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Intro
hey it’s Adrien and today I’ll be putting cases from magb back Paka and Taurus up against each other for the Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra now all of these cases are good in their own way and they all bring something unique to the table that the other ones don’t offer however after using all of them for a while there’s one case that I see as offering the best possible experience overall so let’s take a closer look at these cases for macback Paka and Taurus and you could see which is the best for your Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra when it
Design
comes to the design of the cases it’s really going to come down to personal preference so with the Paka case it’s built with aramid fiber and it has this textured type of back that lends or adds extra grip ability to the case the Paka case also has individual cutouts for each of the lenses and even for the flash so that’s a great attention to detail all of the ports on the phone are completely unrestricted or unobstructed so you have easy access to the Spen charging and the speakers the Paka case is also the most lightweight case coming in at around 42 G it’s also the slimmest case so you’re not adding much bulk or weight to your overall setup the design on the Taurus case is probably going to be hit and miss with some of you so it’s a transparent type of look inste of solid block like the other two cases so you can see a little bit of the color coming through now there’s no individual lens cutouts it’s one huge cutout so you may or may not be a fan of that I personally like the individual lens cutouts um it just looks cleaner for me now there’s a built-in kick inand that you could see that you know the other cases do not offer and you also have um unrestricted access to all of the ports in terms of the weight it’s the second heaviest case coming in at 50 g and it’s also the second uh most bulkiest case in terms of handfield the design of the macback case is pretty sleek and No Nonsense so it’s a smooth finish overall and we do have inividual lens cutouts not the same detail as on the Paka case where there’s actually a cutout for the flash unit but this still looks really sharp now we still have unrestricted access to all of the ports and specifically for the Spen they have a little cutout to make it even easier to get access to the Spen which is a nice touch there’s also a lanyard type of loop on here if you wanted to kind of hang or suspend your phone from that this is also the heaviest and bulkiest case of the three coming in at around 76 G so you will feel this in your pocket and while you’re holding it but it does offer the most protection of the three cases so let’s talk about protection next all of the cases will protect your
Protection
phone anytime you put it kind of the camera lens side facing down or screen side down on any type a flat surface however the macback case offers the most protection it’s the thickest case and you have extended lips kind of raised you know to protect the camera length and the front screen so yeah this is the case I would be most comfortable with dropping on pretty much any type of surface and from any height and you could see just how deep the lenses are recessed thanks to how thick the rear lips are on this case so yeah you’re going to be protected pretty much from every angle on this phone even from the sides of it it offers the highest rais lips out of all of the cases the Taurus case offers the second most protection now it also has extended lips on the front and on the rear anytime you put the phone down now if we take a look at the camera lens grouping here you can see if I kind of angulated the lens do sit down and they are recessed a good amount um kind of similar to the macback case but there’s no individual cutout so definitely you know dust or um sand or things like that can kind of rub against the side of the lens element so you know precise cutouts would have been a little bit better on this case but overall I would also feel comfortable dropping this we do have uh cushion Corners like with the Mac back case as well but I don’t think this would survive drops from as high because the material is just not as thick um as on the macback case the pataka case offers the least amount of protection in my opinion even though this is an aramid fiber case and you know that is a very strong material but if we take a look at the lens grouping here you could see that the lens just sit slightly below the lip or this kind of um protective housing here now the reason for that is so that it kind of minimizes wobbling on this case you can see there’s very minimal wobble but you know this is not going to offer as much protection if you placed it on a surface that was not you know super flat for example you know something could make its way in there however we do have nice cutouts for basically you know each lens and even flash so that offers a good amount of protection now we do have you know cushion corners and all of that stuff as well and if we take a look at the front we do have a slightly extended or protruded lip like with the other cases but this is the smallest amount of kind of a protective lip hair um out of all of the cases the other thing is on the sides of this case the lip is basically flush with the screen and I believe they’ve made it flush so that if you use the edge panels you can just easily drag them out without any type of obstruction at all now with the other cases even though the lips are raised I still have no problem just kind of you know sliding out any type of elements that I want so yeah out of all the cases this is going to offer the least amount of protection when it comes to handfield I think most
Hand Feel/Ergonomics
people will prefer the Paka case because it’s the slimmest and most lightweight of the cases and the back of here with this textured pattern is also super grippable so it’s an easy phone to just kind of manipulate in your hand so if you’re looking for the best hand feel it’s probably going to be Paka the Taurus case offers even better grip ability than the Paka case because we have this rubberized type of finish going along the size of the phone and even though we have this matte finish at the back it also lends to grip ability so it doesn’t feel like a smooth phone it’s going to just fly out of your hand it’s also not super bulky so it’s also very easy to manipulate this phone one-handed without adding too much additional bulk and we have the Mac back case so this is the thickest phone case I’ve reviewed so far um it definitely adds noticeable bulk and weight whenever you’re carrying it in your pocket and you’re holding it in your hand now I’m someone who doesn’t like super lightweight or slim setups I like feeling the bulk I like the heaviness of basically anything that I own whether it be watches laptops you know phones Etc so for me this is really not an issue in
Wobble & S Pen
terms of wobble the Mac back case has zero wobble you can see I could press on any corner and because it’s such a thick case it’s sufficiently padded and you’re not going to have any issues same with the Spen while I’m using the Spen you can see the phone is not going anywhere and the magnet on the case is not affecting Spen usage in any way the taus case also has no type of wobble you can see I’m pressing on the corners and if I use the S Spen again zero type of wobble and the magnet on here for Max safe charging has no effect on the spin the Paka case does have slight wobble you can see I can get it to rock because it is the thinness of the cases so there’s not a lot of padding and in terms of the SP Spen use again it’s really unaffected by the magnet in here for Max safe charging and even though there is a little bit of rocking if I just kind of tap on the corners it’s still very manageable I’m also happy to report that
Qi & Magsafe Charging
all of these cases support Chi wireless charging and and Max safe charging however only one of these cases out does the others when it comes to the max safe charging hold so let’s get into the unique features next in terms of unique
Magbak Features
features so the macback case offers the strongest magnets I’ve used on any case or even in general so these use industrial strength n52 magnets and for how slim this case is it’s amazing just you know the strong magnetic um attraction that this case has so anytime I’m in the kitchen and I’m cooking I can mount this overhead to my um stove uh air vent I mount this to metal shelving and even when I’m showering I mount this to small thin metal Clips holding my bathroom mirror in place and it just stays there you know while I’m blasting music showering this is just you know so versatile in where you can mount it and when it’s mounted in my car and I’m driving if I go over a pothole or a bump or anything like that it’s rock solid on the max saave mount it is just not going anywhere I just trust the magnetic system in here to Mount this basically anywhere and I never have to worry about it the very strong magnets also give you additional versatility so you can buy macback optional wallet which securely attaches to the back of the case thanks to the strong magnets and that wallet doubles as a kickand you can also get their Mac stick but there’s already one that comes in the case but you can buy additional and you can mount it to any type of surface using adhesive to make any non-metallic surface a new mounting spot the Paka case offers something that
Pitaka Features
not many cases can compete with and that is the addition of these three buttons on the left side here so these are actually programmable NFC buttons and you could program them to do a bunch of things so if you’re familiar with Samsung modes and routines you could go ahead and set these up to trigger an entire routine to do multiple actions and you could just set it to do something as basic as launching an app so for example if I press on hold on the bottom one here you can see it’s open up the camera app now normally to do that I would have to double tap on the power button to do it but with this it’s just a short long press and I could use this to do something else like activate an assistant I could also use this button to activate the assistant if I long press on the second one it’s going to turn on the flashlight super handy when you’re you know kind of uh looking for keys at night or you want to illuminate and then if I go ahead and long press the first one I’ve set it to launch YouTube now you have a bunch of functionality because you can launch um use these to launch you know Google maps you can use it to jump into an app to a specific area in the app if it’s supported so yeah this is just truly fantastic and it can be beat if you’re looking for kind of productivity and efficiency in your phone the one small downside to the system you can see is if I go ahead and launch the flashlight app if I press it again it’s actually not going to close that app the same thing goes for YouTube so if I go ahead and long press it it’s going to Open YouTube and if I long press it again it’s not going to close it so I have to manually close close the app or manually turn off the flashlight and the Taurus case
Torras Features
offers this built-in kickstand that also doubles as the max safe ring so with the kickstand you can just go ahead and have this you know kind of placed vertically anytime you’re watching videos or you could place it horizontally and it’s sufficiently friction you can see you know it’s not really going anywhere so I could kind of put it like this and have this kind of extreme angulation and the phone still stays but so this is actually really handy to have you know you can set this anywhere anytime I’m you know eating I can just watch a video on here and it’s no problem same with you know kind of video calls you can have it propped up like that now it doesn’t have the strongest magnet but I would say it’s probably middle of the road between the other two cases but yeah if you definitely need a kickstand and you don’t want to use like the wallet attachment that I’ll show with the Mac pack case this is going to be your best bet overall you can’t go wrong
Best Case?
with any of these cases they’re wonderful for the s24 ultra if you want the slimmest type of setup and you want that type of productivity or efficiency hack go ahead and get the Paka case you know with the three programmable NFC buttons you can just launch you know apps app pairs you could do routines it just makes it such a fantastic case and if you want a good allaround experience go ahead and pick up the Taurus case you know it’s not too bulky it’s only a little bit heavier than the Paka case but you’re getting much more protection with the rais lips and you also have that builtin kickstand basically allowing you to use this you know vertically or horizontally without needing to kind of like magnetically attach it anywhere but if you want just the best possible experience overall it’s going to have to be the Mac back case in my books you get the most protection things are just how thick and rais the lips are all around the case it’s the case I would feel most comfortable dropping you have the n52 industrial strength magnets allowing you to mount this anywhere and you know people are going to be wow I’ve mounted this to the metallic housing on microwaves people are just amazed that you know you could just stick this anywhere and have music blasting out of it or a video playe you don’t have to actually hold it in your hand it comes in so clutch on top of that even though there’s no built-in kickstand on this they have a ton of accessories you can buy so you can buy the magnetic wallet attachment you could buy their Max stick and then you could just create your own type of mounting surface or you could use the wallet to double as a kickstand so it’s just the most versatile case out of all of the cases for me and it’s the case that I use as my daily driver out of all three cases they all have their own unique things that they bring to the table but overall this just gives me the most versatility day today so if you’re interested in picking up any of the cases that I feature today I’m going to leave links down below and I’ll also leave links to the full review of each of the cases if you want a bit more in-depth of a review and stay tuned for more case videos for the s24 ultra and Z fold and don’t forget to check out some of my other tech reviews I review a bunch of different Tech on this channel I’m sure you’ll find something you like and if I can ask a huge favor would you mind liking it subscribing it truly does help me out as a small and growing Channel and I’ll see you in the next one soon
Buy Pitaka Pinbutton S24 Ultra Case
Buy Torras S24 Ultra Magsafe Case
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