Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsBest case in years!
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019
As someone who uses their phone for everything, protection is absolutely necessary, especially given the price of these phones today. I've tried most cases, here's what I found. First I'm partial to black cases so I can't comment on the other colors except clear cases. In the old days I used the OtterBox Defender, it was like carrying a brick. The outer layer always became loose and the inner layer clips always seem to break taking it off. The Commuter Series was just ok, but seriously lacking in the aesthetics Dept. It was like a cheap knockoff of the Defender to be honest. I wasn't the only one and Spigen became the new king. Phones became more sophisticated with better aesthetics, like infinity displays. One piece TPU cases were much better, on and off the phone easily, and Spigen proved it with its popularity. However, the protection overall wasn't the worst but not the greatest. Spigen is really good, but not great. Back to a two piece design wirh, in my opinion, better aesthetics - the Incipio Case. It solved the issues of the original OtterBox Defender, but it didn't solve the skin coming off the outer layer. It was never dropped once but looked like it had been dropped numerous times on rocks. It too felt like holding a brick. Cheap generic cases are just that, cheap cases. You want a broken phone, get a cheap case and drop the phone. Now the new OtterBox Symmetry, a new one piece design, dual layer, snaps on and off easily easily, very snug fit, stunning aesthetic in my opinion - the best so far, and offers great protection. The extremely hard outer layer is rock solid as protection from a rock solid drop. The inner side will absorb the shock but not scratch the phone. It's snug, will not move on the phone, will not get loose, or coming off. It definitely isn't going to peel. Being that it is an extremely hard case, it is slippery. A fair trade off for the protection, though the sides are gripy so simmer down, you'll get used to it and probably be glad you did knowing your phone is completely protected. So get use to the feel by being safe holding it at first. A lot of negative reviews, who holds their device from the back anyway unless using suction cups. A small physics lesson. I read one review saying it wasn't raised. It is raised at the top and bottom several millimeters but not the sides. This is an awesome new feature because you still get the fullness of an infinity display for example, yet if the phone falls it will hit those raised edges first and land on those edges no matter how it's dropped and direction it tips. As for clear cases, they will all discolor over time and distort the original caseless color of the phone. As for the review saying the case scratches, explain how you scratched a case where the materials are so dense it's hard as a rock. Yes, that's why it's slippery, the manufactured materials are dense making the outer shell very hard and protective. Sorry, but soft shell cases flex, we all know what that means, as someone with a broken phone. It's nice to have OtterBox making a comeback in a huge way. I love it, I think you will too. I'm also predicting Spigen hoping this OtterBox Symmetry doesn't catch on in popularity as it's better than anything Spigen has to offer or it's going heads up with OtterBox.
