Photos and Features
As the product name clues us in on. The Snap 4 Luxe isn’t the first phone grip that OhSnap has made. The first of their design started with a Kickstarter back in 2019 and all of the main ideas you see with their newest grips can be seen but the design at that time was completely different. They were aiming for a thin and versatile grip at that time that integrated a magnetic solution for mounting. But it wasn’t until their second design that the shape changed to be round. The Snap 3 is when I found them and was looking at getting one but they were hard to find in stock and then the Snap 4 Luxe, which I have here today replaced that design is the only option you can currently get. The Snap 4 Luxe is available in a 2-pack or as a single mount in their store and doing that saves $10. But you don’t have as many color options when doing that. They have a standard color lineup and then they have added other brighter colors as well. The standard lineup includes Stone, Obsidian Black, Dusty Rose, Midnight Blue, and Pure Silver. The new brighter colors are listed as limited edition and they have Ruby Red, Lavender, Hot Orange, Hot Pink, and Sky Blue. When I saw they had an orange I had to check it out and they were nice enough to send over two, the Obsidian Black and the Hot Orange.
The packaging for both of the Snap 4 Luxe grips are similar. They are white and are designed to hang on a peg in retail. The ohsnap! Brand name is up top but isn’t the largest font and below that the biggest font says “The Phone Grip That Doesn’t Suck” across it then with the model name below that. They have a drawing of the grip shape that has a pie slice out of it giving a window inside so you can see the grip and in this case, it also helps you see the color. The left packaging for the Hot Oraneg model uses some chromed finishing around that and down at the bottom setting it apart from the standard colors. The orange also doesn’t have its color name listed, with it just saying Limited Edition in that location which is a good idea for limited runs, letting them change colors up without having to make all new packaging for each color as well. They continue with the edgy branding down on the bottom where they list out some of the grip’s functions including Thin AF. The front does open up and inside they give you a full view of the grip and they have a few line drawings that highlight the Magsafe support, how thin the grip is, and how you can use it. Then around on the back most of the back of the packaging is black with just the white down at the bottom where they use a sticker for the bar code, part number, and color. In the black, they have a line drawing of the grip where they have lines going to some of the features with short descriptions. Then there is a purple pull tab you can use to open the box up.
You would think, the purple pull tab would have been obvious to me, but I ended up just pulling the packaging apart like a crazy person to pull the Snap 4 Luxe out. Behind it, I found a small emergency pack where they say you probably won't need it but break in case of an emergency. There is also a QR code here that asks you to register which will extend the warranty length. Behind that and next to the pull tab you have a short set of instructions including a QR code taking you to installation videos. Inside of the emergency pack you get a QR code you can scan that explains all of the components inside of the envelope. Basically, this stuff is needed if your adhesive is old or damaged, it didn’t stick to your case, or your Samsung S Pen doesn’t work. The metal ring is for the S Pen issue to stop interference issues. Beyond that, though the block dot is 3M vinyl which you use when it won't stick to your case and the blue has a new adhesive ring. It's nice to see these are included, none of them are expensive but it helps make sure you have them on hand if you do run into an issue rather than waiting for them to be shipped to you. Plus if you ever move the Snap 4 Luxe to a different case you do have a new replacement adhesive there to use.
With the Snap 4 Luxe out of the packaging, it sinks in how thin the design is. No space is wasted in the design, especially once you compare it with a Popsocket. The Snap 4 Luxe is 2.67 mm thick in our measurements whereas the Popsocket is 6.65mm. That focus is especially obvious when you pull the sticker off of the back of the Snap 4 Luxe and can see the adhesive used. They use what is double-sided Scotch tape whereas a Popsocket uses the thicker double-sided mounting tape. But even from there the back of the Snap 4 Luxe also has the magnets exposed, it's all going to be on the back there isn’t any reason to add thickness by covering them up. Then around the magnets is the aluminum ring which in the photos has the orange anodized finish. Then in the center of that ring is the black finished pop or flip-out section. I will show that off more in the next section where I have it installed.
