ESR. They have cases as low as $13 with strong magnets and a premium feel.
Aw yissss!
Its my first time with an ESR Case (this one specifically https://a.co/d/5Mrkayt) and the magnets and wireless charging work very well. My only downside is (and it may be in my head) is that after a month its starting to get a smidge of yellowing. Although in fairness I usually only see a completely clear case on the first day, and in any event a colored case shouldn’t suffer that (I imagine). Also I got mine for $9 a week before the 16 came out, but seems to be $12 now.
usuriously
Upvote for good word use. Someone studied for their SATs…
Wow, nice backhanded compliment there. You’ve really nailed damning with faint praise.Backhanded? The compliment is sincere.
I’m sorry if it came across otherwise. I mean what I said.
I appreciate the correction. It was the SAT comment that threw me.
I didn’t correct you. You used the word correctly. That’s why made the complaint.
Since both of us are clearly super-pedantic (which is how everyone should be. Obviously.) I will point out that the “correction” I mentioned, was you correcting my misuse of a sarcastic retort; NOT my original comment.
Sheesh, some people just can’t take a compliment
Some people can’t even realize when someone is extending them an olive branch.
Me and one of any family members both have an ESR case with one of those pop-out camera edges that acts as a stand. It’s excellent. I use it with my car magsafe charger, and it genuinely requires some effort to take off lol
As they all should! Going over a bump in the road and having my phone fall off the holder and land under my feet is a serious hazard.
Nomad Modern Leather (Horween) case.
I’ve used Apple’s leather and silicon cases and Otterbox cases. The Apple cases fell apart within 6 months. The Otterbox’s insides tore apart within a year. The Nomad is still perfectly fine after 2 years.
It’s expensive, like $70-80, but it’s not plastic. I’ve scratched and gouged the leather on it big time, thinking it was permanently disfigured, and it just buffs out on its own in a few days.
They make non-leather cases too, including a heavy duty one with 15-ft drop protection and lay-flat bumpers, but I can’t speak to their quality. Their charging cables and watch bands are excellent though, so I imagine their other products are also worth the premium price.
Edit: the MagSafe on my leather case is perfect.
I like casetify. Stylish, protective, and MagSafe works. Might be a bit overpriced though.
They look nice but are definitely very overpriced in my opinion. I can’t think of a single useful thing casetify does/has that a case 1/4 the cost doesn’t also do/have.
I swear by Torras cases
They also have great customer support. I bought one of their cases for the iPhone 15 but it didn’t fit. They said it was a known issue and sent me a different case while they sorted it out. And they eventually sent me a working case.
MagSafe magnets are in the dock, not in the case.
Magsafe has magnets in the phone, the dock, AND the case for a firm connection.
Here’s a pic of my Apple silicone case with no phone inside of it. It’s magnetic.
It’s a conduction ring, too, so that the charge gets from the charger to the phone.
But people who don’t know should be made aware of this that iPhone cases now also contain magnets.
I thought that coil was the NFC coil so that the phone could identify the case and accessories. It’s only a few threads, which would be small for an induction coil.
Oh, I see. No, apparently, Apple guards its NFC protocols extremely closely. Only recently have they been (forced to be) more open about how it all works— and to allow third-party access.
Yeah, the more I look up this, it looks like an NFC loop is part of the MagSafe / Qi 2 protocols.
The magnet and the charging coil aren’t the same afaik. They’re located together since their functionality is linked, but ultimately they are separate.
