What's up everybody?
Welcome to MyTechMethods.
My name is Andy.
And just like you I'm on my quest to find
the best iPhone 5s case that I can find, and
I'll tell you what this case might take that
honor.
This is the Spigen Ultra Hybrid case for the
iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5.
Now I got this case on Amazon for a very good
deal.
If you click the link in the video description
below that will take you right to this product
page on Amazon.
You can get this case for less than ten dollars
with free shipping right now.
It's a very affordable case that also comes
with good protection and it looks good too.
So this is the box that it comes in.
Ultra Hybrid for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone
5.
It fits both of them.
Now let's take a look at the case itself.
This is the Ultra Hybrid case right here in
all of its glory.
This is the gray version also comes in black.
They call it the hybrid because it's a mix
between a regular bumper and a full blown
case because it has this hard plastic backing
there.
So it comes with some good protection that
you would expect from a regular full blown
case but it also has the minimalistic feel
and form factor of a regular small bumper.
We'll put this on the iPhone 5s in a second.
For now let's quickly look at the rest of
the accessories that come in the box.
It comes with an original authenticity serial
number ticket.
It also comes with a small instruction sheet.
This is very important if you get this case
make sure you take the plastic sheeting off
the front and back of the case.
If you don't take the two plastic sheetings
off it makes it look like it's not crystal
clear.
So make sure you take those off.
That's what this little instruction sheet
is for.
Ok then it also comes with a free ultra crystal
clear screen protector, which is pretty cool.
This is optional.
You can put this on your phone or not.
I don't really like screen protectors but
it does come with it so that is an extra bonus.
And last but not least it comes with these
two free graphic design templates that you
can put on the inside of the case to add some
flair and flavor to your case if you want
to switch it up.
If you don't want it to be clear you can put
these graphic design templates in there like
this.
And there you go you have the little cityscape
there.
And you can also order more graphic design
templates from Spigen or you can even make
your own.
It tells you how you can make your own.
So that's a nice little customizable feature
there with the Spigen case.
Now let's put this case on my iPhone 5s and
I'll show you what it looks like and how it
feels.
So first you want to pop in your button-side
first right there and snaps right on there
okay.
The case goes on very easily.
Now let's take a look at the side.
It's got an open space for your vibrate switch
so you got easy access to that.
It has protection for your volume up and volume
down controls.
On the top it has protection for your power
button.
On the other side it has the Spigen logo.
It has the cutouts for your headphone jack,
your microphone, your lightning connector,
and your speakers.
As you can see they're cut out very nicely.
You have access to everything and on the back
it's got that hard plastic backing.
And the cutout for the camera gives enough
room for that new true tone flash, that dual
LED setup that the new iPhone 5s has.
The case does not affect the flash at all.
Here are some pics that I took.
The one on the left is without a case.
The one on the right is with the case so you
can see that they're both the same so it doesn't
affect the flash.
Now here are the things I like most about
this case.
The buttons, first of all, are easy to press.
You don't have to put any additional force
on to press the buttons through the case.
It gets very tactile and responsive feedback
from the buttons when you press them.
So very easy to press the buttons.
Also it has surface protection so if you can
look here the case raises up just enough in
the front so you can lay the phone face down
on a surface.
You can slide it and it doesn't affect the
surface here because it raises up just enough
to where it only lays on the outside of the
bumper.
And it has the same feature on the back as
well so you don't scratch up and get any smudges
on the back of this clear plastic so you can
keep that clean.
Each corner is raised up slightly so you can
lay it down and move it and it only touches
on the four corners there.
Also on the outside of the bumper it's built
with air cushion technology on each four corners.
So it's supposed to handle drops very well.
It's supposed to handle the impact so you
can drop it.
There it has pretty good protection there.
Now the case itself feels pretty good in the
hands made from that thermoplastic polyurethane
so it's, it feels good and sleek but it's
not slippery and it has provides pretty good
grip.
But it's not sticky like a normal rubber would
be.
The cutouts for the ports and buttons are
very precise.
The bottom is actually made to where it has
a very slim bottom so it can fit third-party
accessories like docks and things of that
sort.
So overall I think this is a fantastic iPhone
5s case.
It's perfect for people who don't want to
add bulkiness to their iPhone.
It's very slim, very sleek, minimalistic,
and allows the back of the iPhone to be shown
through the clear plastic backing.
It offers very good protection for how small
it is so you can you can drop it.
It handles small to medium drops very well.
You probably don't want this if you're going
to be dropping it a lot from long distances,
but for most people this will provide enough
protection to keep your iPhone 5s safe.
So that's my review over the Spigen Ultra
Hybrid iPhone 5s case.
If you want to get this case at the best price
possible the link will be in the video description
below.
Thank you so much for watching.
Keep having fun out there and I'll talk to
you later.
