So my initial case for my s8 was spigen's neo hybrid. I choose it because I particularly liked it on my g4 and I felt the glossy bumper would bring back some of the phones "shine" lost from the case. I generally felt it was alright and kept the phone pretty slim, but it was hard to ignore the fairly thin screen bumpers and the overall thin-ness didn't make the phone any easier to hold. I've fumbled the phone a number of times while reorienting in the hand when browsing the web in bed. It didn't help that for the past many years I have gotten used to the LG series curved phones which sat very nicely in the hand, it has been a while since I've used a flat phone and the edges actually hurt depending on how I held it.
I was considering the otterbox commuter since that was also a case I had for the Lg G4 and sure it was bulky, but it was awesome, but the $39 price was a major turn off so I just kept my eye out for some of the heavy protectors out there. The caseology series recently had a sale and when I saw the legion it seemed like it was right up my alley. In fact after ordering it I saw the review Flossy carter did on youtube and his sentiments was the same, great protection at the right price.
So after having it a couple days I have been pretty happy with it. The screen bumpers are well sized and firm, but better so the angled edges and the plastic backing made the phone much easier to hold. Gone are the glossy edges but the gunmetal plate has kind of grown on me. Now when I got the Legion and popped my phone in the first time it seemed to have some slack in the sides, like the phone was not snug. It didn't seem like the phone was going to fall out but it wasn't in tight like all my other cases have been. I chalked it up to a flaw in the design but everything else about it was great. However the next day I noticed the slack disappeared, I kinda doubt the tpu mold shrunk in anyway so apparently there was a pocket that I just wasn't getting the edges in.
So the neo hybrid turned out to be a bust in a number of ways and the legion seems to have covered all my bases for a medium high protection case just shy of the commuter and defender series. Those UAG cases also are probably very good but I think they are ugly as sin, and feeling all those ridges in the back..no thanks.
The neo hybrid and legion look more like its part of the phone while the UAG cases look like an armored brief case your phone is inside of.
I was considering the otterbox commuter since that was also a case I had for the Lg G4 and sure it was bulky, but it was awesome, but the $39 price was a major turn off so I just kept my eye out for some of the heavy protectors out there. The caseology series recently had a sale and when I saw the legion it seemed like it was right up my alley. In fact after ordering it I saw the review Flossy carter did on youtube and his sentiments was the same, great protection at the right price.
So after having it a couple days I have been pretty happy with it. The screen bumpers are well sized and firm, but better so the angled edges and the plastic backing made the phone much easier to hold. Gone are the glossy edges but the gunmetal plate has kind of grown on me. Now when I got the Legion and popped my phone in the first time it seemed to have some slack in the sides, like the phone was not snug. It didn't seem like the phone was going to fall out but it wasn't in tight like all my other cases have been. I chalked it up to a flaw in the design but everything else about it was great. However the next day I noticed the slack disappeared, I kinda doubt the tpu mold shrunk in anyway so apparently there was a pocket that I just wasn't getting the edges in.
So the neo hybrid turned out to be a bust in a number of ways and the legion seems to have covered all my bases for a medium high protection case just shy of the commuter and defender series. Those UAG cases also are probably very good but I think they are ugly as sin, and feeling all those ridges in the back..no thanks.
The neo hybrid and legion look more like its part of the phone while the UAG cases look like an armored brief case your phone is inside of.
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