I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max (6.7 inch screen) with a big OtterBox case on it, so it’s big and heavy phone but slides comfortably into the pocket. The phone slides in the case from the side not the top which is ok except there are these stretchy strings you have to get past that are kind of annoying, but I guess u can cut them off since they’re not really needed for bigger phones and they rly grab onto and hold your phone. The phone pocket and Velcro closing are strong, almost too strong, but I think in time that will make it last longer since Velcro always degrades over time. But it’s so strong it doesn’t need those grabby strings bc they make it a pain to remove the phone, the only downside of this running belt.
I walked on the treadmill for an hour with it and didn’t even feel it, it was so comfortable. My other cases would swing when I walked fast and didn’t have as much thick padding to keep me from feeling my phone through my leggings during the workout. It didn’t make me sweat though, which I wanted but it’s not made for. Oh well, I just bought a neoprene sauna shirt for that anyway.
The other most important thing I was looking for was waist size since I wear a US size 14/16 and have like a 44 inch waist at its biggest part. It fits, but if I were still 250 lbs (I’m 180 now) it wouldn’t have. I had to loosen it and it’s almost all the way expanded - 2 inches to spare though. It holds the size you adjust it to as well, unlike other belts that are constantly getting too big so you have to keep tightening them.
This belt also has wide straps (1.5 inches minimum I think I was looking for when I measured my other one) instead of thin ones that are uncomfortable like the one I have I hate, and it was important to not have a phone that hangs from the strap but instead is almost part of it, bc if it’s hanging down it’s bouncing on you annoying the heck outta u while you’re walking and especially running.
The running belt is so well made too, not one of those cheap knock-off surprises you so often get when you order online. The threading is tight and thick, the plastic window which, yes, allows you to use your touchscreen phone, is thick and good quality, and there are even 3 holes for all of your cables at one end of the case. I don’t use those bc I like my phone facing the opposite direction, but my ear buds still stick out just fine next to the sticky Velcro without worrying about my phone falling out. If you’re going to be doing some serious monkeying around and swinging from branches I’d be more worried about breaking my phone from vibration and G forces than of it ever coming out this case. It’s not water tight though, so you might want to stick your phone in a ziploc bag if you’re going to be around water and use it while water skiing or something.
Overall the running belt is bigger than other ones, but I can still mostly hide it under my shirt. I wear it in the middle of my front stomach for max comfort especially while driving. If any of them for me and my body type are on my left or right much I can’t buckle my seatbelt and they annoy me while sitting. I never wear pockets, just leggings usually and T-shirts and I need my hands for delivering food to many houses on a route, so for me a running belt aka Fanny pack is a necessity, and this is the best one ever!
The other pocket is kinda small and you will feel your car keys or bottle of hand sanitizer between you and your phone since the pocket is between your phone and your body. I only carry my wallet in there for comfort, but the running belts with pockets on the sides look big and bulky and the pockets look like they barely hold chapstick and couldn’t hold hand sanitizer or pepper spray.