Olixar ArmourDillo OnePlus 6

[Jackill]

Hi guys,
I figured i would chip in with my mini-review of Olixar ArmourDillo for our beloved OP6. I was looking for a heavy-duty protection as I often bring my OP6 to places where the risk of damaging is a bit higher (e.g. to a kids playground when going out with my daughter or warehouse where i work) or do things which are not exactly deemed as "safe" such as pulling the phone out of my backpack, which is still on my back, with my left hand, though i'm right handed, while cycling, on a rough terrain I was also looking for a case with a stand option but don't really fancy a flip case. Spiegen for some reason didn't include the kickstand in the OP6 rugged armor so I was actually not really left with many other options.
I ordered one last weekend directly from official Olixar web pages, and it arrived in about 3 working days. Price was around 17 EUR including delivery.
I immediately installed it and those are my findings:

PROs:
- very solid construction of the case.
- fantastic grip!
- very good protection of the camera (case overlaps with a VERY safe margin)
- all ports and alert slider are easily accessible and buttons work nicely.
- makes FP easier to use - the opening in the case kind of "guides" your finger to the FP scanner
- kickstand (some might see it as a CON, but not me).
- didnt have the chance to try (yet) but i think there is enough margin around the screen to make the case compatible with the official or other TGSPs (e.g. orzly) -> I am expecting Orzly TGSP delivered in the coming week so i will be able to test.

CONs:
- the case is not exactly a "snug fit". I could already tell it was "too easy" to put the base on and I was hoping that clicking the exoskeleton on would "lock" the phone in, but that's not exactly happening. Even with the exoskeleton on the case can be removed.
- the case overlap from the screen side could have been bigger. It overlaps by merely 1 mm, or perhaps even less (definitely less than the original case provided with the device). I worry that if the phone dropped on the corner-screen side than the slack I described in the first point would actually allow the screen/TGSP to touch the ground and crack.

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CONCLUSION:
In general I am quite happy with the purchase and the case undoubtedly provides some serious protection to our phone...though i'd be much happier if the case was a little bit tighter.

 

[R0ttenB4ndit]

So does the case overlap the screen protector (i assume that's what you mean by tgsp?)? Thanks for the review!

 

[Jackill]

So does the case overlap the screen protector (i assume that's what you mean by tgsp?)? Thanks for the review!

Sorry, haven't tested it yet. The orzly did arrive last week but so did my son so haven't really been able to get much done since

 

[reddead66]

Sorry, haven't tested it yet. The orzly did arrive last week but so did my son so haven't really been able to get much done since

Congrats, well that's one way to announce it

BTW, any do you also have the official tempered glass and any idea if it will support it?

 

[Jackill]

Congrats, well that's one way to announce it

BTW, any do you also have the official tempered glass and any idea if it will support it?

Allright so i think the armourdillo is pretty much orzly tgsp compatible.
To answer your question, no, i dont, but i doubt the official tgsp is bigger than the one from orzly, and even if so then probably not by much. There is still enough margin so i think you should not have any problems with the official one either.
Good luck!

 

[divinewrite]

Hi guys,
PROs:
- fantastic grip!

Thanks for the great review. I'm interested to hear more about the grip. I bought a UAG Plasma for my OP6, and even though it looks grippy, it's not. All the contoured bits are slippery, hard plastic. I dropped the phone a number of times in the couple of days I used the UAG.

I find the gel cases the best, but with cold, dry hands, even they get a bit slippery.

How does this case go with cold, dry hands? And how useful are the hard plastic contours on the back? And what about the base - where your pinky grips it when typing with one hand? Is that section soft TPU or hard plastic?

Thanks heaps in advance.

Cheers
Glenn