Do I really need Otterbox Defender for iPhone 5?

Or, would a Commuter do justice? It isn't really a matter of cost, just bulkiness. I do not want my beautiful iPhone to be hidden by the Otterbox completely. I'm upgrading to an iPhone, and have had an iPod touch for a year. I have dropped it only once where damage was done. It didn't have a case on at the time, and I was taking a picture of the concrete (don't ask). A few times (maybe 3, 1 for sure) in the morning I was making my bed and when I "puffed" the blanket in the air it flew across the room (I have carpet).

I wouldn't call your iPhone beautiful but when I got a new smartphone I got extra careful but any medium case would be good enough if you aren't clumsy but if you r a thinner otter box might be need

I have the outer box commuter for the iPhone 5 and it does its job I dropped it like 3 times already and no scratches or breaks, plus it doesn't hide the phone as much as the defender. I would recommend getting it from Amazon because it's cheaper there, and that's where I got mine.

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