The Toughest Clear Case for the iPhone XR and XS? Mous Clarity Review

We've never been a fan of clear cases. They either handles poorly or aggressively. They also scratch quite easily. Not to mention the rainbowing and fingerprinting. But Mous Clarity is not your typical clear case.

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Design - 00:02:09

The Mous Clarity has taller corners that taper towards the middle of the device. The simple but unique design feature ensures that the Mous Clarity doesnʼt feel overly bulky despite having slightly taller corners. We say taller corners because the actual width of the case isnʼt that affected by the larger corners as the case is 2mm skinnier than comparable cases from Griffin and Pelican. This design feature is especially important for the iPhone XR because of the added thickness on that device. Cases that feel slim on iPhone XS, will feel massive on iPhone XR.

Overall, the case fits very well together, Mous Clarity doesnʼt feel like a block of plastic like the Griffin Survivor Strong nor doesnʼt it feel like a plastic wrap like the Tech 21 cases do. The build quality is there, as the case edge is fused cleanly.

Mous pays a lot of attention to the design of their products. For the Mous Clarity, Mous added a slight lip to the back of the case which helps with the handling of the case. The lip on the back also raises it to reduce the potential for micro-abrasions on the back of the case. One of the problems that we have with clear cases is that they are too tacky or too slick so having this lip makes this clear case easier to use.

Another problem of clear cases for us is how easily the back getʼs scratched. With the Mous Clarity, Mous has added a rubber coating that improves the grip of the product and keeps it scratch free.

We also like the coating on the back of the Mous Clarity. It has a slight gumminess to it which makes it fun to poke every once in a while. The back also provides your fingers with a bit more texture than a case with a hard polycarbonate back. Mous Clarity actually feels much more like a pure TPU case like the ones from Tech 21. But unlike the cases from Tech 21, the Mous Clarity is going to be a little tougher as it is more rigid.

Mous Clarity’s buttons are easy to use and the cutout for the lightning cable will allow any 3rd party cable you have. Qi-charging works fine.

However, Mous Clarity does suffer the same fate when it comes to face grease as well as rainbowing. Grease face is the worse and there isnʼt a single clear case that we’ve come across that hides them well. The Mous Clarity is no different but the severity of grease face will depend on the color of your iPhone.

Drop Tests - 00:06:

So how well does it protect your iPhone? Well? Have you watched my Hybrid Glass review? Everything I did in that video, I did to in a Mous Clarity case. The iPhones in that video, are the iPhones in this video and that was 6 weeks ago. Theyʼre pretty tough BUT I know, you want more, so after 35 drops, I have an iPhone XR with a cracked and a completely broken iPhone X screen.

Anyways, the screen’s cracked on the XR BUT still usable after 35 drops which isn’t bad. In general, the iPhone XR is much more exposed than the iPhone XS and XS Max in general as the gap between the average high impact screen protectors and the edge of the case is about 4 mm’s whereas the XS and XS Max has a gap of around 2.

With the iPhone X, that break was totally unintentional. I was actually trying to figure out how to use a new camera and ended up tossing the iPhone X way too high. I was way more afraid about hitting the camera with the iPhone that I over compensated by tossing the iPhone way too high. The iPhone X is completely unusable now.

So if you’re wondering which is tougher, the Limitless or Clarity, well, now you know. It’s the Limitless as a 10 ft face first drop did nothing to the iPhone where as a 8 ft drop resulted in the screen being totally pwned. The rigidity of the case plays a big part in face first drop protection


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