Hey guys it's Olivia and I'm back with another video.
So back in December I filmed a video of me unboxing this phone case. This is the Otter + Pop
Stardust case for the iPhone 12 Pro. As you can see it's a clear case, but it does
have sparkles on it. So it's like a clear case with a little bit of razzle dazzle.
And one thing that I talked about during the unboxing was about whether or not the case was going
to yellow. So I have had a lot of clear phone cases; I pretty much always get a clear
phone case because I want my phone to be protected but at the same time I want to be able to see it, right.
However, the problem with every single clear case I've ever owned is it always
starts to turn yellow. And this was a 70+ dollar phone case and unfortunately it has
started turn yellow. So just a little bit of background information if you haven't watched
the original unboxing; this is an Otter + Pop case which is basically a collaboration
between OtterBox and Popsockets. So it is an OtterBox Symmetry case with a popsocket
built into the back. So for example if I take off the popsocket you can see the indent where
the popsocket does go when you reattach it. So it's a regular Symmetry case with an indent
in the back so that you can attach any popsocket of your choice; and now you have a phone grip
and your phone is very protected. So they have two clear case options; they have just
regular Clear and then they have Stardust which is the one that I have. And so the back
of it is still very much clear. As you know if you watched the original unboxing, it was
never fully see through because the sparkles were a little bit more dense than I had anticipated,
but the back is still the same colour that it was when I got it. And I'll incorporate
some footage from the video I filmed back then. So the back still looks the same,
it is it the sides that have started to yellow. As you can see now that I've turned it sideways;
this is a different colour than this. And that kind of remains around the whole phone.
Showing a side-by-side video of what it looked like when I first bought it
versus what it looks like now, you can see that the front was not this colour it was just as clear as
the back and now it's turned this kind of yellowish brownish colour. And I'll take some
pictures in case it doesn't show up that well in the video. So to me it seems as if the
way the case is built, it's built of two different materials. So the material at the front
I assume is more of a flexible material because you have to be able to like bend and flex
the corners in order to get the phone in and out of the case, meanwhile, the back is just
kind of this hard I don't know plasticky maybe material. So I guess the more malleable material
is more susceptible to yellowing. 'Cause as I said earlier in this video, every clear
case I've ever gotten has started to turn yellow and all of them were stretchy cases.
None of them were hard shell cases, they were all silicone, right. And so don't quote me
on this 'cause I'm not the manufacturer of this product, but I feel as though the front
is silicone and the back is made of a different material. Therefore the front has started
to yellow and the back has remained clear. Another thing I've noticed; if I take off
the popsocket again, the accordion of the popsocket has started to turn yellow and brown,
meanwhile, the top which is made of this like hard plastic material has stayed clear.
So I feel like that attributes to my theory of it being two different materials because clearly
this is a very like compressible malleable material, meanwhile, the top is made of this
hard material. So whatever material is being used in order to make it stretchy
so that it can actually work; the corners need to stretch so that you can put the phone in
and this needs to stretch so that it can function as a popsocket, whatever material they're
using to make things stretchy is susceptible to turning yellow. So I've had this for
5 months at this point; I got it in December and it is currently May and it's been yellow
for maybe a month now, so it got yellow after about four months. It's not a complete dealbreaker
for me because, can I be honest with you, I didn't even notice that it started to turn yellow.
But then people started commenting on the original unboxing that I did and they
were asking like if it started to turn yellow, because that was a concern that I brought up
in that video, and that's when I honestly started to notice. Since it's so gradual
you don't even notice until you're actually looking for it. But the back, which is my favourite
part of it, like it's so sparkly and I just -- like I go for runs a lot outside, and like
I'll be like taking a break catching my breath and I just see it twinkling in the sunlight
and I know that that's such a dumb thing to be in awe over, but I just love it; it's sparkly.
Anyways, so the back of the phone is like my favourite part and because of the material
that it's made of it has still remained the colour that I bought it with, and yeah.
So the most important part, in my opinion, the most important part of the phone has maintained
its colour meanwhile the front edges and the accordion of the popsocket have started to
turn yellow. So I just wanted to make this follow up video for you guys because as I said,
people who were watching the original unboxing were asking questions,
'cause this is a $70 phone case so people want to know if they're going to get their money's worth.
So yes, I just wanted to make this follow up video. I personally still think it's worth
the money because it is still an OtterBox and it still does protect your phone and the
part that I feel like most people want to be clear is the back; like I don't think people are like,
"Ooh, look at the side of my phone." Like, you know what I mean? So I feel like
the most important part that you want to be visible, which is the reason you got a clear
phone case, the most important part you want to be visible is the back, and the back has
maintained its colour. And so yeah, for me it's not a dealbreaker but if it is a dealbreaker
for you I just wanted to let you guys know that the case has started to yellow and I've had it for 5 months.
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