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3/22/2012 3:10:28 PM EDT
Which iPhone case for a cell phone abuser. ?
3/22/2012 3:11:28 PM EDT
[#1]
I use the otterbox commuter.
3/22/2012 3:12:10 PM EDT
[#2]
I got the magpul. now I can grow the costa beard!
3/22/2012 3:13:21 PM EDT
[#3]
other.  i have a body glove (hello 80s?) that has a kick stand in it.  its great for when my EVO friends ask me "can your smart phone do this?"

yes, it can.
3/22/2012 3:13:58 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
I got the magpul. now I can grow the costa beard!


i had the magpul.  one day i pulled it off and to learn that it masterfully hid the shattered back glass for an unknown amount of time.
3/22/2012 3:24:16 PM EDT
[#5]
Go for the otter box. I have a defender on my iPhone. I had one on my iPod touch which I sold. I dropped that iPod several times, and while the otter box took some punishment the iPod didn't receive a scratch and has never stopped working.
 
3/22/2012 3:38:33 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
I use the otterbox commuter.


Commuter FTW!  

3/22/2012 3:41:50 PM EDT
[#7]
You will hate the bulk of those big phone cases, they make the phone heavier, bulkier, lint gets in all the crevices, it will grab your pocket lining as well.

Get something that is very slim and tight fitting. My INCASE case protects it almost as good as the otterbox I USE to have...
3/22/2012 3:41:59 PM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
Quoted:
I use the otterbox commuter.


Commuter FTW!  



+1. This is what I've got on my Android phone (Incredible 2) and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm pretty easy on it though, so the Defender may suit your needs better. Either way, I'm happy with the Otterbox products I've used.
3/22/2012 3:46:17 PM EDT
[#10]
i tried them all.

settled on the element vapor
3/22/2012 3:47:13 PM EDT
[#11]
I have a otter box but it was to bulky so I got a magpul case and screen protector.
3/22/2012 3:47:22 PM EDT
[#12]
magpu, but defender for an abuser.

 
3/22/2012 3:51:29 PM EDT
[#13]
The Otterbox, if youre abusive to the phone. I had the Magpul, it protects about as well as one of those Monster Energy/Ed Hardy shopping mall kiosks cases.
3/22/2012 3:55:10 PM EDT
[#14]
i don't use a case, but then again, i don't abuse my phone either.
3/22/2012 3:58:01 PM EDT
[#15]
Life proof
Slim and ever so stylish.
Slides into front pocket nice
Water proof
3/22/2012 3:59:20 PM EDT
[#16]
Have heard a lot of good things about Life Proof.  Plus it's a much better form than the Otterbox cases.
3/22/2012 4:00:00 PM EDT
[#17]
Twelve South Book Book
3/22/2012 4:02:34 PM EDT
[#18]
I dont use a case on my iphone either...

makes it too bulky....and it takes away from the iphones sleekness...
3/22/2012 4:02:54 PM EDT
[#19]
Knock Off Otter Box.  I like the fact that it doesn't come out of the pocket easily.  I carry it in a front shirt pocket and work around a LOT of water, so that's really important.
3/22/2012 4:04:26 PM EDT
[#20]
Otterbox Commuter user here.  I use one for an HTC phone, but it's a fantastic case.
3/22/2012 4:07:19 PM EDT
[#21]
I got the Magpul Field case and couldn't be happier.
3/22/2012 4:10:00 PM EDT
[#22]
I work as a full time firefighter, so my phone gets a lot of abuse. I've had the Magpul case, the Otterbox Commuter and the Defender. Although it was initially very tight fitting, after about two weeks the MagPul case got loose and wouldn't stay on the phone. I also didn't like that It didn't have any screen protection. Both Otter Box cases didn't last more than a month or two in my pocket before going to hell. The Otter Box commuter was especially weak. The hard plastic shell that clamped to the outside of the silicone had small parts that snagged on my pocket and was definitely the weakest part of the case. The silicone of the Defender got loose and didn't seem to hold it's shape well. Eventually the little hatches wouldn't stay closed. I didn't like the hole on either case that showed off the Apple.  

I've had the Griffin Survivor for almost a year now with no problems. Sure it adds a lot of bulk to the phone, but considering that I'm hard enough on my phone to have killed two "indestructible" Otter Box cases, I can live with the extra bulk over a busted phone. Whatever it is the Griffin case is made of seems to hold less lint and junk than the Otter Boxes did, and it also has completely retained its shape and all of the flaps fit just as tight as the day I got it. If you can stand the extra bulk, I don't at all regret getting this case.





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