Speck - Presidio STAY Case for Google Pixel 3 XL Cell Phones - Clear

This is a great basic case for your phone. Because it is clear, the color of your phone shows thru and that is what I wanted. The material composition is perfect to allow for a good grip and keeps it from sliding thru your hand. I have dropped my phone once since the cover has been on. The cover did its job-no damage to phone or case. I am still working on breaking in the control tabs as they are quite stiff at first. (There is probably a better term for them, but the volume tabs, etc)

We have come to choose these Speck Presidio clear cases for almost all our phones due to their great protection (for this type of a case) that isn't bulky and also lets the design of your phone show through. The only issues have been that they do degrade and yellow over time and sometimes break in high-contact areas that are also thin parts of the case, like near the charge port, but Speck has been outstanding in their customer support and replaced cases that have had issues. For my Pixel 3XL, however, I never liked how the phone felt in my hand while in this case, it just felt too wide and therefore bulky. I switched to a different case I found on Amazon with a similar design that had flat sides and it feels SO much better; recommend Speck modify their design similarly.

The case was on my phone less than 24 hours before I dropped my phone. The phone seems to not be harmed and the case does not appear to have any visible damage, so the case serves it's purpose. My only issue is that I am used to pressing the power button to lock my phone. This does not seem to work that well with this case. Instead the Google Assistant appears. This could also be an issue with the 'Active Edge' settings for Pixel 3XL. I would probably give this case a lower rating if I considered the 'Active Edge' functionality/sensitivity important.

Case is very study and thick enough to where if I drop my phone it will protect it, but not too thick to where I can not put my phone in my pocket anymore. I like that it is clear so I can still show off my NOT SO PINK Pixel 3XL. and it fits great with the zagg screen protector I have on the phone.

I purchased this on the recommendation of the reviews on Best Buy .com. It works great to protect my phone without being super bulky. I feel that it offers good fall protection and I like the clear design. I will say that setting your phone down on anything but silk causes it to scratch rather easy but it is not a deal breaker for me at least because it is way cheaper than buying a new phone. It was also not as slick as I had anticipated which was a nice surprise.