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otter boxs
im about to get the iphone 4, and im wanting to get the otterbox defender case. i have a few questions about it.
-how well does it protect against water damage?
-how well does it protect the phone when you drop it?
-i've heard that it has a built in screen protector for the front and the little apple on the back. is this true? how well does it work?
can anyone tell me if they have dropped it and it has worked?
i wanna know all the pros and cons too.
thanks!
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The Otterbox is THE best case for your iPhone. Its the most expensive, too, but its well worth it. Its entirely covered in heavy plastic, except for the screen, and then has a soft gel covering over that.
Water damage: I wouldn't put in a shower, lol, but its definitely okay being out in the rain for a few minutes. You'd have to soak through the heavy plastic in order for the phone to get wet, which is a difficult task (unless submerged in water, of course). Also, I think the gel covering is water resistant: if a droplet of water gets on it, it just smears off then dissolves.
Protection from dropping: Best possible, out of all cases. I did some heavy duty browsing, because I was one of those people who dropped their case-less phone (but flirted with AT&T men to get another, free phone, such a win ;) and wanted to make sure this wouldn't happen again. Trust me, there's no way the screen could get damaged if you dropped this phone from a normal height. The plastic creates a heightened ridge so the screen is untouched if dropped (unless the surface its dropped upon is oddly pointed/sharp).
Screen protector: Just a little thicker than a normal screen cover. It doesn't really a protector though, due to what I just described.
Apple on back: there's just a break in the plastic to showcase the apple symbol, its the only uncovered part of the phone aside from the screen. Not an issue at all though.
Cons: Slightly clunky, but not nearly so much so as the Droid - so big. So not really a big deal. Just a lot thicker than the normal coverings, but I've never found a problem with it.
Also, the gel coverings only come in black, nothing fun or interesting.
Pros: Everything else! You'll never have to worry about a broken phone :)
Hope I helped, enjoy the Otterbox... xoxo
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