’m going to agree with you. Apple sells the majority of their cases during the first few weeks of a phone release. Putting into mass production a new case 6 months into a release cycle and 6 months before a new rumored re design wouldn’t make much sense.
 
Got myself Apple Clear Case today, looks nice but buttons kinda stiff and case can be very slippery if my hands are dry.

Might return it and get Apple Silicone instead but can’t decide which color shows less smudges. Is it Stone Gray?
 
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Got myself Apple Clear Case today, looks nice but buttons kinda stiff and case can be very slippery of my hands are dry.

Might return it and get Apple Silicone instead but can’t decide which color shows less smudges. Is it Stone Gray?
Any of the lighter colors show fewer smudges and lint.
 
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The beats are really great, Where did you find it for 22 ? The summit stone hides the smudges nicely…
But I do hope Apple introduces a new premium case next week .
The beats case is open around the speakers and charging port? That's a shame as it will bother many people.
 
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Got myself Apple Clear Case today, looks nice but buttons kinda stiff and case can be very slippery if my hands are dry.

Might return it and get Apple Silicone instead but can’t decide which color shows less smudges. Is it Stone Gray?
I’ve been back in the grey silicone, a fresh new one, for just over 24 hours now. It obviously picks up lint but the shade of grey it is makes it easier on the eye and hardly noticeable unless you get huge clumps
 
anyone see the new otterbox fre for the 16 pro max ? I just checked it out at Best Buy and it has sort of a plastic CC cover. Definitely will protect the phone 100% . Debating if I should drop 100 on it for the beach this season .
 
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Back in the Graphite Arc. The raw phone looks and feels so good. The Silicone is comfortable, but it’s nothing like titanium and glass.

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anyone see the new otterbox fre for the 16 pro max ? I just checked it out at Best Buy and it has sort of a plastic CC cover. Definitely will protect the phone 100% . Debating if I should drop 100 on it for the beach this season .
Didn't even know they had one. Did you happen to get a pics by chance?
 
I tried the ArmorPro Montage with CC button and the case was pretty nice. I have been using the ArmorAir Aurora exclusively for months now as nothing else beats it for me.

Coming from the ArmorAir Aurora, the Montage Pro at 43g felt heavy and definitely wider and bulkier in hand but that’s speaking from someone who has gotten used to an ultra thin case.

The non metal buttons are totally fine and clicky. I actually don’t like the red/orange line in the metal action button that they offer.

The CC button in my opinion is responsive and good quality.

Fingerprints were not bad at all and the different fiber patterns of the Montage design each have different textures which is nice.

This is a gripe I’ve now had twice with the full coverage Benks case and after the Montage Pro completely realizing Benks full coverage cases aren’t for me. Around the CC button area the lip was noticeably loose around the screen and also the bottom part of the case as well. You can clearly see it doesn’t wrap around completely tight in those areas in comparison to the rest of the case and for me that bothers me. I kept pushing it in or taking the case off and pushing the lip in to try to fix it but it kept going back to its original form. This is now twice this has happened, I tried an Aurora Pro that did the same thing.

It’s a great case and I see the appeal but I returned it and will just personally stick to ArmorAir when it comes to Benks.

Got my 2nd Montage yesterday (first had a dark blemish on the aramid) and it has the little bulge above the cc button too. Gunna keep it and use it in rotation & not pay much attention to it but Benks really are down on there QC lately. Last years ArmorPro 600D is my all time fave case but they've gone backwards this year.
 
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