Monday, July 5, 2010

Review: OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone 3G, 3GS

Okay, I went a little crazy on Amazon. While I was looking for an iPad case on Amazon, I bought my wife a iPod Touch flip case, in purple of course and I replaced my rapidly deteriorating iPhone 3G cover. I have to say that the OtterBox Defender case is awesome! I originally saw it at REI over Memorial Day for twice as much a d I was ready to buy it there just based on the OtterBox reputation. I was very pleased to find it cheaper on Amazon and the case is worth every penny. Getting the phone into the case takes a few minutes (or less with a saavy teenager present), but the case is very well cushioned and protects the screen as well as the controls and outputs. The controls work well with the case on and only notice a slight difference in using the touchscreen with it covered; every so often I have to tap harder to get an app to open or press a button onscreen, but it's hard to tell how much is the case and how much is the iOS4 performance pain. That and the fact that I keep catching the large belt clip on my chair when it is empty are the only
possible cons that I see, but those are pretty minor compared to how excellent the case is. I'm not about to test how water resistant or shock proof this case is, but I feel much better about every day bumps and drops with this case.

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