When a $20 Spigen or ESR beats any Apple case
Spigen kept my Nexus 5 intact. Loved them then, love them now.
How does stuff like this end up shipping? Does this kind of design and quality meet with Tim’s approval?
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I honestly don’t think it’s that big a deal. When the leather cases got marked people called it “patina” and said it was a good thing. I always thought it was pretty disgusting.
I think these new cases are fine, and that Apple blogs love a good outrage story.
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I posted this comment on reddit, but this whole situation is fascinating. Not necessarily that Finewoven is garbage. Apple’s leather cases have been bad since at least the iPhone 11 and their silicone cases have sucked for a while as well. As soon as Apple announced FineWoven I knew it wasn’t going to be good as their leather cases.
What is fascinating are the issues with fit and finish. Cutouts not matching up is very weird for Apple. It makes me feel like some senior official at Apple left years ago and when Apple decided to switch away from leather they didn’t have that senior person there to oversee the effort and make sure that it works and is high quality.
I went finewoven. I like it. Feels premium, lighter and thinner than silicone
Ok I’m gonna be that guy. I wanted a silicone case but they were sold out for 15 PM, so I went for finewoven. It does feel very nice even if overpriced and not that durable.
No im not expecting a crazy lifespan but I can deal with that. When it starts to degrade I’ll be buying a leather case from a 3rd party, but wanted it cased from day 1. Partly because I love the look of leather and partially because I’m annoyed by the PETA types so it’s a double-win.
