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Leather alternatives to FineWoven cases

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mjpearce023

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rstark18 said:
Why don’t you try out the Lonli Edition. It feels pretty much the same as the Andar. The difference being the Andar feels a little thicker.
Brown is Andar, black is Lonli.

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Thanks, I might have to add that to the list. I have the mujjo, the alto and lonli in my amazon cart. Can’t decide which to order or possibly just get all 3 and return the losers. I really home andar decides to fix the action button issue though. I sent them a message about it and I know others have complained as well.
 
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Jeff5i

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I’m a bit disappointed in the action button on the Andar. I think I’ll end up returning if the action button can’t be pressed with one hand.
 
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Sadly just recalled by the vendor at amazon and refunds sent -- the mag charger doesn’t work, ooooops.
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I have two on order to be delivered Monday via Amazon and have received no such recall notice. Did you report issues with the MagSafe or did they self recall?
 
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Mike Boreham

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A lot of quality leather cases mentioned in this thread ...very useful!

Two questions:

1. Do all the quality leather cases mentioned in this thread have actual built in MagSafe magnets?

2. Anyone here bought one in UK....many mentioned seem only US at present.

Thanks
 
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JBinPDX said:
Natural in a Lonli Edition — kitchen light and sunlight. I like the case. It fits tightly and the buttons are satisfyingly clicky. Not sure if I'm a fan of the brown with the gray titanium. I may need to get a black case also. I think I'll keep this one, though, and use it for a bit to see if I want to keep looking.

I think it's a tiny bit bigger than the Apple leather case, but not so much that you'd notice it. It certainly isn't chunky at all.
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I was gonna order one but I think it’s sold out (at least the 15 Pro one), talking about Amazon Europe.

Edit: I haven’t seen the Edition over here, just the classic.
 
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Lifeisabeach said:
That's not a citation. That's a link to someone claiming they were bombarded with return requests. Is there a public statement from Mujjo or some article supporting any of this, not just some rando who may or may not have been serious?
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How about the fact that you can't even buy the shield version of their case anymore and it's listed as a pre-order on their own website? https://www.mujjo.com/collections/cases/products/iphone-15-pro-shield-case They have Clearly had a problem with the shield version.

There's 2 versions of the Mujjo case, if yours has the metal buttons then it's not the one affected.
 
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Broken Hope said:
How about the fact that you can't even buy the shield version of their case anymore and it's listed as a pre-order on their own website? https://www.mujjo.com/collections/cases/products/iphone-15-pro-shield-case They have Clearly had a problem with the shield version.

There's 2 versions of the Mujjo case, if yours has the metal buttons then it's not the one affected.
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There's nothing clear about that at all. They may have simply sold them all, or may not have even been ready to ship yet. And according to iDownloadBlog, these are not available via Amazon at this time, nor were they ever. So... again... where is the actual evidence of a problem with this product?

www.idownloadblog.com

Mujjo's first impact-resistant Shield Case for the iPhone 15 Pros just dropped

Mujjo Shield Case for the iPhone 15 Pros does drop protection and brings camera lens bumpers, raised scree bezel and other perks.
www.idownloadblog.com www.idownloadblog.com
 
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Broken Hope

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There's nothing clear about that at all. They may have simply sold them all, or may not have even been ready to ship yet. And according to iDownloadBlog, these are not available via Amazon at this time, nor were they ever. So... again... where is the actual evidence of a problem with this product?

www.idownloadblog.com

Mujjo's first impact-resistant Shield Case for the iPhone 15 Pros just dropped

Mujjo Shield Case for the iPhone 15 Pros does drop protection and brings camera lens bumpers, raised scree bezel and other perks.
www.idownloadblog.com www.idownloadblog.com
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They were on Amazon.co.uk because I almost ordered the incorrect one.

Again unless you actually own the shield version with the plastic buttons and your MagSafe is working, why are you arguing so much that there isn't a problem? Do you think they refund money to people just for the fun of it?
 
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Broken Hope said:
They were on Amazon.co.uk because I almost ordered the incorrect one.
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So.... maybe they were listed mistakenly perhaps? Or a counterfeiter threw them on there? Those are things that happen.

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Again unless you actually own the shield version with the plastic buttons and your MagSafe is working, why are you arguing so much that there isn't a problem? Do you think they refund money to people just for the fun of it?
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The OP I was responding to originally didn't differentiate between their different case models, which is why I got involved in the first place. I do have the leather one with metallic buttons and it does work fine, but that early lack of differentiation had me confused and concerned and wondering if I should be looking out for a problem or email from Mujjo.

And I'm not arguing that there isn't a problem with the Shield... I don't KNOW any differently. But the rest of you are arguing, while providing no supporting evidence, that there is a problem with those cases just because they were on sale, then back to pre-order status. There are other possible explanations for that, but what no one provided was a recall notice from Mujjo; reviews of ANY kind saying "Hey... we got this case, and it doesn't work"; and so on. So you tell me.... why are you arguing so much that there is a problem?

And I'll just go ahead and provide the evidence that there is or was a problem: this other conversation I dug up here in the forums. This answers questions and supports the contention.
 
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Well shoot. I'm really happy with the Lonli case — except the color. The brown with the natural isn't doing it for me. I wanted to order a black, but it appears they're sold out. I'm blaming everyone in this thread. ;)
 
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mfrank29

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I posted this in the leather case thread since I have tried the Mujjo, Andar, Lonli Addition and Classic... but here are my notes:


Bottom line, the Lonli edition seems great at first for the price, but looking at the reviews on Amazon from the 14 pro version, there are a lot of claims of peeling so I question if it really is full grain leather. The Andar is definitely full grain. The Lonli does feel very supple. The buttons are a bit crooked and the camera lip is too shallow.

Mujjo was crap, fit poorly and smelled like chemicals not leather. Lonli Classic is also plasticy feeling crap.
 
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iF34R said:
The mujjo cases, do they have magnets in them, or is it just "compatible"?
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Uh, what does this mean? This is my first MagSafe iPhone, so I'm a bit green on accessories and whatnot.

I have the Mujjo case, and I can tell you it's a snug fit. You tuck the iPhone into it, more or less, and this case is clearly not intended to be removed routinely.

It does charge just fine through the case, but the magnetic grip seems weaker. I'm using a stand with the Apple MagSafe charging puck in it on my nightstand, and while it does hold the iPhone on it with the case still on, it just barely does. I'm really not comfortable with this... it comes off the stand too easily.
 
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Lifeisabeach said:
Uh, what does this mean? This is my first MagSafe iPhone, so I'm a bit green on accessories and whatnot.

I have the Mujjo case, and I can tell you it's a snug fit. You tuck the iPhone into it, more or less, and this case is clearly not intended to be removed routinely.

It does charge just fine through the case, but the magnetic grip seems weaker. I'm using a stand with the Apple MagSafe charging puck in it on my nightstand, and while it does hold the iPhone on it with the case still on, it just barely does. I'm really not comfortable with this... it comes off the stand too easily.
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If the case is a MagSafe case it will stick to the charging stand without the phone in the case.
I suggest you do not use MagSafe chargers in the car or anywhere else where the phone might fall if the case is not a MagSafe case.
 
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