I prefer Otterbox Defender over this brand. Hard plastic...nope.

Wanted to love it but it didn't last more than a month

Thin plastic above camera cover is not durable. This is the second case that cracked in the same area. Since this was already a warranty replacement, Tech21 will not cover it. I’ve had many Tech21 cases and this is the first time I’ve had issues. What a waste of $60.

So luckily I did get the correct-sized case for the 16 Pro, even though the size-fit image says iPhone 16 Plus. Reported that issue, maybe one day it will get corrected.Onto the case then - great rigid fit, fairly grippy, strong magnets, good buttons and cutouts, fairly scratch resistant.Is it worth buying? Well, by the time we find the answer to that question, it might be too late for your expensive phone.The buttons protrude quite a lot and are very clicky. As a result, they might get pushed accidentally more often than you’d like. Also, how much impact force would they transmit to the phone’s buttons I wonder, if the phone were to land on a side?The camera cover is great, and apparently hard to find elsewhere, but how many actuations will it take for the door to stop clicking into place?Most importantly, the rigid plastic of the rails/edges holding the cover have barely anything in between them and the back glass.On back-facing impact, chances are that most of the impact force will be transmitted through the rigid plastic onto the back glass, I would think.Even placing the phone on a hard surface sounds loud and rigid because of this lower hard edge holding the camera cover.Lastly, the USB-C port flap sticks out looking like it was designed for Lightning. The plug doesn’t fully fit in the phone’s port, being stopped by the port’s pin tongue.The same USB-C pin tongue might get damaged on impact if the phone lands on the protruding flap/plug, potentially rendering the phone’s port unusable.I really wanted to like this case, but for the price it looks like a rushed and somewhat risky option.

A nice light weight case. MagSafe works. It actually properly fits the phone with the screen protector.Plastic could be a bit softer and grippier. I think it would offer the same protection as those clear cases.I mainly got it because of the camera lens cover. It works, it was a bit stiff to slide out of the box, but I sanded the edges and the slider works.