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3.0 out of 5 starsThe Spigen Ultra Hybrid usually a decent case, this time not so much.
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2020
Having picked up this same Spigen case for the last couple iPhones I've owned (an iPhone 7 Plus and more recently an iPhone XR) and those cases being rated generally pretty high by me here on Amazon (click my name to see the other reviews), I'm disappointed to say this iPhone 12 version is lacking in a couple ways.
First off this is a great priced case, and because of that, you can kind of look the other way for things like easy finger print smudges and all that, but generally these cases have always been my go to case for my iPhones, for up to 2 years per device, so I'm not new to these by any means. From a plus side, this case feels good in the hand and provides a tactile surface to hold on to, and it will take the average drop from your hand well, also the buttons respond well etc... as a case it's does it's job and looks pretty ok doing it.
Main complaint is, it doesn't fit my iPhone 12 perfectly, it's like it's about 2-3% too small so I can't get even edges along the sides of the phone, you can see the frame of the iPhone peeking out along the right front edge as well as the top edge, but it's fully covered along the left side. It's also unable to give me completely flat edges along the sides of the device because of it's apparent slight shrunken size and inability to fully wrap the device. And as others have stated, the +/- symbols on the buttons are silly as well, I mean honestly why? Spigen need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel here and just go with what has worked on past cases, stick with it. Also the case is so snug I get one of those liquid looking blobs (plastic on glass, picture a screen protector as it seals) on the back of my phone using my case, it makes my very expensive device look like crap and it's further evidence that the case is simply too tight to fit properly. Not to mention the fact that the openings along the bottom of the case don't line up with those areas on the iPhone, they're off slightly. It's hard to capture these subtle issues but you can see them a bit in the attached images. This one is a letdown and I cannot recommend it as it currently stands, will be keeping as a backup only... begrudgingly!
Some people may not care if it's not perfectly form fitted to your device down to the half millimeter, and for those folks, it's an ok choice and will keep your phone covered and get the job done, it's super cheap after all! But honestly, perhaps I just scored part of a bad batch, but this could be the last Spigen case for me... going with 3/5 but would do 2.5/5 if Amazon allowed it. Disappointing.