[One (M8) Accessories] Chris_c81:
Where to buy? Amazon.co.uk

Price? £12.09 (usually £29.99)

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I'll start by saying, what an absolute bargain! I remember when I had an iPhone I bought a Lifeproof case which cost me the best part of £100. This case cost me just £12 and comes with all the bells and whistles the Lifeproof offered my iPhone at the time. In the box you get the case, a microfibre cloth, a strap, a waterproof headphone adapter, instruction booklet and a plastic Redpepper...I think you use it for making sure the O-ring is inserted correctly and also for undoing the case. As a side note, when searching Amazon you might not find this case by searching 'redpepper'. From what I can gather, Redpepper either manufacture these cases in bulk for distributors who put their own branding in place or Redpepper simply designed the case and Chinese businesses bought the design to manufacture and distribute. I don't believe these are knock-offs, just a quirky business arrangement. For example, the one I bought was:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NFGLYPQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

As you can see from the photos, it's Redpepper branded on the box but the case itself has no Redpepper branding. I mean, I could be off the mark here and maybe they are knock-offs as closer inspection of the small print on the packaging has a lot of the usual Engrish seen on knock-offs, however Redpepper's website does not actually offer this product. Usually knock-offs carbon copy a product, so I can't quite figure this one out. Either way though, this is of pretty decent quality and from my testing of it underwater, it's satisfactory.

Build quality, given the price, is fantastic. The case looks the hybrid spawn of a Lifeproof, Otterbox and DotView threeway! Feels solid like an Otterbox. It's design is pretty neat and doesn't look hideous. My only gripe really is that the DotView flap should be detachable, as it can sometimes be a bit awkward in usage. Also the kick stand feels a little flimsy, which is stark contrast to the rest of the case which is solid. According to the blurb, this is what it can apparently handle:

- waterproof upto 2m underwater

- dustproof

- shock and drop protection from 2m

Quoting IP68 and ISO9001 standards. I put the case together without the device installed as advised in the instructions and fully submerged it for 4 hours in 2 foot of water. They recommend an hour only, but I wanted to give it a good test. Upon opening a few tiny droplets of water had somehow found their way in but nothing that would worry me - I've had worse from using the phone in British rainy weather! While testing with the device installed however, although for a shorter duration submerged, when reopening the case there was no water - it was bone dry inside. Out of the water, the dot view responds pretty well given it's sitting on top of a plastic screen cover which is on top of the actual screen. Submerged however, touchscreen sensitivity is reduced to almost zero whether that's via DotView or the screen itself. This is however, unavoidable and happens with all underwater cases. As you can see from the photos and videos, my M8 was quite happy underwater in this case. I can't really comment on the drop protection or dust protection as I'm not keen on testing those features! My main reason for purchase was for the waterproof factor.

Overall I am 100% satisfied with this product and more then satisfied with bang for buck. If you're after an actual waterproof case that can be submerged and not just 'splash proof' then I would highly recommend this product.

Solid 9/10. Would be 10/10 if the DotView detached and the kick stand was a bit sturdier.

Video of receiving a call whilst submerged: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2297056/Redpepper Case/103_0292.AVI

Video of the HTC One M8 taking footage of an...underwater camera lol: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2297056/Redpepper Case/VIDEO0078.mp4

Check out the photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ab721oowzq8q69l/AAD_opn0XIX2776CDMbYveQxa?dl=0