Tough Phone Cases

A phone case is the object someone holds more than any other, so a design on one is seen many times a day.

Pick the exact model; cases are not interchangeable between phone generations.

Sublimation prints the design onto transfer paper with dye ink; heat then turns the dye into a gas that bonds into a polyester coating or polyester fibre.

Colour becomes part of the surface rather than a layer on top, so it is vivid and does not crack or peel. It cannot print white: white in a design shows as the colour of the item itself, which is why sublimated items are white or pale.

There is no texture at all — on fabric you cannot feel the print, and on a mug it is under a smooth coating.

How we check print quality

A tall, narrow picture — a portrait photo, a painting, a pattern. The camera cut-out sits top left on most phones, so keep faces away from it.

The print area is on the front: 1,290 × 2,160 pixels, about 4.3 × 7.2 in at 300 dpi — a tall, portrait area. The studio generates the design at that size, so it is printed from a full-resolution file rather than an enlarged preview.

Full-colour photographs, paintings and edge-to-edge patterns. Less suited: designs that rely on white ink, and important detail right at seams, handles or edges where the transfer wraps.

It is printed to order in Miami, FL, United States, then shipped: 5–15 business days to Canada ($12.86 CAD for the first item) and 2–5 business days to the US ($6.01 CAD). Each window counts from the day the order is placed and includes printing.

Printed in North America, so it ships without an overseas leg and no import duties apply within North America.

To arrive by Christmas 2026 with standard shipping, order by December 4 for Canada and December 18 for the US — that is the Tough Phone Cases's own longest window counted back from December 25.

Shipping, duties and tracking

• Of the 20 phone cases in the catalogue, 5 cost less and 14 cost more.
• Its longest delivery time to Canada, 15 business days, is the same as the family's median of 15; no other phone cases arrive sooner.
• 19 of the 20 are printed in North America, this one included.

• Wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth.
• No abrasive cleaners or solvents on the printed face.