Here is a goal: To protect your iphone properly.

Which way makes more sense to accomplish this goal?

Select from the following.
I. Get a case that has about one quarter of an inch coverage past the screen so that if the phone is dropped it will impact the case not the phone.
II. Get a slim fit case so that you look stylish and your phone feels slim. It doesn't matter if it protrudes past the face of the phone.
I.