iPhone Cases

The perfect iPhone case?  Doesn't exist.  I like using a variety of cases to protect the iPhone, depending on the environment in which I am traveling.   

I have reviewed the Otterbox Defender, my choice when on the water or in the woods.  

When in the city or at home, I have been going naked or with the Apple bumper.  I like the bumper, it has a nice soft rubber edge, the bumper, that also provided grip.  But due to a great sale event at TIPB, I ordered a few more on the cheap.

The first is the one in the middle,  a clear bumper stye.  The brand?  I guess its "Made in China".  It was cheap.  It is worth it. A clearish bumper.  Fit is poor, button access is poor.  Did I mention it is cheap?

The Incipo Ultrathin is thin.  It comes with a couple of screen protectors.  Good fit, it sits proud of the front of the phone by a half a mm or so, and this I like.  Low enough to not inhibit swiping, but providing some protection when the phone goes face down.  It is finished in a high gloss, so I'm glad to have bought grey, and I expect it will show wear soon.  The mold is a bit crude, as the edge is not evenly finished.  One thing I like, it covers the Apple logo on the back.  Button access is great, but I don't like that it is so slippery.  This will do for the city or in the house.  

The Case Mate Barely There is also thin, and has good button access.  It too comes with a couple of screen protectors, that are good quality, if cut a bit too conservatively.  This makes them more forgiving to install, but means the edges don't line up perfectly.  The case just goes over the antenna, so the only protection for the screen is the screen protector, but swiping is completely unencumbered.  The texture is that soft touch plastic, that is not rubbery by the texture of rubber's surface.  I like this to give a bit more grip.  The round cut out for the logo to show through, in my view, is a weakness.  We should be more advanced than to need to see the shiny silver apple.