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Beware of UAG Fakes

I've been researching buying the Outland for my S4 and I was reading their site, I found the bold portion most interesting as I was going to buy from Amazon. This is just FYI for all of you considering purchasing.
Urban Armor Gear only endorses Amazon.com stores that state “Ships from and sold by Amazon.com”.Other legitimate resellers on Amazon may exist, but Urban Armor Gear can not guarantee their authenticity.
Any products sold on eBay or Craigslist are always questionable.
Avoid any products shipping to you from outside the United States (especially China or Taiwan).
If the product you see is not available on this site or the pricing seems too good to be true, then it is most likely a fake.
If you spot a fake, please report it to our customer service department using the form below.

i recently found that the "look-a-like" UAG cases are on par quality wise;
so why not save some money ?

wavrunrx said:
i recently found that the "look-a-like" UAG cases are on par quality wise;
so why not save some money ?
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You kidding me, right? If you referring to Obliq stuff, that has been reviewed by others on this forum as far inferior to UAG. I understand saying "buy another brand which offers a similar protection for less money", but to support another company that copied the design just to save a few bucks? I don't know.

vectron said:
You kidding me, right? If you referring to Obliq stuff, that has been reviewed by others on this forum as far inferior to UAG. I understand saying "buy another brand which offers a similar protection for less money", but to support another company that copied the design just to save a few bucks? I don't know.
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Sorry bud. .but i have both. ..uag and obliq and i tell you that obliq is as good as. If it is inferior it is not buy much.
Obliq is even better if you consider the buttons.... way softer than uag.
Uag corners are stronger cause they are thicker.
So you guys can say what ever you want about it. ..but i have both and saw for myself.
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tntgdh said:
Sorry bud. .but i have both. ..uag and obliq and i tell you that obliq is as good as. If it is inferior it is not buy much.
Obliq is even better if you consider the buttons.... way softer than uag.
Uag corners are stronger cause they are thicker.
So you guys can say what ever you want about it. ..but i have both and saw for myself.
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The user pictures on amazon of the Obliq look like a dollar store case, is it really not?. I just don't know if I could bring myself to do it. I think if it were between the Obliq and the Acase Superleggera, it would be Acase hands down.

I created a topic in here about the obliq case with some pictures... take a look. It looks really good. .. several people who saw my case and my uag agreed that obliq looks better.
I know that uag offers a better protection. .. but not by much.
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Buy the UAG, I saw some on Amazon for like $29 but why risk getting a fake when the real one is just a few dollars more. Uag is a great case, which is why you are seeing these similar cases popping out. Can't say how good the obliq is since I don't own one but seems to be a decent case for the price
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I believe on this one they are both made in China. Spigen is made in Korea I believe whereas the fakes come from China as well.
In general, if you have the money, I would support the case manufacturers that support your device. This encourages them to create newer and better products in the future.
Take it personal for a moment. What would you do if you spent all this time on a product and then someone just ripped it off to the point where you weren't making money?

UAG Cases Up to 40% Off!!

UAG has a Christmas to New Years Eve Sale of up to 40% Off!! 12/24 - 12/31
http://www.urbanarmorgear.com/?utm_...103248137&mc_cid=c6ae32fb93&mc_eid=175e8d07a4
For example, the S4 cases are normally $34.95.
They are now only $24.47.
If you received an email, enter your email address in the coupon box for an additional $5 off, reducing the price down to $19.47 (-44%)
Merry Christmas!!!!

Very good cases. Bought the black one for myself a few months ago. It's my favorite case so far, and I have a bit of a case "problem," as I'm sure a lot of you do. It's also considerably lighter than you may think. The pictures seem to imply that it's far more bulky than it is.

Lol!
I never had a case problem until the S4.
Now it has become an addiction
Before the S4, I never even owned a single case.
But after the screen cracked on my S3 from a 12" drop onto concrete, and the crap I had to go through with Austrian, sending back a defective replacement and not having a 32gb model in blue available to send me, I said I'll be buying a case for my S4.
Even though I have Tmo insurance for loss, theft, breakage, etc, having a case may avoid needing any replacements, but with the $650 or so price tags of the S4, I carry insurance just in case.
The UAG is one of the most protective of cases in a very minimal form factory, although @&34.95, it is a little on the high side. The sale price is very good though.
I have the Scout, and just ordered the Maverick.

These are cheaper on amazon and a better deal if you are a prime member as well.
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kench33 said:
These are cheaper on Amazon and a better deal if you are a prime member as well.
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The Maverick/Ice case won't be available from Amazon directly until February.
It's only available from a third party on Amazon, which brings the price with shipping to $30.43
The other cases, even with free shipping (available with over $35 in orders, or with Prime) still don't beat the UAG prices with the $5 off, of $19.47, except for the Slate model which $18.16, but that's only if you can get free shipping.
Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/URBAN-ARMOR-GEAR-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B00CJY913M

Biker1 said:
The Maverick/Ice case won't be available from Amazon directly until February.
It's only available from a third party on Amazon, which brings the price with shipping to a little less than $34.95.
The other cases, even with free shipping (available with over $35 in orders, or with Prime) still don't beat the UAG prices with the $5 off, of $19.47, except for the Slate model which is a little over $18.16, but that's only if you can get free shipping.
Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/URBAN-ARMOR-GEAR-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B00CJY913M
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Sorry about that, didn't see the $5 off at the end. How do you get that code from them?

First thing I did today when I woke up I ordered a maverick UAG for S4 shipped to my house for $19 and some change ...you can't beat that
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kench33 said:
Sorry about that, didn't see the $5 off at the end. How do you get that code from them?
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I had signed up to receive emails previously, so the 40% off notification email says that if you enter the email address, you get an additional $5 off.

raed81 said:
First thing I did today when I woke up I ordered a maverick UAG for S4 shipped to my house for $19 and some change ...you can't beat that
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Yep, $19.47.
Ordered it yesterday and it shipped today :good:

Good price for such a nice case !

Thanks for sharing. I might get the maverick. Its nice!
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Brutal Pineapple said:
Thanks for sharing. I might get the maverick. Its nice!
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Anytime :good:
Take a look at this link. You have 12 battery cover colors to pick from, and will make your S4 really unique, and it looks pretty cool. I purchased the Dark Blue and Green covers.
Only $4.39 each and ships from New Jersey, USA:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Colors-R...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item43bdb12076

Yeah I already have a gold and silver one but those are nice too and cheap.
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Biker1 said:
Anytime :good:
Take a look at this link. You have 12 battery cover colors to pick from, and will make your S4 really unique, and it looks pretty cool. I purchased the Dark Blue and Green covers.
Only $4.39 each and ships from New Jersey, USA:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Colors-R...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item43bdb12076
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:laugh: That's such a cheap price for good case Checking for ship fee now

Biker1 said:
Anytime :good:
Take a look at this link. You have 12 battery cover colors to pick from, and will make your S4 really unique, and it looks pretty cool. I purchased the Dark Blue and Green covers.
Only $4.39 each and ships from New Jersey, USA:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Colors-R...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item43bdb12076
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Do these fit well? I'm always really skeptical when buying replacement battery covers for the S4 because it seems like they need to be so precisely made.

juicebag said:
Do these fit well? I'm always really skeptical when buying replacement battery covers for the S4 because it seems like they need to be so precisely made.
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The fitment is excellent.
The locking tabs of these battery covers all snap into place tightly with no wiggle, along the entire cover perimeter.
The only thing which may be an issue, depending on the case you use, is that these covers are just a hair thicker than the stock cover due to the coating of paint. And I mean just a hair thicker.
For instance, there are no fitment issues with the UGA, Otterbox Commuter, Otterbox Defender, Speck Candyshell or Cynett Workmate Evolution cases. There is an issue with the Tech 21 Impact Mesh Smoke case because the Tech 21 fits very tightly with the stock cover, and has no clearance for the hair increase in thickness of the painted covers.
The Anker battery with NFC is slightly thicker than the stock battery, but the covers I linked to snap and fit fine, as do the stock battery covers.

[Info] S-View Cover for $20 ALL colors

So happen to run across this deal... Looks like legitimate Samsung S-View covers for $20 ($19.99) free shipping. That isn't as good a price as the AT&T store price where I got mine for $10 but this includes all colors. AT&T charged extra for white and red, and didn't even offer black. This deal appears to have all the colors available.
I'm going to skip this one, since I already got my orange, yes orange version. Would have liked black though. :crying:

The linked product sold by Rakuten is from a third-party seller, and I've seen many reports of vendors selling "genuine" products that really aren't. (Sometimes knock-offs are okay, but if that's the case, then I've seen cheaper "genuine" Samsung S4 S-View Flip covers from Amazon third-party vendors for less than this.) The product that AT&T sells/sold is a deal because it's certain to be the genuine product.

mikew99 said:
The linked product sold by Rakuten is from a third-party seller, and I've seen many reports of vendors selling "genuine" products that really aren't. (Sometimes knock-offs are okay, but if that's the case, then I've seen cheaper "genuine" Samsung S4 S-View Flip covers from Amazon third-party vendors for less than this.) The product that AT&T sells/sold is a deal because it's certain to be the genuine product.
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Yeah I don't know if it is legitimate or not, but if you don't trust it (BTW Rakuten does offer a Guarantee that "Buyers should receive Marketplace items in the condition that they were listed.") you can still get the AT&T deal I originally posted here but looks like there are only 3 colors left.

S5 cases from $0.01 + s/h on Amazon

Just came across this from another deal thread elsewhere, thought I'd share with the XDA community in case peeps would be interested.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIZ0QEO
Some are a penny, some are $1, some are more. Shipping varies by choice, but seems to be plenty to choose from.

grubbslubbs said:
Just came across this from another deal thread elsewhere, thought I'd share with the XDA community in case peeps would be interested.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIZ0QEO
Some are a penny, some are $1, some are more. Shipping varies by choice, but seems to be plenty to choose from.
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Thanks for sharing this will be an inexpensive case for now.

xtremeguard has the skins and cases. just got 2 tpu cases and 2 skins for $4.00 shipped.

Did someone say... LEAD?

Thanks a LOT for this info. They even ship to Europe for this price!

Interesting Note 9 Cases NOT Available on Amazon

I wanted to see if I could get some of us to share all the interesting Note 9 cases that are NOT available on Amazon. Typically, I stick with Amazon for basically all my accessory needs for various things because of Prime and its convenience. Especially when it comes to returns. The customer support is spot on, at least in my experience. But I wonder if there's other outlets that have some interesting-looking options for cases for our Note 9 that may be worth checking out.
Every now and then I'll see some ads coming across my IG feed showcasing some N9 cases that I've never seen before. I don't know how legit these places are, so I've never visited the sites. I've seen basically every case available for the N9 on Amazon so now I want to do some exploring outside. Maybe some of y'all have taken a chance with a new outlet and come from it satisfied? Please share.

I tried (and returned) a case from Simply Carbon Fiber (SCF). The carbon fiber looked nice, but I wanted something substantial. The return policy wasn't concise and I had to fight to get my money back... they shorted me $8 when they were only supposed to withhold $3 (a restocking fee). I contacted PayPal (I used PP when I bought the case) to get $5 back. PayPal sided with me and I ended up getting $8 back instead of the $5 I was seeking
At my time of purchase, the UAG Monarch case wasn't on Amazon. It was at Best Buy (red and black) but I wanted black and I had to buy it from the UAG site.
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I'm using Axessorize Proshield.
https://axessorize.com/en/galaxy-no...ld-samsung-galaxy-note-9.html#/30-color-black
It is transparent, has raised corners, so protects the screen somewhat as well. Does not add to much thickness also.

Gear4 cases, because I love d3o materials.
https://www.gear4.com/products/samsung/samsung-galaxy-note-9
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Limeybastard said:
Gear4 cases, because I love d3o materials.
https://www.gear4.com/products/samsung/samsung-galaxy-note-9
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Which one did you get? I am curious about the "Picadilly" clear case , and how that compares to the spigen clear cases.
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https://pelacase.com/
One of the best feeling cases I had on my P2XL. They said they'll have Note 9 available Jan next year

Limeybastard said:
Gear4 cases, because I love d3o materials.
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Oh, man. That Oxford one looked really nice but it's out of stock...

gnomish said:
https://pelacase.com/
One of the best feeling cases I had on my P2XL. They said they'll have Note 9 available Jan next year
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That's so cool! I'm sure folks have been making biodegradable cases for a while but this is the first time I've become aware of them. Shame that it'll take until next year for them to make one for the N9.

nuclearrage said:
Which one did you get? I am curious about the "Picadilly" clear case , and how that compares to the spigen clear cases.
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Picadilly , very nice feeling in hand and good protection. However it turned yellowish on my note 8 version. I'm ordering a Battersea when available.
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roaduardo said:
That's so cool! I'm sure folks have been making biodegradable cases for a while but this is the first time I've become aware of them. Shame that it'll take until next year for them to make one for the N9.
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Yeah, especially as a lot of people on this site will have grabbed the Note 10 by then....

QLR1 said:
I tried (and returned) a case from Simply Carbon Fiber (SCF). The carbon fiber looked nice, but I wanted something substantial. The return policy wasn't concise and I had to fight to get my money back... they shorted me $8 when they were only supposed to withhold $3 (a restocking fee). I contacted PayPal (I used PP when I bought the case) to get $5 back. PayPal sided with me and I ended up getting $8 back instead of the $5 I was seeking
At my time of purchase, the UAG Monarch case wasn't on Amazon. It was at Best Buy (red and black) but I wanted black and I had to buy it from the UAG site.
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I have their Carbon & Alcantara case. Best case ever. Love the feel, look and grip of the alcantara.