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A rugged Pixel 3a case for under $10? Let's check it out
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Dave Taylor here with my trusty Google Pixel 3a
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Now, right now I have it in the Otterbox Symmetry case, but this is a pretty spendy case at $40
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Well, $39.96. But let's have a look at something else. So, I got this. This is the AndroGate Clear Bumper Case for the Google Pixel 3a
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And they say it's just as good, and it's certainly a tiny fraction of the price
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So, let's start with an unboxing. As you can see, it comes in a clear Ziploc bag
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We take it out. There you go. That is our unboxing. And this box, how many boxes can you fold
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See? How cool is that? Now, let's see. This is not exactly the same design
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because the outer edges are a rubberized, what's known as TPU, or thermoplastic polyurethane
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That's the outer bumper, so it gives it lots of security. And then the inner part, this is clear
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As you can see, this is a scratch-resistant acrylic back, and it does supposedly have a raised bezel, but whatever
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Let's actually figure out how to actually install it. Now, it comes with a handy little booklet, but we don't need that
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Now, the Otterbox, it's off. So, now we just have our Pixel 3a
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and to actually install it into this is a two-part process, because the first thing you have to do is you have to apparently get the bumper off the hard plastic
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There we go. You know, you never know with live demos if this is going to work or not
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but it looks like we have succeeded. I'm not sure we need to take the whole thing apart, but we'll give it a shot
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It is interesting that it has bent a little bit right here at what is the weakest spot on the whole case
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but I have a feeling that won't actually matter. Now, we put the phone in face forward like that, so it has that sort of a look to it
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and then, lining it up, we put it back in the case
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So, as I said, this is a two-layer case. We start with the top, and then we just tuck it into the bottom
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give it a couple of pushes to make sure that it is all fully set up
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and obviously I'm already working on my phone to get it to be all good
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and I also have a screen protector on here, and it is screen protector friendly, which is good
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but what I want to point out is that it's a pretty darn nice case
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Here's a close-up. You can see the cutouts are exactly in the right place and exactly the right size
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So, pretty nicely done, and we have the rubber bumper here. If you listen really carefully, you can hear my cats howling at each other
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and a little hostility going on off-camera right there. Don't worry. No blood was shed in the making of this video
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Anyway, so, Androgate Pixel 3a Clear Bumper Case. Very nice. Actually, it's a really nice case. It has a good feel to it
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All the buttons are functional. Everything's working. Google Assistant is working. You can squeeze the edges
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so all of that functionality is still there, too, and let's see. Here's another close-up so you can see the cutouts on the bottom
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You know, it's not like rounded cutouts. There's still the square of the cutout
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but really nice job. Nothing to complain about here, and the price is crazy affordable compared to the OtterBox
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Now, I will say the OtterBox is probably more protective. It's a very nice case
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I really like these OtterBoxes, but $40 is $40, right? So, this is... Oh, well, hang on. Let me ask if you can subscribe to my channel
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I really appreciate when you subscribe to my channel, and you get to stay up on all the cool gear I get to play with
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So, do that, and I appreciate it. Now, let's wrap this up with the price
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This is the Androgate Pixel 3a Clear Bumper Case, and it is... You ready for this? $8.99 at Amazon.com
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That is a pretty no-brainer price. Comes in black, which is this color, or blue, or red
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I was really hoping for one of the brighter colors, but the company sent me the black one
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and I got to say, this is entirely usable. In fact, I think I'll just leave it in this because it's nice
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and you get to see the back of the phone itself, which admittedly is not super exciting, but, you know
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if you don't want to have a yellow back, you can have a clear back
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Obviously, there are tons of cases, so the back color of your phone is up to you
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In any case, Androgate Clear Bumper Case. Check it out. This is Dave Taylor, and I will catch you in my next video
