Heavy Duty Cases

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Has anyone seen any heavy duty cases other than the Otterbox Defender? I take classes in a machine shop and have a job doing maintenance at a gas station, so I need a case with plenty of protection. I've heard talk of the seidio convert but have yet to see one pop up. Also watching Trident closely. Anyone have any suggestions of places to look? i would get a Defender, but I haven't seen one in store yet and want to get my hands on one before buying.

I recommed Otterbox Defender

Originally Posted by lgday

I recommed Otterbox Defender

+1 Bulky, but pretty much bomb proof.

The screen protector membrane on the Defender seems to be a worse grease and fingerprint magnet than the naked Vivid screen. It's a real mess and difficult to keep clean. I'm giving serious thought to cutting it out of the case and using it without any screen protection.

i have the otterbox commuter with an aftermarket screen protector.. and its great.. however if you are doing maintenance and such you probably want to try to find something that has a hard cover over the screen.

I, for one, am not keen on dropping upwards of $10 on a case...

I'm waiting for the Otterbox Impact to hit Amazon, hopefully at the same price as the iPhone one.

Does anyone conclusively know if our phone's screen is Gorilla Glass or not?

Originally Posted by DUTCH Van Atlanta

The screen protector membrane on the Defender seems to be a worse grease and fingerprint magnet than the naked Vivid screen. It's a real mess and difficult to keep clean. I'm giving serious thought to cutting it out of the case and using it without any screen protection.

If you're gonna do that, I'd just save a few bucks and get an OB Commuter case. They offer similar protection minus a built in screen protector. They do have an adhesive one you can apply that comes with it. They also aren't as bulky. The only drawback is no belt clip.

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Originally Posted by Aus_Azn

I, for one, am not keen on dropping upwards of $10 on a case...

I'm waiting for the Otterbox Impact to hit Amazon, hopefully at the same price as the iPhone one.

Does anyone conclusively know if our phone's screen is Gorilla Glass or not?

I cant seem to find anything definitive actually from HTC on this one, but a user on a different site said he sent an email to HTC about his Raider (same thing as the Vivid on a different network) and recieved this response:

"Thank you for contacting HTC Technical support about if your Raider device has Gorilla Glass for the screen of your device. In our commitment to quality, HTC pioneered the use of shatterproof glass in smartphones. At the time, Corning was the only manufacturer and we used their product, Gorilla Glass. Since then, many manufactures have developed and advanced shatter-proof glass technology, allowing HTC to use the highest quality cutting edge shatterproof glass in our smartphones while keeping costs low for our customers."

Meaning, not Gorilla Glass but something thats supposed to be just as good.

Otterbox if you want REALLY GOOD protection against drops

Trident aegis about to order mine now. I had one for my inspire and loved it

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I'm using the Ballistic case. Had one on my atrix4g and liked it so much I ordered one 5 minutes after buying the vivid. It has thick rubber on the corners and a hard plastic backing. It doesn't block any ports, cameras, mics , or speakers. Best of all it makes pressing g the power and volume buttons infinitely easier.

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