I'm looking for a premium case for the phone, but I'm waiting for my Samsung credit so I can use that on a case from them. In the , I didn't want to risk running the phone naked and damaging it. As you learned in the unboxing video the phone comes with a preinstalled screen protector, which is good. Now I wanted something reasonably priced to protect the rest of the phone.
I went with the Caseology Parallax case in blue from Amazon. It's a good mix of protection and aesthetics without breaking the bank.
All the geeky stuff about material and what not, I don't know. I do know this is the style case I've used on the last three phones and none of them have broken after multiple reasonable falls (i.e. off the arm of a couch or kitchen table). My understanding is the ribbing inside has something to do with impact absorption, as shown below. If you want drop tests however, you ain't getting it from me.
The texturing on the back is subtle but gives a good grip whether in your hand or on the arm of the couch (yeah, I leave it there a lot).
As you will see in the images below, the buttons are prominent and easy to find by touch, and all of the cutouts are in the right places. Not earth shattering, but important if you want your phone to work correctly. One thing I will make a not of is that there is ample room around the USB port to not interfere with cables that may have a slightly wider collar. I've had problems in the past where certain cables (or earphones where applicable) wouldn't seat properly.
Finally, if you want to see it in all angles a quick video. 
I went with the Caseology Parallax case in blue from Amazon. It's a good mix of protection and aesthetics without breaking the bank.
All the geeky stuff about material and what not, I don't know. I do know this is the style case I've used on the last three phones and none of them have broken after multiple reasonable falls (i.e. off the arm of a couch or kitchen table). My understanding is the ribbing inside has something to do with impact absorption, as shown below. If you want drop tests however, you ain't getting it from me.
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