.... like a previous reviewer said, it doesn't make the phone lock itself when you put it in, but seeing as I'm a newbie to this tech, I didn't even know it did that to begin with. The pouch itself it very smart, the leather (or whatever) is very smooth and well stitched. I am finding it hard to believe that it is a genuine Blackberry pouch (as it doesn't 'work') but for a couple of quid, it's a decent-looking holder. When my Blackberry arrived I found it came with a decent 'working' pouch of it's own but hey-ho.