Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro users aren’t impressed with Google’s $ 30 case. Looking at Reddit and Amazon reviews, there are dozens of people complaining about the clear plastic showing extreme yellowing, warping or just not fitting the factory phone. Some users have posted some twisted images of their cases, saying they deteriorated in from several months to just two or three weeks. An editor here at The Verge says his case has also begun to look “a little dirty.”
While there are many positive reviews about the cases, it is difficult to ignore the number of complaints. It also seems unlikely that this is just a bad batch of cases. There’s a thread on Reddit that has been complaining about the issue since January and one with almost the same complaints from just a few hours ago. Some reviews also mention that the cases are starting to change shape around the buttons or the bottom, which would make me personally worried about their ability to protect my phone. Google did not immediately respond to requests for comments from The Verge regarding known issues.
One of the many Amazon reviews we found shows a less serious case of stains. Image: Akshay Mohol on Amazon
Anyone who has bought a $ 10 translucent phone case is probably very familiar with this type of quick fading. For the most part, it’s just a fact of life with translucent plastics. Even many of the negative critics admit that they expected the discoloration to occur at some point; they just didn’t expect it to happen in a matter of weeks or months, nor did they expect it to look so dirty when it happened. Personally, I don’t think I’ve seen it that badly since the early 2010’s.
My editor’s case doesn’t have the ugly stains, but it hasn’t aged gracefully either. Image: The Verge / Richard Lawler
Again, however, this is not a case of bargaining, no name; is one that sells and brands the same company that makes phones. There’s also the added punch that this is a problem that Google solved in the past. Some of my colleagues had fond memories of the fabric covers the company made for phones like the Pixel 4A and the Pixel 5, as did some Reddit commenters (though there were a good number of complaints as well) . Obviously, they didn’t have the same yellowish problem, and if they got dirty, you could clean them up relatively easily.
Fortunately, there are a lot of third-party Pixel cases these days, but it’s a little disappointing that getting the officer is a gamble. At least these reports started appearing before the Pixel 6A was released; If Google offers similar cases for your budget-conscious phone, it may be best to avoid it unless the company announces that it has resolved the issue.