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Review on πŸ“± De-Bin Cell Phone Holster Case for iPhone 12 Pro Max, 11 Pro Max, Xs Max, 7 Plus, 8 Plus, 6s Plus - Belt Clip Phone Pouch Holder, Compatible with Apple iPhone (Black) by Predrag Holman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great but not so - bags, holsters and cases

This is a limited review as I've only had this De Bin holster a few days but I already have an opinion on it. Of course I can't say anything about the durability. I bought it for my iPhone 7 Plus. I immediately liked it because I could thread the belt through the loops on the back instead of just using a clip. This made the holster reliable. The OtterBox holster I was using kept bouncing off my belt, causing the phone to fall to the floor. While it helped show how well the OtterBox protected my phone, it did, which is why I stopped wearing the case and this great OtterBox Defender got protective as it was extra wide. Now it had additional consequences. My phone with a defender case fit in this holster but was very tight. To the right of the bat it was obvious that using the two together was going to be problematic, so I decided to upgrade to a thinner case, which still has a high rating for protecting my phone, so it's still thicker than most cases. Thanks to the thinner body, my iPhone 7 plus fits in easily. I don't even have to look down to reach my phone or put it back in its holster. I love how the lid clicks into place when closed, but is easy to open with one hand when you go to get your phone. So I really use this holster every day. Oddly enough, I even like using it. So from that point of view the holster is great! Another plus is that it has room for a couple of credit cards. I don't normally use this, but when I'm on the go it can come in handy if I don't want to carry my wallet around. The big downside to this holster, and why I'm not giving it five stars, is that while it's nice to have both a belt clip and strap (one of the reasons I do this), the belt clip doesn't work very well. When used with a belt, it is difficult to thread the belt through the belt clip. The width from the back of the holster to the clip is barely wide enough for my straps to slip through. It goes through the belt straps with ease and the straps are great when you thread the strap through the clip, but the position of the straps with the belt clip makes threading the strap through the chip even more of a challenge. Also, the belt clip limits the width of the belt you can use. The straps allow you to use wider straps than clip-on. I tried just using straps to see what would happen and it was ugly. Also, if you try to use just the belt clip, the belt clip and the belts will fight each other. I don't know how well the holster will hold onto pants or even more so onto a belt with just a belt clip. In any case, it will be problematic to place the holster in the desired place using only a belt clip. So the holster has limitations, but these are most annoying when you're using it on a belt. The complaints may seem worse than the positives, but I would recommend this holster, especially if you don't use wide straps.

Pros
  • There's something to it
Cons
  • Expandable