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New iPhone Leather Case

nmeed said:
That looks amazing! Did you apply any coatings or anything on it? If so, please share what products you used. Also, have you ever wiped the case with a damp cloth or anything? Any tips on what you did or didn't do would be highly appreciated!
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Nope, nada, nothing! Except my own hand lol. Something interesting I will note. I noticed many demo units, the Apple logo was "blank" however mine came dark naturally. It's interesting.

It's ageing really nicely :)


Dino F said:
...not being funny but that looks 100% exactly like my Midnight Blue leather case?!?! Surely the Sapphire is a much lighter blue?
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Well could you post a pic? I'm really curious about it.

Sapphire started out a bright blue pit out of the box but quickly darkens up with regular use. I'm happy with it!
 
Arcontia said:
Nope, nada, nothing! Except my own hand lol. Something interesting I will note. I noticed many demo units, the Apple logo was "blank" however mine came dark naturally. It's interesting.

It's ageing really nicely :)




Well could you post a pic? I'm really curious about it.

Sapphire started out a bright blue pit out of the box but quickly darkens up with regular use. I'm happy with it!
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This is my leather Midnight Blue case, which I have been using since the day the iPhone 7 was released:

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....and when you then compare it to the pic you posted of the Sapphire case:

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....they look identical!??!

If that's how the Sapphire leather case will look after a few weeks, then what's the point in getting a Sapphire when the colour will look 100% just like the Midnight Blue in a few weeks?!!! You may as well just go with a Midnight Blue right off the bat...!!!!!

:p
 
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My iPhone leather case for my iPhone 7 is terrible. Super slick and zero grip. I've tried a couple things to make it have more grip but nothing has helped. Gave up on using it
 
Dino F said:
This is my leather Midnight Blue case, which I have been using since the day the iPhone 7 was released:

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....and when you then compare it to the pic you posted of the Sapphire case:

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....they look identical!??!

If that's how the Sapphire leather case will look after a few weeks, then what's the point in getting a Sapphire when the colour will look 100% just like the Midnight Blue in a few weeks?!!! You may as well just go with a Midnight Blue right off the bat...!!!!!

:p
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I think that's aged really nicely! Especially compared to the 6/6s cases. Good on ya Dino :) :) :) Sapphire is...well, starting to look a little bit similar indeed

tmoney468 said:
My iPhone leather case for my iPhone 7 is terrible. Super slick and zero grip. I've tried a couple things to make it have more grip but nothing has helped. Gave up on using it
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That's not good to hear, which colour case is it? The colours released in 2017 actually feature a new texture that's much more softer, grippy and more all-round pleasant to the hand.
 
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Arcontia said:
I think that's aged really nicely! Especially compared to the 6/6s cases. Good on ya Dino :) :) :) Sapphire is...well, starting to look a little bit similar indeed
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I'm actually visiting my local Apple Store this Friday so I am going to make a point of looking at the leather Sapphire case and comparing it to my Midnight Blue.

You never know, I may walk out with a Sapphire case instead............!!!!
:rolleyes::p:p
 
Dino F said:
I'm actually visiting my local Apple Store this Friday so I am going to make a point of looking at the leather Sapphire case and comparing it to my Midnight Blue.

You never know, I may walk out with a Sapphire case instead............!!!!
:rolleyes::p:p
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If you're into screen protectors get them to fit one on using their special machine. Fits perfectly and is really nice. Belkin. I got the £24 one.
 
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Dino F said:
I'm actually visiting my local Apple Store this Friday so I am going to make a point of looking at the leather Sapphire case and comparing it to my Midnight Blue.

You never know, I may walk out with a Sapphire case instead............!!!!
:rolleyes::p:p
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Berry and Sapphire (and all the spring silicone colours) have all been removed from in-store at least here in Australia :( when I was browsing a store yesterday and they were nowhere to be seen

EDIT - yep I just checked online on the Apple Store, they removed the available instore pickup for said colours, for Australia at least. Only way to get it now is order online ^
 
Arcontia said:
Berry and Sapphire (and all the spring silicone colours) have all been removed from in-store at least here in Australia :( when I was browsing a store yesterday and they were nowhere to be seen

EDIT - yep I just checked online on the Apple Store, they removed the available instore pickup for said colours, for Australia at least. Only way to get it now is order online ^
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...dayam, looks like it's the same here in the UK as well, at least for my local store anyway:


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....no 'In Store Pickups' available for any of ringed colours above, for both Silicone AND Leather cases??

I wonder why this is?? Has the 'Spring' season finished????!

o_O:(
 
Dino F said:
...dayam, looks like it's the same here in the UK as well, at least for my local store anyway:


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....no 'In Store Pickups' available for any of ringed colours above, for both Silicone AND Leather cases??

I wonder why this is?? Has the 'Spring' season finished????!

o_O:(
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Indeed it has, meanwhile some new summer colours arrived but as a whole I'm actually not too keen on most of them.

It's a marketing strategy by Apple, I believe, they want their customers to figure out they're there only for a limited time (it says so on Apple Watch band page at least) , in an effort to nudge customers into buying them. So now in your case the only way to get a Sapphire case (besides amazon) would be to buy one online and then return if you don't like it..personally, I think it's a great colour and hope it returns in future accessories.
 
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Hey all, just a quick interesting point of information.

My mate who is an Apple employee gave me a nice little tip about the black leather case.

On the packaging of each leather (and silicone) case, since the 7 came out, there's now a manufacture date too. The black leather cases manufactured on or after 03/2017 (March 2017) feature the new buttery smooth grippy texture that was included in the colours introduced that month, whereas cases with an older date feature the slippery sand-paper texture instead.

Just a small handy tip for those who were on the fence about getting the black one. :) No word if this applies to the other classic colours
 
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I got the brown leather case in Dubai less than a month ago and it already looks so gross lol almost germ infested when its obviously just discoloration but still nasty looking.

I ironically had a fake one from aliexpress in blue before that for 2€ and it still looked great after two months
 
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itsmilo said:
I got the brown leather case in Dubai less than a month ago and it already looks so gross lol almost germ infested when its obviously just discoloration but still nasty looking.

I ironically had a fake one from aliexpress in blue before that for 2€ and it still looked great after two months
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Unfortunately, that's going to happen. Mine just looks dingy and dirty. I stopped using it after a month.
 
itsmilo said:
I got the brown leather case in Dubai less than a month ago and it already looks so gross lol almost germ infested when its obviously just discoloration but still nasty looking.

I ironically had a fake one from aliexpress in blue before that for 2€ and it still looked great after two months
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Appleloves22 said:
Unfortunately, that's going to happen. Mine just looks dingy and dirty. I stopped using it after a month.
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I’ll never understand people who buy leather anything and get upset when it changes color.....it’s leather, not synthetic. If you want something that won’t change color don’t buy leather!

The Ali express one probably didn’t change because it was some sort of faux leather.
 
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Does anyone have one of the new leather colors? Cosmos blue for example...?
Are the new iPhone 8 cases from the same softer leather like the leather cases which were introduced this spring?
Thx.
 
jaybar said:
Not sure if Taupe counts as “new”.
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It doesn‘t... ;-)
New colors September 17 are for example: cosmos blue, fuchsia pink, aubergine, chorcoal grey...

The cases which were introduced this spring has this softer leather.
Would be great in all new iPhone 8 cases has this softer leather...
 
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klaus2002 said:
It doesn‘t... ;-)
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I felt the cosmos and it was very smooth. Not much grain like some others. On a side note the product Red is a bit darker per the Apple rep and looks actually like it’s red with very nice grain. I bought instantly. Didn’t like Cosmos shade of blue.
 
Did they improve the leather quality on the 8 cases?

Unless the 7 case I had was fake, the leather felt very cheap and almost plastic like
 
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