Hello XDA Developers!
I recently received a review unit for the Artech 21- Full Grain Leather wallet case.
This case can be purchased through the company's Amazon Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Artech-21-Qua...pebp=1433719704918&perid=13QEY5QN8RR8F7ZRYV13
The Case consists of a leather outside cover, an inside vinyl cloth layer, and a tpu case which actually holds your phone to the wallet.
Only half of the TPU case is secured to the wallet so that the other half can freely bend with the partition in the back portion of the wallet in order to create the 'stand' for viewing videos or setting the phone up as a display.
When the phone is seated in the TPU shell, the note's power and volume buttons are slightly recessed just enough to where they cannot be accidentally bumped while playing videos in stand mode or while in the pocket. However, the buttons are still easy to push when you want.
When you want to use the wallet in 'stand' mode, you can adjust the viewing angle by using the bottom edge's friction to hold the desired angle. I found this case to work very well at many angles and I didnt really feel like I had to keep adjusting it or worry that it was going to topple over. The large base (which holds cards and cash) works well and provides plenty of support for the heavy tpu and phone portions.
The S-Pen is not forgotten.. Artech made sure to include a large cutout in the bottom of the case for easy access to slide out the S-Pen. Very pleased!
Let's discuss the actual wallet functions of the case.
There is a clear section for displaying your id and it also has a large thumb hole for easy access to slide your ID cards out if needed.
Above that is four additional credit card pockets which easily fit standard credit cards. Notably, the credit card pockets bottom out with just enough depth to where you can still easily slide the card out for making purchases. You dont really have to worry about any of the cards being stuck in the wallet. Artech did a pretty good job designing this portion of the case.
One issue I had with the money portion of the case was that USD bills do not fit full length in the cash fold. I found that I had to fold the end of the bills to get them to fit, this method seemed the best for quick removal of the bills when I needed to make a purchase.
Overall I like the case's leather look and feel. It definitely adds a dimension of convenience with the integrated credit card, id, and paper money pockets. This case is not intended for protection, it is mostly intended for the high class looks and convenience of a wallet / case 2 in one. Some improvements which could be made would be to implement a closing latch to keep the case closed if it were dropped.
I recently received a review unit for the Artech 21- Full Grain Leather wallet case.
This case can be purchased through the company's Amazon Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Artech-21-Qua...pebp=1433719704918&perid=13QEY5QN8RR8F7ZRYV13
The Case consists of a leather outside cover, an inside vinyl cloth layer, and a tpu case which actually holds your phone to the wallet.
Only half of the TPU case is secured to the wallet so that the other half can freely bend with the partition in the back portion of the wallet in order to create the 'stand' for viewing videos or setting the phone up as a display.
When the phone is seated in the TPU shell, the note's power and volume buttons are slightly recessed just enough to where they cannot be accidentally bumped while playing videos in stand mode or while in the pocket. However, the buttons are still easy to push when you want.
When you want to use the wallet in 'stand' mode, you can adjust the viewing angle by using the bottom edge's friction to hold the desired angle. I found this case to work very well at many angles and I didnt really feel like I had to keep adjusting it or worry that it was going to topple over. The large base (which holds cards and cash) works well and provides plenty of support for the heavy tpu and phone portions.
The S-Pen is not forgotten.. Artech made sure to include a large cutout in the bottom of the case for easy access to slide out the S-Pen. Very pleased!
Let's discuss the actual wallet functions of the case.
There is a clear section for displaying your id and it also has a large thumb hole for easy access to slide your ID cards out if needed.
Above that is four additional credit card pockets which easily fit standard credit cards. Notably, the credit card pockets bottom out with just enough depth to where you can still easily slide the card out for making purchases. You dont really have to worry about any of the cards being stuck in the wallet. Artech did a pretty good job designing this portion of the case.
One issue I had with the money portion of the case was that USD bills do not fit full length in the cash fold. I found that I had to fold the end of the bills to get them to fit, this method seemed the best for quick removal of the bills when I needed to make a purchase.
Overall I like the case's leather look and feel. It definitely adds a dimension of convenience with the integrated credit card, id, and paper money pockets. This case is not intended for protection, it is mostly intended for the high class looks and convenience of a wallet / case 2 in one. Some improvements which could be made would be to implement a closing latch to keep the case closed if it were dropped.
