One thing i haven't seen anyone mention is that the orange material is D3O. Its not a "look" aspect of the design but that's what provides the bulk of the protection really. I kept throwing mine around to prove the point on how sturdy this case really is. Many times it fell screen first and not a single scratch. I would still recommend putting a screen protector on just to be safe and avoid dropping it altogether. If you don't know what D3O is, just search D3O case test on youtube, its the first video from Tech21.