If anyone has owned both the Defender case and the Armor case, what is the size difference?
1482088
The armor case adds more mm in height and width and a little more weight than the defender case. As I said in my review if the armor case no one mentioned the sound quality when make or receiving calls. If some one did I wouldn't of ordered it and returned it,
1482089
The armor is bigger id say the defender is 3/4 the size and weight of the armor. We found that the sound quality on the armor is very poor. Hope that helps.
1482090
We have had both, and the commuter as well. The armor case is bigger and bulky. We had it a week and ended up returning it because the clasp on the outside snapped in half, my son took the phone out frequently. It did prove to be water proof. The defender is smaller and has the plastic face plate. I wanted a little more protection than it offered and ended up taking off the faceplate and replacing it with a tempered glass protector. The only difference I see between the defender and the commuter is the faceplate and the rubber shield is opposite (one on the outside and one on the inside). Not sure I'd buy the armor again. We have had both, and the commuter as well. The armor case is bigger and bulky. We had it a week and ended up returning it because the clasp on the outside snapped in half, my son took the phone out frequently. It did prove to be water proof. The defender is smaller and has the plastic face plate. I wanted a little more protection than it offered and ended up taking off the faceplate and replacing it with a tempered glass protector. The only difference I see between the defender and the commuter is the faceplate and the rubber shield is opposite (one on the outside and one on the inside).... » Read More We have had both, and the commuter as well. The armor case is bigger and bulky. We had it a week and ended up returning it because the clasp on the outside snapped in half, my son took the phone out frequently. It did prove to be water proof. The defender is smaller and has the plastic face plate. I wanted a little more protection than it offered and ended up taking off the faceplate and replacing it with a tempered glass protector. The only difference I see between the defender and the commuter is the faceplate and the rubber shield is opposite (one on the outside and one on the inside). Not sure I'd buy the armor again. « Show Less
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I'll measure if you want, but the defender seems like a large phone case. The armor seems like a toughbook tablet. Oh and while the defender is not waterproof and all kinds of stuff gets behind the lame screen protector, at least people can hear you when you call them which is more than i can say for the armor. If you are willing to have a non-waterproof case "Ballistic" brand case for $25 is way superior to Defender.
1482092
The Armour's edges are more squared giving it the feel of being slightly larger than the Defender. However, the material made it smoother for in and out of pocket use.
1552898
The Defender is larger and won't fit in most available carry-pouches for Samsung Galaxy S4. My husband had to have one special made to fit his. My Commuter works fine in a ready-made pouch a friend gave us.
1552897
The Defender is very bulky and the Commuter is all I need to keep my phone safe. It has a soft inner case and a hard outer case. It keeps the screen off flat surfaces. If you are carrying it in your pocket the Defender will take up a lot of room. The Commuter comes with a screen protective film but there are better ones out there like Zagg.
654105
I actually have both. The defender series is a more protective case as well as thicker all the way around and will not fit in to womens pockets at least not mine. (It also has the capablity of being attached to holister that can be clip to waist bands.)
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http://blog.ohcases.com/2011/01/26/whats-the-difference-between-otterbox-defender-and-commuter-series/
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Check the dimensions of the urban armor case. this holder fits cases up to 5.70 x 3.2 x .8 inches (Height x Width x depth). if the urban armor's dimensions exceeds the dimensions mentioned then it will not fit in this holder.
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The "case friendly" one that I've bought of ArmorSuit does not cover fully from edge to edge, it has about 1 mm of gap around the phone screen. I bought it because I am using a case (Under Armor Guard, UAG brand) but I noticed even with that case I still see 1 mm of space on the edge. As for the original size thats not case friendly, I do not know for sure.
789694
They both are great with amount of protection that they provide. The only difference is that the Defender Series comes with a built in screen protector.
1886350
Yes. I bought this for my Armor series case and it didn't work at first. My girlfriend has a Defender case and it fits perfectly without any trouble. I modified mine slightly to get it to work with my armor series as well. Not so much of a "Mod" as it is removing a piece of excess plastic. See Customer images for how to do it if interested, but you should have NO PROBLEM using this with a Defender case AS IS.
2124509
Defender has bigger shell hence bulkier. Usually come with protective lens (made of clear plastic) so you don't need another screen protector.
912517
The Defender is bigger and the commuter is slightly smaller. The Defender has a rougher outside and is built seemingly more rigid than the commuter I only have the commuter. I haven't ever tried a defender, it has a built in screen protector as part of the case, The commuter does not so you can do like I do and use adhesive ones or not use them at all because well the screens have come a long way since the beginning of smartphones they hold up better than before.
215288
My wife uses the Defender & I don't see how it would fit. You really need to get something like the Diztronic made to fit it, although some silicone cases can stretch enough to fit around the larger back.
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I bought the slim version and it still fits the normal cover with a very very slight buldge. It fit my spine tough armor perfectly, which was already tight to begin with. I have an otter box defender the case was already difficult to snap to getter this shouldnt be a problem though.
1621563
Yes they fit really right together. I have the defender too. This is better as an alternate battery pack while the defender is just a protective case. The thickness of both of these are about the same.
1693593
I don't own an Otterbox, but from what I've observed, this one is about the same, maybe slightly smaller.
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I don't think so. The defender case is too bulky. If it had a slimmer case I would say yes, plenty of room. Hope this helps.
1411161
Unfortunately, no which sucks :( but if you want my opinion, if I had to choose between the two, I'd stick with the Defender because that's what I'm doing. Sammy should have made the regular back cover the same size as this so that Otterbox and other case makers could go by that size.