I was a professional nanny and not one of my 15 kids (over 5 years) could break my phone because of the OtterBox. It would fall from the top of the slide, pulled in a tug of war between 3 year olds, fly across the room and bounce off the wall. I dropped it all the time reaching for a little one trying to take off.
It’s perfect. I’ve always used their cases and I will never change. As long as they keep producing quality products. They always have. Looks great and does its job. Money well spent.
The design of this case is poor. The indent on the side allows for screen, or protector to crack when dropped. This happened to my husband within three days of having the new phone with case.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from otterbox.comBy Customer Service, August 7, 2025
Hello! The new and improved design works seamlessly with Apple's new camera control button on the Apple iPhone 16 line of our cases. Our engineering team not only found that the new notch does not diminish the drop protection of the case, we also re-engineered these cases to be Drop+ 7x rated up from Drop+ 4x rated on previous versions. Please reach out to us via chat, and we are happy to help with any other questions or concerns you may have.