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Today I’m going to do a review of the Ballistic Jewel and the Ballistic Urbanite. Specifically, the Ballistic Jewel Mirage and Ballistic Urbanite Select! Ooooh! Fancy!
Both of these cases are fairly light, grippy and both gave me a sense of Deja Vu as the shapes of the cases are quite reminiscent of the original Urbanite that we reviewed a couple of years ago. The best part of these Ballistic cases is the one-handed handling it offers for your devices.
Based on my time with both of these cases, I’ve given the Ballistic Jewel Mirage a score of 4.2 Eh’s out of 5 and the Urbanite a score of 4 Eh’s out of 5. But there is a disclaimer to these scores because the Urbanite, despite being scored lower the Mirage is actually my #3 on my Top 10 list for the S7 and the Jewel Mirage doesn’t even reach the top 15. You might be thinking “that’s stupid Aaron” and it sort of is but I updated my scoring system for the S7 and kept the old one for the iPhone 6 so now its just a mess. Up until this morning, I wasn’t going to marry case reviews between devices but since I’m strapped for time, I’ve created this review abomination.
If you need a bit more info about the Urbanite, check out the review on my site and if you want to know what my top picks are for the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S7? Check out my website!
At Mobile Reviews Eh, we base all our reviews on actual usage. With an S7 case, all we can do is use it on the device because none of our S7’s are covered by a warranty because Canadian TelCo’s are horrible entities to deal with in terms of getting replacement phones. With the iPhone and Apple Care, well, 6 ft? Why not?
In terms of design, the both cases are quite large around the corners. in fact, these extra large corners are called Ballistic Corners! Both aren’t as rigid as the regular Urbanite but its something you’ll only notice if you don’t have a device in both cases. The Jewel Mirage is a transparent case with the design on the Mirage being etched on by pewpewpew lasers! The back of the Mirage doesn’t have a lot of texture but the rubber edges and Ballistic corners make up for the the slickness.
The Urbanite Select I have is the leather version and it makes the S7 feel quite nice though it isn’t as grippy as the Jewel but again, the Ballistic Corners still makes it decent to handle.
I had issues with certain aspects of the build quality on the original Urbanite but it looks like they’ve addressed them in these cases as you can’t really see how the pieces are fused together. Both cases wear well over time.
In terms of protection, as you saw earlier, you can easily drop your device from 6 ft if you really wanted to. The Mirage is a little different than the other cases as there is a large air pocket in the corners that provides that shock absorption which is something Spigen does as well as the Playproofs.
The edges of the case are quite high, in fact they are some of the highest edges on any case and will definitely keep your devices screen off a flat surface. Both cases fit tightly around the device so you won’t have to worry about dust/debris scratching up your device.
In terms of getting to your iPhone or Galaxy S, both cases offer large cutouts so you can easily use whatever sized USB, lightning or headphone cables. The buttons on the case are easy to press but the high edges on the case will be noticeable when you’re QP-ing during a text or email.
The Ballistic corners have enough texture to them which prevents them from easily sliding around on a flat surface. The last thing to note is that edge to edge screen protectors won’t work with these cases.
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