While we would expect the casing to scratch fairly easily if
this phone took a tumble, there's a reassuring heft to the handset that suggests the internal workings would stay protected.
I've had an iPhone 5c for a little more than two years now, and while its screen remains intact after many a
tumble, its Lightning charging port has
taken so much of a beating that cables only deliver juice to my
phone after I perform an elaborate routine of jiggling everything into place.