[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Colerunn:
ZeroLemon, the name brand we all know and love for the batteries we put into our phones, has done it again, ladies and gentlemen. I go through cases for my phone like water. I’m EXTREMELY particular about how it fits on the phone, how it changes the usability of the phone, and how it changes the feel of the phone in my hand. I easily go through about 20 different cases for my phone in a short time trying to find the right one.

A little over a month ago, ZeroLemon posted asking for people to test out their case for the S5. Many people had already replied to the thread by the time I got to it, but decided “hey, they can’t deny me if I don’t ask, right?” Several weeks later I got my case in the mail and have loved it. Here is my review of the ZeroLemon Razor Armor case.

First impressions weren't ideal, unfortunately, and they lost points (we’ll hit the high notes right after this). When I first opened it up and put it on my phone, it felt big in my hands. One of the reasons I’ve stuck with the Samsung Galaxy series is because it was thin, lightweight, and easy to manipulate when taking it in and out of your pocket. I have yet to drop a phone from my pocket, and plan to keep it that way. Feeling the phone in my hand with this case on, it seemed a little too big, and with the corners not being rounded, I thought for sure I was going to catch the phone on my pocket edges.

Ever been so wrong you had to type out a paragraph and then admit guilt in a public forum?

I have yet to catch the phone on anything with this case on it. The hardshell lets it slip relatively easy in an out of my pocket, while the softer part of the shell allows me to hold it without any worries it might slip. The bulk goes away almost instantly. Once you begin using the case, you get used to it as the phone itself, like when you buy a new, larger phone, and after a week it feels natural in your hand. This case just feels great. Esspecially when needing to access the hardware buttons. Where most cases of this bulk tend to have stiff buttons you really have to work to activate, these resond smoothly and easily. Sometimes even too easily. I'm just used to otterbox cases, I suppose. Who could blame me?

The unexpected positive I found as well was when I record things. I do a LOT of videography and photography with my phone (part of why I have an S5 in the first place), and the one feature I’ve missed over the last few smartphones was being able to set the phone on its side and let it record without touching it, knowing it isn’t going to fall over. I had the iPhone 4 the day it came out years ago, and used it for a year. That is the one and only feature I’ve missed from having an iPhone, and this case gave me back my dream 

On to the more technical stuff:

This case is incredibly safe. It follows the same hardshell/softshell set up that many cases do without costing you an arm and a leg, but protects seemingly better. I had one drop mishap with it and no damage to the phone was done. Had I been using the case I had on it before I began using the ZeroLemon Razor Armor, it would have been a cracked screen for sure. The only downside I’ve found to this is the raised edges on the sides of the screen. I know they are there for keeping the screen from landing flat on a surface when the phone falls, but it also is a bit encumbering when trying to touch areas on the sides of the screen.

At the end of the day, this case is a good case. It protect, gives you back some freedome to position the phone how you want, and doesn’t cause any real problems when trying to maneuver the phone in-hand. The only issue in total that I can’t deal with, was that the case itself didn’t fit the phone precisely. Edges of the phone showed under ledges of the case and in some cases allowed for materials to get in under the lip and between the case and phone, meaning that, theorhetically, the case could be levered off unintentionally in a pocket with a key or something. This issue alone is why I’m not using the case at the moment, but otherwise, I give the case a solid 7/10 rating.