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Apple reportedly won’t make leather cases for the iPhone 15
(www.theverge.com)
Huh. Weird. I prefer leather cases despite the higher upfront cost, simply because they generally last the life of the phone for me. Not to mention, the wear patina tends to be way nicer than plastic or silicone, which ends up looking gross and cancerous comparatively quickly.
Last leather case I bought from Apple looked awful after 8 months of light use. I wouldn't buy another
Same. Apple's leather cases have never aged well for me. They start to tear and fray, and never get that "distinguished leather" look that leather products usually get with time. If you want a leather case for your phone, there are plenty of third parties and indie creators that make great alternatives that actually do age well.
The first generation of Apple leather cases were great. They definitely aged beautifully. But the latest versions were not good.
In my experience it took about 1.5y for saddle brown leather cases to deteriorate badly (used one with iPhone 7 and XS). They are very bad with moisture and start to flake if you get them wet.
The quality has definitely gotten worse with every iPhone generation. I had an official leather case on my 12 and the layer of leather began peeling off of the plastic within a few months.
Nowadays I just use a rubber spigen case and I'm very happy with it.
I had a Nomad case for a Pixel 2 ages ago that held up fantastically the entire time I had it. I held on to that phone and the case for like 3 years at least. If you get their Horween leather ones, they’ll hold up no problem - it’s quite high quality material and wears beautifully.
It’s pandering to vegans by substituting fake leather.
There will still be plenty of nice 3rd party leather cases.
I’m pretty sure Nomad is still one of the go-to minimalist leather case makers, so I’ll probably snag one of those
I like Lonli but there are lots of options.
No need to wrap your super hi tec communication device in a dead animal anyway.
Much better to graft it into the side of a live animal. Harder to lose your phone if it's stapled to a pig.
As a vegan this is the best non-vegan take I've ever seen, thanks. I'll have to find a pig to staple my phone to.
Hopefully I can find a USB C compatible pig for the next iphone
But my patina
Had a blue leather case for my iPhone 12 and it deteriorated really quickly. At the current quality, I think it’s probably for the best that they discontinue the line…
The reason I bought it was a friend of mine who had a really nice one for the X. Not sure if they cut back on quality or if the square corners aged more poorly. But after a few months, the 12’s case looked much worse than it had any right to at MSRP.
Rocking a Peak Design case right now, by the way. Absolutely loving the quality, and the fabric gives off a premium feel as well.
The older ones were much better and the quality you mentioned isn't acceptable (especially for the prices they charge for them).
Has nothing to do with the square corners. They started making leather cases with the 5s, and they were fantastic.
I had the black leather one and the quality and fitment of the case was horrible, ended up switching to a Nomad case which did last a lot longer.
I’ll be upgrading to a 14 PM but this time around avoiding the Apple cases.
Eh. Theirs kind of sucked anyways.
Absolutely love the photo used in the article, credited to Dieter Bohn. My girlfriend still makes fun of me for watching this video 5 years ago.
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Apple leather cases just haven’t been the same since the 12 lineup, and if they weren’t gonna improve on the quality, they might as well quit.
I just bought one off an Etsy seller instead. Great quality and very happy with it.
I will be sad if I can’t get one for my pro :( it’s my favorite case I’ve tried so many others but I always come back to the apple leather since the iPhone 6
Who reportedly cares tbh
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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