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Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

Last updated: May 15, 2021 3:38 pm UTC
By Jeremy Horwitz
Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

Nearly five years have passed since iLounge reviewed Argentina-based Vaja’s earliest iPod cases, the traditional PDA flip-style Classic Case and the more impressive play-through design i-Vod. These cases distinguished themselves from competitors in quality: they’re hand made from beautiful, high-quality leather that was and is unrivaled by $35-40 alternatives. Since then, Vaja has released dozens of premium-quality leather cases, and though the concepts have remained generally the same, three things have changed: the iPods, Vaja’s color options, and its prices.

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Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

Over the years, we’ve watched as the i-Vod has morphed into various iVolution cases, and seen the Classic Case take on several variations per iPod, as well. Today, we’re reviewing four of Vaja’s latest cases: the play-through iVolution for iPod touch ($80) and deluxe iVolution Silver for iPhone ($280), plus the flip-style iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch ($80) and deluxe iVolution Top Crystal 2 for iPhone ($220).

This review covers the latter two cases; a separate review covers the first two.

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Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

Last year, we tested two Top-series cases from Vaja: the Top Holster and Top SP Holster for iPhone. Both cases used the exact same flip-open design—a reinforced rear shell with a large flap that covers the iPhone’s front—and differed only in one detail: the SP case added a cool racing stripe to the standard Top Holster’s face. Each case offered 40 different color choices, with SP enabling you to pick one color for the case, and a second for the stripe.

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A few things have changed in the Top SP Holster for iPod touch, which like the iPhone version is also sold in a stripeless version (not shown here) for $70. Vaja has resculpted the shape of the case to fit the thinner, simpler iPod touch, but the result isn’t quite as visually appealing: the front half now opens from the bottom rather than the top, yet still exposes all four of touch’s corners, and because there’s no iPhone chrome to peek out, it doesn’t look as cool from the front as the prior version. Similarly, the back doesn’t have the same contoured, padded accents of the iPhone take, which added a little glamour to what otherwise would have been a flat, boring shell.

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You now get 36 colors to choose from, rather than 40, as well; rear belt clip ($5), text ($10) and graphic ($30) customization options are available, too.

 

Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

Both Top SP Holster and Top Crystal 2 suffer from the same issue as all of their flip-style peers: inconvenience. Want to take a phone call or access the iPod’s controls? Peel the case’s flap open. Let it dangle there while you’re using the screen. There’s really no doubt that the iVod/iVolution play-through case design is more practical and superior for typical iPod and iPhone use, undermined only by Vaja’s recent lack of screen protection.

 

Review: Vaja iVolution Top SP Holster for iPod touch

That said, if you are looking for a case that doubles as a decorated canvas.

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