# Crave Cases: Trying the Stand Case and Dual Guard on an iPhone 15 Pro Max

> The video shows older phone models than its title and linked listings name.

Canonical page: https://pyrosoft.pro/blog/iphone-17-pro-max-case-that-actually-protects-crave-dual-guard-review-a347d6be

Published: 2026-11-03

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There is an important model mismatch to clear up before getting into these Crave cases. The video title and description name iPhone 17 models, but in the recording I identify the cases as iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung S21 FE accessories.

I am following the hardware named and handled in the video here. A purchase link for a different phone generation is not a promise that the case will fit this one.

## The S21 FE case starts the unboxing

I open the blue Dual Guard case for the Samsung and look at the inner pattern, raised button covers, textured exterior and lip around the camera area.

The internal detail is a small thing I enjoy seeing, even though most of it is hidden once a phone is inside. I do not fit the Samsung case to a phone during this part of the recording.

## The clear stand case goes on my iPhone

I remove the existing case from my iPhone 15 Pro Max and snap on the clear stand version. The rear ring pulls out into a support, and I try portrait and landscape positions.

That stand does not rotate in the way some other designs do. Seeing its actual movement is more useful than assuming every ring case works the same way.

## Switching to the green Dual Guard

I then fit the green-and-black Dual Guard version. I like the texture, snug fit and color, while pointing out that it does not have the same stand arrangement as the clear case.

This is a fit and handling session, not a drop test or warranty verification. Crave sent the cases for the video. The original 17 Pro and Pro Max links remain below with their model mismatch clearly labeled; check the exact phone and case before buying.

## Links from the video

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- [Original iPhone 17 Pro Max listing—different from the 15 Pro Max shown](<https://amzn.to/46R4SjJ>)

- [Original iPhone 17 Pro listing—different from the models shown](<https://amzn.to/4qclZEg>)

- [MikeTheTech original Patreon link](<https://www.patreon.com/mikethetech>)

- [Playcast Pavilion original referral link](<https://playcast.io/a/mikethetech>)

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