The Speck Products Pixel Skin case is one of the best selling pink iPhone cases. It may not have the long laundry list of features and layers that the Otterbox Commuter TL we reviewed a few days ago, but it is still a very impressive case, and it’s available in that beautiful bright pink color that you know you love.
The Feel
The case features a soft, rubber finish that feels good in your hands. It also has the advantage of being very easy to grip, your iPhone is not going to slip out of your hands with this case on it. The rubber is laid out in a raised checkerboard pattern, with thicker pieces of the rubber protruding up higher off the surface for added grip.
This does have a few disadvantages, however. The first is that the soft grip on the case makes it very difficult to pull in and out of your pocket. It doesn’t slide in and out like the iphone does when it doesn’t have a case on it, but rather is easily caught on the inside of your pocket, which can lead to frustration. This case could have really benefited from the polycarbonate center piece that the Commuter TL sports.
The case, even being just one layer, is rather bulky. This won’t help you get it in and out of your pocket, and it also feels bulky in your hands. One of the advantages of the case is that it still leaves you access to all of the buttons and ports on the iPhone, but the bulkiness of the case makes those buttons and ports difficult to get to even though technically they can be accessed. There is also no screen protector with this case, so you will need to purchase that separately.
Protection
There are many good things about the case as well, however. As we mentioned earlier, the texture of it is very comfortable both to hold in your hand and up to your ear. Also, the case has some extra padding around the corners where it is most likely to land if it falls, and in general the case protects the iPhone very well. We put it through its paces by dropping our iPhone on the asphalt several times and the Speck Products Pixel Skin case protected it from any damage.
The Verdict
We didn’t like the case enough to replace the Commuter TL as our pink iPhone case of choice, but the Speck Products Pixel Skin case is a bit cheaper, and is still a good choice if you’re looking for a pink iPhone case.
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