The hard polycarbonate outer shell of the case has ridges which further increase the surface clearance when the phone is resting on its back and

Mind you i dont plan on dropping my phone to find out to what extent it handles shock but the tpu innerlayer extends around the entirety of the phone and adds at least a couple millimeters of vertical clearance between the screen and camera lenses so they arent resting against whatever hard surface youre setting your phone on like a desk or table