Despite all the grooved ridges alongside the whole product, the material itself is very slippery and ultra smooth. It does not catch on your skin nor clothing to have friction and prevent drops by any means. I was discussing this with a Verizon employee and when he touched it across the surface multiple times, he too agreed that it's very slippery. This is unfortunate because I am really looking for one that does have friction functionality. I decided to buy it and try it out for a while, on my first night it already slipped and my pixel 10 fell onto my eye while in bed. This phone won't slip out your hands but you have to actively grip more. It's not much different that the phone being naked without a case. I will say though that the case is hard and provides close to all around protection for drops. Close but not complete, the lip that is supposed to protrude past the camera lens in the back doesn't quite meet the standard I'm seeking. I can tell that with the rough bounce, the camera lens which is very close to being flush with the case lip around the camera lens... the concrete will smack that camera lens and have it potentially crack. If only they made the case lip around the camera lens another millimeter or so. Anyway, the product's appearance does not live up to the functionality.