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Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Last updated: May 15, 2021 3:36 pm UTC
By Jeremy Horwitz
Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Gizmac deserves some credit: its cases aren’t always beautiful, and they’re not always polished to the point of perfection, but it’s very obvious that the company is trying hard to develop products that do a lot for their customers. Take for example Titan Clear for iPhone ($35), a clear hard plastic shell that redefines the words “multifunctional iPhone case,” going beyond any competing clear case we’ve yet seen for Apple’s first mobile phone.

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Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Like many of the clear shells we’ve seen, Titan Clear consists primarily of three parts: a front shell, a rear shell, and a belt clip holster. Judged on those words alone, you could easily have found several other options even six months ago, when the iPhone was released, and additional cases since. But Gizmac has taken a few steps that we appreciate, rethinking two of these pieces, and adding a fourth that far too many competitors omit: a clear film protector for iPhone’s face. The only parts the film leaves uncovered are the Home button and ear speaker.

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As resilient as the iPhone’s glass face may be, we’re really glad that Gizmac included this part.

 

Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Titan Clear’s real innovations are found in its rear shell. There are actually two different stands built into its back, one for horizontal video viewing, one for vertical menu and music access, and they both work. They’re on separate hinges, and over several weeks of testing have not come loose or failed to operate properly, though both stands use unusually deep, non-adjustable reclines that we found to modestly—not critically—miss the straight-on viewing vertical and horizontal sweet spots of the iPhone’s screen. Practically, however, this doesn’t matter: the iPhone’s display is always totally usable, and very close to ideally viewable.

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Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Gizmac also includes a matching, frosted clear ratcheting belt clip holster with Titan Clear. While this part isn’t groundbreaking, the fact that it’s completely clear—unlike the jet black belt clips found in competing cases such as Power Support’s Crystal Jacket, Contour Design’s iSee, and Belkin’s Clear Case—adds to the see-through effect started by the shell.

It’s a nice touch.

 

Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

The only reasons Titan Clear falls short of our high recommendation are these: several of the case’s features—its four rubber feet, its thickness, and its somewhat too numerous internal lines—detract a little from its otherwise good looks, feel, and pocketability. Gizmac’s six peg-in-hole side locking system works, but we constantly found that one of the pegs didn’t want to stay in place, typically the right center or bottom peg. Thankfully, the case still held together at all times, but a more secure latching system would have been better. And the price is a little higher than all of the aforementioned competitors, which offer similar features, though with a little less versatility than Gizmac’s design.

 

Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Review: Gizmac Titan Clear for iPhone

Protection is similarly comparable to other products, rather than superior. Titan Clear exposes the top headphone port and Sleep/Wake button, the former a little too generously, as well as the side controls, rear camera, and bottom speaker, microphone, and Dock Connector port.

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