Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile GNAR Case Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Black
Customer Rating
4
Excellent case, so close to perfect
on September 30, 2025
Posted by: Bentheengel
from Canada
It’s really quite great. With minor tweaks and refinement it would be perfect. The volume and lock buttons hold out the side rails just ever so slightly, so slightly more allowance on the inside would make them fit a tad better. The charging port plug is a really nice touch. Love that. And for a case designed for toughness a slightly more substantial lip over the screen would be appreciated. Ideally with a notch standing higher that can accommodate a screen protector underneath and wrap over the face of it to create a gapless face side. Materials and finish feel very premium… Tiny nitpick would be that the colour of the buttons don’t exactly match that of the camera surround.
as an owner of the previous Gnar case, I was very excited about purchasing this one. However, when I put this on, I noticed that my screen protector protruded above the lip of the case. At first, I figured that it would not make a difference however, a short 2 foot drop caused a crack in the screen protector. because of this I don’t believe that this case will provide the type of protection that I am used to from peak design.
I bought this case in anticipation of getting the iPhone 17Pro. It very sturdy, comes in nice colors, and I love that it is supported by the very useful Peak Design bike mount, which I now use all the time. Price-wise, it is comparable to any other good iPhone case on the market.
I think this is a great feeling case. I usually love my peak design cases. But what bothers me is the little lift where the volume buttons are. It’s not flushed against the phone and I can see a peak of the orange iPhone metal
I have been a peak design everyday case user for years and always loved their quality and design. With that said this GNAR case unfortunately misses the mark because of only one fatal flaw, and that is the front of the case provides NO screen protection if laid flat down. Seriously all it needs is a small raised lip on the front to protect the screen and this would be an amazing case. I love the everyday case but went with GNAR because it’s the only one that offers Ibis color that matches the new cosmic orange iPhone. Other than the front the case is great but that one flaw is probably a deal breaker.
everything is great , nice detail The only bad thing and the worst was the edge designed too thin that doesn't consider allow using screen protector and it is a very important. it makes use can not flip over put the phone on the table or ground