Fast Five: Popular Smartphone Case Brands in PH

A smartphone case is considered something essential for people who frequently drop their phones as it provides a certain amount of protection against bumps and scratches. In this weekly Fast Five edition, we take a look at some of the most popular smartphone case brands in the country.

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To give an ample insight of which case brands are popular, we went all around Metro Manila and surveyed a sample size of 30 stores, each of which carry one or multiple brands of smartphone cases. We then tallied the brands each surveyed store carry, and thus reflect in this list. The five listed in this list are the most carried brands by stores. List is not in any order.

Spigen

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Spigen is a renowned leader in creating top-of-the-line premium smartphone cases for flagship devices. An Irvine, California company, it strives to “innovate and push the boundaries of design, technology, and availability on all frontiers of the industry.” Such are the recently-released cases for Samsung’s newest flagship Galaxy devices which are offered in solid thin-fit or crystal clear variants, to name a few.

Capdase

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Capdase is a device accessory company based in Hong Kong with over a decade of experience in creating cases. I remember seeing a lot of cases for all sorts of devices before, but it seems that the company has reduced its portfolio to only include iPhones and a select few Android and Blackberry flagships.

Nillkin

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Nillkin is a Shenzen(China)-based company that not only make cases, but also other digital accessories of sorts such as car chargers, bluetooth speakers, and more. There are smartphone cases for both iPhones and Androids, and offer perhaps one of the most extensive lineups in the market. It’s the only brand I saw that offers an assortment of cases even for entry-level and mid-range devices such as my LG G3 Beat, much to my surprise.

Baseus

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Baseus (which they say means Base on Us) is a Chinese smartphone case brand providing innovative and fashionable products to customers. This iPhone bumper case, for instance, might turn heads as it actually rocks Swarovski crystals embedded onto it.

Ahha

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Also found in Hong Kong, Ahha rounds up our list of smartphone case brands. With products spanning from selfie-centric and dual-faced cases to colored USB cords and collaboration designs, Ahha has provided a wide-range of products and has been selling to more than 25 countries.

Now that we’ve given this list, do you agree with it? Check out our poll below to vote for the smartphone case brand you like the most, or leave a comment down below for a brand that’s not on this week’s list.

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Disclaimer: Due to limitations in metrics to define popularity, we limited our research to store visibility as a direct correlation to that effect — the more stores who want to carry a specific model or brand, the higher the demand for it.

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Poll: What’s your streaming music service of choice?

We’ve been noticing for the past several months that a lot of people we know have changed their music listening habits. Some have stopped from buying albums from iTunes while many have forgotten to download songs from torrent sites. It seems like music streaming services have changed people’s listening habits. So, we wanted to take a poll to see how far and wide the changes are.

The major players in the local market are Spotify, Spinnr, Deezer, Rdio and Guvera. We’ve tried all of them and know a number of people who’ve been using all on the list.

Spotify has partnered with Globe while Smart has Deezer on top of its own Spinnr (read: With Deezer’s arrival, what will happen to Spinnr?), Rdio is preferred by Chromecast users as it’s supported by the device, Guvera is fairly new and doesn’t seem to have something unique of its own.

So, let’s get it on with the polls — which music streaming service are you using?

Do leave a comment below if you have some thoughts on why you’re using your preferred choice.

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Poll: What’s your streaming music service of choice?

We’ve been noticing for the past several months that a lot of people we know have changed their music listening habits. Some have stopped from buying albums from iTunes while many have forgotten to download songs from torrent sites. It seems like music streaming services have changed people’s listening habits. So, we wanted to take a poll to see how far and wide the changes are.

The major players in the local market are Spotify, Spinnr, Deezer, Rdio and Guvera. We’ve tried all of them and know a number of people who’ve been using all on the list.

Spotify has partnered with Globe while Smart has Deezer on top of its own Spinnr (read: With Deezer’s arrival, what will happen to Spinnr?), Rdio is preferred by Chromecast users as it’s supported by the device, Guvera is fairly new and doesn’t seem to have something unique of its own.

So, let’s get it on with the polls — which music streaming service are you using?

Do leave a comment below if you have some thoughts on why you’re using your preferred choice.

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Poll Results: Sony Xperia Z2 brought the sexiest back

About a week ago we started a poll about ‘Which smartphone brought the sexiest back?‘ The smartphones included in the list were the Sony Xperia Z2, HTC One 2014, and the Apple iPhone 5S. And based on the results, the Z2 is the clear winner.

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At the time of writing we accumulated a total of 1,240 votes. 32% of the votes (401 votes) went to the Sony Xperia Z2, 26% (323 votes) went to the HTC One 2014, and 18% (229 votes) went to the iPhone 5S. It’s also worth mentioning that the LG G2, even at 9% (107 votes), got more votes than Samsung’s offerings.

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Judging from the results, it’s clear that majority of our readers who participated in the poll prefer the glass back of the Xperia Z2. The HTC One 2014, with its aluminum body also proved to be a sexier option, fairing better than the jewel-like iPhone 5S and leaving the rest of its plastic rivals in the dust.

HTC will agree on that part as they have recently criticized Samsung and its Galaxy S5 in a recent interview with Business Insider.

“We’re a company that invests in our customers and delivers a beautifully designed product that you can feel proud of… Samsung is a company that’s focused on investing in advertising.” said HTC Americas President, Jason Mackenzie. “If you want to buy a product built out of cheap plastic, there’s a solution for you. But we’re going after a different customer, someone who wants the best.”

So what do you guys think of the results? What do you think we should vote about next? Feel free to contribute below.

Big thanks to everyone who participated.

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POLL: Which smartphone brought the sexiest back?

Smartphones are no longer just fought with specs and hardware features, but with looks and form factor as well. And one big aspect of a phone’s aesthetics is its rear part. So which smartphone has the sexiest back? Let’s vote on that!

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For this poll, we’ll call on the smartphone elite: the aluminum iPhone 5S and HTC One Plus; the plastic Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, G2, iPhone 5C, and Lumia 1520; the faux-leather Galaxy Note 3; and the glass Xperia Z2.

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So which smartphone deserves the title of having the ‘Sexiest Back’? Cast your votes and share your opinions in the comments field below.

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