Protecting mobile phones

[Woodworks]

Not such a good experience with a Lifeproof case here. First time it got wet it leaked and first drop broke the screen. Phone stays in the truck now

[tony_t3d]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F112659965967

[tony_t3d]

I use the above off ebay for any phone I get.

It is In 2 pieces and it is bolted around the phone with a layer of padding and an artificial toughened screen.

Famous last words  im yet to brake a phone whilst in this case [emoji85]

[tony_t3d]

What phone is it you have?

[Stephen Blair]

I’ve had iPhones for 8 years now, always in my left hand thigh pocket.
Never smashed or damaged 1.
The sawdust gets in the charge point, I pick it out every couple of months with a tooth pic.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

A slight aside, but anyone else buy the phone rather than contract hire?  I found that, so long as it lasts >18months, it works out better to buy rather than hire (esp with the VAT back and 100% deductible as IT equipment)

[Gary Prentice]

I've gone the same way, but with a pre-owned phone. Quids in after a couple of months.

[Mark Bolam]

16 hours ago, tony_t3d said:

I use the above off ebay for any phone I get.

It is In 2 pieces and it is bolted around the phone with a layer of padding and an artificial toughened screen.

Famous last words  im yet to brake a phone whilst in this case

Just got one of these for my new iphone after I drowned the last one dropping it down the bog.

I'd had a Lifeproof cover on it before that, but it just disintegrated.

This one seems better designed and was 1/3 of the price, £20.

Easy access to ports, better than the Lifeproof.

 

2 gripes, it does bulk the phone up a bit, and call quality obviously suffers, but it's not a deal breaker.

[Mark Bolam]

For the record mine is from Amazon.

Seacosmo IP-68 for iPhone 6.

[inthewoods]

I was going through phones every six months before I got a cat B15Q tough smart phone, had it just over two years now & it's in my pocket every day. Highly recommended