[Opinions] Which case I should buy Spigen vs Ringke?

[Gurkirat_Singh]

These are the only two reputable brands I could find. Others I found were just too expensive (imported). And let me just throw it out there, these still feel very expensive to me, but I'm only willing to pay cause they're reputable brands.

• I'm most looking forward to pics of the products, because online it's really hard to tell anything. Especially the pics of the insides like the corner insides etc (I think more details can be captured with flash ON), whatever you could provide, pic of case applied on the phone etc. For me what matters the most is design (not talking about looks) especially the key features i.e. the lip to prevent the screen from touching any surface, the air cushioned type corners (inside) or anything else I'm missing. Though I do know that these probably already have that.
  
• And any of your opinions and experience related to these products. Like in case of Ringke, as it has a transparent back, Has it got any scratches, too many scratches etc? Has it gone yellowish (the transparent part)? In case of Spigen, Does it have clicky buttons? Does it feel heavy? How grippy is it? Anything related to these two cases even something I didn't mentioned, pros cons, however you like it.
  
• I'm not opposed to buy something better than these brand cases IF it's out there & not popular, but it has to be less expensive & you must've bought and used the product. You can still suggest me anything better even if you haven't used it, not my preferred way, but I'll still look into it.
  
• I'm not looking to throw my phone, just to protect it from accidents. I also know how heavy it gets after applying these covers which increases the chances of drops of an already heavy phone, so the protection has to be the best. If you know of anything lightweight which can still protect similarly (that's why design matters the most) to these cases, you can LMK.

I just want to make sure I get the best thing if I'm paying this much money.


Not important (Just a customer's angry rant) : As Xiaomi already betrayed us by giving too high of a discounts on such a good phone. That's why they're still selling the same stock or IDK what is their plan with this line!!? I didn't returned or went to service centre to complain about the screen bleeding issue. Yes it's still there even after 1 year. So when I buy their phone for Rs. 23K ,8/256 model like 2-3 weeks ago & they give a flat Rs.4k discount on it, It's just straight up back stabbing. I think realistically, so I just knew that they were gonna waste my time at service centre & second it's not that big of a deal. That's why I didn't returned it or wasted my time on repair.
Me as a customer value their product more without any incentive purposes and they as a company doesn't value it. It's just pathetic.

 

[osemoka]

Lol. So big post about cases.
I bought spigen. It looks exactly like in photos. Its elegant, fits perfectly. One thing bad about it is that's slippery in my hands. Kind of annoying but you can get used to it.
Rinkge looks more protective and massive. I wouldn't buy it, cause it makes look like some tank smartphone ( Samsung solid etc). So unless you drop your phone everyday obtain I'd buy spigen.

 

[Gurkirat_Singh]

First of all wow, cause I wasn't even expecting a reply. Well something's better than nothing amirite.

I do all this work, put in all this effort into the post and what do I get in return, basically nothing. And IK what you're going to say that oh it's an old phone, bla bla JUST ZIP IT, alright I don't wanna hear it. Cause IK what the real reason is and that is, this site is dying slowly and daily. Yeah I don't wanna hear any of your crappy argument against it, cause IDGA*. It's the truth, either accept it or move on.

I can hear you lot saying that OUH! your post is big and other crap, again IDC. Cause I tried my best to make it look attractive, it's not my fault that a lazy person isn't ready to read paragraphs on a forum website. And not really a forum, cause most of their focus is on news these days, and excuse me what!!? Testing pc hardware https://www.xda-developers.com/amd-radeon-rx-5700-series-review , wasn't even difficult to find, was on the front page of news. Just shows how much they care.

It's been a long time since I joined this site, at least for me. My english has improved a lot and IK better ways to present the information and still I get less interaction than before when I didn't knew much or didn't knew how to convey my message, maybe that's the reason I went away in the first place. I've made another posts as well not related to this, tried my best to be understandable, still any responses, NO.

You know why I made this thread, to get some opinions, to clear my mind on which one to buy, but did I got that, no, I just had to go with my gut at the end, all that time and energy wasted. Like with any other posts or threads I've made, except some cause of a few helpful people. I was so tired that I forgot to put any tags, which I just noticed, that's a first for me.

And don't think that I'm dismissing the fact that there are no good people out there, there are but you better find them quick, otherwise the time it'll take for the help to reach you, you may have already forgotten about the problem. It's like a gold mine, you better find something or all the work goes into waste. And if you find a truly helpful person you can converse with them 24x7. And don't think every knowledgeable person here is helpful, cause they're not, especially the so called developers, very knowledgeable, but helpful, just forget about it, again not all of 'em. But as I said you better find them in a relevant time or the thread just get rolled into the dust of time.

The developers are just the best, claiming to own this website, that it only exists cause of them and they don't need users. Then why don't you go ahead and close this website for public, you're not doing us any good by providing a crappy service and delivering statements like this. The normal users aren't getting any help anyways, those who really wanna learn something new and make something out of it.

By making statements like these they're only driving the core of this website away, yeah I'll see how long you stay relevant this way. The only one who are benefiting off your ego and butthurtness are freeloaders. Well, look what you have done developers, congrats, you should be very proud.

For me, I guess I'd just have to look for an alternative. Life goes on, it doesn't wait for anybody especially for self absorbed people.

 

[rickyroma]

I have both. Spigen is the one I use daily. Ringke did not allow me to use in Brodit car holder. Spigen is a more elegant case ringke looks tacky, but has better corner protection. Both suck with regards to amount of lip on front face to protect screen from drops.

 

[Jackzx]

i'm using Nillkin Case for my poco f1. But from the above two you mentioned, i think Spigen case is better option.

 

[rajeshkoshti]

Been using spigen since the first day. It lacks side grip, its very very slippery if u try to grab/hold it by fingers with phone lying on flat surface. I wonder how cud spigen not think abt side grip!!
So I wud say go with ringke.
All the best.

 

[a7cATR4z]

Using Ringke since May 2019. back transparent panel still clear as glass with some micro scratches which ain't even visible if not looking carefully. this panel kind of shines like glass and reflects considerable light of you're interested ?.
only con I've found is it makes the phone a bit heavier but for the sake of protection i can live with that much extra weight.

 

[NovaDovah]

I would like to get of the grid and introduce one more reputed brand into the picture. It's called Kapaver they are well known for thier carbon fibre looking air cushions induced back covers. It costs well around 600rs. On average. And ill tell you as I used it on my previous note 5 pro. Which is a delicate phone, i dnt usually drop the mobile very often but when ever I did it did hit the ground at an Harder pace.

But seriously when i exchanged the old for new poco. I had no regrets of any scratches or dents all cause of Kapaver. So from an user perspective I'll give it a 5/5 for protection but yea it does causes the mobile to look a bit bulkier. But it does make it feel kinda premium. Il urge you to do have a look at it.

Ps. By observing my usage and cover. Many of my friends who used poco did get Kapaver case and they seem to be very happy with it.

 

[Daruwalla]

Using ringke from the day poco was launched and the case was available. My phone is 1 year old. I prefer ringke cause it's transparent and I can show off skins on the back. It's heavy and you'll feel it for the first few days. If you feel naked poco is already heavy, get Spigen ( do note it's slips a lot). Both are good cases and you can't go wrong with any one of them.

 

[nicholes]

I am planing to get ringke case. I want to know that I am using full screen mode in Poco F1. so how does it goes when we swipe edge for back or when we swipe up for home screen?

I mean does this case create problem or it work well with full screen mode?

 

[TheTAMAS]

These are the only two reputable brands I could find. Others I found were just too expensive (imported). And let me just throw it out there, these still feel very expensive to me, but I'm only willing to pay cause they're reputable brands.

• I'm most looking forward to pics of the products, because online it's really hard to tell anything. Especially the pics of the insides like the corner insides etc (I think more details can be captured with flash ON), whatever you could provide, pic of case applied on the phone etc. For me what matters the most is design (not talking about looks) especially the key features i.e. the lip to prevent the screen from touching any surface, the air cushioned type corners (inside) or anything else I'm missing. Though I do know that these probably already have that.
  
• And any of your opinions and experience related to these products. Like in case of Ringke, as it has a transparent back, Has it got any scratches, too many scratches etc? Has it gone yellowish (the transparent part)? In case of Spigen, Does it have clicky buttons? Does it feel heavy? How grippy is it? Anything related to these two cases even something I didn't mentioned, pros cons, however you like it.
  
• I'm not opposed to buy something better than these brand cases IF it's out there & not popular, but it has to be less expensive & you must've bought and used the product. You can still suggest me anything better even if you haven't used it, not my preferred way, but I'll still look into it.
  
• I'm not looking to throw my phone, just to protect it from accidents. I also know how heavy it gets after applying these covers which increases the chances of drops of an already heavy phone, so the protection has to be the best. If you know of anything lightweight which can still protect similarly (that's why design matters the most) to these cases, you can LMK.

I just want to make sure I get the best thing if I'm paying this much money.


Not important (Just a customer's angry rant) : As Xiaomi already betrayed us by giving too high of a discounts on such a good phone. That's why they're still selling the same stock or IDK what is their plan with this line!!? I didn't returned or went to service centre to complain about the screen bleeding issue. Yes it's still there even after 1 year. So when I buy their phone for Rs. 23K ,8/256 model like 2-3 weeks ago & they give a flat Rs.4k discount on it, It's just straight up back stabbing. I think realistically, so I just knew that they were gonna waste my time at service centre & second it's not that big of a deal. That's why I didn't returned it or wasted my time on repair.
Me as a customer value their product more without any incentive purposes and they as a company doesn't value it. It's just pathetic.

Ringke.. I'm using it since day 1 of my Poco F1

 

[theagilecoder]

I understand your angry customer rant. The discounts on poco are not logical lol. There were many discounts on diwali weekend in India . I snagged 6/64 for $190 / Rs 13,499

 

[Gurkirat_Singh]

I am planing to get ringke case. I want to know that I am using full screen mode in Poco F1. so how does it goes when we swipe edge for back or when we swipe up for home screen?

I mean does this case create problem or it work well with full screen mode?

This maybe a little late butt here we go. The case is expensive but you wouldn't be disappointed. As far as the full screen mode goes I don't think you'd have any problems. In fact one of the reasons I bought it, as you may already know that poco's touch is quite sensitive (seeing a trend in newer phones, xiaomi phones at least) and no settings to decrease it, so to prevent the accidental touches, this a good one, especially when using 'double tap to wake'. At the moment I'm not playing many games on my phone, so IDK how well that would work, but looking at the design it should work pretty well as it makes the phone broader.

This cover is the best for those who want to show off their phones (the back, skin etc.), I mean I bought the armored version so it's not the best in my case, I knew I should've went with the red one. But when it comes to showing off, no cover comes even close, in fact no one's even competing with fusionX. I mean I couldn't find anything even remotely close to it, if someone else know such brand LMK. If you wanna show off your cover, this is not one of them, then you should look somewhere else, unless someone takes a direct look at it when you're taking a phone call or something.

Design wise their goal is simplicity, and they nailed it. Cause it may look awesome in the pictures online but when you put it on your phone, it becomes a part of it. Also they said that the packaging used was recycled so I guess I helped the environment in some way.

The in hand feel is great, you feel all the curves and edges. They go with the same design, I mean if ain't broke don't fix it, amirite? The rubber used around has different finishes like glossy, matte, textured, roughed etc.

Any flaw if you ask me is the front lip to protect screen from touching surfaces. I haven't measured it but I bet it's either 0.75mm or 1mm. As my phone has a tempered glass on it, so one can tell that lip is not that large. I'm not an expert in this like how much is good, but I have a generic rugged cover for my other device and comparing, you can clearly see the difference. Also there was one mistake when it comes to precise cuts. The cut for the secondary mic was quite off, not too off that it's not usable anymore but quite off that you feel a bit mad that, is this seriously a brand product? There could be reasons behind this, design etc. But we can't really accept such mistake, when it comes to a premium product. In this case, for a brand like this, the technique should be flawless when making cuts for the devices. They didn't nailed this one for me, I was disappointed TBH, cause as I said there's no room for - if, but etc. when it comes to something like this.

I was planning to buy these during diwali sale. The ringke one was available for Rs.770 and the spigen one was available for Rs.499. At the time I hadn't decided which one to buy, so I ordered both of them and thought I'd just cancel the other one. But both of the cases were coming from the same place so they packaged both of them together. Just a tip for the future if you're buying from amazon india or apparently from any indian website, cause I doubt there are many distributors for this.

So I had to cancel the order and make another one for just ringke. I didn't went for spigen cause more I read the reviews, the more I came to knew that it just wasn't worth the price. I mean it's just a rubber case, you can get those anywhere in the market and paying that much extra just for the brand didn't made any sense to me even if it would be of "better materials & quality", 499 was still too much for a rubber case with nothing special about it's design and protection.

When it comes to weight, like any other cover it's gonna add some to it, that is inevitable. But when it comes to rugged/hybrid cases, it's quite light, I'm not gonna lie. Cause I have used some generic rugged cases in the past and in comparison this is light. Like the case I have on my other phone, as may know that they're divided into two parts rubber and plastic i.e. hybrid, And I only have the rubber part on me & it still feels heavy compared to ringke. So I guess they nailed in that department as well.

If you're worried about the materials, the whole case is flexible. Both rubber part on the sides and transparent part in the middle. But don't try to separate them cause unlike the normal hybrid cases they're glued together and rightfully so. The way it's designed, they couldn't have made the transparent part detachable. Though if it was detachable, you could've been able to use just the rubber part on the behalf of it looking a bit weird. But if you don't have the money to buy this one, just buy any cheap one after looking at some real pictures posted by users and maybe reading some useful reviews, I think you'd be fine. But if you're going to spend money then better go for the brand and don't look any where else than a Ringke.

The transparent material is a high grade plastic, why? Cause you can't scratch glass with blade, which you can do on this one. But if you're worried about everyday scratches (mostly cause by dust particles, NOT dirt), you won't see any of those here as I said high grade plastic. But don't put this on rough surfaces, cause mostly stones, tiles etc. are harder than plastic. Also you wouldn't have to worry about it breaking as it's not glass.

I don't buy covers so I can keep dropping my phone. Dropping any of your device especially a device you're gonna use day & night, everyday, is just idiotic, people need to get that in their head. The best security for your phone is your hand. I mean just look at it this way, the laptop & pc u use, would you be willing to throw them around? How long would they last like that? I mean it's good to know the durability of something but that doesn't mean you should keep dropping it everywhere if you wanna use it for a long time.

I guess this turned into a review than just a suggestion Hope it was helpful to someone.

 

[a7cATR4z]

ringke case with green camo.

 

[Gurkirat_Singh]

ringke case with green camo.

Nice, coouldn't find that on amazon. Did you bought it from a local store? Is this you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZRhsfzxqY?

 

[a7cATR4z]

Nice, coouldn't find that on amazon. Did you bought it from a local store? Is this you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZRhsfzxqY

nope bought the skin from mi.com /mi store app.

ringke case from Amazon it's 899 now I guess.
check description for links.
and yes lol
can't upload video on xda so had to do on yt

 

[thomas140]

Spigen rugged armour ****. Go for ringke.

 

[smartvivek]

Go with ringkee

 

[Gurkirat_Singh]

@a7cATR4z Oh!!!!!! you put a skin and case, I thought it was a case design, nvm.

 

[thomas140]

I have used the spigen rugged armour case before. Ended up it so loose terribly after 5 months using it. And also, there was a logo stain on my Poco f1 back which caused by the case. Now that I changed it to Ringke, shall see what will happen after few months.