Very interesting. What is weight of this version? According to package it's slightly heavier and bulkier.
This means that Pitaka playing with customers. I don't understand why they released first ****** version of cases and then they made this updates.
More often than not, products don't ship in perfect form. Software is the most obvious example, but it also applies to hardware, where the revisions are less obvious, or hidden from view.
The reasons may be selfish, to reduce costs, or some other internal benefit, but conscientious companies also produce revisions in response to issues found in field usage, or customer complaints.
First movers who can have their products ship with the new phones have a clear market advantage.
Apple doesn't preview new product releases with the accessory companies, with rare exceptions like Belkin, with which it has a closer relationship and is featured in the stores, and sometimes during the keynotes.
So every year, with every model, these companies have to make educated guesses as to what Apple will release, based on insider intel, then gamble on developing and producing a design that can hit shelves concurrently, or shortly after the new phones are released. Sometimes, even before the new models are announced.
Once that has occurred, and only after Apple has officially published the new accessory design guidelines, can the results of those guesses be judged, good and bad.
Credit, not scorn, should go to Pitaka, or any other company that makes the effort to improve their product, with that knowledge, and the knowledge gained from users, in hand. Especially when those products will become yesterday's news in less than a year, when the next generation models are announced.
Yes, it's great that they still working on cases, but now, how can I tell which version is new? On iPitaka.com there is no indicator which version is new or old. There are also many cases on resellers stocks that needs to be sell.
But to be fair - Pitaka don't hesitate to send replacements, if you send video with defects.
It's difficult to discern, but there are some clues that can be seen, though even they are not foolproof.
Early versions of products often ship in packaging labeled with generic model names, like "iPhone Pro 2025 6.3" produced before the announcements have been made. The brands may risk gambling on the product design, but less so on the packaging, which is less likely to see or need larger changes, or worth the cost to update. Both my Spigen (with August manufacture date and "V0" label) and Nomad packaging carry those generic model labels, indicating they were produced early on, before things became official.
Later version runs will more likely have packaging that carries the proper, official model names, or have a decal with them applied over the generic name, a quick and easy fix. However, these are not foolproof indicators, as the correlation between the product and its packaging isn't necessarily directly timed.
The support staff might have other indicators they may or may not share publicly with users, so the only way to tell for sure is with the product in hand.
Every brand will have its own approach. Some, like this thread's unofficial sponsor, Caudabe, are more transparent, so it's easy to discern what is old and what is new. Others are not as forthcoming, or treat users with the same respect.
they talking about the screen or orange finish?
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