Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

So, you want a decent quality gel-type case for your iPhone 5, but you’d like to to have a stand function too. No problem, there are loads to choose from. You also want it to look like a dog?! I have just the thing sir… The Olo Creatures Dog iPhone 5 case.

OK, this isn’t one for the high flying businessman with his Armani suit and Aston Martin DB9, but don’t turn your nose up just yet.

Olo are a brand sold through Case Mate, a well respected name in phone case manufacture, so it comes as no surprise that this seemingly novelty item is actually a well thought out and manufactured case.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

The soft rubbery material actually feels really nice, and holds the phone snuggly. The buttons and cut-outs are all well positioned, although the volume can occasionally be hard to operate.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

The back of the case has the doggy design. One of its ‘eyes’ is actually the cut-out for the camera, which makes the little critter seem slightly bemused.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

As I found in many aspects of life the tongue is a very useful tool, and it’s no different here. The long pink strip that masquerades as the dog’s tongue is actually the dual purpose stand. A lift with a fingernail will pull out the stand mechanism like a piece of strawberry bubblegum. It holds the iPhone at a good angle in portrait orientation, but it has another trick up its… err, collar.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

By pinching the ‘tongue’ between ones fingers it pops into a half curled shape, so it looks quite like a panting dog’s tongue, and will now hold the phone securely in both portrait and landscape; a nice touch.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

Oh, and it’s got a bone shaped charm that hangs off one of the bottom corners.

Olo Creatures Snap Dog iPhone 5/5S case review

I have to say that this really isn’t my thing, and when Case Mate sent it to me I was a little dubious as to whether I wanted to review it at all. However, the clever design and good build quality has won me over. Despite this I would never clad my phone in a comedy dog case, but when my colleague’s fiance saw a photo of it she just had to have it from me. The fact that they own a dachshund named Peggy may well explain this!

Overall I’d say that this is a very good case which would make the the ideal Christmas stocking filler for the right person.

You can buy the Olo Snap Creatures Dog iPhone 5/5S case from Case Mate for £12.