Spigen Tough Armor [Hinge Protection Technology] Designed for Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G Case (2021) - Black

DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE BAD REVIEWS SAY!!! This ia a AWESOME case. If you want protection, then this is the case. I have dropped my phone... YES my 1800.00 phone and not only did the case protect my phone but the case itself did not sustain any damage! The hinge works great, not perfect but great, because if it is cold the rubber is not as flexiable. As far as the tape sticking.... IT STICKS... A LITTLE TO GOOD.PLEASE NOTE: There is a cover that is located above your volume key do not, I repeat DO NOT PUT TAPE THERE!!! It will pull that little cover off. It comes with tape pre installed there, either leave the tape cover on and trim the tab or remove the tape from that spot. it will not affect the over all adhesion of the case. THAT TAPE STICKS LIKE CRAZY!The case is a BEAST!!! If this case breaks, then the person did something to break it. It is one the most solid cases I have used. It is worth the price and I have tried about 15 different cases for this phone from Amazon and I trust this one.Ask yourself this question: Do you want to buy a cheap case and end up with a 1800.00 paper weight because you did not want to spend 50.00 on a great case???? This is a no brainer!

Buying something with the name "tough armor" would make you think that this product would be durable. But durable it is not!So, I bought this case because my usual go-to company for cases, Otter cases, has not made a Z fold Fold 3 case yet by the time the phone went on for sale. I did my research on the Web on all the different cases, and because this particular case protected the hinge of the foldable phone, I decided to buy this case.That was a big mistake! I put the case on the phone and then realize that I forgot to insert the SIM card into the phone. So, the 1st and only time I tried to remove the case, the right-hand side case at the bottom left section broke, as seen in the pictures. After this break, I decided to immediately go and buy a new one from another brand.Also be aware, that the thin rubber sheet that protects the hinge is sandwiched in between two thin pieces of plastic that make up the case. As I tried to put the case on the phone with no help from the awful instructions that came with the phone, the rubber hinge cover detached itself from the left-hand cover. It took me well over an hour trying to insert the rubber piece back in between the top and bottom parts of the case due to the tight fit.One more issue, the top front part of the case that covers the front outer screen of the foldable phone is raised far too much. Because of this, I had difficulty hitting the following keys: the number 1, the letter Q, and sometimes the letter A. Also, trying to use the swipe-up gesture from the bottom of the screen is difficult.Overall, the concept for this case is good. The execution is awful.This has been my 1st time buying a Spigen brand case, and it will be my last!

This is the perfect balance of toughness, size, and coverage. I have personally bought three of these cases and dropped my two versions of ZFold phones several times over the course of 4 or 5 years. This case protected the phone each time with no damage to the phone whatsoever. I love the way it's put together and if you assemble it correctly, following the directions, you'll have no issues.

I have bought Spigen phone cases for years. It is a solid company and I have been extremely pleased with every one...until now.To be entirely fair, this is a hard phone to design a case for.When you get the case new, you use pre-placed stickers to adhere it to the phone.They don't do that great of a job and you have to be very careful when you open to ensure the hinge protection actually slides into the case the way it should. Otherwise it gets caught and the stickers don't adhere and it pops the front of the case off (which you can see in one of the pictures, it creates a gap between the phone and the case. Easy enough to slot on, but fiddly and gets in the way - creating a pretty annoying user experience.I probably would have just dealt with this, but within a month I developed a crack in the very thin part on the front of the case, making the entire case extremely difficult to maneuver from open to close.This crack happened while my mother was holding it in my car navigating directions. She didn't close it at all. So, I have no idea how the crack arose, but a rather benign car ride (not impact) in my mother's hands doesn't seem like a scenario where I should be worried about a phone case.All in all, I want to be fair to Spigen who has always surpassed my expectations - I am suspicious that very few manufacturers could create a phone case for this phone that I would give 5 stars.Aside from the poor hinge design, thin materials on the front (out of necessity), and the stickers I have to stick to my phone, I would say that the rest of the "base" case is pretty solid.