Griffin Survivor Military Tested Case for iPhone 4/4S - Black

Pros:OK, is bulky but the number of various forum posts where people take pride (almost) in the number of iPhone drops, is, well - a lot. I have a very savy techi son and although he demurred from wanting Griffin for himself, was in total awe at the product and did admit to secretly liking it and totally understood why his loose fingers 'ol man chose it, LOLFor me, is a no brainer... just go onto YouTube and you'll find some vids showing iPhone (inside Griffin!) literally being thrown at walls which leave dented plaster and yes, no iPhone damage etc. Sure, I'd never do that but come on, certainly gives one some *peace of mind*, yes?Anyway, 'everyone' (now that I have iPhone - I see 'em everywhere!) has the hardware in hand etc, where it can easily slip away. Mine, well - now it IS a statement, if that's what floats yer boat! Actually I could care less about impressing, I have this phone because it is a total no-brainer in it's use. Is my first smartphone and ANY way to keep it from getting damaged is just [for me] common sense.The Griffin just works - no issues.The belt clip is greeeeat. Specially in this weather when there is some sun out and the clothes become minimal.;)Have no probs with it. The clip turns in on itself (think letter J) so it catches on waistline hem so basically, unlikely to come off easily. On the positive side, does it matter if it did? that's the purpose of the Griffin = total iPhone drop safety :-))Additionally, it can be on shoulder strap or just anywhere that clip will attach to.Also, is certainly not big deal extracting case from wherever it's clipped onto - just grin 'n bear it for a few times and hey presto, off it comes. Actually, the just pull the case body away eg, from your waste and the clip will lock open = issue solved. Clip stays open and is simple to release back to closed position when required.Oh yes, absolutely NO screen issues regards sensitivity. Even though my first touch screen device, I have no problems and a tap is after all, not actually tapping the iPhone screen. The Griffin screen sits flush with the phone's screen full stop.The iPhone's on/off button on top right is [for me] responsive - maybe a firmer/positive push is needed? but the 'click' is felt so I've no issues.Remember, the lower round 'master' iPhone button also turns it ON so actually, I never use the top right on/off button except to put iPhone into sleep mode.Speaker and microphone [for me] work just fine. Griffin case cut outs all fit a-ok.Rear facing camera lens covered by same material as touch screen is, so no issues there and the pics I've taken so far are crystal clear - thanks iPhone :)Top left side iPhone buttons all work and the top left top edge 3.5mm socket flap is no issue in use.The Griffin is non-slip. No worries about car,train,plane or.., it just sticks pretty much where it's first put down.Sure, I have never used iPhone before, however I bet it's like greased lightening when it comes to shooting around a laminate table top etc...Again, peace of mind!Cons (perhaps):If you are dead set on having a desktop dock then forget this product(*). For me though, is simplicity itself to plug in to cable specifically there for the purpose. Cables and the 3 pin charger are cheap as chips (I've go many sprinkled around the house and car). I've also got the "Griffin GC23110 PowerJolt Micro Dual USB Charger for iPhone and iPod, 1 Amp" - for in car since the GPS/maps are power hungry beasts and anyway the whole point of the iPhone is that one wants to keep it charged up...(*)Above is not conclusive - there just may be a dock out there which accommodates the added bulk, I've just not found it yet so above 'con' is just a heads up, that's all.ps, chose this particular cig lighter socket charger because it gives a full "5 watts per port (5 volts @ 1 amp) for fast charging" which means that two devices can get charged asap!The forwards facing camera is covered by a lens protector flap which needs to be pulled up and then swivelled around to expose lens. The clip is covering the flap's pulling part - so, ok can be an issue but the belt clip comes off or even just simply remove top clip end (the end you'd pull first to remove clip from case) to allow access to lens protector pull part. Really, is no big deal but should be mentioned...Clip covers Griffin flap covering multiplug/power input. But really, if charging in house or in car, it really is simplicity itself to release the clip. I mostly have iPhone in trousers (aka, jeans) pocket without clip on it. Obviously is not slim but it works for me so although some may take exception to this it does not bother me.Again... is all about the 'precious' being damage safe, yes?Finally:I took iPhone from it's delivery box, removed the two protective plastic covers and put phone straight into the Griffin. Basically I did not touch screen or rear and for me in xx years time, when uncased, I *know* 100% absolutely that the iPhone will be AS BRAND NEW in visual terms!You require protection? Well... look no further.Thanks for reading and I trust something in this review will 'do it for ya':-))

I live in the UK and the prices for these in the Apple shop is about £35. I was a bit worried that given the low price this is offered for on here,that it may be a fake! I can confirm it is a genuine Griffin . . . Yay!There seems to be some improvements to this case since recent revies on youtube:That rear camera cover portion now swivvels away on like a rubber ball joint making it a breeze to take pictures. On older cases you had to manually hold this part out of the way so big improvement there.Using the addon belt clip as a phone stand now stays clipped into position closed or open in landscape or portrait mode.On the older one it was fickle and snapped shut causing the phone to tip over.It's still a little difficult to withdraw the charger cover for adult fingers but this is little convenience given the protection value to the phone.The whole unit makes the phone around twice as thick, a little taller and a little wider but let's keep in mind that this is an industrial class protection case and does what it says on the tin.This for me is a great investment given the value of the phone it is protecting.It's extremely well made and quite high tech. I also think it's nice looking and not ugly.

The case is very well designed and made of good materials. It fits the phone very well and leaves absolutely no gap at all. It has flaps that open for camera, charger and headphone which means you don't need to take the case apart once it's fitted and nothing can get into the phone. It's so sturdy that it feels like it would survive any drop even though I haven't put that to the test yet. The only downside is it makes the phone a bit bulky but I guess that's a small price to pay compared with the cost of replacing a cracked screen ~£160. Very happy with the case and it looks very cool.

After having to pay out £139 for a new iPhone because of a smashed screen even though it was in a hard case. I decided to buy one of these as it offers probably the best protection out there at the moment (without storing it in the original box). The only things you need to be conscious of are that it does add both weight and bulk to the iPhone but if like me you find a case less iPhone too small this may not be a good thing. The other bad point is that if like me you charge it on a stand it wont fit in the case but access is provided to enable a cable to be plugged in. Other possible sticking points is to take pictures you need to hold the flap back which covers the camera lens to enable picture taking but if you are not testing the case to its maximum you could carefully cut it off.Other than that a great case which is well worth the money to protect what is a very valuable and fragile piece of tech.

This is a great phone case as its virtually indestructible and that's what I want from a case in anything, however it has some downsides such as the rubberized outer layer can create a strong friction with clothing for example when I take it from my pocket it will stick to the pocket and turn out the entire pocket I have learnt ways around this so it has not been such a problem but the rest of it is fine as I have dropped it on several occasions with no scratch or any loss of functionality. I mainly bought this as I had noticed a lot of my friends had dropped and smashed their Iphone screens and I did not what that to happen to mine, so in conclusion if you want a case that stops you phone from breaking this is the best there is