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I'm rough on my iPhone, so when I got a new iPhone 7, I knew I wanted the protection of the Defender series. It would be the absolute perfect, ultra-protective case if not for the screen protection and the flimsy plastic-wrap looking cover on the home button. But thankfully it's an easy mod to fix. It does completely enclose your iPhone, including the screen, but I've never been fond of the plastic screen cover. It scratches and just isn't nearly as clear as a tempered glass screen protector. Also, with the iPhone 7, it looks like they wanted to protect the home button, but it truly does look like an afterthought (as others have mentioned). It literally looks like a thin piece of plastic wrap, stretched tight and glued across the space for the home button. Given that the iPhone home "button" isn't really a button any more, and is water resistant, I'd rather just have an open access to the home button rather than that very thin piece of plastic wrap that just looks like it would wrinkle or break over time. So, I did what someone else suggested out here. I got my Defender case, took the front piece, and carefully began to cut off the plastic screen protector, including the flimsy piece over the home button. It's easy enough to get the plastic off once you get started, but there's sticky glue and residue that's left behind. I used "Goo Gone", let it sit for a while, and was able to get all that glue off. You're left with just the hard plastic piece for the front, without any screen protector or flimsy plastic for the home button. I then put a tempered glass screen protector on, then put the phone in the modified Defender case. VERY happy with this setup. The Defender case itself is a beast, and does a great job protecting the phone. Button access is good, and without the flimsy plastic over the home button, there are no problems using it. The edges on the front of the Defender case sits well up from the phone screen, giving it some protection already, but with tempered glass underneath, you've got a very clear, durable front screen protection, plus all the hard-case protection of the Defender. And you don't have to deal with the flimsy plastic home button, or the easily scratched plastic cover that comes with the Defender.