Are you thinking what I’m thinking? If you answered: “GAH!…three years in this game and no free product” – I’d call you my psychic side-kick. Also, a day late. See, the ace accessory people over at Griffin are on the case, and have gone and broken the curse protected my delicate ego-tronics with a FedEx parcel packing their latest and greatest! Free for me, to review for you. How’s that for disclosure?!
Anyways, Survivor is its name, and extreme-duty is its game and it’s “Not Gon’ Stop, Gon’ Work Harder” to protect your iPhone 4 like never before…
Tested and certified to meet or exceed US/UK Department of Defense military standards, the Survivor Extreme-Duty Case is billed as Griffin’s most protective yet and was designed to be tough-stuff from the inside out – to protect your iPhone 4 from extremes of rain, dirt, sand and shock.
Hardcore in appearance, but soft and silicone-y in your hand, the Survivor Case firmly grasps your iPhone with a rigid, shatter-resistant polycarbonate internal frame, which is coupled with a built-in, touch-sensitive screen protector to seal your delicate multi-touch display from the cruel, unforgiving world.
This heavy-duty, yet lightweight frame is covered in a thick, removable, shock-absorbing silicone wrap that features precision-cut hinged plugs to keep your connectors and controls well-sealed, but still easily accessible.
All-in-all, Griffin’s Survivor looks and feels to be a superbly designed and well-manufactured case, and as you’ll see in the video below, can sure take some abuse. The only thing I can fault it on is the catch at the top, which makes detaching the otherwise heavy-duty belt clip a little too easy in my opinion. But, if you find it catches on things in-use…simply file it down. No drama.
The Griffin Survivor Extreme-Duty Case fits iPhone 4 models from all carriers and is available now, direct from Griffin Technology for $49.99.