UPDATE: October 7, 2023The case is still great but… it got yellow - very very yellow… yellow to the point that it hurts to see it. It started turning yellow around 5 months or so after I got it and it got progressively worse. If you buy this case, know you’ll have a pretty much perfect case that will undoubtedly turn yellow after a couple of months of use.I’m taking my original 5-star rating down to a 4 because of this yellowing issue. Although it’s true that pretty much every single case of this material suffers from the same problem, I think a true 5-star rating should be reserved for a case like this that does not turn yellow. This case is perfect otherwise.————ORIGINAL REVIEW: March 4, 2023Just got this case and initial impressions are quite positive.TLDR:If you just want the gist, here it is: the case fits great on the phone, has perfect cutouts, isn’t bulky or slippery and it feels like it’ll add quite a bit of protection to the phone. It is a bit difficult to remove though, and I’ve yet to see whether this material will turn yellow quicker than I’d like it too.For a detailed first impression of the case, keep reading.Here are the pros and cons I can see after using the case for about an hour or so:Pros:- Perfect fit: the phone fits very snugly in the case, and the cutouts for the charging port, speaker grills, cameras, and mute switch are very precise. The edges of the case perfectly line up with the screen.- Tactile buttons: they are very clicky and responsive.- Perfect cutout for MUTE switch: my thumb fits perfectly inside the cutout for the mute switch. I have somewhat average size hands so I imagine most people will like this too.- Perfect material: it isn’t hard plastic, but is isn’t super soft either. I feel like this is the perfect formula for the material as it appears to be hard enough to not bend on the sides but soft enough to provide cushion for the phone in case I drop it.- Not slippery: though the back of the case feels quite slick and smooth, the case isn’t really slippery when you hold it as the sides seem to create some friction in your hands.- Lip on bottom corners: the case has a small lip on each of the bottom corners that aren’t noticeable when you hold it, yet provide enough lift so that when the phone is placed on a flat surface the camera bump (which has its own lip) isn’t too far off from the rest of the phone. The phone doesn’t wobble when you place it on a surface unless you push down the top left of the phone. That’s pretty neat.- Protection: the lip on top of the case is tall enough to protect your phone screen, but not so tall as to interfere with swiping from top/bottom. The lip around the camera bump is pretty good too - just enough to protect the camera. Now, in addition to that, the case has something Spigen calls Air Cushion Technology. I’m not quite sure whether it works as intended or not, but I’ll add it here as a pro as it seems to be a good thing. Basically, the idea is the case has a little pocket in each of the corners which should add extra impact protection to the phone in case it’s dropped. Whether they work as intended is yet to be seen, but at least from a first impressions perspective they look like they would. I do feel like the protection added by this case is more than adequate and I don’t expect my phone to suffer too much from a typical drop.- Design: there isn’t really much to say about the design here as it’s just a plain clear case, though I have to say I kinda dig the font and placement of the Spigen logo on one of the sides as it lines up perfectly with the antena line of the phone.Cons:- Somewhat difficult to remove: I’ve only had the case for about an hour or so, but it is somewhat difficult to remove the phone from it. You have to exert more force than I would have expected. I don’t take my phone out of the case much but we’ll see how my feelings about this evolve over time.- Yellowing? I add this here with a question mark as this material is notorious for turning yellow after just weeks or months of usage. Spigen says they’ve added anti-yellowing tech so we’ll see how good that is.And there you have it. I’ll update this review later if I find anything worth mentioning about the case, or if my opinions about it change.
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