When I first got this phone it seemed delicate, but a month later after all it's been through I can say it is actually durable. I've never had a case on the phone, and it is still working 100% fine after it has been thrown against a wall (I didn't do that), dropped onto hard wood from 4 feet, and most surprisingly an hour ago, I was doing pull ups and it fell out of my pocket 6 feet above the ground and landed on solid tile. The battery flew out and the plastic case has a tiny nick on the side, but other than that the phone is still working flawlessly. Ironically the case I ordered is coming tomorrow so I'm a bit disappointed the drop couldn't have waited until then.