Budget Supcase "Unicorn Beetle" Pixel 3a Cases - REVIEWED

Cool budget cases for the Pixel 3A. Let's have a look

Dave Taylor here and I got my trusty Google Pixel 3A and still working great

And I need a case for it. So I contacted Subcase and they sent me two of what are by far the most strangely named cases I've ever heard

These are part of the Unicorn Beetle line of cases. Why unicorn beetle? I have absolutely no idea. My theory is they had the letters, you and B, and they looked up obscure words. Be that as it may. This one is the subcase unicorn beetle pro series. And it's pretty nice. It's one of these sort of holster ones where you can actually have it clipped to your belt. You can see that has a clip on it and that rotates. So whatever orientation you prefer, you can

can do and then that's on your belt as a holster and then this is the case now the case is not the

easiest thing to figure out so they actually have a training video but luckily i actually already

figured it up so like many of this type you have this rubber seal on the outside and you sort of

take it apart and you get two pieces now this actually is the case that survived cnets 20 foot drop at

CES Las Vegas last year So that pretty impressive This is obviously going to be absorbing most of the impact And this is a pretty hard plasticy rubber material Also features very precise cutouts but let go ahead and put the phone in it And it pretty easy On one end you have the cutout that in the center And on the other end the cutouts off to the side So the one in the center not a big surprise goes on the bottom because that where you have central the actual charger whereas on the top you actually have the audio jack

And then push it in bottom first and the whole thing will fit in

And then it's just a matter of pushing the rubber around to get it all to be in properly

A little bit of fiddling here, but it's eminently doable. Once we get it all in the right place, you can do this

Come on, case. Let's see. Once we get it all in the right place, I have done this before, and it worked just fine

Then we have a really smart looking case. Let's see, this is not working, so we'll take it out and we'll put it in again

This is the problem with doing live demos on video, of course, is that things don't always work the way you would hope they would work

Okay, so we're back to two pieces. We have the rubber base, and we have the hard plastic with the clay

front and notice that it is actually a clear protective front. Now we put the bottom in and let's see if we can get that to fully seat

There we go. And now the top goes on and then you sort of pull the rubber over the front and

there we go, a perfect fit. So it took me two times of doing it and let's see

So there you have it. And so it has a protective shield on the front to protect your phone from a

all of the harsh elements. And then the edges are that rubberized material

And then the back's actually pretty slick looking. And of course, it gives you access to your fingerprint sensor

And the phone cut out is perfect. Now, on the top and bottom, you have actually little covers for the headphone jack

Yay, headphone jack. And on the bottom, you have the cover for the charging port

So pretty nice. It not completely sealed So this does not magically make your Pixel 3A completely waterproof That not its intention but pretty nice case and the price is quite remarkable

because these cases, if we were to get something like this from a company like Otterbox

well, it would be slightly different materials in a different design, but it would also be considerably more expensive

And if you're getting a budget phone, then you probably would like to look at the choices for budget cases too

So I am, as you can see, disassembling the case. So let's see

So now we have the case. And it also comes in blue

They sent me a bunch of these. So here's the blue one. I think this is actually considerably more attractive than the black one

but people might prefer the black one. Here's the blue one. Very nice

And between those two, I will get to the price in a little bit. But let's turn our attention now to the other unicorn beetle

And that's the style series. And that's this. This is a much more slim line case

And you can see it's clear. And then the sides are this sort of rubberized material

So it gives a little bit. And then your phone just slides on in pretty super easy

There's no protection on the front screen, but that's okay. We don't necessarily need that

So now we have just the screen. So there's no protection on the front. But the sides have rubberized protection

And then the back also has that clear. coat and there's a cut out and the cutout gives me access to the fingerprint sensor

So pretty nice, pretty simple and this actually comes in black. Let me do it sideways

Black or blue. Whereas this case actually comes in black. Well, black or where's the blue

Blue's here somewhere. Oh. Too many darn cases on this table here

Black and blue and white and pink So pick your first favorite color in the pro series and in the style series where it seems easier for them to do multiple colors They only offer black and blue Now prices are really cool

But before we get to the price, let me ask if you, you can subscribe to my channel

Really appreciate when you do that. Sweet. Now, here are the prices

If you are interested in one of these Pro Series units, and that concludes the handy holster for your belt or whatever you want to do

and the hard material and the clear cover on the front and everything

So this unit is, ready for this, 1699 at Amazon.com for the pro series

Crazy good price for something like this. And then when you get to these, which is the style series

these are even more affordable. The style series from subcase unicorn beetle

are $11 and four cents each at Amazon.com. At that price, you can buy both

and you can have the different color each day. It's pretty handy. So, super important, get a case for your phone. Whether you paid $399 or $1,39, put it in a case. I know it makes it less slim and little bit less sleek, but seriously, do you want to break your phone and have to deal with fixing it? No, you don't. So, that's all I got. I actually, other than the cryptic name, really like the unicorn beetle cases. They have them for a wide variety of other phones, too, of course. All that

that same general super affordable price point definitely worth checking out and with that i will catch

you in my next video you