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jam4775 Same here, I've always got the commuter too. I think it's the best case out there. I sent otterbox a email expressing how pissed I was that they are not offering the commuter for the Pixel 2 XL.
I purchased the Symmetry case for my wife's xl to try. But one of the things I liked about the commuter was the covers for the ports because I carry my phone in my front pocket and the covers help keep lint out.
I just got the Symmetry case and I'm not impressed at all. It definitely doesn't offer as good of protection as the Commuter and it is just as bulky in my opinion... The reason why I don't think it offers as good of protection is because the edge around the screen doesn't come up as high to protect the screen.
But the biggest problem I have with it is it is so flipping hard to get off. I had to push one corner of the phone out using the camera hole and then pry the phone out the rest of the way... I seriously felt like I was going to to bend the phone, and then when it finally came free the phone almost went flying across the room... thankfully I was holding onto the phone tightly. I don't even want to put this case back on.
If this Symmetry case is going to replace the Commuter I'm done with OtterBox... I'll never buy one of their products again if this is the case [pun intended].