When I got my phone on BB's launch day if you preordered, they didn't have the Otterbox cases in, so I got some cheap case/holster primarily for the holster because I never put my phone in a pocket.
But now the Otterbox Defender is available and I got one of those and I actually LOVE it. Yes, the phone is bulkier. But since I already had a Zagg on the screen, I removed the plastic cover on the Otterbox and I like the way the phone looks and feels. I've been around handheld mobile phones since they became popular because I used to work at RS back in the 90s and I sold them all the time. I remember the trend toward "smaller is better." I never bought into it. I want to know the phone's in my hand. I wanna know if I drop it, things will be OK. I know that with this phone and case.