Spigen Rugged Armor Designed for HTC U11 Case (2017) - Black

This case is absolutely amazing. The case that comes with the U11 just does not feel like it will protect the phone enough. When I put this case on though, man I was able to relax.The design of the case is perfect. The cutouts for the microphones and in the correct spot, the phone fits perfectly without any movement in the case, and it just looks overall good. The feel of the case is textured, and not slippery at all. It does make the phone, just a little beefier then it already it, however it’s minimal and you will get that with any case you put on. I did just take my phone out to see if there were any scratches to the back glass, and there is not.Protection seems excellent. It’s not an otter box of course, and should not be treated as such. The case makes a raised lip around the screen so even if you put your phone upside down on a table it will protect the screen. It does give the feeling that the phone could take a pretty good drop, however I am not going to test it.Overall the build quality of this case is incredibly. Spigen continues to show how to make great cases for phones.**I paid for this case out of my own money. This review was not asked for, nor am I under any obligation to any company for this review. This was completely my own personal opinion.**

Just right! This case offers the right amount of protection without added bulk, and still looks classy. I really appreciate the density and texture of the material as well, which in my opinion is key for a one-piece case design like this. It has the right amount of grip (a rather dry hand feel, similar to leather) without being sticky or gummy like the old silicone cases, and is stiff enough that it will stay on securely until you want it off. And when you do want it off, that won't be a wrestling match like cases with hard shells which I've used up to now. It has excellent fit, with all the proper cutouts for all the microphones of the HTC U11, and does not interfere with phone's Edge Sense feature. The button areas give good tactile click feel. Of course, not being a clear case, you won't be showing off the beautiful back of the U11 other than the one splash of color revealed by the camera/flash cutout, but that was not a concern for me. I will definitely look for this brand again. I had honestly never heard of them before, but am pleasantly surprised by the quality and reasonable price.

I pre-ordered the HTC U11 directly through HTC.com and received the phone on 6/9/2017. The phone to me is absolutely awesome, top of the line specs and the sense edge squeeze function is pretty cool for taking pics. Anyone who has a HTC U11 knows that this thing looks fragile and most likely would not handle a drop too well, glass front and back.To review this case: It fits perfectly snug and is very easy to put on, remove and apply again. The case itself is very minimal and does not really add much to the phone. I came from a HTC M9 and never used a case on that phone, did drop a few times but that phone handled those drops really well(I do not envision the same for the HTC U11, very much needs a case just in case of a drop) The back glass is protected and the case has a nice non-slip feel to it.Just wanted to share my thoughts since no review on this case yet. If you have a HTC U11 get this case, pretty reasonably priced and is way more protection than the case that came with the phone. It is a great case and worthy to protect your new investment!!!

The HTC U11 has to be the slipperiest phone I've ever held. The beautiful blue back might as well be made of ice. The Spigen case does a great job of making the phone stay where I put it. It's very easy to install and is attractive. It does not increase the bulk of the phone excessively. It seems to have all the proper holes and buttons, although the buttons are a little hard to push. I'm hoping that will improve over time with use. My only concern is the energy absorbing ability of the corners. It seems like the plastic is hard enough to transmit a lot of force to the phone.

I bought this after seeing a similar style spigen case for iphone at the store, the photos on this listing gave me the impression that the case was really bulky and I expected it to give trouble with swiping from the edge of the screen, but the case I saw disproved all of that. The case is really slim, but it's by no means fragile, and it does have a raised lip around the edges of the phone but it's bevelled away from the screen so interaction at the edges is not a problem.Grip is a tough thing to consider; the U11 is all glass except the sides and that glass has pretty good slick-friction, but really poor grip-friction, so it'll generally stay put in your hand but it never feels like I've got a solid grip on it. It's just doing as it pleases. In the past I had a SlickWraps skin and that has no slick-friction, so it's not inclined to stay anywhere, and it also has as poor grip-friction as the U11 itself. All in all the wrap was a terrible experience. This Spigen case clearly doesn't have as much slick-friction as glass, but surprisingly it does have some. While with the U11 alone I can place it on my hand and tilt my hand to about 70 degrees before the phone will start moving, I can get to about 50 degrees with this Spigen case. Then, it has really great grip-friction, when I'm holding my phone in this case it is not going anywhere. The real greatness of this case is that it sacrifices minimal of the one to get really good of the other and then it has a comfortable amount of both. Finally, I feel safe holding this phone.Also, maybe it's just the two devices I've had but around the sides of the phone and especially at the USB-C port there are a lot of slightly sharp edges, that are just a little uncomfortable when they're touching tender parts of my fingers. Spigen has done an excellent job of hiding the mould seams on this one; you can tell where it is, on one side of the back chamfer, but it doesn't stick out, and the material is too pliable for that flashing to feel sharp.So not only am I confident this will defend my phone, but I'm confident I wont drop my phone, and holding my phone is more comfortable than ever.By the way, get a case, the HTC U11 claims to have Gorilla Glass 5, but I have found the screen to be very easily damaged, and the bare phone is so slippery that it won't stay in shirt pockets, on beds, on some desks, in car mounts; it's a disaster waiting to happen as often as possible.