Hi folks, I just picked up a Pixel 8 Pro on an early black Friday deal. I’ve had my previous OnePlus 9 for way longer than the average timeframe and the same with my Oneplus 6 before that.

Looking at cases, I noticed I recognize very few of the manufacturers, basically just Otterbox and Spigen.

If you gravitate towards a particular case manufacturer, I would love to know:

Who makes the best phone cases in 2024?

No limits on style or form, but I don’t need rhinestone bling or anything like that.

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Dbrand imo. But not if you like wallets and stuff attached.

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I love my Grip case. Love being able to occasionally reskin it to get a “new” case.

Their subreddit gives the impression their build quality is shit, but I’ve noticed a lot of people with problems saying “I’ve only taken the case off a handful of times” or “I usually swap cases every few weeks, but I noticed…”

Like, surely just put the case on the phone until it wears out? For protection? Rather than prising it off and being surprised when it loses its strength? I dunno, each to their own I guess. 😅

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I’ve been using a dbrand case for around a year. I like it.

Unlike the other commenter, I do occasionally take the case off. I’ve noticed no ill effects.

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As an avid dbrand fan, their grip case for the Pixel 9 Pro was disappointing. The plastic around the USB port is super brittle and broke after less than a week. Now the bottom is deformed and I’m waiting on a reply to my support ticket before I find an alternate case and kiss my skin goodbye

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Damn,I got a z fold 5 grip that is absolutely impeccable. I’ve dropped it countless times and its fine.

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Yeah I was surprised. I’m hoping it was a manufacturing defect and assuming they replace it it doesn’t happen again. If they don’t replace it though I have to stick to my convictions.

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My last three phone cases have been Spigen. Won’t be considering changing any time soon.

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I’ve yet to find a nice comparison chart between the different series they have (rugged/tough/slim) to know which is which, but the majority of my phones have had something by them.

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I’ve had several Spigen cases for my Pixels and the only thing I don’t like is there isn’t a cover for the USB port so it slowly fills with lint until your charger won’t stay connected.

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I agree, but you can get standalone silicon port covers pretty cheaply, with the bonus that you can use them in other devices too.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC28XG4Z

Get you some of these. Won’t wear out your port by plugging/unplugging and the port will never get dirty. Extra bonus: they allow for data transfer too.

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Yeah, I had the same situation with my OP9 and a Spigen case. I eventually found out that those little tiny brush-toothpicks seemed to work for cleaning a USB-C port, but it was never quite right and the only reason the port didn’t eventually kill it was because the power button stopped working first.

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Spigen all the way from my Samsung S2 to my current S24. Solid.

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I always get a Spigen with a kickstand.

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I’ve had good luck with the more basic Spigen cases in the past though I didn’t like the nicer one with the kickstand and the hard plastic/rubber combo. I’m curious what else is out there, but if I don’t see anything that stands out to me, by backup plan is to get a Spigen as similar to my old phone as possible.

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Really like the art options with Casely.

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I’ve had pixels since the Nexus 5 and I used to have some sort of Caseology or speck case on them, but in my opinion nothing tops the Spigen rugged armor case for pixels.

I’ve also tried Crave and Otterbox variants; but the rugged armor is my go to for a no frills, extra grippy, pretty thin case. It’s currently 15 USD if you have prime.

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