What is the difference in the Impact and Commutter

[ulikabbq]

curious what the difference is. their website does not really explain the difference.

 

[mrazzino]

curious what the difference is. their website does not really explain the difference.

Near the bottom of both pages for these cases there is a link for tech specs. That opens a PDF and shows the case in good detail.

I believe the difference is that the Impact does not include a hard case that clips around the silicone layer. The Impact is just a silicone rubber case, whereas the Commuter has a silicone layer with a plastic hard shell that goes around that. Impact = slimmer, less protection, $15 cheaper.

Hope that helps...

 

[techh10]

impact = silicon case
commuter = silicon inside plastic case outside
defender = thick plastic case inside really thick silicon outside with belt holster

 

[theotherlinh]

to be clear, the impact silicone is different than the one for the commuter, it's a bit thicker with "distribution cells" to absorb impact.

I think they both are pretty close in size, but haven't seen them side by side for the evo 3d

 

[thomasanderson]

And the impact case actually covers more of the front of the phone. There is another thread where a guy with the commuter dropped his Evo 3d and it landed on its face, and because there is no protection on the front his screen cracked. I guess the commuter is more expensive due to aesthetics. For protection I recommend the impact series(like I had on my original Evo) or the defender(what I now have on the 3d).

 

[theotherlinh]

And the impact case actually covers more of the front of the phone. There is another thread where a guy with the commuter dropped his Evo 3d and it landed on its face, and because there is no protection on the front his screen cracked. I guess the commuter is more expensive due to aesthetics. For protection I recommend the impact series(like I had on my original Evo) or the defender(what I now have on the 3d).

since you have had both, how's the bulk of the impact relative to the defender (as best as you can guess since they're different phones)?

 

[3dognate]

I tried the Defender, there's no doubt it will protect the phone from some serious abuse... If I worked contruction or something... this would be my case. But it is not pocket friendly. I took it back and went with a Pt Platinum case with holster and I'm very please so far with it... my local BB didn not have the Commuter or Impact for me to try...

 

[thomasanderson]

since you have had both, how's the bulk of the impact relative to the defender (as best as you can guess since they're different phones)?

Since the impact uses a thicker type of silicone, the bulk difference between it and the defender isnt too severe. People say the defender isnt pocket friendly, but since I wear mostly cargo pants/shorts and slacks instead of fitted jeans like my wife I find that it fits in my pocket just fine.