Style over protection?

Hi!
I'm thinking about switching iPhone 5 cases. The one I'm thinking about buying is a Pokedex style one and I think most of them are either Capsule and Deflector from Redbubble.
I currently have an Otterbox and I love the protection and I do not mind the big size. I tend to be careless with my electronics which is why I love the Otterbox. However, I also love the Pokedex cases and the Otterbox is kind of boring.
Is it worth it over the Otterbox? And which is better? The Capsule or Deflector case?
Thank you!!!

If you tend to be careless about your electronics like be then I recoomend that you get a case for protection rather than style. I wouldn't mind having a cute case on my phone but I constantly drop mine so I decided to make sure I had a case that will protect it. If you think the Otterbox is a little big then try the LifeProof cases, it cost more but I have one and its slim and worth every penny to me.

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