Same experience… totally blown out of proportion… funny how people get excited these days…
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Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
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I'm putting this straight up there as first world problem of the month.
The actual manufacture process of leather is extremely detrimental to the environment. It has a terrible environmental impact.
Apple's most environmental approach would be to make the most durable cases they can, and then stop changing the form factor of their devices for years so they are compatible.
Lol yeah right Apple is doomed. Every new product they released this year is selling like hot cakes.
Exactly. I usually get an apple leather case every year with the new phone. Got the fine woven, didn’t like it and returned it. Bought a Nomad leather case instead. Oh the horror of what I had to go through. lol.
“Normal usage” would fare even worse. Fabric stains. Those retail displays haven’t had a chance to be set down on a thousand dirty tables and other surfaces. Better stock up on stain remover lol
Every new iPhone has to have a new gate. That’s what makes it special.
Leather is a byproduct of other industries that will not be going away anytime soon. Somehow I think that leather overall has less environmental impact than these "Finewoven" plastic cases made from recovered plastic. I very much doubt there is less overall new plastic in the Finewovern than there is in leather. Remember, most plastic is also a petroleum product, so that is also high on the environmental impact scale. I realize that *most* of the plastic in Finewoven is recovered from the ocean, but there are other uses for that recovered plastic than an overpriced chintzy phone case to go on my 1200 dollar phone. Abandoning Leather for these cheap cases is simple virtue signaling. If you want to be eco-friendly then do not use a case and upgrade your phone as seldomly as possible.
I own one too. I’m surprised how nice it is. It’s the same price as a FineWoven case. No one would confuse the two though. One definitely looks like it’s worth $9.99.
What was the 13/Pro and 14/Pro's gates? I think the 14 Pro had the camera lens shaking, or was that the 13 Pro?
When he started out I worked at a cell phone company and he would buy an otterbox defender case and put his iPhone into it and throw it like a football into the air and onto pavement.
He still does crazy drop tests but with different cases but I bought my first defender case ten years ago because of that guy.
I’ve recommended him to everyone I know ever since 👍🏻
Edit: Meant to say my coworkers and I also started making recommendations based on his videos back then.
lol with the fake Alcantara steering wheel. Isn't this "fine Woven" material basically alcantara?
I’m pretty sure for everyone that approaches Apple with a new bleeding edge tech the conversation abruptly stops at, “Great, so can we count on you for 200 million of these in the first year?”
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Apparently it is possible. Sending and receiving of IR from a specially designed screen that allows both photography and IR.
But I doubt Apple wants to spend the money.
Cheaper to tell us what we want than give us what we want.
I suppose you could return it and just get a silicone one or third party case, or just go caseless.
I didn't say is having a bad year — I said it's a bad year. I also specified the subjectiveness. Imho, this year's products are nothing but incremental. Yes, if you're coming from a 4s — 15 Pro Max is an amazing phone, but if you have a 14 Pro Max (or the 1st Ultra AW) — this year is a safe pass. Thank you for responding.
I gladly pay a premium for Apple products such as iphones & iPads because they are the best products. But i draw the line at Apple cases. $59 for the Apple woven case? And $49 for their silicon case? 😂 You can get similar cases on Amazon for $10 bucks.