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Hooterville

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Phone Rebel Gen 5 lanyard kits now available :oops:

Anyone going to buy one of these?

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Grayburn

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Impulse bought the Otterbox Figura in pink from the Apple Store. Magnets feel much stronger than the launch day Apple silicone case I had. I was very happy with the silicone but the bezel had started to peel in a couple places, plus it was a little gnarly from taking a fall—but it did its job and protected my phone from the fall. Decided against another silicone due to the peeling.

So far I love the otterbox. The semi transparent pink looks nice on my titanium 15PM. Feels great although it’s slippery, I can live with that though.

I have a Black Figura, feels really nice and doesn't add any bulk.
 

Zensō

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I’m contemplating this 🤔

I wonder why they included a second logo on this case? I can sort of understand it with the Limitless case with its blank area between the camera surround and back plate, but it makes no sense on this case.
 

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I wonder why they included a second logo on this case? I can sort of understand it with the Limitless case with its blank area between the camera surround and back plate, but it makes no sense on this case.
very odd placement. not a fan.
 
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I wonder why they included a second logo on this case? I can sort of understand it with the Limitless case with its blank area between the camera surround and back plate, but it makes no sense on this case.

Fully agree, they should have one or the other, the smaller one would be best.
 
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Just got these two cases from Torras, and they are pretty sweet. The magnet is so strong on both of them. I’m not usually a fan of clear cases, but this one looks and feels really nice. I also love the matte feeling on the other one.
 

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Hooterville

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I keep waiting for a drop test video but it seems like it likely won’t happen now. I have a feeling the camera ring would shatter the back
Guarantee that the iPhone 16 cases will no longer have this metal camera ring. It's a major design flaw.
 
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illmatic41

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I wonder why they included a second logo on this case? I can sort of understand it with the Limitless case with its blank area between the camera surround and back plate, but it makes no sense on this case.
Because with this company, the brand is more important than the product. I don't think their cases are anything special honestly, no matter how much their ads and social media team tries to convince people that they are.
 
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Zensō

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Because with this company, the brand is more important than the product. I don't think their cases are anything special honestly, no matter how much their ads and social media team tries to convince people that they are.
Which cases do you think are better that provide high levels of protection similar to the Limitless?
 

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Just received the UAG Pathfinder '[Updated Version]' from Amazon but it is NOT the updated version, so no Action button. Returning obviously.
Absolutely love it though so if I can find a way to definitely get the updated version with Action button, I'm having it.
 
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illmatic41

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Which cases do you think are better that provide high levels of protection similar to the Limitless?
Phone Rebel for one. If you watch his drop test video from last years 14 you get a good idea which ones can survive drops better than the Mous which passed, but still had screen delamination, so I would consider that a fail actually. The Benks came out better than the Mous. Don’t fall for that throw the phone at the point of lost inertia from a bungee jump or throwing the phone from the fastest zip line marketing stunts Mous do. Most protective cases will perform similar to what Mous cases do. Again, nothing special other than social media hype.
 

Zensō

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Phone Rebel for one. If you watch his drop test video from last years 14 you get a good idea which ones can survive drops better than the Mous which passed, but still had screen delamination, so I would consider that a fail actually. The Benks came out better than the Mous. Don’t fall for that throw the phone at the point of lost inertia from a bungee jump or throwing the phone from the fastest zip line marketing stunts Mous do. Most protective cases will perform similar to what Mous cases do. Again, nothing special other than social media hype.
Good points. The bungee jump and zip line stunts are ridiculous for sure. The drop tests done by independent reviewers (mobilereviewseh, excessorizeme) do seem to show the protection level of the Limitless to be quite high though.

I’m not sure about Phone Rebel this year. The hard areas surrounding the camera and metal logo are raised higher than the microfiber lining, concentrating the force of any back impacts to those areas, which would certainly destroy the back of the phone in a hard fall. Also, those four little screws attaching the camera surround will shear off with even a minimal direct hit to that area. It’s a nice case otherwise, the fit and grip are amazing.

My favorite protective case this year is the Nomad Rugged. I received a couple of duds with loose sides and overly sensitive buttons, but I did finally end up with a good copy.
 
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