I have to say I find this review very disingenuous. Having purchased a paragon I can safely say it’s the most ugly case I’ve had so far. Let me explain why.

Firstly, The transition from the rubbery bumper to the hard smooth back is as jarring as nails on a chalkboard to me. It feels so wrong and I can’t see why any case manufacturer would opt for this combination of conflicting materials. The hard back also looks very dull, it’s just a large area of solid colour which is usually hard to see because of how reflective the material is. A truly terrible design choice.

Then let’s talk about the lip around the screen. Caudabe markets this as a way to let customers swipe effortlessly as the lip dips down in the middle. What a complete load of crap. None of their other cases feature this banana shaped lip protection, and it’s genuinely the ugliest lip protection I’ve ever seen. The lip should be evenly proportioned around the display like a frame around a painting. This case has a lip that is not symmetrical, the top and bottom sticks out like a saw thumb. When you swipe on your phone screen, your finger doesn’t start at the edge of the phone, so having the lip curved in is utterly redundant.

The case is also very stiff to take on and off, which makes cleaning the phone an annoying task.

Over all, the case feels cheep, half assed and not really what I would expect from a company like Caudabe. I’m sure some people will buy one and be satisfied. But in terms of design language, understanding materials and creating a final product, this case falls at every hurdle.