When my dad decided he wanted a smartphone, we were really concerned about protecting it because he works in a hot factory where he welds and runs machinery all day and has mangled and melted parts of a few cheap flip phones.  He also sent one through the lawnmower blades when it fell out of his pocket.  So after ordering his first smartphone, mom and i decided to get this for him as well as a heavy duty case and a screen protector.  He has the samsung exhilirate phone with a bulky ballistic case and a regular screen protector...so far his phone has been well protected for 8 months in this along with the case and screen protector.  Alas, the clip on the back of this belt holster finally ripped away from the fabric and he has it super glued on for now (which is working).  He wants a new one though, so I'm getting him a second one.  He's really really rough on everything when he's working so this should hold up for a while under rough conditions and for much longer under normal circumstances.  It's also roomy and fits his bulky case.