Maybe I should get an iPhone

[Pi1otguy]

Did these things suddenly become rugged?
What kinda case did he use?

 

[RyanShort1]

Most of the OtterBox (Amazon link) stuff is pretty good. I've lost one on the airport, too... and no damage at all.

 

[GaryM]

Most of the OtterBox (Amazon link) stuff is pretty good. I've lost one on the airport, too... and no damage at all.

I'm a huge fan of the Otterbox cases. I use their Commuter case now, most rugged one I've seen that doesn't add much size to a phone. I've used their Defender case in the past. That thing is so bombproof they should paint 'em orange and sell them to Boeing to house their flight data and voice recorders.

 

[Clip4]

Had a student leave one on the wing. Fell off at departure end. No damage, no Otterbox,

 

[judypilot]

The Otter cases are amazing.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

I've actually cracked three Otterbox Commuter cases.

But the phones survived just fine.

 

[asicer]

I've actually cracked three Otterbox Commuter cases.

But the phones survived just fine.

So they function as ablative armor?

 

[Matthew]

I use the Commuter, too. It seems like the best compromise of good protection and lack of added bulk.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

So they function as ablative armor?

they all tended to crack at the bottom where the gaps are for the plugs.

 

[DavidWhite]

iPhones are surprisingly resilient these days. My current iPhone spent about an hour caseless in 8’ of water and came out fine. Been dropped many times from 6+ feet too and no issues. Not so much as a nick in the screen.

 

[NJP_MAN]

No phone case around my phones. They go through lots of trouble take them thin, light and bezel-less. The last think I want to do is bulk it up, add a bunch of weight and add a big rubber or plastic bezel.

 

[Pi1otguy]

No phone case around my phones. They go through lots of trouble take them thin, light and bezel-less. The last think I want to do is bulk it up, add a bunch of weight and add a big rubber or plastic bezel.

Back in my days over half the iPhones my friends had were cracked. A few looked shattered.

Cases for phones are kinda like what those "real" rubber bumpers on cars used to be.

 

[Sac Arrow]

Iphones. Some swear by them, some swear at them.

I loooooooove my Iphone. I f******ing HATE Itunes.

 

[NJP_MAN]

Back in my days over half the iPhones my friends had were cracked. A few looked shattered.

Cases for phones are kinda like what those "real" rubber bumpers on cars used to be.

I've bounced my phones a few times off the ground and the latest generation of phones are stronger than they were when companies like Otterbox exploded and convinced everyone they need to put a condom on their phones.

 

[scarcherpilot]

I put the glass protector on our iphones...kids keep dropping them and no cracks to the glass yet.

 

[MooneyDriver78]

iPads are probably more of risk to get damaged, especially if jammed into backpack with hard objects. Big screen just asking to get cracked if you’re careless.