OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone 3G, 3GS
- Highly protective case in black and yellow for Apple iPhone 3G/3GS
- Innovative three layer design protects your smartphone from bumps, drops, scratches and dust
- Screen fully protected and functional through case via screen membrane material
- Not tested or recommended for water protection
- Includes holster style swivel belt clip; backed by 1-year warranty
Product Description
Blk/Ylw Apple 3G Iphone Semi-Rugged Defender CaseAmazon.com Product Description
Offering exceptional protection for the Apple iPhone 3G/3GS, this Otterbox Defender series case fully envelops your device while preserving its distinct qualities. An innovative three-layer design protects your smartphone from bumps, drops, scratches and dust while keeping your device pristine. However, the Defender case does not offer protection against water.
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The case may be fine and but it took entirely too long to receive it. So the one star is for Amazon.com. I have bought several products from Amazon in the past with no issues until I purchased the Otter Defender Case. I bought it online on January 9th and still did NOT have the product on January 20th. I called Amazon Customer Service and all they could tell me was that it shipped on January 13 and would probably be delivered on January 22th. That is almost 2 weeks after I bought it!! The CS rep could not explain the snail pace delivery of the product, she could only apologize. That is not acceptable for an item that is in stock. If the item is not available Amazom should notifiy the customer of the delay but that was not the case in my situation. I will seriously consider my next purchase from Amazon.
Rating: 1 / 5
Returned right away. No instruction about how to use it. It does not stay on the holder if you put it on your belt. After I returned, I was told by friend that it only fit in one direction (screen facing inside) for it to stay put. But there was no demo or instruction with it.
Rating: 1 / 5
The overall lok and feel are great. HOWEVER< it caused my iPhone not to work. The shield over the screen is too thick making pushing buttons impossible. The opening at the top of the case is not big enough to let the sensors work properly. Thus, when you push a button and it does go to what you want it to, it doesn't fully understand the command.
There is nothing like trying to drive down the freeway at 55 (ish) and your phone rings and you can’t answer it becuse the buttons don’t work. Frustrating is not the word for it. According to Apple sveral of these have been recalled and they are not carrying them in the stores here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area anymore.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased this item originally because i wanted to have a clip (holster) so that when i used speakerphone i was not holding my phone and i could clip it onto my neckline (mom of 4 lol). I was disgruntled at first… the directions to open the case was INSIDE the case i saw them but could not access them…. after tugging at it awhile i decided to get a flat head screw driver….it opened immediately. i put it on my phone. it is very durable. that is the ONLY thing i liked about it.
here is what i didn’t like:
1. the main button is very hard to push thru the rubber and the hard shell covers 1/4 of it. my finger felt it soon after my initial set up of the iphone.
2. the case covers the outer FRONT side of the iphone and it is raised too much and gets in the way….what i mean by that is my finger constantly hits it and after running my finger over the touch screen awhile my finger again started to feel the effects. (I am not a wimp but my fingers are not used to the constant irritation…i am sure that my fingers would get used to it but there r better cases out there that don’t do this)
3. the DEAL BREAKER was the holster (the only reason why i got it) is not functional. ALL U DO is just put the case into the holster… it does NOT do a good job of holding the case in the holster….it easily and i mean easily comes out…..you just slightly bump into something or bend over and it falls out of the holster! It is only held in by rubber sides. It doesnt even click into place.
I would have kept it for any of my other negatives except #3…if u r getting it for the holster…DO NOT BUY otherwise if you can live with these negatives this might be the case for u.
Rating: 1 / 5
Pictures would have you believe this a near mil-spec case, protecting your phone from shock, moisture and dirt. Not even close. Specifics…Once assembled around the phone, the unit easily falls out of included belt clip. The two little ears on the belt clip do not securely hold the phone and case in place. At best, this is a case you store in your pocket or purse, although the case makes the phone quite bulky. With the phone in the case, the charge cord cannot be connected, or at least we can’t get any of the multiple chargers we own to work (we own 11 I Phones). The outer rubber housing, meant to absorb shock is thin…far thinner than standard Otter Box soft phone cases and the inner yellow shell is made of hard, unyielding plastic, so I doubt if this case offers much real protection if your IPhone is dropped from any height. This is one, poorly conceived design meant, I suspect to look tough but not much else. The Otterbox Defender Series 3 case fails in every way and given how poorly it performs, it is grossly overpriced to boot.
Rating: 1 / 5