What phone case do you use?

[DD265]

Lets face it - horse riders and owners are tough on phones. One of my old Nokias spent the night in the stable, got dropped in a bucket of water, fell out of my pocket when I was riding a 14.2hh, and I landed on it when I fell off and it was tucked in my jods waistband. Being an old Nokia, it survived all of that.

My iPhones? Well I'm not risking it.

I have an iPhone 5s which is in a Griffin Survivor case (I'm not convinced this one is the real deal, the first one was). I just lost the camera cover, so I need to replace the entire case. I can't decide whether to get the same one, or I'm looking at an iThroughTM waterproof case or perhaps the LifeProof Fre case if it's worth the money. I need a case that's dust proof, water resistant, and I want one with an integral screen cover. The Griffin case is very bulky and it can be awkward to get in and out of my pockets, hence looking at a slightly slimmer case.

My iPhone 6 is a work phone so it's even more important I look after that! I have it in an Anker Ultra Protective case. It is not as dust proof as the Griffin but that phone is only coming to the yard with me for two more months so after that I don't need to worry so much.

 

[AmberThePony]

Not really of any help to you, but I have a mann zugg (?) and its quite similar to a Nokia but it's an explorer phone. It's waterproof, drop proof and I have dropped it on concrete quite a few times. My parents would never trust me with an I phone!

 

[spike123]

I have a cheapie off of ebay at £2.99 for my nokia phone and it was a good buy. Dropped my phone a few times and it's not got scratched or damaged at all.

 

[RubysGold]

I have a Sony Xperia z3. No one in the world can beat my track record with phones. I broke my Nokia lumia screen three times in 18 months. Bought out of the contract and within the year broke my Sony screen twice so am now on my third phone
I bought a gorilla cover. I love it. It's big and it's heavy but if I can make my phone live a little longer I will be happy.
Somehow I've managed to crack the screen on this cover too. Only bought it in September, but have ordered a new one. Hoping to make it to the end of the contract now without needing a repair on the phone. Contract ends in December

 

[JFTDWS]

I've had mine in a Griffin Survivor (without the camera cover, which annoyed the life out of me) for about a year. It's survived longer than any iPhone I've ever had in the past...

 

[pennyturner]

After killing the last 2, I stopped mucking about and got a No1 M2 from China.
Cheap, and built like a land rover.

 

[cobgoblin]

I use a cheapie pay as you go flip phone for riding. It's nice and small and as it's a flip it doesn't need a case.

 

[Max123]

I use an otterbox. My phone has been kicked around, dropped face down on tiles and it is still perfect

http://www.otterbox.co.uk/

 

[Mad_Cow347]

I have a regular phone case but use a my bunjee which clips it to myself so if it falls out my pocket then it won't hit the floor, drop into the water trough or get lost in the horses bed (as has happened to me in the past).

 

[muddygreymare]

I have a Samsung s6 and it's in a spigen case, it's rubber outside edges with a hard back and special army grade material (or something fancy like that) inside. I also have a glass screen protector on it which is meant to break before the screen does - in theory. Case is doing well, phone has been dropped multiple timessage, outside, down stairs and no damage at all to my phone which is great because I'm a serial phone killer! Spigen make iPhone cases too and at about £15 it was definitely worth it

 

[AmberThePony]

I use a cheapie pay as you go flip phone for riding. It's nice and small and as it's a flip it doesn't need a case.

My old flip phone met a sad end! Never talk on the phone and ride anymore

 

[pippixox]

otterbox- i dropped my iphone twice in the first week and used it with a crack for ages! new phone- got the otterbox for about £30 and it was worth it. has been dropped loads and still in one piece. not waterproof, but i like not having a cover to remove.

 

[LovesCobs]

I have a lifeproof case, my iPhone is nearly 2 years old and is frequently dropped, knocked off a fence or lost in the field. I'm also a swimming teacher and it has survived my classes! I've had the case replaced free by lifeproof when the strip by the button split.

 

[BlairandAzria]

Griffin survivor - survived a full plunge into an old bath of water and survived without a problem

 

[mytwofriends]

I am so happy with the durability of my BlackBerry Q5 and its sleek hard shell case (totally non-bulky), I'm not even going to upgrade this month. I was all ready to defect and join the whole family with an iPhone.

My BlackBerry is awesome. I've dropped it numerous times, usually on a hard surface, and, thanks to the case, there is literally not a scratch on it. I've had it two years, and it's like an old friend. I'd be so sorry to see it go, and I just know I'd kill an iPhone.

 

[LKKB]

I bought a lifeproof case after smashing my screen 3 times in as many months.

I've dropped it several times since then and it's still intact. Haven't tested how waterproof it is though. Only downside (other than my iphone no longer looking like an iphone!) is it makes photos rubbish. If i want to take a decent non-blurry photo I have to take the screan off (which is easy peasy).

 

[Pippity]

My smartphone lives in one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FU94QVU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00 It's enough for it to survive my cat knocking it off work surfaces, but I'm not sure it would survive anything especially violent.

However, it rarely leaves my car when I'm at the stables. If I'm hacking out, I take my work phone, because it's a nice, solid, unbreakable Nokia.

 

[case895]

Own phone is a Galaxy S5 and work phone is an iPhone 6. Otterboxes for both as smartphones are not life proof.

 

[chillipup]

Uhmm, I have a vodafone pay as you go contract on a Samsung mobile phone that cost me £10 !!!. I have no need to be connected to the internet when I'm on the move via the phone...because I'm driving and can't stop. I have a laptop that I can connect to when I move north to south, east to west, and need internet connection. I am sooo way behind the times...but hey ho....I'm happy in my own little world.ss

PS I have no idea what a phone case is...should I?