[One (M7) Accessories] LRail:
Hello all,

I bought a Cellet ProGuard case for my HTC One M7, and thought I would post my thoughts about it.

BACKGROUND:

I was searching for a rugged, waterproof case for the HTC One M7.

Since there are no "daily use" type waterproof cases for the HTC One M7 (yet), I decided to order an "Aqua Box" Marine Mount from Ram Mounts.

Ram Mounts makes true professional grade mounts and cases for almost everything. If you see a cop drive by... that computer in the car is Iikely mounted with ram mounts. I had used their products before for mounting ground penetrating radar systems in a vehicle, and also for mounting GPSes in my own vehicles.

It's not a "Daily use" option, but the Aqua Box will protect my HTC One while using it as a marine navigation tool or during wilderness canoeing.

For a daily use case I came up with 2 options.

1) Otter Box Defender combined with the Spigen Glass.tr screen protector.

This seems to be the best, easily obtained, option for a rugged case IMO. The Otterbox screen protector is a bit of a pain since dirt easily gets between the screen and the protector, but removing that and using the Spigen glass protector should make it a good solution.

Cost: Around $95 full price for both.

2) The Cellet Proguard combined with the same Spigen Glas.TR

This option was a trade off on extreme ruggedness vs rugged with a good price.

Cost: $50 for both

Until I recently got an AMAZING deal on a otter box defender... I decided on option 2.

I bought the Cellet case. Used the case for a while and had no complaints about it.

Review

The Cellet Proguard consists of a rubber internal case with a hard plastic outer.

When installed, the internal rubber case fits tightly around the HTC One and allows access to all the buttons and ports, without covering the IR blaster/power switch.

It has a wraparound raised edge, to protect the screen, similar to other devices.

While the lip is not as tall as the otter box defender, and is only rubber, it looks like it would provide good protection when the phone is face down on a table or other normal use.

The lip fits tightly against the glass, and was able to prevent potato chip salt from getting between the case and the phone, during a real world testing. :laugh:

The rubber section over the volume buttons, actually improved their ease of use compared to the bare phone.

The hole where the USB connector is, is a bit small for ease of plugging the cable in.

(I used an exacto knife to gently trim a tiny amount off the hole so that my both my usb cables would fit)

The external plastic case portion is of a slightly softer plastic than the otterbox defender.

While the plastic section doesn't completely cover the rubber internal section, it's mesh design allows the rubber to improve grip on the phone.

The external dimensions are close to the otterbox defender, while slightly thinner in thickness.

All said and done, the case is well made, fits the phone well, and should provide decent protection.

When you combine that with a market price of $12 to $15, the cellet case is a fantastic bargain in my opinion.

I bought mine at Bestbuy in Canada, but evidently it's available on amazon, and at Frys and other places in the USA

I can't post links yet.. so just do a web search for "Cellet-321255-Armor-Proguard-Case" or "Cellet HTC One Case" and you will see what it looks like.

Hope this helps someone.