Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was an early buyer of the (red) Apple 12 and figured that Apple tested its product most, so spent a premium on an Apple case. I won’t make this review about the Apple case, but it’s worth noting that the case was slippery and scratched easily … yet cost app $60. I’ve wanted to switch cases for a while, but was unwilling to spend $$$ again. When I saw this Spigen Ultra Hybrid case for app $10 on Amazon, I figured it was worth a shot. I’ve been impressed with Spigen products in the past, and this purchase didn’t let me down. If you bought an expensive case and feel ‘married’ to it, don’t. I bought the Spigen Ultra Hybrid with a clear back and black frame. The color of the red iPhone really ‘pops’ against the black border when I pick it up now, if you care about that kind of thing. It’s a tight fit, so there’s no movement. The buttons and cutouts are perfectly aligned. The edge trim of the Spigen is far more ‘grippy’ than the Apple case before it, and the buttons are better designed; easier to feel them with your fingertip, and better engineered. I use my phone professionally, and this case fits in equally well when I go formal or casual. Nothing about it is cheap or screams ‘look at me’, but it definitely let’s you show off a color device. The front and back are raised to give protection to your screen and camera lense(es). It’s front lip is a a couple of millimeters higher than a screen protector/film, so your finger won’t catch the edge of your screen protector when you swipe. There is no noticeable gap between my case and screen protector for lint or grime to get stuck in, but I guess that depends on the screen protector that you use. It’s back lip around the phone is nearly flush with the built in clear back, but the portion surrounding the lense(es) is slightly higher by app 1mm. The corners on the back are well thought out and are raised the same as the cutout for the lense(es). It’s hard to describe and a picture wouldn’t do it justice, but the effect is that if you put your phone on a table/counter with a thin film of liquid, it won’t get on your lens or device back. The raised millimeter of extra material on the back corners also adds to ‘grippiness’.