The Musubo Mummy Case Review for the Galaxy S III

MUSUBO, known for their iSeries cases, have started their expansion into the Android world with their first cases being created for the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S III. While making your way into the manufacturing world can prove to be difficult, we want to know if they are able to keep up with some of the other companies in both quality and price. This isn’t their first time designing and shipping cases, so they should have a pretty solid lead to work with.

A great case with a few issues

     The Musubo Mummy case starts off great thanks to the solid build, decent grip, and great fit on the device itself, but eventually dips down a bit on our scale due to the price compared to the protection and features offered.

     While I’m not a huge fan of the aesthetic appeal of the case, the case does offer quite a bit of protection for the Galaxy S III. Starting with the overall construction, the Mummy case protects your device for the most part thanks to the custom fit which covers the rear and sides of your device, leaving only the screen exposed. Most TPU cases don’t offer screen protection, so there’s no negative points coming from that. While it doesn’t protect the screen, it does offer a decent ridge around the device’s edge to keep the screen elevated off of whatever surface it’s laid on – potentially assisting the screen from from directly hitting the ground if dropped straight on.
     Similar to most TPU cases, the Mummy case keeps slim on your device and make sure that your Galaxy S III stays as thin as possible while still providing protection. When purchasing a case of this type, you should know ahead of time that you’re cutting price and protection to allow for the slim design and great fit – which might not be the case for this accessory (we’ll cover that later on). The case reminds me of an Incipio case quite a bit – so if you’ve handled one of their series before then you know what to expect. The inside of the case is a very soft textured area, while the outside, as seen in the pictures, has a glossy plastic feel to it; I personally don’t care for the gloss and believe that they would have been much better off using the same textured interior for the outside. The gloss exterior picks up every fingerprint and smudge you can conjure up, I promise. Additionally, the power and volume buttons are a little bit tough to press through the case, and you really can’t feel any sort of ‘click’ or feedback.

Extras and Miscellaneous features

     While not necessarily a complaint, the Mummy case comes with ridiculously high quality packaging system. The packaging reminds me of a casket or something else that’s meant to be sealed off and hold it’s weight. It’s rather thick, and seems like it would be rather expensive to ship it with – which doesn’t help Musubo’s argument for the price they’re asking for this case. The final included feature is the “free video stand” which is a flat piece of plastic that is made to be folded into a kickstand and carried with you. While this isn’t an entirely bad idea, it does seem inconvenient to have to pull out your pack and find the stand, or carry it around with you inside your pocket. At that point, you might as well just grab a case with a built in kickstand.

Overall

     Overall I can’t say this is a particularly bad case, because it’s not. It’s a great quality case with an not-so-great design and an absurdly high price for a TPU case ($35.00!). The case fits great over the device, it’s easy to install, and it provides the protection needed to keep your phone together without adding too much bulk; but considering the thirty-five dollar price of the case, there should be much more protection or many additional features. Check below for some more in action pictures of the Mummy case:

While it’s not the case for us, if you’re interested you can purchase it off of Amazon with the link provided:

Build	Bulk	Protection	Price
Great build quality, feels good in the and doesn’t block access to the ports Slides in and out of pockets pretty easily, and doesn’t attract lint The glossy back leaves much more to be desired, I would have prefered the texture that was on the interior	The case does not add a lot of bulk onto the device, which means keeping your phone thinner at th cost of less protection It makes clicking the power and volume buttons a bit difficult	It would probably protect against daily drops, while I wouldn’t recommend it for hardcore outdoorsman or those who frequently drop their phone	It’s rather pricey for a simple TPU case, the “free” video stand and uber-quality packaging don’t make up for it.. Unfortunately, there are other choices for a lower price – Though if you do have the extra money lying around and you don’t mind the design this is still a great quality case
Worth it?