hey guys EBPMAN here next week we have
the samsung galaxy s 8 and si+ released
the general public all over North
America and today we have tons of
accessories cases screen protectors
wallet cases things that you should
consider in anticipation for your s8 and
SI plus so let's check them out now if
you're like me you really like to have
your phone protected as soon as you get
it out of the store you get it in the
mail so it's really critical for you to
think about what case do you want now
the pictures that you may see on amazon
or even on some websites may not do
these cases justice and i have to say
that this year there's some actual i
would say favorites as well as some new
designs coming out when it comes to
cases and then the big question is that
curved screen how do you protect it
because with the curved screen as you
know if you have had the seven or the s6
finding a screen protector that is case
friendly and actually works well is
going to be extremely difficult so we
have some glass screen protectors that
we're going to look at we're not going
to be able to say if they're going to be
as good as they claim they are but at
least we'll be able to tell you if they
are going to be case friendly and then
once we get the production version of
the satan SI plus we'll do our testing
and we'll do an actual screen
application so you can see how it works
so for now let's take a look at what's
available in the market and what you
should be considering now the first case
when you look at is from spigen now
you'll notice that i don't have a wide
variety of speaking cases and that's
because i find that they're becoming too
pricey when you look at what's available
on amazon and what's being provided by a
lot of other providers i find that
you're finding better values with the
same type of protection if not better
from again the other solutions on the
market so what i'm going to do is just
look at one of the favorite cases that
you have from spigen and that's the
tough armor now the tough armor case for
spigen it's pretty much a polycarbonate
case which is a common material that
you're finding on a lot of the phones
that has a built-in kickstand so if
you're looking for a case with a
kickstand that has good bumper
protection you're going to find that
with what's vegan vegan again no no no
knock on the brand but I just find that
you know
fifty dollars on a case that you see is
just not acceptable anymore when you can
find some other brands that are giving
you equal quality as well as something
that's stylish for a more reasonable
price but for those of you who are
speaking fans and you're going with the
black i would say si tore SI plus i
think this is going to really be a nice
one I like that everything is black I
like that the kickstand is black as well
and then you have a good cut out for
your camera fingerprint sensor and
you're going to have some real nice
screen protection because that's what
spigen does so this is the tough armor
if you're interested from spigen now the
vrs designs provides some very good
quality cases at a very reasonable price
and their cases and you'll see that I
have a couple of them here working at
the high profiled and the high pro
shield comes in multiple colors we'll
look at some of the cases you're going
to have a TPU material with a
polycarbonate frame going oil around I
like this kind of like dark gunmetal
it's not black treatment that you see
all the way around very flexible has
kind of like a metal finish in the back
TPU material is going to give you some
good protection and they offer some
really nice value you notice that this
is the version for the s8 and what the
difference is going to be like for the
SI plus so same look and feel it's just
that what is the good bigger than the
other now next up is our crystal bumper
series and crystal bumper we have to
hear and the neat thing about this and
what I like about the crystal bumper
series is that it again it has a more
rigid material so the back is a harder
more rigid material but it's still see
through and you have a say more flexible
TPU material on the sides it does not
have a frame but what I like about this
is that if you do go for a color other
than black you can showcase your color
preference or your selection so nice
ability to showcase the type of foam
that you have and who your carrier is
and it does or it is available in two
styles so here we have a crystal bumper
all right and this is right here the
crystal mix so here you have the one
that doesn't have the frame now this one
gives you kind of a similar look
but what you do is you can actually
combine it with a with a colored frame
same as what we saw earlier but this is
clear TPU not the hardback as we saw
here but you have actually this little
frame going all the way around and of
course this is for your s8 next from VRS
is the hard drop case this happens to be
probably one of my favorite of the type
that are hard that have the
polycarbonate back with the TPU material
has this really cool feel to it does
have these ridges in the back and I just
think that the overall aesthetics is
pretty nice it does have some enhanced
protection so this is going to be a
little bit thicker than the previous
cases we looked at as all the cutouts as
you would expect but it's going to have
a little bit more material the
rubberized material and then you have
this really nice hard back here you have
a hard drop and this is for again the s8
the standard sa and again nice material
TPU on the sides but it's kind of the
harder one polycarbonate back and again
it's going to give you some nice
protection but it's not terribly thick
once again nice option for those of you
who are looking for something that's a
little bit more protective for your
essay tour si+ now next up is the simply
mod and the simply mod is a pretty cool
case this is going to be for the
minimalist but who someone who wants a
very thin case would still want some
good protection remember your samsung
phone has a little hot a glass to it the
back on this is very rigid so this is a
polycarbonate back but it has kind of an
executive leather treatment on the back
look how nice that looks let me just get
a little bit closer you can see that
stitching this is a really nice snap on
case and what I appreciate about the
snap on case is that they took into
account that it's not just a bumper that
you want to protect but it's also the
bottom of your phone I see a lot of snap
on cases where this area is exposed and
it's actually cut out which is that
going to groove to it and what ends up
happening phones get scratched if they
get dropped but the corners get
protected so I like that I have the
entire bottom protected and you have all
the appropriate cutouts so this is one
that you just snap on your s8 and you're
set to go and this is
going to look sharp with the black one
now leather wallet cases have really
become very popular especially since now
our phones are more than just a phone
because we actually use them for making
payments and here we have a really nice
danda or dandy layered case that has a
polycarbonate case it's going to protect
your your phone so this is very similar
to the one we just saw with a nice
stitching and another treatment i like
that black on red it's almost like a
burgundy i'm going on there and then an
area that you can be able to put credit
cards as well as some cash if you want
to have something in there and it does
have a little magnetic closure and this
is going to be really nice for your for
your s 8 plus or s 8 once again this is
going to allow you to carry any kind of
ideas that you want and still protect
your phone and one of the things that I
can tell you and we're going to test
this once we have a production s8 in the
studio but I have never had any issues
with wireless charging or also Samsung
pay with any of the VRS cases so nice
option for those of you want a wallet
case so here next up we have the
damnedest slide and this is for the s8
and this is features a compartment for
an ID could be a credit card as well now
one of the things that I haven't tested
yet because we don't have a production
version of the f8 yet is to see if this
will work with the wireless charging and
with Samson peso will definitely test
that for you before you pick one of
these up and now if that's not important
to you this is great for someone who is
going to the gym once they have their
membership ID here once they have their
drivers license or even a credit card
and you just want to be able to secure
that easily it is a thicker case it is
something that's going to provide a lot
of protection to your device as well as
you know any kind of identification that
you're taking with you so good options
for those of you who are looking to
carry a card as well as your phone now
this is from VRS design as well and this
is the damn the folder and this is a bit
a different case because this actually
opens and has a storage compartment that
can actually store multiple credit cards
and you notice that there's a lot of
space here so this is going to give you
the ability to again Kerry driver's
license credit cards student ID multiple
things at the same time and it's almost
like it almost reminds me of a
right there is a spring mechanism here
that it makes it really difficult for it
to open on it on you know by mistake so
you basically put your finger right here
flip it open and then you take out your
cards and you slide it back in thicker
case obviously because you have some
more things they're highly unlikely that
this will work with wireless charging
but again a good protective case
especially for someone who's looking to
carry credit cards or other IDs so next
stop unicorn beetle these cases are
rugged cases that are at a very
affordable price and we actually have
one for each one of the versions now
they're identical they're just different
sides and for those of you who have seen
my videos you'll notice that i have my
s7 in one of these today and I get
criticized ER I'm told wow that's a
really big case or such a small phone
but you know I've never had a broken
screen I've never had damage to my
phones and I do resell my phones and
they resell as new so if you're looking
for a case is going to provide ultimate
protection and is going to be drop proof
this is the way to go it also comes with
the holster and this holster
unfortunately does not serve as a
kickstand but this is one of the
strongest soldiers that I've seen at
this price point and it really goes
head-to-head with you know the likes of
an otterbox outer box is at a higher
grade of quality but this is definitely
something that is in a more affordable
range if you're looking for something
that has some good protection now with
this one here you're going to find that
and this is true for both versions
they're just larger that this one does
not have a screen protector does not
have some versions do when we did the LG
G 6 review case we found one that had a
screen protector but this one doesn't
have it because of the curved screen so
it's really important that you find a
screen protector that is screened
friendly that it's not going to bubble
up or curve as it gets pressured by the
case so this has a two part 2 part case
and it is a frame material that is a
hard polycarbonate material you can see
that right here and then you have
basically this strong rubberized
material going all the way around it as
well as a hard polycarbonate back going
to give a lot of protection it's not
going to be that large as you can see
but still going to be perfect for those
of you who drop in your phones a lot
like I do now here's another unicorn
beat ok so don't we just looked at
but this is for the special lady in your
life so my wife will be getting an s 8
plus as well and she loves pink so i
thought i'd show you the pink version
this is she really really liked it it is
again unicorn beetle going to give you
some really nice protection but it has
that bubblegum pink color with the grey
I think it looks really nice and like I
mentioned before I've typically had a
unicorn beetle case never had problems
with Sam senpai never had problems with
wireless charging so if you're looking
for that special someone to get them a
pink case and you want some really good
protection this is probably the best buy
in my opinion now this case is from my
blazing and very similar to what we saw
with sub case comes with a nice almost
smoked see-through holster right and
it's also made of some really good
material I like the case the case has
this smoke look so you can see through
its going to mute the color of your
phone but I really like the treatment of
it it's a combination of polycarbonate
material and then also has kind of a
frame just like we saw what sub case one
of the again no screen protectors are
you know want a screen protector will
work nicely with us but this is going to
look really sharp I really like this
case just you know the combination of
materials but not sacrificing protection
and it feels really good in the hand so
here are a series of wallet cases for my
pulse genuine leather nice craftsmanship
no loose stitches anywhere and they have
a TPU inside case with an area for
credit cards driver's license and also
some additional cash really nice leather
comes in a variety of style so this and
you notice it there the logos nicely
here in the back it's not something
stands out really in the front and you
have various versions i like this one as
well combination of the two colors of
leather nice stitching and what you have
here is the same type of treatment just
larger obviously but definitely a nice
case oh and by the way you know these
cases you can use them as little
kickstand if you want to use of
reviewing but if you're carrying a
credit card driver's license with you
you can definitely use on the case for
that again just a different color and a
different size depending on the phone
leather material
very nice and once we get the s8 and s8
plus we'll do a fit test just to make
sure everything aligns nicely so if
you're looking for wallet cases genuine
leather made in the USA definitely check
out I pulse now this is another rugged
case from you maker very similar to what
we've seen from sub case right and I
blaze them similar treatment to it you
have a hard polycarbonate Irial back
combined with some rigid TPU material
some flexibility see here on the side it
has an inner frame with some interesting
cutouts here doesn't provide a glass
screen protector but where this one's a
little bit different is that it has a
kickstand here so here you have the
kickstand that comes out that you can
use it to put your phone like this or
your phone like this so if you're
looking for a case that's going to be
rugged but also has a built-in kickstand
this may be a choice for you now this is
the first time that we get one of these
cases so I haven't tested it yet when it
comes to wireless charging as well as
Samsung pay but based on the thickness
of the case I would anticipate that it
would work well we'll test this once the
es eights come in so now let's take a
look at screen protectors and these are
all the screen protectors that oh they
would find an Amazon that are
purportedly case friendly chew glass
from my cares you also have this one
right here for and film and they have
GPL now you'll never find or I you know
haven't really found a glass screen
protector that is going to be four five
star rating because of the fact that
most cases and we don't know about these
yet since we haven't opened them the
actual adhesive only is applied on the
sides it's not applied in the in the
glass itself in the middle and that may
be due to some manufacturing challenges
but these are supposedly full cover case
friendly glass screen protectors so
since i don't have an essay to test it
with all i'm going to do is take a case
and we're going to see if it butts up
against the case the glass itself and
that will tell us if it's screened
friendly with a sweet friendly case
friendly protector however we don't know
yet what the responsive tactile type
features are or you know just how if it
lists at all from the glass but I've
used these companies in
past very much a fan of all of them and
have had good experiences but once again
because it's curved you're never going
to have a perfect experience and that's
just the nature of the curved glass so
let's open them up and we'll see what
they look like in a case to see if their
case friendly or not now this is the GPL
3d and we'll do the same thing here is
our our case and you'll notice that it
doesn't fall straight through which
means it's going to be pressed down
we'll compare it to the one here from
VRS and you'll notice that as soon as I
let go it falls right in so and usually
have some wiggle room there so this is
going to be another case friendly glass
screen protector especially if you look
at a speaking design or something like
this it'll probably be the same case for
otterbox if you consider an otterbox
case all right so last up we're looking
at a and film this happens to be a full
clear version you notice how it has kind
of like the cut out on top which is a
different style I did already tested on
the sub case for the s8 and same issue
that we've had with the other glass it
will not fall straight through so here
we'll put it on on the s8 case from VRS
and you notice how to fall straight
through and it has kind of play to it so
this is definitely going to be one of
those glass protectors that is going to
work with most cases except for the
unicorn beetle cases now once again just
want to highlight what it means is that
when you put the case on your phone with
the sub case it just means that it's
going to press down on the glass I have
my s7 when the same case with a glass
screen protector and I've been fine but
that's just a difference I just want to
make sure that you guys are aware of
also I've noticed that the actual screen
protectors themselves have adhesive most
in most cases on the side there is no
Center adhesive so that's another
difference with these but pretty
consistent when you look at glass curved
screen protectors so this concludes my
review or preview of cases and screen
protectors are available for the s8 plus
an essay and you can order these today
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