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Today we’re taking a look at the Tongate Mech case with a privacy screen protector and camera door slider for the Galaxy Fold 7. Thanks to tongate for sending this case over for us to take a look at as well as sponsoring this video. The Mech cases from Tongate are a solid line of cases providing good protection and functionality. This Mech case for the Fold 7 is featuring a front frame with a built in tempered glass screen protector and this particular SKU has a privacy filter function which limits the viewing angle to 20 degrees tilted left and 45 degrees tilted right. The tempered glass itself is a decent thickness, this will definitely stand up better against the normal stuff that’s going to contact your outer screen over the life of your Fold 7 than the thin plastic films. Tongate includes screen prep materials here, a wet and dry wipe and dust stickers, make sure you use them for the best application you can get. As for this front frame, it extends up past the height of the actual tempered glass by about 1.1millimeters. That is a very useful design feature because it’s going to actually help protect the tempered glass and your actual screen. You don’t want your Fold 7 to meet a hard flat surface like concrete or a parking lot without a frame or TPU/TPC type material taking the brunt of that impact. As for the main rear casebody, this is a strong component of the case. This is composed of TPC which is a harder type of plastic and TPU on that softer bouncier type of case plastic on the bumper sections. The case is reinforced all along the perimeter and when it comes to the hinge mechanism, there’s some beef here too. This hinge should have no problem taking the fall damage when you inevitably drop your fold 7. The hinge isn’t textured but whatever they did here with this design patterning makes it feel almost non slip which is nice. The indent on the middle combined with the fact that the Fold 7 isn’t as wide as an Ultra means that you should be able to grip this case relatively well when the phone is folded. As for the backside of the main rear case body we have a centered clicking kickstand. I use this on my S25 Ultra all the time for watching videos or making video calls. As far as camera protection goes, we have built up camera cutout section with a sliding and locking camera door and 2.5mm bezel. I see people really tend to like these camera doors for some added camera and lens protection. Gotta keep those photos and videos coming. This case bundle also includes a really solid belt clip. I find these are handy from time to time for me but if you work outside or you are always on the go, this could be a really valuable accessory. Overall, I think the protection factor is high, we’re getting some nice functionality from the screen protector, kickstand, and belt clip. I think this is a competitive case option for the Fold 7 case market. Right now this case is coming in at just 70 bucks on Amazon close to the Fold 7 launch and I think that’s really a fair price. If you like the way this case is set up, I would definitely recommend it. Until next time, stay charged up!
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