Review on LifeProof FRE Series Waterproof Case For IPhone 12 Pro Max - Ocean Violet (Berry Conserve/Dusty Lavender) by Kim Conner

This probably matches most of the reviews you have seen on this product. The build quality of the case is not what it used to be. Previously, their cases were fantastic and held certain hopes for the name. It falls so far short of those expectations that it's not even funny. Not only is there virtually no grip, especially the 12 Pro Max version given its size, but made from smooth plastic with very little rubber, it's slippery and even falls out of pockets, especially with the extra girth. People buy cases to keep their slippery phones in their pockets and for many other reasons. Also, the plastic screen protector is junk and there are rows of small dots on the display that are visible no matter what brightness level you set your display to. Buy these cases, use your phones first and bought this case for that purpose. Also, Face ID doesn't work unless you open the case and see a small plastic sticker in front of the front camera, which you can peel off with your fingernail and then wipe the adhesive off, and Face ID will work fine again. Users don't need to modify the case to get full functionality of their $1,000+ device after paying $90 for the case. Also the waterproof seal is useless, if you ever want to remove the phone from the case after initial installation, the rubber seal will pop out of the rear frame and it's almost impossible to get one of the corners back into their groove without you just got stuck . back in, back out, kind of annoying when you pull the sheet over yourself. In general, don't waste your money in this business unless you're rich and don't have the money to throw it away and bet on a potentially worthless cause. I used it for 2 days and since then it's been sitting here on my desk in a box and I got a different case. This case isn't even worth $20 let alone $90. I could see a case with all these problems if it was $20 but that's four times the price. Otterbox, if you happen to be reading this, please go back and reference the original LifeProof designs and how they made their cases, and then don't add your own inputs or alter them in any way other than to meet the requirements to fulfill . new devices. Stay true to LifeProof's original roots. Their cases are bullshit, which is why people buy LifeProof first; However, you got your greedy little hands off the company, downgraded everything to the crappy quality of your cases, and left them at $90. this is disappointing. They saved and kept the original price of the boxes, not lowered just to make more money, and thought people wouldn't notice...we ALL noticed. Especially longtime fans of LifeProof. I'm not the type to rip companies to pieces and usually never leave reviews, but for the $90 that's wasted when I'm a landscape designer and I need the reliability of this case, I can't help but say that this case is worthless. That. and had to speak up hoping to save another user from making the same mistake and losing almost a hundred dollars.