Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

At first I was skeptical because I had purchased similar products and found complaints, a lack of phone protection, non-integrated battery charging, and most importantly, not getting the life I expected. Well, first of all, this case is sturdy. It adds quite a bit of bulk and weight, but you should know that going in, you are buying a massive battery and a massive case to hold it. I mean, it isn't much worse than an Otterbox Defender series (maybe a bit thicker), but it is still beefy in comparison to the S5 in a Speck case that I was used to. Second, it feels rigid. I feel like I could drop the phone and have it be pretty safe, something I did not experience with the graspy, thin extended battery cases. Again, adding some size and weight, but it is durable. Finally, the battery life is utterly amazing. To get through a full day (6 AM to 10 PM) with my standard battery, I had to always have off Location Services, Bluetooth, Sync, WiFi when not connected, lower brightness, close unused apps all the time, use JuiceDefender to go Airplane mode when the phone was off, follow the "21 steps to saving S5 battery life", etc. etc. etc. Today was my first full day with the Anker 7500mAh case on. I woke up at 6:00 AM and unplugged it. I run the S Health app and pedometer all day long. I used it pretty average at work until I left around 2 PM, texting, a couple calls, constant Facebook and ESPN checks, a little bit of music. Then, I turned on the Bluetooth after work before picking up my girlfriend and making out 4 hours drive home for the 4th of July. I listened to music for about 5 hours in the car over Bluetooth, having Location Services and the GPS app on for this entire time. I have the brightness hiked up, the Sync on, Power Saver mode off. The icing on the cake is my girlfriend played Pharaoh's Way slots for a few hours while all this was running on the way home. Well, it is now 11:00 PM and my phone still has 72% battery life having been off the charger for the past 17 hours and used as mentioned above. This thing may be a behemoth, but it offers the protection and battery life to make it 100% worth it. I found this case by chance as it did not pop up in Amazon searches, but it is spectacular. If you don't believe it because of the lack of reviews, look at other Anker products, I also have the pleasure of owning a couple of their USB external battery packs. Thank you Anker, I hope this helps spread the word, Mike