OtterBox Commuter Case for BlackBerry Bold 9700
- Slick, highly protective case for BlackBerry Bold 9700 series smartphones
- Combines rugged elements from the Defender Series with the thin silicone skin from the Impact Series
- Smooth outer layer allows case to slide easily into your pocket or purse
- Exposed silicone corners dissipate impact away from your device with added bump and shock protection
- Backed by 1-year warranty; not tested or recommended for water protection
Product Description
The Otterbox Commuter Series case for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 series offers the best of both worlds; incorporating elements from the rugged Defender Series line with the silicone, skin-like Impact Series line to create a slick case designed with your style in mind. It’s protection without the bulk. The exposed silicone corners dissipate impact away from the device for additional bump and shock protection and the smooth outer layer allows the case to easily slide in. . . More >>
This case is worth every penny you will spend on it. It does fit the Blackberry 9700 just like a glove. It is not bulky and it still allows you to carry your phone in the leather blackberry case that it came with.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve been pretty satisfied with the Otter Box Blackberry case. I’ve had other cases that snap together, but they always seem to break after a drop. This case fits around the Blackberry and has survived all of my drops. I was most concerned about the rubber/hard plastic combination of the Otter Box and how well it would slide in and out of my pocket. So far, I haven’t had any issues. Overall it seems to be a pretty good case for my Blackberry 9700.
Rating: 4 / 5
I really like this case. It feels great in your hand and have great protection for your phone. Most important of all, it doesn’t make your phone look much bigger. This is my second Otterbox case. I think they made lots of improvement already.
Rating: 5 / 5
I can’t say greater things about the Otterbox Commuter Case then what has already been said in other reviews. The one thing we were all missing is a holster. I can carry my iPhone in my pocket, but for some reason, I need a holster with Blackberrys =). Another reviewer (thanks Troy – crackberry_com) had mentioned that the Otterbox Commuter Case worked well with the Seidio Innocase Lock Holster for BlackBerry Bold 9700. I can confirm these statements. It’s almost as the Seidio Innocase Lock Holster for BlackBerry Bold 9700 was designed with the Otterbox Commuter Case in mind. It fits perfectly.
With both the Otterbox Commuter Case and the Seidio Innocase Lock Holster for BlackBerry Bold 9700, I can access my mini-usb for charging, my headphone jack, volume rocker, my “special” buttons on the left and right and the lock and stand-by button at the top. Plus with the Otterbox Commuter Case, I can record video and takes pictures. The locking mech. works great with the case too. Nothing but good things to say about this combo.
UPDATE:
So, I’ve been using this setup now for like 2. 5 months and it rocks. I still stand behind my purchase and review. I also read bad review for the screen protector not fitting right or not working right because of how the 9700′s screen kinda drops at the sides but, I took my time and put it on and it looks great still, no air bubbles, nothing. Maybe they updated their screen protector when I purchase MARCH 2010 who know. But so far so good. The Bold 9700 also has not disappointed and I’m loving that tether app.
Rating: 5 / 5
Let me start off by saying that the case fits really well on the phone. I took a few leaps of faith and dropped the phone a couple of times from about 3 feet to test it, and the case holds up pretty well. No complaints at all about the protection that it provides. A few people here were commenting about the quality of the screen protector, but I happen to love it. If you’re careful enough then it will fit perfectly with very little to no air bubbles. The case even looks great on the phone. In my opinion it grips really well to your hand when you’re using the phone. Even though the shell is hard plastic, I never had any problems with the phone slipping from my hands while I was holding it.
My only gripe is that although this case is indeed slimmer than the vast majority of protection cases, it wasn’t as slim as I was hoping it would be. One of the reasons I purchased the case to begin with was based on one of the reviews listed here in regards to the phone fitting inside the leather case that comes with the Blackberry Bold 9700. Although the phone with the Otterbox case does fit inside the leather case, it is a far from ideal fit in my opinion. The magnetic clips on the leather case hardly stick together when using this case, and it fits too tightly in the case. When you see it in the case it becomes apparent that the nylon sides of the leather blackberry case will stretch over time, making it problematic to use in the future should you decide to no longer use this case. Looks like I won’t be using my leather case after all.
Although it won’t fit securely in your leather case, the Otterbox Commuter case with the phone should fit inside your pants pocket just fine (depending on how your pants fit to begin with; I personally wear boot cut or loose fit when it comes to jeans and the phone w/case fits fine in my front pocket). All in all, I would say 4. 5 stars. It might be asking a bit much, but the fact that it didn’t fit inside my leather case was a bit of a letdown for me.
Rating: 4 / 5