I had been looking all over the place for a case that would offer protection along with full access to the phone, without having to struggle with getting it out of pouch type case. I thought I found it in this Clear Case. It's very attractive, it protects the phone, and it is the only case around that offers protection for the screen while allowing you full access to the phone. The protective plastic piece that protects the screen is hinged, so all you have to do is flip it up and over and then you can write/tap on your screen. When you're done, just flip the protective piece back over. It's this protective piece that breaks very easily though. When you have this piece down over the screen, it "clicks" and locks into place by snapping into little divets on the base of the plastic. So it's basically a plastic piece that has to snap into a plastic indent in the base. Look at the enlarged side-view pictures - half way down on the protective top you'll see little round things - that is the snaps on either side that locks the lid in place. This plastic on plastic action breaks down in time - about 2 months of daily use for me. When this breaks, the plastic piece can no longer lock into place and will then flap around. This is very annoying and I consider the whole thing "broken" at that time.The first time this happened, I was very upset because other than this, I really liked this case. I thought it was probably because I wasn't careful enough, so I bought another one and was very careful with the second one. Didn't matter, it still broke down at the same place in about 2 months.I'm very disappointed with the product. I loved it otherwise and the fit was perfect. I now own a silicone based cover and it works very well, but it doesn't have anything to protect the screen.