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hi this is Agata from Mobile Reviews Eh.ca
and today I'll be doing a full review
Otterbox Defender case for the iPhone 5
and also for the 5S so this case actually came
with a case attachment and this case it is
compatible with the touch ID for the iPhone 5S
because it has a hole here for the home button and it also compatible
compatible with the two tone flash that came on the iPhone 5S
be can still use it for your iPhone 5 as well so the Otterbox
company makes a lot of different cases
and also dry boxes for mobile devices and they have about
8 series of different types of cases
for different types of protection so this is the Defender Series
also our cases just complete black but there's three layers here which is
the case enhancement also there's a bumper and the inside and you
can buy
those layers and all different types of colours so you can customize your case
that way
so we rated this case through our Eh? rating system
to have a score of 3.7 Eh? out of 5
so the first category isdesign and the score for this case
is 3.5 Eh? out of 5 so the first score in the design category is
weight and bulk and this case does give a little bit of weight to your iPhone
and it does add quite a bit of bulk on all that sides because of this the
bumper
that covers the interior layer
so this case is made up of three layers
I would count this ones one which basically encloses your entire
iPhone which is a polycarbonate out of material
and then there's a bumper which is a silicon
type of material but you put on top in terms of the ease of installation in the
design category
it's actually quite easy to installed the case
but our it it is a little bit more difficult to
uninstall and basically there are two latch is here on the sides
that snap and it is a really nice satisfying snap
just like that but it is sometimes difficult
to pry apart and I have to almost like keep a finger on one side
so that it doesn't.. oh it just closed on me so just are
make sure the you keep the one side open
and opened the second side so it's just a little bit more difficult to uninstall
to next score in the design category and the last one is build quality
and this case is actually really well build it fits together
really smoothly once the case is fully installed
the edges actually on the outside are quite smooth the silicon layer and its
and its tempered so it's a little bit rounded on each corner
I'm also the latches fit nicely
it's just a really nice build overall it fits in your hand quite well
and we've tested it with drops and there's very minimum damage
if nothing at all with the drops that i did that so in terms of protection category
we gave this case a score of 3.2 Eh?
out of 5 the drop ability on this case is great
I have dropped it on gravel and concrete and i also threw down a set of
stairs couple of times
and it did survive all of the drops and all of the throws
the one thing that I wanted to tell you that Otterbox Defender does not specify
what is the height for the drops, that is the maximum height
and that is really annoying because we really need want to know when they say
that can be dropped and that shock proof it doesn't seem to be meeting
any standard you can see the drop video
in the description below or at the end of this review and it still does survive
and my phone survived as well in the case
in terms of environmental protection this is the lowest score
out of the protection category and its due to the fact that the this cases
is basically not water resistant at all and
it's not waterproof at all but it's not even water resistant because there is
two holes
at the top and the bottom there's also
a hole for the camera which basically
you know will let any water any liquid moisture into the case
they allow for the multi touch a touch
ID for the home button and they allow it through just basically cutting a hole in
the screen protector
and what this does unfortunately is that it allows more dirt
to enter through the screen this little dust and debris love enters
through this hole is is not as much as we've had with some other cases
I think the ballistic every1 was the worst is scratched up our screen really
badly
the screen protector protects the front on your iPhone quite well
I have dropped this case onto the screen
protector the was no damage to the iPhone
the functionality category in our Eh? ratings score system scored
4.3 Eh?s out of 5 in terms of handling
this case handles really well all of the buttons
which is the plus and minus and the power button are very small
the covered by that silicon bumper also
the mute button is easy access through a latch
all of the other ports such as the Lightning jack
and they have headphone jack are covered by the same exact latch
and the easily opened and closed and the rest of the ports for the
mic
and for the speaker are open also the front here
a are the keys is also completely open there's nothing covering
the camera not and the sensor this and the speaker
also this case allows for the touch ID for the iPhone 5S
and also for the two-tone flash for the iPhone 5S
because they're basically open
so the screen usability is unhindered
the multi-touch sensitivity is not numbed
a fact that as much and the entire screen protector covers
are basically the entire front of the iPhone case
and the edges here all other the raise but they still do not interfere with
typing or accessing some buttons that are on the side
same goes for the view ability passed through the screen protector
it's actually really good there is some glare that it's introduced
but it does not scatter
are your phone there's no much defusion
of your iPhone front screen
and this is probably one of the few screen protectors
doesn't leave of fingerprints
and cheek prints and it's really easy to clean as well to the last score
and the functionality category is case enhancements and this is optional
because
not all the cases come with something and this one came with
a belt clip that is actually quite wide like this
and we've tested it out I actually don't wear a belt but I haven't
wore this some belt clip
are and I clipped onto my bag and bag strap
and it does work really well it's really easy to take
it is just one click which is at the top here
and the case comes out and it's also the same way
when you put the case and it's just one click right there the case enhancement
actually score quite well it was 4.5 Eh?s out of 5
and its due to the fact that this case
the enhancement being the belt clip doubles
as a stand and all you have to do is
twists this portion of the clip
a little bit to the side and that you can stand your phone
your phone aside and look com at your phone
this way so those are a box the founder case for the iPhone 5 / 5S
it's actually a really good case we gave it a score or 3.7 Eh? out of 5
please let me know if you have any questions about this case
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get that we buy the cases we use them for at least a week
and it's between myself in a room that we use them to get out
a comparison off the field that we have a lamb and then we review them
are for you to give you all of the details so I would safely say that you
can protect your iPhone
5 or 5S in this case
from drops but no water but from drops you can
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