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Today we’re taking a look at the Crave Dual Guard case for the iPhone 16. Thanks to Crave for sending this case over for the video. The Crave cases are known for their sleek profile while maintaining some good protection for Smartphones. The Dual Guard case that I have here today is composed of two pieces, an inner softer TPU layer and a hard outer TPC casing. The inner layer like I said is very soft, this is going to be providing that cushioning factor when the phone is dropped. I know a lot of people are concerned about the interior part of smartphone cases too, the soft TPU here will not scratch the iPhone 16 and it’s very easy to remove for cleaning when the outer shell has been removed. There’s a good amount of material all around the phone and crucially, this TPU material extends up past the height of the glass of teh iPhone 16. This will help with screen protection during flat surface drop scenarios. That little bit of material will make it so the glass won’t directly impact the floor or a sidewalk for example because the case will make that contact in flat surface drops. This is a nice little feature to have for sure. In looking at the outer, harder shell for this case, it’s relatively rigid and really compliments that inner TPU layer well. The inner TPU layer is molded for this to fit on and the fit is very precise which is good to see. The entire backing and sides of this outer shell is textured which I like, this should help with wet and dry grip in my opinion. As for camera protection, we have the standard camera cutout design with a built up bezel. Similarly to the front side of the case, this bezel will help prevent camera and camera lens damage in flat surface drop scenarios because it puts a millimeter or two in between the lens height and and flat ground surface. This case does have support for magnetic accessories. The magnet strength was decent here. I love these magnets for the ring and car mount accessory options. In terms of the button feel, everything was good there. All of the iPhone 16 smartphones now have the camera control button as well, Crave opted not to cover up the factory button here instead building the case frame around it with an indentation. This will definitely allow you to have accuracy with the gesturing and obviously doesn’t add any bulk to the case. Crave offers a lifetime warranty on their cases which is nice. I think that if you are into thinner style cases because you are more active with your iPhone and you don’t want extra bulk from the bigger style of cases but you still want some decent protection, the Dual Guard case from crave is a solid option. Until next time, stay charged up!
