Well, the listing stated something about "hinge support " I understood that as "hinge protection", which is confusing. This case offers no protection for the spine of the phone. In fact, about 6 hours after putting the case on, figuring it was better than nothing.. the phone slipped out of my pocket while in the office, landed, spine first on one of the legs of the office chair and totaled the inner screen. bumps, stuff trying to poke through the inner screen, and dead spots. if you're not extra super careful with your phone I wouldn't suggest this case!