I'll just be honest with you. The phone doesn't need a 40$ case. I've had a cheap-o 10$ case on mine, made of some kind of polycarbonate, and I've thrown the thing around, dropped it, smashed it against things, sat on it, and done who knows what else and I have nary a scratch on the thing. I did, however, slam the lock button against my door jam and there's a nick on my lock button now. To be fair, the thing is well made. You're probably not going to break it. I threw it across the room, down a flight of stairs once, and it was completely fine. That was without a case. I do think I had a heart attack when I did it however.