Peak Design Everyday Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max Review: The Strongest MagSafe Hold I Have Tested

This is the English edition of a review from my Japanese YouTube channel, iestaLife. I review gadgets from my home studio in Japan, so product links go to Amazon Japan.

Quick take

I have used Peak Design’s Everyday Case for a few years, and this year I bought the iPhone 17 Pro Max version to compare it with other cases. If you want the strongest MagSafe hold and a case that will not come off its mount, this is the best option I have found. The trade-off is extra weight and thickness.

Unboxing the Peak Design Everyday Case — Peak Design Everyday Case in charcoal

What I tested

Peak Design Everyday Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max in charcoal, with MagSafe and Peak Design’s SlimLink mount system
Compared against the 15-plus iPhone 17 Pro Max cases I have tried, including Apple’s TechWoven case
Used it with a car mount, magnetic stands and a Peak Design mount, and weighed it

What I found

The strongest MagSafe magnets I have tried. With weaker cases, a MagSafe ring can stay stuck to the car mount when you pull the iPhone away. With this case, the ring stays on the phone. If you drive a lot or use magnetic stands, that is reassuring.
A physical lock on top of the magnets. Besides MagSafe, the back has a square recess called SlimLink. On Peak Design mounts, tabs lock into it mechanically and the magnets hold it as well. It stays put through bike and motorbike vibration, and I have filmed with it while snowboarding without any problems. If you want to use your iPhone like an action camera, no other case I know of does this.
Nicely finished. The charcoal is a slightly blue-tinted grey and looked great with the Cosmic Orange iPhone. The fit is good, and the buttons have an even better click than Apple’s own case.

Attaching the case to a Peak Design mount — SlimLink locks onto Peak Design mounts as well as holding magnetically

Heavy and thick. All those features add up: it weighed about 49 g on my scale. Compared with thinner cases such as Apple’s TechWoven case, the phone gets noticeably bigger, and it is harder to fit into a waterproof pouch.

Weighing the Peak Design Everyday Case — About 49 g on my scale

Who it’s for

If you use a lot of MagSafe accessories, or want to fix your iPhone to a bike or motorbike, this case gives you peace of mind like nothing else. If light weight and slimness come first, another case will suit you better.

【iPhoneがアクションカメラ化？】ピークデザインのケースが凄すぎた。磁力最強で独自ロック機構も搭載

The video is in Japanese.

Limitations

The magnet comparison is based on how the cases felt in my own use, not a measured pull-force test. The weight is from my own scale. I tested only the charcoal version for iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Products

Peak Design Everyday Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max (charcoal). My Japanese article links to a different store for this one, so I do not have an Amazon Japan link for it.

Peak Design Creator Kit, for mounting the phone on a bike or motorbike, or using it like an action camera. I do not have an Amazon Japan link for this one either.

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