Material, touch, color, overall aesthetic: very good Side "performance" good. The iPod is well protected (at least against the minor shocks, to protect - for example - a fall on the floor would require a different type of product in another price range). The hull is rigid and good thickness. Only drawback, the lower part of the front (under the circular button) is not rigid enough, it does not protection but simply serves to provide "binding". Insofar as this place is very used, it is relatively inconvenient, but it remains the domain of the flat! Like most "shells" does not relieve a screen protector ... For the price and the Amazon service, 4 stars are justified.