When you can't decide on a Skin... Go Elago

[sebastianraven]

So, this is not a sponsored post. I had this case on my S8+ and it immediately changed the look of my phone and made it look good. I've decided to put this on my Note8.

3 quick notes.
1. This is SUPER thin. There is no protection if you drop this phone.
2. This is a PERFECT fit. Trying to use this over a skin or if you have a metal plate for your magnetic car stand will not work correctly.
3. There is no lip at the top. Do not place this face down.


With that said, this is not my every day case but looks good when you want to go almost bare.
https://www.amazon.com/elago-Galaxy...=1504673663&sr=8-2&keywords=elago+note+8+case

 

[KOLIOSIS]

So, this is not a sponsored post. I had this case on my S8+ and it immediately changed the look of my phone and made it look good. I've decided to put this on my Note8.

3 quick notes.
1. This is SUPER thin. There is no protection if you drop this phone.
2. This is a PERFECT fit. Trying to use this over a skin or if you have a metal plate for your magnetic car stand will not work correctly.
3. There is no lip at the top. Do not place this face down.

With that said, this is not my every day case but looks good when you want to go almost bare.
https://www.amazon.com/elago-Galaxy...=1504673663&sr=8-2&keywords=elago+note+8+case

THX for posting this,just ordered one in black.
If you like minimal cases,check out the Bear Motion case on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07462YSSL/?tag=horus311-20

 

[Mr.Ash.Man]

2. This is a PERFECT fit. Trying to use this over a skin or if you have a metal plate for your magnetic car stand will not work correctly.

I would be really interested in buying one of these however reading this concerns me a little...

I have a Ringke Invisible Defender Screen Protector (here)

It wraps around the phone onto the back so i guess it will not fit well with this protector if you say even a skin would interfear with it

 

[sebastianraven]

I would be really interested in buying one of these however reading this concerns me a little...

I have a Ringke Invisible Defender Screen Protector (here)

It wraps around the phone onto the back so i guess it will not fit well with this protector if you say even a skin would interfear with it

That's 100% correct. Think of trying to put a wrap on top of a wrap. Even though they are both thin the one on top will be off by a bit.

I brought this up because with the last phone review I did on a case like this someone tried to put their case on with a wrap and they were bitter about the fit.

 

[sebastianraven]

THX for posting this,just ordered one in black.
If you like minimal cases,check out the Bear Motion case on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07462YSSL/?tag=horus311-20

I really like these bear motion cases. They're done pretty good work on these, but I don't like that it doesn't go up the top and bottom and there's something to be said for the case wraps around the buttons versus a cut out and it stops. I'm kind of picky in that regard.

 

[Mr.Ash.Man]

That's 100% correct. Think of trying to put a wrap on top of a wrap. Even though they are both thin the one on top will be off by a bit.

I brought this up because with the last phone review I did on a case like this someone tried to put their case on with a wrap and they were bitter about the fit.

I'm glad you did otherwise i might of been a bit gutted too after buying one nice case though.. first one i have seen that covers the camera panel... interested to see more like this

 

[seoulbrova]

FYI on ali express and dhgate, these types of cases are like $1.00.
Just keep in mind they take a few weeks to get here from China.

 

[sebastianraven]

FYI on ali express and dhgate, these types of cases are like $1.00.
Just keep in mind they take a few weeks to get here from China.

Yeah, I'm ok with not using Ali Express. Most of that stuff is junk and then if you complain it takes weeks to get another one. Sizing is almost always off.

Even though the stuff on Amazon is almost exactly the same at least you get some sort of quality control. The sellers there don't want to get booted.

 

[chillsen]

i had the black bear motion for my black note 7. it was sexy as ****. and the sandpaper like grit was superb!

 

[jackdforme]

i had the black bear motion for my black note 7. it was sexy as ****. and the sandpaper like grit was superb!

I gave the same on my note 8 and it fits like a glove. I take the risk. If something happens it's on me. But I'm not gonna not use the screen and phone the way it was designed to be used.

 

[djinn415]

Question: Are the sides easily bendable or movable with the eLago case? The "problem" I face with these very thin cases are that due to the nature of the cutouts and the flimsiness of the case, the sides (mainly the left side) move too easily and it drives me crazy sometimes. Especially when I attempt to take it off my car mount where only the sides are being clenched to hold the phone. I know I am being finicky, but hey, I have every right to be.

 

[fatpeopleunite]

Trying to figure out whether I want the white or black one. How easy does the white get dirty?

 

[sebastianraven]

Trying to figure out whether I want the white or black one. How easy does the white get dirty?

I like the white. It's really a cool offset and your phone is black already. So what's the point.

 

[sebastianraven]

Question: Are the sides easily bendable or movable with the eLago case? The "problem" I face with these very thin cases are that due to the nature of the cutouts and the flimsiness of the case, the sides (mainly the left side) move too easily and it drives me crazy sometimes. Especially when I attempt to take it off my car mount where only the sides are being clenched to hold the phone. I know I am being finicky, but hey, I have every right to be.

This is a solid question. While the case is a perfect fit, the issue that I ran into with my S8 Plus is that the case did start to Warp above the power button about four months in. I shot the company a message on Amazon and they sent me a new one out no questions asked. So, it is a thin case but the customer service is above and beyond and that makes up for it