If you’re the owner of an iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S3 then this article may be of interest to you as it concerns PureGear rugged cases for those smartphones. There are countless cases available for smartphones these days and we try to keep readers informed about some of the best on the market. With that in mind these PureGear are billed as ‘protection systems’ as rather than just a case they offer tough protection all round for your phone.

First we’ll look at the PureGear PX260 Protection System for the Samsung Galaxy S3 or Apple iPhone 5. Designed to stand up to the bumps, scrapes and blows of everyday life this includes a screw on case for high-impact resistance and has a tough-looking design that still manages to look sporty. The case gives access to function buttons on the phone such as well as jack and charging port and feaures quality engineered custom molding.

The system gives 360-degree protection for as well as the case there’s a screen shield and the case includes a utility tool (with ruler, wrench and bottle opener) while there’s also a water-resistant pouch so PureGear really does seem to have thought of everything. For the Galaxy S3 it comes in three color options, Matt Black, Clay Blue and Kelp Green and is priced at $39.99 from PureGear here. The PureGear PX260 Protection System is also available for the iPhone 5 here, where as well as the above three color options it is also available in Orchid Purple.

Next we have the PureGear PX360 Extreme Protection System for the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5. This also offers protection with the screw-on case and has a drop prevention feature with a carabiner to prevent drops or loss. This one also has a utility tool with a ruler, wrench and bottle opener as on the PX260 although this one also includes a kickstand. It has a tough sporty design again along with a screen shield and water-resistant pouch and has engineered materials designed to cope with a standard drop test. Colour options for the Galaxy S3 are Matt Black, Clay Blue and Kelp Green and it’s priced at $49.99 from PureGear here.

The PureGear PX360 Extreme Protection System is also available for the iPhone 5 at this link, still priced at $49.99. As well as the three color options above this is also available in Orchid Purple. We think these look like excellent options for really rugged protection for your iPhone 5 or Galaxy S3 and we’d like to know what you think. Will you be ordering either of these PureGuard protection systems for your phone?