SnowLizard SLXtreme iPhone 7 Case. Solar Powered, Rugged and Waterproof with a built in Battery - Night Black

Love this case, has been fantastic for my son as he is rough on phones! Snow lizard, please reach out as I would like to get a replacement piece for the case, the piece pictured in the photo… The two clips have broken.

I have been searching for a very durable charge case for the iphone 7 and this was about my only choice. I really likes the idea of a built in solar panel even though it is unnecessary unless you are stranded. Upon getting the case, It was a lot bigger than I expected which was not a problem to me. I slipped my phone into it and it latched well with a well designed locking mechanism. The phone seemed to be slightly loose in the case. The first thing I noticed it it is difficult to scroll because the screen protector seems too far from the screen and was very difficult to press small buttons in the corner. The sound quality is not very distorted which was great but nobody could hear me on the phone. Also, it may have slightly screwed with my reception. Whenever the solar panel was exposed to the sun it would charge my phone and stop repeatedly i guess to use power cause the backup battery was fully charged. Sometimes the battery would not charge my phone when I pressed the button but then it would start when I exposed it to sun. It all went downhill when I was showing it to my friend and put it at the bottom of a fountain. Although the case seemed very sealed and secure, a large amount of water immediately got into it, breaking the case and making my phone so it does not charge anymore. The case was ruined by water and caused my phone to be ruined too. It is an iphone 7 so I thought it would be ok with a little water but it still broke. The case is a fantastic idea but needs a complete redesign and I would very much like a refund and one of the cases when they are hopefully redesigned. I owned it for a little over a week before it broke. That week though, I felt very safe with my phone because the shock proofing it amazing with this case but that is about the only pro.

Great product. Just muffles your voice when using the phone but it is great for outdoor use when u don’t want ur phone wet or broken.

While the case is about the largest I've ever had for a phone, the size didn't bother me. It was difficult for people to hear me on phone conversations, so I found myself constantly sliding the phone out of the case to talk to people. Just a few days after putting this into service, one of the bottom plastic clasps that secures the bottom section onto the case, broke, as I was opening the case to take a phone call. It looks like the clasps could've been made with aluminum and given how easily/quickly it broke, perhaps they should have?Snow Lizard took the return, but required that I fill out written forms and pay for shipping back to their Michigan location. The replacement case they sent literally broke in the exact same way, the very first time I attempted to open it to put my phone in it. I almost thought they sent me my other case back. At that point, I determined this just wasn't going to be a product I had any interest in spending any more time on.When I did use the case, I found the battery life to be average compared to my previous Mophie case on my 6S. I found the solar panel did nothing noticeable to charge or maintain the battery, even when riding on my dashboard in direct sunlight for several hours. I leave open the possibility that I'm just not a good user for this case and that perhaps I don't know my own strength and just go around breaking some things and this case happens to be one of them...although I didn't have that issue with previous Mophies or Otter Boxes.

Overall and for the price this case fails to deliver. It is truly waterproof and durable. If you are outside or in harsh environments a lot it will protect your phone. It will charge your phone about twice on a full charge-sort of. Unless you are going to have your phone in EXTREME dust or water conditions you're better off getting a durable battery case that doesn't guarantee waterproof. That's what I had before and it lasted much longer before it finally cracked.Other than that there isn't much to say.1. People can't hear you talk. Because it is truly waterproof it blocks sound unless you have a very large head. No one can hear me talk if I don't move the phone so my mouth is speaking directly into the bottom of the case.2. It doesn't charge the phone while you charge the case. I think if your phone dies or gets very low you can plug it in and charge the phone but it will still charge the case first and it takes 4-6 hours to charge. But usually you have to charge the case and then charge the phone from your case. This is a MAJOR design flaw. If your phone is fully charged you can recharge it twice from a fully charged case, but unless you take the phone out and charge it and the case overnight you never really get the benefits of a battery case.4. After a few months the battery doesn't seem to hold as much. It seems to only charge my phone 1.5 times instead of two.3. Like all of these cases the weak link is the little flap that folds over the charging port to keep it protected. It is smaller than 1/8 in (3 mm) so it tears easily. Mine broke after less than three months and I couldn't find it.4. The solar panel is just a gimmick. Maybe if you are in equatorial countries you could get enough sun to really charge it, but I think it would take 12-24 hours of direct sunlight to fully charge this thing. A few hours makes no difference to the battery charge indicator even though it indicates it is getting enough sunlight to charge (the battery life indicator changes from blue to green when there is enough voltage from the solar panel on the back).5. It's very thick (7/8 in, 22 mm). I like a big phone case and the size doesn't bother me. But everyone seems to comment on how huge it is. This might deter some people.