Fommy Product Review:
Overview: OtterBox, based in Colorado has long been known for making great cases for devices, whether they be protecting notebooks in a rain forest or protecting your Nokia E71/ 71x at a construction site. Their products are built though, and the Defender Series cases live up to that legacy by providing excellent protection for your Nokia E71/ 71x that can stand up to impressive damage and wear.
Durability: If this case is anything, it’s durable. The case covers 99% of the phone protecting from dust, scratches, and drops while keeping the features, keys and ports accessible through the case. The entire thing is very strong and extremely well built, all the way from a thin, Thermal formed protective clear PVC membrane to cover the keypad. It protects against scratching and dust. It took all took the common things thrown at a Nokia E71/ 71x and quite literally came through without a scratch.
Design/Functionality: The entire case is built around pure protection and has three layers to accomplish it.
The first layer is entirely optional, it is a simple, Thermal formed protective clear PVC membrane to cover the keypad. Clear PC sheet to cover the screen. It does give the keypad a very different texture though, but in my opinion makes the keypad easier to use given the next layer, the Polycarbonate shell.
This is the main layer of protection, a form fitting polycarbonate plastic hard shell. This layer protects the Nokia E71/ 71x from hard blows and crushing damage. In theory, it is possible to use this by itself as well, but it wouldn’t be very comfortable to use with the knobs to attach the third layer, the skin.
The skin layer fits easily over the plastic shell, providing a great shock absorber for falls as well as providing an excellent grip with the grooves in the back, in addition is covers some of the ports and whatnot with a flap to prevent common damage to hose components. It stays very well and is excellently molded to provide great accessibility; in fact, when I first opened the box I thought it was permanently attached to the case since it fit so well.
The big downside of this case is obviously its size, it will increase the size of your Nokia E71/ 71x substantially. Even so, it doesn’t look bad, and manages to stay quite lightweight.
Conclusion: If you’re looking for great protection for your Nokia E71/ 71x and don’t mind the loss of small size and some aesthetics, this is a great choice.
Features:
- Three layers of protection:
- Layer 1: Thermal formed protective clear PVC membrane to cover the keypad.
- Clear PC sheet to cover the screen. Protects against scratching and dust intrusion.
- Layer 2: Hi-impact polycarbonate shell for an added guard against drops and shocks.
- Layer 3: High quality silicone skin to absorb bump and shock.
- Full access to all keys, ports and functions.
- All features accessible through the case.
- Sound is transmitted through case
- Coring on inside corners of skin adds extra strength and protection.
- Added bump, drop, and shock protection.
- Lanyard anchor and sync/charge/headphone jack accessible via silicone plugs.
- Camera, volume, menu, and power buttons accessible via silicone plugs.
- Acoustic vents on speaker phone and headset speaker.
- Includes holster style ratcheting belt clip.
Environmental Protection:
- Drop and Shock - Protection against drop, bump, & shock.
- Water Protection - Not tested or recommended for water protection.
- Dust Protection - Dust does not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with satisfactory operation of equipment.
Specifications:
- Three layers of protection.
- Color: Black.
- Weight (Case Only): 1.61 oz.
- Dimensions (Case Only): 4.81" x 2.64" x 0.74".
- Manufacturer: OtterBox.
- Manufactured by: NOK2-E71XX-20-C5OTR.
Note:
- Case NOT protected against water.
- NOT intended for protection against water intrusion.
