Good rugged case for Pixel 6a? (Not seeing OtterBox Defender...)

[PianoPlayer88Key]

This'll be a bit terse cause I'm typing on my phone, but...

I'm at Micro Center in Tustin, was just looking at the phone cases, and I'm not seeing anything for the Pixel 6a (or for any Pixel for that matter, the only Defender cases I'm seeing so far are for iPhones.)

I looked online last night and didn't see any OtterBox Defender for the Pixel 6a anywhere either.  There is the Commuter, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough protection for my phone.  (I've only had it a week and already almost dropped it several times a day, and actually did drop it a few times overall but got lucky for where it landed.)

 

What would be a good protective case for the Pixel 6a?  I want something that I can use the phone we while in the case (there are a few universal cases here but you have to take the phone out to use it), and that would survive anything I might accidentally do with it.

[person123456789]

15 minutes ago, PianoPlayer88Key said:

This'll be a bit terse cause I'm typing on my phone, but...

I'm at Micro Center in Tustin, was just looking at the phone cases, and I'm not seeing anything for the Pixel 6a (or for any Pixel for that matter, the only Defender cases I'm seeing so far are for iPhones.)

I looked online last night and didn't see any OtterBox Defender for the Pixel 6a anywhere either.  There is the Commuter, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough protection for my phone.  (I've only had it a week and already almost dropped it several times a day, and actually did drop it a few times overall but got lucky for where it landed.)

 

What would be a good protective case for the Pixel 6a?  I want something that I can use the phone we while in the case (there are a few universal cases here but you have to take the phone out to use it), and that would survive anything I might accidentally do with it.

dbrand grip

[Middcore]

I swear by Spigen cases. 

[dizmo]

Pretty much any case is going to protect your phone. People worry about rugged cases too much. Very few people actually need them.

[PianoPlayer88Key]

Thanks for the suggestions. 

On 8/6/2022 at 11:03 AM, person123456789 said:

dbrand grip

Dbrand actually was briefly considered a couple times, although it's currently dropped from the list.

On 8/6/2022 at 11:12 AM, Middcore said:

I swear by Spigen cases. 

I'm pretty much split between the Otterbox Commuter and the Spigen Tough Armor, but leaning strongly toward the Otterbox (in part due to some reviews I saw saying it was a bit more protective / tougher than the Spigen).  I would have bought a Commuter at a T-Mobile store the other day, but when I got there (was nearby anyway) it turned out they didn't have any in stock, even though the website indicated they might have a few left.  I was looking at ordering online the previous day, and it looked like it would take at least a week or two just to ship it and I don't want to wait that long.  (And I don't want to get a cheap case to tide me over then replace it with a better case when it's available, that would be just extra $ spent that should just go for the right case in the first place.)

On 8/11/2022 at 10:47 AM, dizmo said:

Pretty much any case is going to protect your phone. People worry about rugged cases too much. Very few people actually need them.

Also I want the case to pretty much protect against anything I could ever throw at it, or throw IT at, or run it over with, or whatever.

[person123456789]

2 hours ago, PianoPlayer88Key said:

although it's currently dropped from the list

why?

[PianoPlayer88Key]

Just a quick update, got an OtterBox Commuter at a local T-Mobile store a few days ago.  Seems pretty good so far, although I do wish the back was a bit more grippy.  (Also the case was super easy to put on, in a way that makes me a bit concerned about if it has a big fall (like several dozen meters or couple hundred feet or whatever) and the case or phone files for divorce from each other.)

Didn't get a screen protector, they wanted to sell me one for $40 which seemed way high.  (I looked just now, and apparently in November 2016 I paid $7.95 on Amazon for a screen protector for an LG G4, which never got installed cause the phone soon started the boot loop issue.)