Best Cell Phone Case?

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Getting ready to buy an iPhone 5 for my 16 year old daughter (as of Sunday).

Who makes the best case for protecting the cell phone?

Probably don't want anything too bulky since it is for a 16 year old female who will probably carry it in her pocket or in this small 'little larger than a wallet' type thing she carries.

Thanks.

TripleB
 
let her get the cover
you will NEVER be able to get the right one
she knows, you don't
she's 16
 
I have the Otterbox defender for my IPhone 4S. Plus the Mophie juice pack. The commuter is thinner then the defender but no screen protection. Also buy the Apple care+ it gives you 2 years of tech support plus covers water damage too the phone. I have it on mine.
 
SilverHawk said:
I have the Otterbox defender for my IPhone 4S.
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I have the same in blue. Have had a number of cases and this is been the best so far. Bought one for my son also.

I really abuse mine to as everyday I take it out of the case to plug it into my Bose Soundock when in my office and also when I shoot imovies. Then at night, put it back in the case for the drive home.


I give it :dblthumb2:


:D
 
SilverHawk said:
I have the Otterbox defender for my IPhone 4S. Plus the Mophie juice pack. The commuter is thinner then the defender but no screen protection. Also buy the Apple care+ it gives you 2 years of tech support plus covers water damage too the phone. I have it on mine.
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I agree, the defender is a tank but it is a bit bulky. The commuter does come with a screen protector.
 
I have ob on both iPhone and evo. Been through hell and back. Phones still look new out of the case!
 
I'm on my second Otter Box for my Blackberry. Been dropped numerous times, mostly from table height or falling out of my pocket getting out of the truck, and the phone is still mint. Included screen protector is great too.:xyxthumbs:

Oh, my first one cracked this summer after landing on concrete, but my phone was safe.
 
Otterbox commuter series for best overall protection and not being to bulky. I have the defender series and its pretty hefty. Even though commuter series dont have screen protectors your better off with invisishield or any screen protector. The phone will be indesrtuctable then!

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I prefer the lifeproof case. It is not as bulky as the otterbox an it is water proof, dirt, an shock proof. I've had mine under water an it really is water proof. Yes it's a more expensive but I went from an otterbox to the life proof an it's soo much nicer, you don't have to worry about the rubber case stretching an not fitting snug anymore.
 
chris.ganucheau said:
I prefer the lifeproof case. It is not as bulky as the otterbox an it is water proof, dirt, an shock proof. I've had mine under water an it really is water proof. Yes it's a more expensive but I went from an otterbox to the life proof an it's soo much nicer, you don't have to worry about the rubber case stretching an not fitting snug anymore.
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I also have the Lifeproof case for my 4S! Awesome case...less bulky then the Otter, is completely waterproof down to 6 feet! It's shock proof also! :xyxthumbs:
 
i like the magpul case for my 4S though i dont believe they have one for the 5 yet. they primarily make firearm accessories so you know they built for ruggedness (its the same polymer they use for their mag loops). i had their exec for my 4 and field line for my 4s and like both. does what i need and not overly expensive and made in the US

otterbox was overpriced and i didnt like that it snagged in my pocket and was overly bulky. i tried the defender, commute (which broke from one drop) and impact and didnt like any of them so its not like i didnt try. plus theyre made in china and the counterfeits are probably made in the same plant and no worse than the legit ones. i dont care if theyre made in china but i dont believe theyre should command the price they are asking IMO.

screen protectors are cheap. you can get a 3 or 6pk for $1.

YMMV
 
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MTLean said:
Yup id say ebay one for 1/3 of the price. Im on my 4th one after 2 years and phone is mint.
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You are on your 4th otterbox?? Why not just get a real one and not worry about replacing...I've been using my Otterbox for 3 years no problem...its an authentic one.
 
Otterbox cases tend to be a little bulky if you ask me, my iPhone was known as the Brick lol
 
stephent007 said:
Otterbox makes the best cases. Check out their commuter series
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How is the piece that covers the front of the Commuter?

Is there a seperate piece that covers the glass or is the piece that covers the front glass built into the Otterbox Commuter?

The reason I ask is because I got an inexpensive screen protector for my Droid 4 that I love. I would like to use the same one on her iPhone 5 and then just use the Otterbox to cover the rest of the phone.

Thanks.

TripleB
 
TripleB said:
Getting ready to buy an iPhone 5 for my 16 year old daughter (as of Sunday).

Who makes the best case for protecting the cell phone?

Probably don't want anything too bulky since it is for a 16 year old female who will probably carry it in her pocket or in this small 'little larger than a wallet' type thing she carries.

Thanks.

TripleB
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I see a lot of people recommending the Otterbox Defender and I don't think it is the best match. My brother has Otterbox Defender on his I Phone and it barely fits in his regular fit jeans. No way a girl wearing skinny jeans is fitting that that case in her pocket. It might fit in her wristlet though so I wouldn't completely write it off though.

I just purchased a Speck Candy Shell case and a Zagg Extreme screen protector for my I Phone 5. The phone is still on backorder so I can't comment on the case's performance yet. The deal breaker on the Otterbox for me was the built in screen protector that gets scratched over time. If a company would make an extreme protection phone case with a replaceable screen cover I would consider buying one.
 
There is no built in screen protector on the commuter like there is on the defender it is just the case that clips together you would be able to your protector on it. I even did it on my defender just removed the protector that came with it and put my own on.

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