We tested Otterbox Defender cases for iPhone 6 (extreme protection)

As many of you already know I have been unlucky enough to fold my iPhone 6 in a fall with the mountain bike, with the iPhone 5s I used a special cover when riding my bike, so I have bought it again but this time for the iPhone 6, and since I think it is a very good option to protect our iPhones if we do sports or simply if we are a little "big hands" I am going to show you this case with detail.

His name is Otterbox Defender, it is a cover with three different layers of protection that will make your delicate iPhone 6 (or iPhone 6 Plus or any previous model) indestructible. Protection in two layers for the device and another two layers for the screen, read on to know more about it.

otterbox defender rear

Three covers in one

Otterbox Defender is a set of covers actually, a cover that fits inside another cover to protect from drops, bumps and scratches. The first cover is a hard shell with an inner rubber that will protect your iPhone from heavy bumps and falls; this layer incorporates a plastic to protect the screen scratches and other thinner plastic to cover the Home button and the fingerprint sensor and prevent it from getting wet or dust.

The second layer of the Defender is a quite thick rubber sleeve, which will distribute the efforts of the blows and / or falls and that together with the inner casing will make your iPhone not even know that it has fallen, it absorbs any blow, no matter the height from which it falls. In the same way, this layer of rubber will make your iPhone grip any surface, making it even more difficult for it to fall.

In addition, this case includes a third layer of protection that serves as a retaining clip and also as a «dock» of fastening if we watch a movie. This layer can be placed on the back or on the front, which is where we recommend placing it, it will cover the screen completely with a thick layer of plastic, so that any bad blow that the screen could occur is solved.

otterbox defender front

In total with the three layers iPhone is indestructible, in exchange we will have increased thickness of our iPhone in a very considerable way, but this is logical if we want protection. In my opinion, this cover is not a cover for daily use, although in the USA it is very popular and you can see many people with it in the subway or on the street; I use it for go out on a bicycle, to ski or for any activity in which my iPhone may be in danger, so I am calm, that the iPhone is an expensive device to break because it does not carry a good case.

Against

I can only fault this case, the screen protector plastic (which does its job very well avoiding scratches) makes you have to write a little slower, especially the letters that are on the edges, it is something not very noticeable, but if you write fast you will notice it. The solution for me is to use a swype keyboard.

Does Touch ID really work with a plastic in front?

Well yes, surprisingly works just as well as without it. The guys at Otterbox have designed a thin membrane that adheres to the button completely and does not detract from the performance of the fingerprint sensor at any time.

You can see it in the video, it has never failed me since I have it and I myself believed that it would not work when I saw it, simply property its operation.

Prices and availability

The price for the covers iPhone 6 varies between 28 and 34 euros en Amazon depending on the day you buy it, the official price is 49 euros but being able to save by buying on Amazon does not make sense to pay more for the same.

If someone thinks it is an expensive case I can only say that it is cheaper than official covers from Apple and is much more complete; In addition, the total protection of the iPhone is priceless, the possibility of breaking a device of more than 700 euros by not spending 30 on a case is something terrifying.

You can see all the models and colors, as well as the covers for other iPhone models by clicking here.


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  1.   Oscar said

    What a horrendous way to destroy the spectacular design of the iPhone 6!

  2.   Manu said

    It serves for the 8 before falls?