Many cases are sent to us. Some of them are good but not great in our opinion. You might enjoy them.
There are some cases that are not worth your time or money. These were not included in the cut.
When I attached this case, things were going well. The edges are barely raised and it's not meant to protect your phone from a drop. It felt good. The aramid fiber doesn't add much to the phone. It would have been good for scratch protection. The case was sunk by the protection around the camera module. The bumper around the camera is not attached correctly, so it makes a clink when I tap it or put the phone on a table. That's really bad.
The wallet Slayer is a smartish wallet. Smartish expects you to use your own credit card as a kickstand, but this case doesn't have a lot going for it. Really. It's even less appealing when you don't have MagSafe and wireless charging support. The canvas texture is nice, but the buttons are a bit squishy. It was difficult to fit the cards.
The magnetic connection isn't very strong and I've had difficulty pulling the kickstand out with my small nails. It doesn't stay upright in horizontal orientation. The case protects it. The buttons are nice and accessible.
It looks nice. The power button is so hard to press that you can only fit two cards. There is no Magsafe support.
Before we recommend a case, we check that the ports, microphone holes, and speakers are not blocked and that the case fits the phone well. We want to know if the buttons are clicky or mushy, and if it is easy to access the switch. The MagSafe compatibility is checked by testing cases with various accessories.
We don't do drop tests because we don't have enough phones to run through them. Case-makers may claim that they have 10 foot drop protection, but that doesn't mean much. Unless you're using an ultra-rugged case with complete protection, there's still a good chance that your cased-up iPhone can fall.