Is front face protected with this case?
If the phone falls face down will it be protected with this case?
The sides seem to be lower to allow round glass of phone to be visible/usable but does the front top of case comes out a little to protect front of phone?
Yes, the top and bottom of the case are a little protruded that the front glass of the phone does not touch the surface when the phone is face down. I don't know how much it would protect the glass from cracking/shattering when it falls face down. All I know is that my phone dropped on the surface from my pockets yesterday and my phone did not get scratched or cracked.