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Yeah, the finish started out better than in years past, but after a few weeks it’s turning into vintage silicone.
What do you mean? I returned my Stone Gray a little while back but caved on the Woot sale and bought a black silicone that just arrived and man the black is really bad at dust/lint. Definitely going to return it. Done with silicone. Benks ArmorAir 100% for me. Nothing else out there interests me.
 
What do you mean? I returned my Stone Gray a little while back but caved on the Woot sale and bought a black silicone that just arrived and man the black is really bad at dust/lint. Definitely going to return it. Done with silicone. Benks ArmorAir 100% for me. Nothing else out there interests me.
Mine was pretty nice at first, not overly linty and fingerprints were not too bad. Now, after the surface has been abraded for a few weeks, it’s absorbing more hand oils, which exacerbates the dust/lint issue. There’s still a lot to like about the case, but unfortunately it looks as if it’s going to continue to deteriorate over time. I’ll be satisfied though, if I get 6 months out of it.

Still in the Pitaka today. I’m enjoying the minimalist aesthetic, but I’m wondering how it’ll feel on a hike or ride over rough terrain. Keeping the Tough Armor T around as insurance for those types of situations.
 
Esr geo wallet … are they any good?
I like mine. The finger loop will break but every time it has I email them and they send me another one. I think I’m on my 3rd replacement.

I actually was looking for a wallet with the pop up slider mechanism, but I’m so used to the stand in the Geo Wallet it makes it hard to replace.
 
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Man the Frosted Flex looks so nice on my natty. And it feels great too. I got the Air also and it feels good for a different reason. I feel good holding both of them even though my hands are dry and every case is slippery for me. The magnet is definitely stronger on the Flex which is interesting.

Mannnnn I only wanted one case. Not sure if I’m going to send one of these back. And at some point my Ghost 2.0 will be coming in.
 
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Bellroy venture case in chalk with lanyard. Feels solid and nice in the hands. Metal buttons are clicky and responsive.

But definitely bulkiest out of all the cases I have (Apple silicone, Bellroy leather, Benks Golden Tide).

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Looks nice. Tossing up the sepia brown, it’s on sale for $AU60, and international postage is $30, so $90 total, which isn’t too bad.

I’m still waiting on my phone (16PM black titanium), and have a black apple silicone case at home, but after reading some posts here, and elsewhere, I might return it. That’s if I can get another case before the phone arrives.
 
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I'm returning my Spigen Tough Armor T for refund. Why? Because I spent $55 (with 15% "discount") on the Spigen site for it. Now I see it's in-stock on eBay from the official Spigen eBay store for $20.99. So I'm returning it for refund to Spigen (I'll get $50+ after the charge for a prepaid label), and I'm re-buying it from eBay for $22 with tax. Net gain ~$28.

Grrrrr...
 
Ultra hybrid, t frosted arriving today for my NT 16 pm. 🙏🏻
Mine too. I ordered a first one last week for a delivery on sunday and this night, I saw that the case was avalaible for a delivery today, so I ordered a new case.
 
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I'm returning my Spigen Tough Armor T for refund. Why? Because I spent $55 (with 15% "discount") on the Spigen site for it. Now I see it's in-stock on eBay from the official Spigen eBay store for $20.99. So I'm returning it for refund to Spigen (I'll get $50+ after the charge for a prepaid label), and I'm re-buying it from eBay for $22 with tax. Net gain ~$28.

Grrrrr...
It seems insane that they have 3 different price points for this case and all are offered by Spigen.

Spigen website listed at $64.99
On Amazon listed at $32.99
On Ebay listed at $20.99
 
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Nudient Case & Storm Band = Pretty good match :oops:

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Love that combo. After I saw you post that watch band the other day I hustled to Nomads website to get one and that color is sold out :(

How do you like that Nudient case? Does it show fingerprints, and does it have the same texture as a silicone case?**** just noticed that you already answered this question. Disregard
 
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It's actually a cheapo pack of 3 for $7.99 with 10% off coupon here:


I had the expensive UAG one and got a piece of junk under it when installing it :( had this cheap 3 pack and it went on perfect. Also have the Spigen 2 pack as a back up but kind of hesitant to pull this one off as it's on pretty much perfect.

Here's a couple pics of these 3 different protectors on a piece of paper that I screwed up trying to install:

Cheapo in the middle

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I was rocking a screen protector on my ultra for the first year I had it, then it cracked one day so I took it off and haven’t replaced it. This glass is incredibly durable to scratches. Probably 6 months at least with no screen protector and the screen is flawless. And I am an electrician so it gets plenty of abuse.
 
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It seems insane that they have 3 different price points for this case and all are offered by Spigen.

Spigen website listed at $64.99
On Amazon listed at $32.99
On Ebay listed at $20.99
That’s why I try to avoid buying direct as that’s usually the most expensive option unless there is a sale or decent discount code. It’s usually better to buy from Amazon or eBay.
 
I was rocking a screen protector on my ultra for the first year I had it, then it cracked one day so I took it off and haven’t replaced it. This glass is incredibly durable to scratches. Probably 6 months at least with no screen protector and the screen is flawless. And I am an electrician so it gets plenty of abuse.
A screen protector on top of a sapphire screen doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
 
Looks nice. Tossing up the sepia brown, it’s on sale for $AU60, and international postage is $30, so $90 total, which isn’t too bad.

I’m still waiting on my phone (16PM black titanium), and have a black apple silicone case at home, but after reading some posts here, and elsewhere, I might return it. That’s if I can get another case before the phone arrives.
I'm hoping mine gets a nice patina, the old Apple saddle brown ones were rather orange initially too.
 
Back in the “greasy“ Apple Silicone today. Just couldn’t abide the cutouts on the Pitaka. Being a lefty, the cutouts on the camera control side became irritating after a couple of days. I can imagine it wouldn’t be as much of a problem for right handers.

By the way, the Stone Gray Silicone is more forgiving than the Black, with fewer visible fingerprints and lint to deal with.

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