My favorite out of the three I have had by far. I loved my LP for my 4S, hated the one for the 5. Sound quality on both ends of a phone conversation were not good. Although I could live with it for the waterproof features, oil slicks were pretty bad.
I tried the Obex, and same sound issues with the Fre. Although, there were no oil slicks! Was never crazy about how the mute switch was covered on it either.
I have had the Armor for two weeks.
Pros:
- No complaints on sound quality on either end, people I am talking too have said conversations are just fine.
- the latches make it feel more secure.
- the latches also make it much easier to take the case on and off. Nice if you sometimes switch to a different case at times (I do with a battery case).
- all port covers are connected to the case, no screwed in parts to lose.
- definitely the most sturdy feeling of the cases.
Cons:
- bulky - I can definitely live with this one for all the pros. It still fits just fine in my pockets.
- thin membrane covering the speaker at the bottom. Not a con if you are aware and careful. I discovered last night that if you do not pay attention when plugging lighting cord in that you can easily puncture this membrane. I thought I might of, and took the phone out (easy to do with the latches) to do another water test. Sure enough, the paper towel i placed in the area of the membrane was wet.
- a few very small oil slicks have occurred. Taking phone out and cleaning with lens cleaner does help. I also do keep my screen protector on the phone since I do switch between cases with the battery case.
I will keep this case, actually the replacement one from Amazon. Getting it in orange now, $10 less than the green. I am fine with either color.
Please take away that speaker membrane con. It is good in the fact it allows sound through pretty good. But just light enough you can puncture it, be aware! I know I will from now on, lesson learned. When ports are all closed it is protected pretty good too, I am not to concerned about it then. Another thing to check is to make sure it is always taut, and does not appear to have an indentation. If it does, water test it.