This shell is by far the best on the market. I think the fact that it is "hybrid" has its charm, on one side it is not too hard so no fissurable easy but it is not too soft thus protects better. I dropped my S4 several times and the hull has always absorbed everything. Although I highly recommend this article I have two caveats worth mentioning: - It's maybe my product but when jécrit on my s4 by placing my finger top left on the screen but not far from Vol +/- buttons I hear a little noise because the flight +/- button moves a little (not disturbing) -The hull is slightly deformed after a few months of use on the back, it is not perfectly flat but is slightly curved at the camera (nothing serious). Spigen provided in addition to small stickers to place on the home button. Black and white are the most useful to me, recalling the color of hull