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Just opened the bullstrap black edition which came in today. Initial impression is not quite as I’d hoped. The leather feels fantastic. But the bottom corners seem to pop out quite easily compared to my other cases. Also the bottom elastic strap from the packaging seems to have left an indentation in the leather. Hopefully it disappears in time. I’ll see how I feel by eod tomorrow. Finally the smell is less ‘leather’ and reminds me of the smell when I walk into Lowe’s, probably near the paint section lol. Really had my hopes up for this case. Not bad, just not wowed.
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Just arrived! Still waiting on my iPhone 12 doe lol
 

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Picking up the Defender Pro XT in a couple of hours. My local ATT store had it, and took advantage of the 30% off 3. Got 2 zags wipes packages. Brought the case down to 49.00

Looking forward to your review.
 
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Just received my Apple Red Leather Case for the Mini. Smells nothing like leather, a lot like plastic and feels a lot less textured than the two official Apple Cases i used on my 1st Gen SE.
They still have not even send out my phone despite me having set up a payment plan on saturday so i cant really try how it feels in use. I hope this is not yet another Apple Store order that gets messed up, would love to try the leather case for a day or two before the 14 day return period ends.

It however dos feel better than my red silicon case for 90 cent of AliExpress. :D
 
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Just received my Apple Red Leather Case for the Mini. Smells nothing like leather, a lot like plastic and feels a lot less textured than the two official Apple Cases i used on my 1st Gen SE.
I wonder why they changed it, were they unaware of the whole patina proud popular movement?
 
Here is the defender XT next to the symmetry +

Definitely a hard case to take on and off, it is identical to the Pursuit. It is just rebranded with the defender name.

Back is quite slick, but the sides are more reminiscent of the Aneu. Interestingly, this is supposedly their most durable case, as it is 5x the military drop test. Definitely not putting that to the test. lol
 

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Here is the defender XT next to the symmetry +

Definitely a hard case to take on and off, it is identical to the Pursuit. It is just rebranded with the defender name.

Back is quite slick, but the sides are more reminiscent of the Aneu. Interestingly, this is supposedly their most durable case, as it is 5x the military drop test. Definitely not putting that to the test. lol

Thanks man. Again, why do all the cases suck this year?
 
Here is the defender XT next to the symmetry +

Definitely a hard case to take on and off, it is identical to the Pursuit. It is just rebranded with the defender name.

Back is quite slick, but the sides are more reminiscent of the Aneu. Interestingly, this is supposedly their most durable case, as it is 5x the military drop test. Definitely not putting that to the test. lol

Nice, think I'll pass on this one also. :oops:
 
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Been through so many cases this year and latest was the spigen mag armor. Ultimately I ended up back in the sheath. It is the best case!

My Mag Armor for the 12 Pro Max shipped earlier today, but I have a feeling the Sheath will still end up being my go-to case.

I did order another Nomad (this time in the brown leather), but to be honest, I only did it because if you buy one of their cases now, you’ll get 50% off one of their cases when they release their MagSafe version in late January or February.
 
Thanks man. Again, why do all the cases suck this year?
I mentioned this in another thread, but none of the cases this year really interest me except for a small few here and there (Caudabe Sheath, Apple leather, Cyrill Color Brick). I can't tell if my tastes are changing or if the choices really are that slim this time around. In the past, I'd browse sites like casefanatic.com and there would be a handful of cases I would consider purchasing. However, this time, nothing jumps out.
 
Finally got my Apple Silicone cases today! They arrived a day early, Apple said it would deliver on Wednesday but arrived today — Which I was surprised about considering that a lot of mail carriers were still busy with some holiday deliveries. I'm really liking these cases. These are my first Apple Silicone cases. I bought the plum and citrus pink cases. I'm really enjoying the colors and I'm debating on which one I should keep on my phone! My favorite color is purple, but I'm seriously considering keeping the citrus pink case on my phone for awhile. They look super good with my iPhone 12 Pro graphite.
 

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