The design looked to me at first glance very nice, much better than other cases that are available for purchase at Amazon, which is why I decided to buy the shell. However, my gripe:
the phone looks much bigger / fatter / fatter with envelope. The Desire S is losing the envelope its handy and slim fit, which at that time was a key selling point for me. The shell tries the original design of the great Desire S by their Schrafierungen at the back to make up, but in my opinion, affect the handling and the slim fit of the phone considerably. However, this is to be considered subjective. Everyone should make his own image of the envelope. But you can certainly get used to it.
That both the volume keys and the standby button are to be actuated with a little more force, though is not particularly advantageous, but not so bad - habituation thing.
Ansich a robust casing that fits like a glove, just everybody has to decide for himself whether he wants to take the portability of mobile phones in purchasing this cover.