Posting so I can find this later. I have a 5, and right now I just have a plain black rubber case on it. It's boring. I want something pretty. I know people love those otterbox cases, but they seem so huge to me.
The phone is locked up tight in that thing. It offers excellent protection. I have a friend who had an Otterbox for her phone and left the phone on the trunk of her car one day and drove off. She saw it fly off in the rearview mirror, pulled over, and watched it get run over by a couple of cars before she had an opportunity to run into the road and grab it. The case was ruined but the phone was fine.
I bought an Otterbox which seems to make my phone indestructible but DH commented "why did you get such a sleek phone if you are going to make it all clunky
Posting so I can find this later. I have a 5, and right now I just have a plain black rubber case on it. It's boring. I want something pretty. I know people love those otterbox cases, but they seem so huge to me.
Ha, that's what I just recommended. They are huge for sure, but I got used to it quickly. I had an Incipio Feather case for my iPhone 4 and it was like nothing at all. My screen got scratched so quickly and I held my breath every time I dropped the phone. For me peace of mind is more important than a thin case but everyone is different.
I had an Otterbox Defender on my old iPhone for like a week, and got like 10 "That's a huge case" "That's quite the Zack Morris phone you have going there" comments in that time. I can see having one if you have a small child or work on a construction site, but it was overkill for me. And the rubber part kept peeling off which drove me crazy.
I bought this for my iphone5 and I really like it. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008L5EWKU/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00 It's sturdy, but not huge, and it's got a decent lip that protects my screen when it falls. It was really cheap, and I bought it when I preordered my phone, so I'd have something, thinking I'd switch after, but that I'd have something immediately, and I'm still using it because I really like it.
Post by jennybee1018 on Jan 7, 2013 11:34:11 GMT -5
I just got an iPhone 5 for Xmas, and I ended up buying this case. I really like it. It has a bumper on the sides, and also has a clear back. So it's protected but still lightweight!