Unlike many other armbands, this one holds well the ipod / iphone and even protected from the rain. No problems for the touch screen, and it holds up well to the arm. Cons: 1. The Page School is scratch quickly (after about 3-4 months of intensive use 2. difficult to change the volume because buttons are hidden. 3. it creates friction during long races (but hey armbands are all AC I think). 4. 'double pass' of the thong is a little hassle, one would be better.