So I bought this and I couldn’t be happier! I love how it secures my phone! I definitely would purchase another one, but I’ll do that around Christmas / The New Year! The only downfall for me is that I bought a screen protector for the back and front, so when I put the otter box on it was hard to type, but I like the extra security
This is the second Otter Box I've purchased. I dropped my phone a thousand times, and it was never harmed, thanks to the Otter Box. Finally a piece of the Otter Box chipped off and so I bought a new one. Once again, that phone gets at ton of abuse and nothing hurts it! This new Otter Box is a bit bigger, and the belt clip is too big and bulky, so I don't use it. If you worry about damaging your phone, this is the protection you need!
I purchased an Otterbox Defender to protect my I-Phone 4s back in 2011. I have dropped this phone many times over the years, however, the ultimate test came when I dropped it from my tractor. My tractor weighs just under 8000lbs with the bucket empty, but on the date in question the bucket was full. At the end of the day I missed my phone so I backtracked where I had been and I found it. It had been not only run over by the front wheel of the tractor, but while the phone was under the wheel I made a hard steering to the right to clear an object that was in my way so my phone was ground into the soil by a heavy tractor. When I saw what had happened to my phone, my heart sank as I knew there was no way a phone could survive this. I brought the phone back to the house and started taking the Otterbox Defender case off the phone. To my surprise the phone was intact and still worked with not even a scratch on it. The otter box case was even able to still be used after extensive cleaning as the only damage was, that the hard plastic was chipped on the side. About a year later, I again dropped my phone from my tractor, only this time it landed face down in my gravel driveway and I again run over it with my tractor. Believe it or not the phone still works, however, it suffered a cracked screen this time and also it was time for a needed upgrade so I did not have it repaired. I purchased an I-Phone 7, and I again purchased the Otterbox defender to protect my new phone since I have come to know from experience that this case is almost indestructible.
I drop my phone about 72 times a day, and every single time I have traded it in, it's been in excellent condition. It's all because of the Defender Series
I just want to protect my investment so I have always purchased an otter box. By far the best cases I have ever had. They typically last me about a year before I purchase another one. Sometimes I can use them longer depending on the wear and tear of the case. I can drop my phone and nothing happens to it. Overall, I love them.