This case is great at protecting an Iphone. Have dropped the phone since I covered it with this case and no problem at all. The problem does happen to be the quality of the material. It is flaking and wearing along the edges apparently from taking it in and out of my pocket. This should not happen.
Very good product and protects my iphone well. One suggestion would be to make the bottom gap slightly bigger. I have a apple large connector to new small connector and it will not fit in the slot.
In overall protection the commuter case offers, it's amazing. My phone is very well protected from falls and surface scratches. However the design of the case isn't as convenient. I lost my phone charger and had to use an adapter to charge my phone, and since the charging end is larger I cannot charge my phone without taking off the hard case. The case itself is hard to take off, and has broken twice from having to do so. Therefore I wouldn't recommend this case if you plan on having to take it off frequently.
The outer shell of the commuter is hard enough to take drops yet remains light and fairly flexible. It is exactly what I had in mind. My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that the "flexible" inner protective layer tends to get bunched up when changing outer cover colors. That must be managed carefully when changing shells