Well, I can't speak with any authority on the new Otterbox cases because I haven't actually used one myself, but from the brief look I got of an Otterbox Defender, the outer rubber seems thicker and less likely to pick up lint. Also, screens shattering has more to do with how the phone lands than anything else. If the phone lands face-down, and the surface it lands on is completely flat, you should be fine. On the other hand, if the surface has anything sticking up out of it, say, like a rock, that can touch your phone's screen when it lands face-down—that's when you might have problems. I saw the Otterbox Defender on an iPhone 6 or 6S. It looked a little slimmer than the Defender I had on my 4 and 4S, but I could just be misremembering what the one I used felt like. I've been using the Griffin Surviver on my 4S ever since the Defender bit the dust after three years of very hard use, but I don't like it as much as the Defender.
1. I can't charge the iPhone when the Surviver is on my belt. The clip blocks the charger port. 2. You may or may not see this as an advantage, but there's a little rubber flap covering the back-facing camera on the Surviver. Granted, I knew about the cover before purchasing the Surviver, but I dinn't know how utterly annoying I'd find it. The protection for the back-facing camera the Defender uses is adequate for me. It's definitely protected in the Defender, so that's not a worry. The mamera cover on the Surviver is to protect against dust. 3. I find it hard to put the phone into the Surviver's clip one-handed. I could pretty easily do this with the Defender, but not the Surviver. Your milage may varry, of course. The problem is that you have to line up the clip with a notch in the case, and then press on the other side of the case, where the other notch is located, to secure the case in the clip. This is also why you canan't charge the phone while it's in the case—the notch where the clip rests rather handily blocks access to the charging port—unlike the Defender, where the case is secured to the clip at the side ofthe phone instead of the bottom and top. I hope this description makes since. If not, I highly recommend going to a store, perhaps where you buy your phone, and see if the staff will let you look at the Surviver (if they have it) and compare it to the Defender. From what I've seen, both brands are pretty popular. Another well-regarded brand is Sedio. I'm not sure if I spelled that correctly. You might want to see if you can have a look an one of their belt-clip cases. Thanks, Ari > On Oct 9, 2015, at 3:29 AM, Mária Orovčíková <maria.orovcik...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello all, > I am sorry if you read this twice, but I also posted it to a facebook group. > I certainly know this topic has been discussed here before, but I am > wondering again what case do you use for your iphone or ipad? > I have been using Otterbox defender case since 2011 when I got my first > Iphone 4, I also got Otterbox defender for my Ipad mini and for Iphone 6. I > have been very satisfied with it so far, but many people keep complaining on > Otterbox facebook page, many people say that the rubber part is stretched out > after very short time of use (a month or two). Unfortunately, I have > experienced it with Otterbox for Iphone 4 and having all the same with Iphone > 6 and I really do not like it. But what makes me really upset is the fact > that otterbox claim their defender cases are one of the best cases protecting > phones, but lately, many people are very frustrated and they say that when > they phones drop even from a table, in many situations it happens that the > case screen protector is allright, but the phone screen itself is shattered. > I am not saying I drop my iphone or ipad every day, but accidents might > happen and I'd rather have my iphone protected than having to get a new > screen (display). I dropped Iphone 4 a few times, but nothing has happened. I > also dropped my Iphone 6 on the grass once since I got it in April and > Everything seems to be allright, I have been doing my best to be more careful > but reading all complaints on Facebook makes me more worried. > The otterbox defender cases are quite expensive for me, so it is impossible > to buy one every year. Another thing is that Otterbox defender is not > available here in Slovakia, so I must order it from abroad and paying extra > shipping fees which is sometimes 30 dollars is quite much. > So does anyone know of any case, something like Otterbox defender which > protect the phone the same way or even better? I also use an external > battery, so being able to plug the battery when case is on the phone is a > must. I do not want a case with battery built-in, I haven't found out any > that would protect the phone in similar way like Otterbox does, I mean having > a screen protection film and a rubber part, but if there is something like > that available and having built-in battery, please let me know. > I hope I will hear many opinions, suggestions and ideas what cases you use > and what you think about otterbox. > Thank you in advance. > With kind regards > Maria > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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