A:AnswerBoth, actually. The inner shell and outer protective cover with the clip are hard plastic. The outer shell for the phone housing is rubber.
Inner- directly on phone, hard plastic.
Outer- layer that covers the hard inner shell is rubber/soft.
Clip to cover screen or camera lenses is hard plastic.
A:AnswerAbsolutely. This newer case for the newer IPhone models are modified with a higher lip on the top and bottom.
The port for the area to charge or use wire earbuds is stronger than previous otterboxes.
The speaker output holes are deeper, reinforced and produce more sound while in the case.
It does get a little hot while charging, however it cools down quicker than older previous cases.
A:AnswerNo, unfortunately. Unless you have a device that is just charging only. If using for magnet for driving, the phone needs to be out of this case.
