For some reason I didn't realize the whole bottom is open. That makes me worried about the protection. I've seen the older cases and thought they were good, and have the red one on my Retina iPad Mini. I ordered a red one for my iPhone 6 Plus. I'm going to try to go caseless at first and see how that goes. I bought the case for when I'm going on a trip or something where I'll have my phone out a lot while being really active, but I'm worried about dropping it and having it hit on that edge. My iPhone 5 got a big scratch on the screen from dropping it just at the right angle and it fell onto the metal ring of a scale in the bathroom. Of course it always falls on the part that is most exposed. The case I had even had a lip around the edge, but since the metal was curved it hit in the middle. Luckily that phone had a broken sleep/wake so I got it replaced but still. That was the only time I dropped that phone so the anxiety of going caseless might get to me, which is another reason why I bought it. But damn, $50 for a case was hard to swallow. I mean, on my iPad it makes sense to pay more, what with the hinged glass cover and magnets, but for a phone?