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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
But my patina
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 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
