Best case out of 5 I own., August 15, 2012

After readig the reviews for this phone case (the black one), I was a little worried about how it would end up fitting on my phone. Reports of it being difficult to get on and the difficulty of pressing the buttons were grossly exagerated. I was able to put the case in with VERY LITTLE effort. It was snug, but not too snug. It NEEDS to be snug in order to do its job!To describe this item, you need to realize that there are 3 parts to this case. The first part is a soft rubbery cover for the entore backside and sides of your phone. This is going to provide the cushining during falls. The second part is the hard plastic shell that snaps on over the rubber. This gives the phone a little "heft" and makes it easy to slide in and out of your pocket. It also is one more good layer of protection from hard falls or something falling onto it.The third part is the scratch resistant cover for your phone. I can't remark on this yet because I havent used it. I am...

I'll begin by stating that I have owned four other cases prior to this one (yes, I'm one of those who needs to get a better case as soon as it comes along), but I believe this to be the last one I'll want to get for a while. This case is by far the best for protection, looks, feel and size in my opinion.First off, all ports are easily accessible. The charging and headphone ports have larger square cutouts with rubber flaps, leaving the easy to get into with the OEM mini-USB plug and pretty much even the L-shaped headphone jacks. The flaps won't open in my pocket so they're very well measured. I say this because my will not fit the OEM charging...

Don't worry, I'm not completely insane, I bought my wife an S3 and ordered this OtterBox for hers as well.Anyway, it's a great case, and the only reason I can't give it five stars is the power button issue that reviewer LLBean mentioned. It is really, really stiff, and that takes some getting used to. Considering all the positives about the case, though, it's a relatively minor concern.Despite the amount of protection that the case affords, it doesn't add an enormous amount of heft. It does mitigate some of the phone's sleekness (one of its main selling points), but that's the trade-off. If you want to preserve that sleekness, go for a thinner case (either gel or hard plastic), but keep in mind that those will protect against scratches, but not drops.It fits beautifully on the phone. There are no gaps. Quite the opposite, in fact - getting the hard plastic over the underlying rubber sleeve can be kind of difficult, especially getting it over the...