OTTERBOX SYMMETRY SERIES IPHONE 6 CASE TEST
The OtterBox Symmetry Series case targets the clumsy, those who really fear to drop their iPhone 6 anytime. Or, those who use it in contexts conducive to this type of accident. This case, tested in its version iPhone 6 (it also exists for the Plus) thickens in a very frank way the volume of the phone. This is in a way the opposite extreme of the Incipio "Plume" case previously tested.
The case is made of a rather rigid polycarbonate but which softens on the edges. Result, you can insert and extract your phone in a jiffy. The hull is very thick, there is no will to marry the edges closer, it is to protect as much as possible. The rear surface is very slightly rough and slippery in the good sense of the term: the case does not catch at all when stored in a pocket.
The edges of the case will overflow over the screen, giving an iPhone 6 black as a small air of the first model of iPod touch. This pronounced elevation has an advantage, it avoids any direct contact of the screen with a flat surface in case of fall. These edges are also bevelled to ensure a good grip.
Almost all buttons are completely protected but are easy to handle. No need to crush them, always thanks to this upper periphery more flexible than the rest of the case. Only the vibrator button is (logically) bare but it is strictly impossible to manipulate it with the flat of the thumb, it will be necessary to fetch it with the tip of the finger.
At the base of the phone the loudspeaker and the two connectors are also well recessed in the case but we did not have any particular difficulty to connect and disconnect the Lightning cable and helmets of different thicknesses.
In use, the handling is firm but it will obviously forget all the advantages of using iOS without case or with very fine models. That is to say that one can no longer at all enjoy the roundness of the iPhone 6 that perfectly accompanies all side gestures in the interface. But we choose such a case knowingly. The iPhone 6's fineness is completely annihilated, we have like a big phone in hand (we did not have the version iPhone 6 Plus of this case that must make the philette damn imposing). We sometimes see such thick cases with a small retractable back support to hold the iPhone vertically when watching a video: nothing like it here.
CONCLUSION
If your goal is to protect your iPhone 6 as much as possible, but by sacrificing the view and comfort provided by its finer design, this big case is perfectly indicated. Otherwise, go your way. In our case, being pretty little on the move the day, we returned to a thinner hull. But for the ultra prudent one would see it completed with a film for the screen in order to have almost total protection (OtterBox sells large Defender hulls that have it) This Symmetry shell is sold slightly less than $35 on phonecasespro.com in Version iPhone 6 and several colors exist.
If your goal is to protect your iPhone 6 as much as possible, but by sacrificing the view and comfort provided by its finer design, this big case is perfectly indicated. Otherwise, go your way. In our case, being pretty little on the move the day, we returned to a thinner hull. But for the ultra prudent one would see it completed with a film for the screen in order to have almost total protection (OtterBox sells large Defender hulls that have it) This Symmetry shell is sold slightly less than $35 on phonecasespro.com in Version iPhone 6 and several colors exist.
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