Otterbox Defender for Blackberry Storm and iPhone 3Gs

Otterbox Defender for Blackberry Storm 9530

Black Bear is now on his third (yes, third) Blackberry Storm in less than a year, so I ordered him an Otterbox Defender case for it tonight. They are supposed to be pretty awesome cases. I went ahead and ordered one for my iPhone 3Gs as well, but I’m hoping I don’t think the screen is too unresponsive with the full plastic screen protector that is built into the case.

I have been pretty satisfied with the Otterbox Impact case that I got after sinking my first iPhone 3Gs in an eternal spring, aka toilet. The Impact case has enough grip on the outside so that it will stay in a back pocket. I am pretty sure the Otterbox Defender won’t fit in any of my pockets, but it should be safe being tossed in my purse.

I ordered both cases off of amazon.com and got pretty good discounts. Both phone cases retail for $49.95 - the Blackberry case was $32.88 and the iPhone case was $27.99. Both should be arriving this week, so I should have a review up soon.

Do you have an Otterbox case? Let me know what you think of it in the comments.

http://www.brandondayberry.com Brandon Dayberry

I’ve had both the Defender and now the Commuter. The defender is a tough case and has plenty of extra padding, but like you mentioned—it wouldn’t fit in your pocket without annoying you. I also didn’t have much luck with the screen protector, it always kept a dime size air bubble that eventually drove me nuts. I switched to the commutor because I wanted something smaller and without a built in screen protector, I’ve been very happy with it so far. It provides enough protection that I still feel like I can drop it without smashing it.

http://www.heyletsrock.com Khara Cavaness

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http://www.brandondayberry.com Brandon Dayberry

I’ve had both the Defender and now the Commuter. The defender is a tough case and has plenty of extra padding, but like you mentioned—it wouldn’t fit in your pocket without annoying you. I also didn’t have much luck with the screen protector, it always kept a dime size air bubble that eventually drove me nuts. I switched to the commutor because I wanted something smaller and without a built in screen protector, I’ve been very happy with it so far. It provides enough protection that I still feel like I can drop it without smashing it.
http://www.brandondayberry.com Brandon Dayberry

I’ve had both the Defender and now the Commuter. The defender is a tough case and has plenty of extra padding, but like you mentioned—it wouldn’t fit in your pocket without annoying you. I also didn’t have much luck with the screen protector, it always kept a dime size air bubble that eventually drove me nuts. I switched to the commutor because I wanted something smaller and without a built in screen protector, I’ve been very happy with it so far. It provides enough protection that I still feel like I can drop it without smashing it.
Khara

I hope I can get the air bubbles out. That would drive me nuts too. I am sure I will find some occasion where I will want to use the Defender case even if I don’t like it enough use it all the time. Thanks for the input! I’m curious to see how it works on the Storm since it’s touch screen has to “click” like a giant button when selecting anything.
Khara

I hope I can get the air bubbles out. That would drive me nuts too. I am sure I will find some occasion where I will want to use the Defender case even if I don’t like it enough use it all the time. Thanks for the input! I’m curious to see how it works on the Storm since it’s touch screen has to “click” like a giant button when selecting anything.
http://www.heyletsrock.com Khara Cavaness

I just got my cases in yesterday, I have a solution to the air bubble/oil slick problem. Post coming soon with review and bubble fix. Thanks, Brandon.
http://www.heyletsrock.com Khara Cavaness

I just got my cases in yesterday, I have a solution to the air bubble/oil slick problem. Post coming soon with review and bubble fix. Thanks, Brandon.
http://www.heyletsrock.com Khara Cavaness

I just got my cases in yesterday, I have a solution to the air bubble/oil slick problem. Post coming soon with review and bubble fix. Thanks, Brandon.
http://www.heyletsrock.com Khara Cavaness

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