[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I got my N4 the day they were introduced in the third week of October and wanted a highly protective case w/ holster. Because at that time the selection from different manufacturers was so limited my choices were the Otterbox Defender, the Unicorn Beetle or the Seidio Surface (not highly protective) which would become their Convert model (supposedly highly protective) when they released the Convert add on kit protective cover and exo-skeleton that fit over the Surface case. Seidio's first fail was taking until late January to release the Convert & the Convert add on kit. Had I any clue it would take that long I wouldn't have even considered buying the Surface case.

On to the Convert, 1) it took me 10 minutes to clean tiny debris from the Convert rubber shell because it's not wrapped in plastic, just put in a box. Ridiculous that Seidio chooses to save a couple of cents on the packaging of a $54.95 case. 2) in use the rubber shell is a tiny debris magnet because of its composition, tiny white specs of debris are a constant and magnified because of the black color. If you don't use a holster and put your phone in your pocket you do not want this case 3) I would classify the case as fairly protective but not highly protective and IMO it should be highly protective considering the style, bulk & cost (and no I don't have any intention of drop testing it with my phone unless it's an accident, I'm basing my classification as fairly protective from seeing the Otterbox Defender and the BodyGlove ToughSuit I used with my S3) 4) the rocker button switches have zero resistance so I get to accidentally shutoff my ringer volume like I did with the Surface case which has no rocker switch covers or the phone without a case. I've always counted on the rocker button cover's stiffness to prevent accidental activation and maybe that's just my preference but I don't know why anyone would want zero resistance rocker button covers on a case like this. 5) the camera lens cover seems very flimsy as though unless your very careful when removing it it could tear off, just an initial observation as I haven't yet used it other than to see how it works. On the plus side I don't know of any other cases that have camera lens covers but on the minus side because of the rubber composition the lens cover is a tiny debris magnet too so maybe having this case's lens cover isn't a benefit if it leaves debris on the lens and you have to clean the lens every time you use the camera.

Because I bought the Surface case so long ago I can't return it so for me it's either use this case or throw away $35 plus freight. The Surface case itself is IMO way overpriced and underfeatured for it's cost and I pretty much think the same about the Convert. It's not that the cases aren't precision built because they are it's just that I expected a lot more for the price. I cannot recommend either the Seidio Surface or Convert cases & truly wish I had purchased either the Otterbox Defender or the Unicorn Beetle back in October. This is my first and last Seidio purchase both because of the cases themselves & the ridiculous hassle to return/exchange a product purchased from their webstore. In fact it was so ridiculous it deserves it's own thread which I will create.

I had always viewed Seidio as a premium case company but now I know they aren't, they're just average at way above average prices.