Buying a new smartphone usually means buying a new case alongside it, unless you’re one of those risk-fueled daredevils who opt to go caseless. And while there’s no shortage of third-party case options piling up at your local Best Buy or in Amazon warehouses, sometimes, going the first-party route just makes sense — especially if you’re able to pick one up with store credit. If you’re salivating over the new Pixel 11 series, I beg of you: please don’t choose Google’s wildly overpriced Pixelsnap Clear Case. It’s simply not worth the cost.
I’m a little picky (okay, very picky) when it comes to phone cases, which I know puts me in the minority among general smartphone shoppers. But even if you’re the kind of person who opts for a clear shell rather than something with a little more character, Google’s Pixel 11 Clear Case just isn’t it. I have actual critiques about the case itself, but I think I can convince most shoppers to stay away with a single number: $50. That’s the same price as the colorful (and still not very good) Pixel cases Google’s been selling for a few years now, and only $25 less than Bellroy’s leather wallet case for the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which, if you didn’t know, uses genuine leather.
