A Decent Purchase...

Alright. Third case for my new Note 8. The first one I ordered offered NO protection. The second one had AWESOME protection and looked great but the buttons were heck to push and the stylus wouldn't come out. THIS GUY: Looks great. I bought the gold case. I'm not generally a gold person. I'm fairly safe and go with black usually. But I took a risk and I'm glad I did. Super sharp. For men AND women. Not shiny or sparkly. Just a metallic/sharp style. Although it's a hard case, it DOES have slight cushion. I'm fairly darn certain my phone will survive if I drop it. My biggest worry and stress for purchasing a case is dropping my precious buddy. I'm not as certain with this case as I've been with other cases, however. The Note 8 has a curved screen, which I'm not a fan of. I think it's gimmicky and prefer practical over presence. This case does not wrap around the curves. They are exposed. IF you drop your phone just right and it happens to miss both corners and both edges (I know, slim chance but it could happen) then your curve is totally exposed and WILL make contact with the ground. The buttons are completely exposed on this case, so you get the original depression of each which I love. The ports are also entirely exposed, so no fumbling there either. Stylus is a simple removal. Everything else is an easy insert. Your camera is protected. My only worry with this case is the edge on each side making contact with hard surfaces when dropped. I'm not completely confident like I've been in the past. I'm still going to have near sheer panic upon droppage the first few times. Otherwise I love it. It's super slim and looks very, very nice. Maybe the nicest I've had. UPDATE: Four months later. I've dropped my phone a few times. Concrete. On its face. I was seriously stressed. It did not crack at all. It looks like the lip on the top and bottom of the case is enough to absorb the impact of the drop. However, the crack design on every corner of this case isn't the greatest. I don't see the point. I think it actually weakens it. I now have a crack in my case that's slowly spreading towards the center and it came from the corner. It could have been from the pressure of removing the case at one point. I'm very careful about removing my case, so either way...this seems like a design flaw. I am buying another case today, as the crack causes the corner to come apart regularly. Also, the gold is wearing off on the edges, exposing a white color underneath. I do wish it held up longer. Oh well!

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