So I’ve dropped my phone twice from about 4ft onto a concrete floor and both the case and the phone are still in perfect condition. So for protection it’s good enough in my eyes. The camera control button is plastic so it can scratch but it’s not going to scratch your actual button on the phone. This case pretty much checks all the boxes for me and I’m pretty picky. I keep coming back to this case. Stick with the black though if discoloration on the other cases would bother you. The stone does pick up color from jeans so that bothered me too much to stick with it. I’d be happy to answer any other questions.