Ringke Rugged iPhone 17 Pro Max Review - Looks Tough, Drops Weak

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Ringke really leaned into the rugged aesthetic with this on - oversized corners, grippy finish, reinforced looks everywhere. But in my drop tests, the numbers didn’t match the styling. Let’s take a look at how un-rugged this case actually is. Get your own Ringke Rugged Gear for iPhone 17 Pro Max Case, by using this link: https://mreh.ca/4r26C1y *This is an Amazon affiliate link that will bring you to the right Amazon store for your location #ReviewerNotInfluencer #Reviews #iPhone In this video: 0:00 Intro 0:25 Design 1:08 Handling & Usability 2:03 Protection Features 2:49 Drop Protection 4:25 Should You Get It? Ringke Rugged Gear for iPhone 17 Pro Max Case, Review -I will hand it to Ringke -they make unique cases -he finish on the rugged case is awesome -it doesn't feel like my phone is slipping out of my hand even with my monster iPhone 17 pro max -case has substantially large looking flat corners -these are going to be worth talking about in a bit -unlike other Ringke cases, the edges aren't tapered which -there are little feet on the back of the case which are extraneous -they don't do anything for the case -again, because of teh finish and design -the grip on the case is awesome -case weighs 52g, a hair above the average of 50g -and at it's larger, will make your iPhone feel 68% bulkier -for corner drops -the iPhone felt 13G's -that's 24% higher than average -BUT the rotation rate was 45% better -the settling rate was 40% better -so high impact, great settling -total force? Average -for face first drops -this case....passes -in fact, all the Ringke cases I've tested passed -for the initial drop, it was 11% better -BUT the settling rate was -55% worse -this case just kept bouncing.... -because of the GIANT AIR POCKETS -at the end of the day, total force was better by 17% -for the camera lump -unlike the Rinkge fusion and onyx -the tallest part of the lump is along the edge of said lump -when dropped -the initial impact is 23% better -settling rate is 38% better -and the total is 11% better -these numbers are a unicorn to me because they're really good -my best guess is that the TPU used by Ringke isn't super flexible -BUT it's not as rigid as a PC backed one -so this might be the perfect type of material for the camera lump? -for protective design -case has corners that are 2.4mm thick -the air pockets on this case as massive -these are comically large -the the air pockets are the same size as the corner bumpers -this might be an issue when it comes to corner drops I think -for the rigidity, it only took 8.6N to bend the case 8mm -that's 70% worse than average -Ringke cheats out on the back of this case as the magSafe area is basically piecemealed in -it works functionally but it's going to suffer when it comes to the next part -for magsafe, takes 9.9N to pull, 9.4 to push -that's basically average for an iPhone 17 case -buttons on the case are integrated -BUT the Ringke Rugged pulls a Spigne Tough armor -and makes the buttons massive -so they're easy to find -love the finish on the action button -the one thing I wish this case had was the button for the camera control -can't have everything i guess -port cutout is huge and comfortable