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I've tested hundreds of cases over the last 10 years. For the iPhone 18 Pro's, my recommendations are based on dropping an iPhone 17 Pro over 2000 times in 50 plus cases.
THE BEST iPHONE 18 PRO & PRO MAX CASES
(these are Amazon links that'll take you to the right Amazon store for your country)
🏆 BEST OVERALL
Mous Limitless: https://mreh.ca/3UUNoQ0
Flolab Surtect 2.0: https://mreh.ca/4rfenBH OR Direct from Flolab (try code MRE10): https://mreh.ca/Surtect2
Caudabe Sheath / Paragon (direct): https://mreh.ca/4h0TpmR
💰 BEST BUDGET
Ringke Fusion: https://mreh.ca/4iyPZc9
📏 BEST THIN
Ridge Case: https://mreh.ca/3THaBom
📷 BEST CAMERA BUMP PROTECTION
RhinoShield MOD NX (with backplate): https://mreh.ca/4hgp5Ds
🧍 BEST STAND CASE
Spigen Tough Armor: https://mreh.ca/4h1XtmL
🪖 BEST RUGGED
None. Watch the video for why.
❤️ MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES
Moft Movas Frame Case: https://mreh.ca/3SQKGug
Nomad Mag Back: https://mreh.ca/3Td2IXu
These are affiliate links. I may earn a commission at no cost to you. No one paid for a spot in this video.
Best Of iPhone 18 Series:
Best iPhone 18 Cases: https://youtu.be/f-a0twCPhxU
Best iPhone 18 Screen Protectors: https://youtu.be/KtqULlCva6U
Best Power Banks For The iPhone 18: https://youtu.be/EoHOrFKruqo
Best Cables: https://youtu.be/ZI1azq25r7E
Best Chargers For The iPhone 18: https://youtu.be/G8LIe9roim0
Best MagSafe Wallets For The iPhone 18: Coming Soon
Best MagSafe Grips For The iPhone 18: https://youtu.be/OMQoWmYr1rc
Best Qi2 Multi-Chargers For The iPhone 18: https://youtu.be/UOCSfPldM6s
Best Qi2 Battery Banks For The iphone 18: https://youtu.be/o1qOjF_HC6Q
In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:41 The Top 3 Cases
2:49 Best Budget Case
3:42 How I Test
4:13 Best Thin Case
4:55 Best Camera Bump Protection
6:19 Best Stand Case
7:30 Best Rugged Case
7:59 My Personal Favourites
#ReviewerNotInfluencer
The flagship three:
- Surtect absorbs corner hits best overall
- Sheath best at waist-to-chest drops, only one with the camera covered.
- Limitless feels the same hit at 3, 4 and 5 ft. Magnets fixed on the 18.
Cheapest real protection: Ringke Fusion $16. Sixth-best of 50, passes face-first drop test. What $16 doesn't buy is buttons.
Slim: Ridge case is $75. Half the slim cases fail face-first. Ridge is the only really slim one that passes everything. Benks and Pitaka fail face-first
Camera Lump: Rhinoshield MOD NX $30. Top 3 for camera drops, tallest lip of all 50. Make sure you get the backplate
Stand: Tough Armor $25. Only 3 of 7 stand cases beat average. Every Torras and ESR stand case is below it. Passes face-first, full magnet array, real camera button
MagSafe-heavy: Rokform $70 for mounts, twice the pull of anything else, but squishy buttons and 123 g. Peak Design Gnar $60 for wallets and grips, best buttons here, no lip, fails face-first
Do not buy: Rugged cases are honey traps. 6 of 8 rugged cases are worse than average. ESR Cyber, Pelican, Defender, Supcase are the four worst corner drops of 50. Lifted-truck energy.
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