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A Google Pixel 3 XL case for under $10? Let's check it out
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Dave Taylor here. I'm working with my Google Pixel 3 XL and it's a very nice phone and
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have a very nice case which Google sent me. But this case is $50. That's a lot of money
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for a case. So the logical question was are third parties making cases for the Google
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Pixel 3 XL? The answer is yes, they sure are. So Tudia sent me one of their merge cases
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Let me pull it out of its bag and prop the Tudia for not having vast amounts of packaging
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As long as no one is going to steal it from a store, there's no reason to have layers
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of boxes and plastic and everything. Let me just throw all that away. So this is great
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And here's the case. Speaking of great, this is a really nice, simple little case. Now
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it's actually a dual layer case with polycarbonate on one side and then thermoplastic polyurethane
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or TPU on the other side. That's sort of the softer rubber part. So now, let's see if I
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can actually get the phone out of the Google case and put it into the Tudia case. Hopefully
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not too painful. There we go. That worked. Now, one of the interesting things about the
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Pixel line, or at least the Pixel 3, is they have something called Active Edge. And the
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idea of Active Edge is that if you squeeze the sides of your phone, it brings up the
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assistant. So now that we have the phone in the new case, let's see what happens. Squeeze
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Ha! So there you go. It is Active Edge compatible. And then the only other super important question
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is does it work with the wireless charging? And I have the Pixel stand and we put the
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phone on it. And as you can see, hopefully, it is indeed charging and it is fast charging
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So even with the different materials they're using, it doesn't get in the way of the functionality
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of the phone. Obviously, that's super important. Now, in this close-up, you can also see they
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have absolutely perfectly nailed the location and size of the cutouts. And the buttons on
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the side are very clickety, as they say. So everything still works just fine, including
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like I said, the whole squeeze or Active Edge part. So there's a lot to like about
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it. The looks are certainly perfectly acceptable. And this is their slate gray. It actually
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comes in rose gold and black and mint. So you've got some color choices there. Now
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let's see. In terms of protection, since it is TPU on the edges, it actually ends up being
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MIL-STD-810G certified, which means that it has some strength against drops and such
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Also has a nice bezel on the top. So if I drop it, then the case, the edge of the case
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takes the impact. It's not a lot. So if you put a screen protector on it, I have a feeling
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that would actually mean that the screen protector was the same height as the front of the case
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Might be an issue for you. I don't have one on mine, so I'm good with that. And let's
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see. You know, it's again, a third party solution ends up being a really nice alternative
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because you've spent a lot of money on your phone. And if you go to the Google Store
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turns out the least expensive case on the Google Store, not this one, the least expensive
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case that you can get through the Google Store is $34.95, which is still a lot of money
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So the Tudia is considerably less expensive than that. But before we get to that, can
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I ask if you can go ahead and click on that subscribe button? Really appreciate when
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you subscribe to my channel. And I hope you have a Pixel and I hope you're checking out
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some of the case options for it. Now, this Tudia merge case for the Google Pixel 3 XL
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is $9.50 at Amazon.com. It has four color options, rose gold, slate gray, mint, and
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black. And it might not be quite as swanky as one of these custom art cases from Google
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but $9.95 or $9.50, I should say, is a very pleasant alternative to a $50 case. So that's
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all I got. I'm going to put it back on and let it charge. So that means I will catch
