Apple reportedly won’t make leather cases for the iPhone 15
You might have to look elsewhere for a leather case.
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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.
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