Lifeproof FRĒ SERIES Waterproof Case for iPhone 6/6s (4.7 Inch) - Shockproof, Dirtproof & Snowproof Protection - Dark Grey/Slate Grey/Skyfly Blue - Perfect for Outdoor Activities, Swimming & Extreme Sports

The performance of a phone case needs to be balanced against the use that the manufacturer warrants it for, versus what you subject it to. Some people are unhappy with this product because "it didn't work for them" because they abused it beyond what the manufacturer stated it could do.I am now on my fifth Lifeproof FRE case, all with three different model iPhones. I subject my phone to what I would call "medium/reasonable wear". I probably drop my phone about once a month onto a hard surface, 1-4 feet. No breaks, no screen cracks. I'm picking the charging port open 2-4 times a day. I probably make 5-10 calls a day and send 20-40 texts per day. I clean it at least a few times a month, often with a Windex-type product since the weak screen cleaners are a joke.No case can take any and all abuse or wear. Even with normal daily wear, any case including a LIfeproof case eventually needs to be replaced. This is the cost of "living with your cell phone". Better to replace the case before it breaks than replace the phone after it breaks.But a Lifeproof FRE case provides a good balance of weight and protection and usability. It isn't a brick, and it isn't a skin. Lifeproof product design, overall, as a company is a little boring; it could use the input of some creatives to add color and pattern schemes and accessories like a credit card holder or better ways to carry a phone than in a pocket or with a clunky belt clip. I use their belt clip sometimes, and the phone gets torn out of the locked case too easily while getting into car doors.I acknowledge the weakness of the design in the area of the charging port, where the plastics get very thin and are too easily torn by a fingernail. This could be improved, as could the setting of the gasket in the door of the charging port; it come out too easily.Nevertheless, several purchases of this case, within the boundaries of reasonable, as well as the same case used by fellow employees, have served us well for several years. This has saved my phone many times from breakage and water destruction.This case works well for me, and I'll continue to update with a new case every 6-9 months.