I got the opportunity to review the case with the ESR camera control cover (hereinafter, ESR case) with ESR camera control cover corresponding to iPhone16 Pro Compared to the case with cover (hereinafter, Spigen case).
This article uses a review sample provided by ESR.
Features of ESR and Spigen cases
The common features of the ESR case corresponding to the iPhone16 Pro and the Spigen case, and the unique features are as follows.
Features common to both cases
- Equipped with a camera control cover and does not expose the camera control
- Camera control cover supports touch operation
- Equipped with a strap hole
- Clear material
- Magsafe compatible
Features of ESR case
- Equipped with a camera guard lens frame that can be used vertically or horizontally around the rear camera hall
- Bargain than SPIGEN cases
The ESR case is sold at 6:30 pm on January 31, 2025, and is sold at Amazon’s time sale of 1,499 yen including tax, and the SPIGEN case is 3,199 yen including tax.
Overall evaluation after review
I compared the ESR case and Spigen case corresponding to iPhone16 Pro.
As a result, if each item is evaluated with a perfect score of 5, it will be as follows.
| ESR case | Spigen case | |
| Case texture | 4 | 5 |
| Clear transparency | 5 | 5 |
| Operability of side buttons | 4 | 4 |
| Camera control Operability |
4 | 5 |
| In the strap hole Ease of use |
5 | 4 |
| Selling price | 5 | 3 |
| Stand function | 5 | 0 (not installed) |
Case texture
The shock absorption structure built into the case 4 is less noticeable in the case of SPIGEN than the ESR case, and the cut-out of the speaker and USB-C is barely because the Spigen’s case is 5.
The right is the case of ESR and the left is the SPIGEN case
Also, I felt that the presence of the camera guard lens frame was too strong.
Camera control operability
The operability of the camera control was easier to operate in the SPIGEN case, which was faster to the side than the ESR case. However, since the sensitivity does not change, this point also has a personal preference.
The size of the hole in the strap hole is a design that is easy to pass through the ESR case. In the case of SPIGEN, it was difficult to pass the strap of the strap as it was, and it was necessary to devise it, such as using it.
The top is the case of ESR and the bottom is the case of Spigen
Selling price
As for the selling price, it is always cheaper in the case of ESR in the range that I confirmed, and it is evaluated that satisfaction is more than the price.
The top is the case of ESR and the bottom is the case of Spigen
ESR case unique stand function
The stand function is installed as a cameraguard lens frame only in the case of ESR, which is a powerful option if you use a stand case or a case with a stand.
The stand function could be used stably even in vertical placement.
The work accuracy of the action button part is excellent in the case of ESR
Although it is unknown in the SPIGEN case, the position of the button in the case for the action button is shifted to the lower side (left side in the image below).
On the other hand, the ESR case is perfect, and the work accuracy of the action button is higher than the Spigen case.
summary
Both cases are clear cases, so it is inevitable that yellow changes when used for a long time, but that is a future evaluation task.
The SPIGEN case was launched early as a camera control cover, and at that time there were only genuine cases of other clear cases.
The case of ESR is less than half the price of the SPIGEN case, but the functional aspect, such as installing a stand function, has excellent work accuracy on the action button.
If you prioritize the price and functional aspects, select the ESR case, and if you value the calm texture, select a Spigen case.
The left is the ESR case, the right is the SPIGEN case
Source: ESR/Amazon
Source: iPhone Mania
