Speck Presidio Grip Protective Case for Google Pixel XL - Slim & Durable Black Design - Perfect for Everyday Use & Active Lifestyles

I've tried the following cases for the pixel XL: spigen liquid crystal, ringke crystal clear, spigen rugged armor, and Otterbox commuter. The clear presidio by Speck is easily my favorite. Here's why:*Spigen liquid crystal: the very top on the back where the phone curves pressed on the phone, causing that streaky look. This is even with the micro dots which are there to try and prevent that. The case does not have any drop certification on it and seems too thin to take a 4 foot drop. There are also reports of it yellowing. Mine did not yellow after 2 weeks, however.*Ringke crystal clear: this would have been my favorite. It is drop certified. The dagger was the back doesn't have the micro dots and it presses against the glass back of the pixel XL, giving it that streaky look. It was very noticeable and looked bad.*Spigen rugged armor: drop certified, but still doesn't feel too substantial. The trade off of course is it's relatively thin. It just looks ugly to me. It has a matte finish so it reduced fingerprints, so there's that.*Otterbox commuter: what is going on with otterbox? I used commuters on all my old Samsung phones and the commuters were much thinner than the commuter for the Pixel XL. This case is very well made and extremely solid. Some complain about the buttons being too hard to push. I never that problem. They are stiff, but I wouldn't say overly hard to push. There's no other way to say it - this case turns your phone into a serious brick. It looks odd when you take out of your pocket. It just looks so weird with this unwieldy, black block you take out of your pocket. It is also very slick in the hand. The trade off is it slides easily into/out of pocket. This case is only for construction workers or extreme sports.The Speck Presidio: this case is an interesting polycarbonate coated with TPU. I've never seen this before, it's either one or the other or a two-layer case with both materials. This one has the hard shell coated with soft TPU. This makes it resist scratches, since the TPU is very scratch resistant, whereas the polycarbonate clear shells scratch incredibly easy (like the Google clear case). The TPU claims to be yellow resistant; I'll update the review if mine ever turns yellow. The TPU is also very grippy. The clear case is frosted, and not crystal clear. You definitely can still see the phone, which I like since the Pixel XL looks like an iPhone with other cases on it. The frosted look also hides fingerprints somewhat, which is inevitable with clear TPU. However, I've found they clean completely off just by going in/out of the pocket. This is NOT a thin case, but not overly bulky (to me anyway). It is substantial - which I like. It is drop certified up to 8 feet, which is the trade off for the thickness. It is no where close to the otterbox. In terms of thickness, it's somewhere between the otterbox and the spigen liquid crystal, which is exactly what I was looking for. Another thing you should know is the buttons are a bit stiff. They're not super clicky. It's not nearly as stiff as the otterbox, which didn't bother me anyway. The trade off with that is the tight fit. I think they'd have to make it fit looser to give the case more give so the buttons travel easier.I'll update after this takes its first big drop and see how it goes. But this is an awesome case overall and I'm finally done searching.