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Leather alternatives to FineWoven cases

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UcanTry said:
Just got it so havent had a chance to see how it holds up but looks nice



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Sad to see no Saddle Brown... they just copy apple finewoven colors which honestly do not look good. Only black and taupe (brown would be better tho)

YMW finally has his Leather case for iPhone 15 Pro on Aliexpress for 25€. Previous brown cases look very good. Curious to see photos on a iPhone 15 Pro. Bought it!
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Decoded metal camera ring already loosing its coating after 5 hours of usage. I slid the phone a few inches across a finished wooden desk and it scratched the desk and the camera ring lmao.
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Decoded came in. Dont like the branding on the camera and the high gloss paint look.

Lonli Edition- Awesome but VERY smooth
Lonli Classic- Awesome but rough/grainy.

Gonna keep the edition or classic and I have no idea which one to keep lol
 
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AndrewR23 said:
Decoded came in. Dont like the branding on the camera and the high gloss paint look.

Lonli Edition- Awesome but VERY smooth
Lonli Classic- Awesome but rough/grainy.

Gonna keep the edition or classic and I have no idea which one to keep lol
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I’m gonna give the classic a try since it’s the only one in stock.
 
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
 
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I got my Lonli Classic in Blue yesterday. I also returned both of my faulty DECODED in the store yesterday and tested a version from the new batch. This one is perfect.

Now I have the problem that I can`t decide which one to use. I like the lonli a lot and the blue is nice. Looks like the old Baltic Blue from apple but with Nappa Leather. I like Nappa leather. Also my Secret Labs Chair is using the same.
The Decoded is using a darker Blue an a shiny but sharp camera ring. I like both a lot.

I read here in the forum and also on amazon that the Nappa leather Lonli Case arrived and looked very dry. I have some leather conditioner towels for my chair which I used to "clean" the case and let it dry. It feels absolutely great in my hand. The Camera Ring is plastic but it does not bother me. The buttons are blue metallic.
 
steferrari said:
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
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Yes. I emailed them about this and the fact the right hand top corner hasn’t got the same amount of lip as top left. They ignored my message after asking for pics
 
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steferrari said:
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
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Mine does not. I will try to take some pictures tonight when I find my digital camera :cool:
 
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daindian1 said:
Yes. I emailed them about this and the fact the right hand top corner hasn’t got the same amount of lip as top left. They ignored my message after asking for pics
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I had the same issue. Also with the replacement one. Then yesterday in the store here where it is sold also I tested one of the new arrived batch and this is perfect. I guess they had a faulty series.
 
steferrari said:
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
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Mine does.

They offered to replace but had to return first. Said that I didnt want to be without a case on my phone and asked them to ship first if possible, they were out of stock so couldnt so they just refunded me and said to keep the case.

FWIW, there are some FineWoven cases that have this too
 
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Does anybody else with the lonli edition have janky buttons? The top volume button on mine is crooked and the leather looks bad around the buttons. Functionally they are fine but I don’t think it looks good.
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steferrari said:
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
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is this shown before 2:23/2:24 I checked at that time stamp and dont see anything. Even when he showed the bottom of the phone near the USB C port I dont see any light passing through unless it is shown somewhere else in the video?
 
mjpearce023 said:
Does anybody else with the lonli edition have janky buttons? The top volume button on mine is crooked and the leather looks bad around the buttons. Functionally they are fine but I don’t think it looks good.
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yes mine looks like that. ordered one more time to see if the next one is better. is your edition extremely smooth? I wonder if it gets less smooth over time
 
steferrari said:
Question to those with a Decoded: can you see some light passing through the USB-C cutout?
Like in this video at around 2:23/2:24:


Nice case but this would be a bit annoying imho.

Thank you.
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I hadn´t noticed this but on my brown Decoded leather case there is some light passing through the USB-C cutout. On my clay colored Decoded case there is no light. It doesn´t really bother me so I won´t do anything about it but there seems to be some variations between batches since one case has this and the next doesn´t.
 
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