Spigen Ultra Hybrid Works with Apple iPhone 12 Case/iPhone 12 Pro Case (2020) – Crystal Clear

For the price of ₹1299 and a claimed quality product, it is terrible. Purchased this for iPhone 12 Pro on 30 October. Delivered on 30 October itself. So you can see the photos, it’s not even 1 month and the case has started to turn yellow already.. Within 1 month. On a case they Spigen is advertising as one that doesn’t turn yellow. I can share pics of how I maintain my iPhone also, so it’s not like its not a well maintained phone or case.

My feedback after paying ₹1299 and using for <1 month is buy something cheaper and offering good protection. After all, it will turn yellow (on TPU or silicon or a hybrid). Don't outright believe marketing..

I had used Ultra Hybrids in the past and in comparison, the iPhone 12 model is very different. Most notable change were the button coverings. Previous Ultra Hybrids had the TPU material molded around the buttons allowing for a very responsive and tactile click that emulates the feeling you are clicking on the button itself. The button coverings on the iPhone 12 Ultra Hybrid instead goes over the buttons and creates a very flat and flushed look with the rest of the phone. They also added these unappealing button indicators on top of the buttons (+,-, and PWR) like their customers don’t know what their buttons already do and need to look at the side for guidance. The flatter buttons also created a more unnatural clicking feeling where it feels like like you’re pushing the side of the phone instead of clicking a button. Taking a screenshot just feels uncomfortable trying to push both sides of the phone while changing the volume with using my right hand had often resulted in accidentally hitting the power button instead of the side of the phone for support.

Another flaw with this case compared to my previous experience is it is missing a leg on the corner where the camera bump is that’s allows for flat table usage. The iPhone 12 Ultra Hybrid comes with three legs out of the box as an attempt to raise the phone to protect the camera but fails to slightly raise the camera side leaving the phone rocking when you use it flat on the table.

I have had good experiences with Spigen Ultra Hybrids in the past but this case is a step on the wrong direction. Even their iPhone 12 Quartz Hybrid (similar case but with a tempered glass back) has preserved the original tactile button cutouts. I am hoping for a refreshed version 2 reverting some of the major changes they’ve introduced into this years design.

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.

Die Hülle ist nicht zu empfehlen. Nach weniger als 6 Monaten hat sich die Hülle extrem verfärbt. Auf den Bildern ist zu erkennen wie stark der Gelbstich vorhanden ist. Um sicherzustellen, dass es nicht am Foto selbst liegt habe ich ein weißes Blatt Papier dahintergelegt.

The material is impossible to keep clean. It shows fingerprints and smudges all over. It trapps dust in all gaps and I suspect it will cause more harm than protection.