- [Reviewer] The Bellroy All Conditions Phone Pocket.
There's a few things you need to know
If this is on your wish list,
so be careful to watch to the end,
I've kept this short anyway.
The unboxing experience is great.
As with most Bellroy products,
you don't need to gift-wrap it
if you're buying for someone else.
Bellroy Phone Pockets and wallets look great
in their original branded packaging.
The Arctic blue woven fabric looks amazing.
It's a water-resistant 500-denier woven polyamide,
with leather edging.
We'll see its resistance to dirt and water in a moment.
You get a YKK water-resistant Aquaguard zipper.
The foam pocket is designed to be weatherproof,
Not submerged, but we will find out if it floats.
The big zipper pull is great if you're wearing gloves.
The inside is also finished immaculately,
with a microfiber lining to protect your phone.
So here's a feature they don't shout about,
you actually get outstanding drop protection.
It has both a special bumper which helps
stop your phone moving about inside,
and when closed, it traps air inside,
providing a soft cushion if you drop it.
My phone is seated comfortably here,
but the phone pocket is marketed as a wallet also,
so let's see how practical it is for your bills,
credit cards, and coins.
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Okay the top pocket is your best option
for cash or keys,
because when the zip has closed,
your coins can't escape, and its shallow,
allowing you to fish your coins back out.
Pinching the wallet means you can alternatively
tip items out of the top pocket.
It holds up to eight cards in total.
You can put cards in the center or top pocket.
We'll return to the phone pocket
to test its all-weather claims,
and a couple of observations important for sizing,
but first a quick look at the Bellroy micro pen.
Nicely presented again.
This one I purchased is finished in gunmetal.
It's a ballpoint Micro pen with a handy metal clip.
It has a twist action.
A great companion for your wallet.
It comes with a replaceable Pilot cartridge,
Attached to the inside of its box.
It measures just 86.5 mm x 5.5 mm.
It's no bigger than a credit card,
and clips quite nicely into my phone pocket here.
Okay, it's splash-proof.
So you're good outside in all weather,
which is no more or less than Bellroy claim.
Most new phones are waterproof
to around a meter anyway,
but if you drop your phone in deep water
you've lost it,
so it would be great if this floats.
Let's find out.
It's trying.
Realistically, you've only got a few seconds
before it sinks.
A quick peek inside and we can see water
definitely got in when submerged,
but Bellroy do tell you not to do that.
What I was really impressed with,
is how repellent it is to dirt and stain.
The lightest contact,
and my clothes became a magnet
for the wet moss on this tree,
but the Bellroy phone pocket remains spotless.
It measures 156 by 92 mil.
It's compact size means it fits easily
into a regular or tight jeans front pocket.
This is important, an iPhone XS fits great,
so will an 8, 7, or 6,
but if you have a plus sized iPhone
or similar it, won't fit.
Nor will a new iPhone 11.
Check the description for more information.
The XS is a tad bigger than an iPhone 8,
so it won't go in with a standard leather case fitted.
You'd have to replace that for a thin silicone case.
After some extended use,
I prefered the top pocket for cards,
and tipping it upside down to get coins out
is actually a bad idea,
as you'll lose your phone first.
So who's it for?
You don't get quick access to your phone.
So it's really for active outdoor types,
that normally tuck their phone away somewhere safe.
The Bellroy Phone Pocket directly combines
a wallet and phone case so you carry less.