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Otterbox Video Review: Hands-On With the Defender and Commuter Cases for iPhone 6 Plus

Wednesday November 14, 2018 2:59 PM PST by Juli Clover

Otterbox is well known for offering some of the most protective iPhone cases on the market, and the company's offerings for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus don't seem to be any exception. We went hands-on with Otterbox's two most protective cases for Apple's new devices, the Defender and the Commuter.

As with all of Otterbox's rugged iPhone cases, more protection requires sacrificing the sleek, slim design of the iPhone. Both the Defender and the Commuter are bulky, but offer drop protection, dust protection, and screen protection. Check out our review to see the differences between the two cases.

Otterbox cases can be purchased from the Otterbox website. The Commuter for the iPhone 6 is priced at $39.90 and the iPhone 6 Plus version is priced at $49.90. The more protective Defender case for the iPhone 6 is priced at $59.50 and the iPhone 6 Plus version of the Defender is available for $69.90.

Tags: OtterBox, Review, Video Review

Top Rated Comments

bchreng

131 months ago

I never really understood why people bought these. They're unnecessarily bulky and they're horrendously ugly. Offensively ugly. If you want protection, there are so many other choices out there that look better and are cheaper.

Because they protect well. That bulkiness is there for a reason.

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