Credit: techandroid.net
Check the article below about the threats to your smartphone. Comments are useful reading too.
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2016/03/17/what-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-your-mobile-phone/
Take home message from the article above, is that the major dangers to your phone are being dropped onto a hard surface, or submerged under water.
So, what can you do?
Drop protection – a good case. Most cases are not good when it comes to impact protection. Most only offer protection against abrasion & very short falls onto a hard surface. Unfortunately, the most likely falls are from waist height. Otterbox’s Defender is the only case I have used which can reliably protect against falls from waist height onto a hard surface. They are also available for a wide range of phones. Biggest disadvantage is that they add more to the bulk of a phone than other, less protective cases.
https://www.otterbox.com/
I also hear good things about LifeProof cases, which also claim to be waterproof. LifeProof was acquired by Otterbox in 20131.
https://www.lifeproof.com/
Cases can also protect against drops by preventing the drop altogether – phones constructed of metal & glass are popular, but are relatively slippery. Most cases are grippier than a bare phone.
Water protection is more difficult. LifeProof, mentioned above, are the only waterproof cases I am aware of. Samsung’s S5 & S7 phones are themselves waterproof. As an older model, the S5 is now available quite cheaply, & the S7 is the very latest.
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