If you’re serious about protecting your iPhone 4, then you must have looked at the Ballistic HC – which stands for Hard Core – Series Case.  It puts four layers of protection between your iPhone 4 and the environment, keeping it safe from harm in all but the harshest of environments.

We’ll be giving you a full review of the case next week, but we couldn’t wait to share a few pictures in the meantime, as it’s a serious piece of kit.  To give you our first impression, we were surprised at how unobtrusive the case is.  Obviously it adds to the size of the device, but it still happily slips into a pocket or bag, especially if you choose not to use the optional belt clip.

But is this type of case overkill for everyday use?  Or does its versatility make it the ideal partner no matter what your job or hobbies are?  We’ll cover this and more in our in-depth review!