The shell is made of the same fabric as the Snap Shield for the new iPad. Since I am very pleased with the Snap Shield and already have had good experiences, I wanted for my iPhone 5 have a shell of the same fabric. The shell has a top quality. It is very thin, so that the iPhone 5 is not much thicker than it should be. The shell also feels good. In my opinion this is the best cover that was made for the iPhone 5. It protects and looks good. What more do you want? I can only recommend!