I'm sure that was when they changed the type of leather. The older stuff was so much better, the Product Red leather case for my XS Max lasted from launch until I got a 13 Pro Max.
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Questionable Rumor Says iPhone 15's New Leather Alternative Case is Called 'FineWoven'
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I'm sure that was when they changed the type of leather. The older stuff was so much better, the Product Red leather case for my XS Max lasted from launch until I got a 13 Pro Max.
Thank you. I seriously regret getting the “leather” case. This is the least durable case I have ever seen. It is 90% for show and about 10% for grip. Protection simply was not considered. It pops right out at the corners at any drop. I already had one warranty replaced because it just cracked in half in parallel with the buttons. That one hadn’t even been abused. It still looked new. Its replacement is already frayed.
I want to say the 4 was the first with a glass back. That phone was such a cool little phone.
Nomad, BullStrap, etc all will offer good leather cases for those of us who enjoy cowhide leather and do not care about a corporation's useless obsession with a carbon footprint. A
As if a 3 trillion dollar company is somehow saving the environment by reducing 0.00000004% of its footprint by not using leather and using a science experiment to make a case.
www.nomadgoods.com
www.bullstrap.co
As if a 3 trillion dollar company is somehow saving the environment by reducing 0.00000004% of its footprint by not using leather and using a science experiment to make a case.
www.nomadgoods.com
www.bullstrap.co
Yeah I had the 4S. Siri was my NBFF (new best friend forever).
Unfortunately, she eventually moved on.
Until you get everyone to turn vegan, there will always be leather... 
Are there any 3rd party Leather MagSafe cases that have just as good magnets as OEM? I hate the silicone cases as they peel and break apart for me. I tried some 3rd party leather cases in the past and the magnets are no good so my car mount doesn't work anymore.
Are there any 3rd party Leather MagSafe cases that have just as good magnets as OEM? I hate the silicone cases as they peel and break apart for me. I tried some 3rd party leather cases in the past and the magnets are no good so my car mount doesn't work anymore.
Yeah I'm not too sure on it either. Seems weird? But then again, the leather link bands looked sooo unlike Apple OEM when they leaked. Turns out those were real, too.
I like to think these are different. The "Air" branding is a common theme, and MagSafe was just a marketing trick. I don't think "FineWoven" would be approved the same way by Apple's marketing team, though I couldn't say I know for sure. I remain skeptical but not entirely doubtful.AirPods
MagSafe
AirTag
AirDrop
Well, the article was getting at the idea that these cases are all clones and third party copies of the unreleased and unannounced cases, since no OEM prototypes are out there yet. In theory, the OEM version would be much better fit and finish
I really like this theory. It's more marketable, anyway. Or so I think.
It's less about the environmentally friendly thing and more about the dead animals thing. They go hand in hand but aren't the same.
Either way, I hope to see this softgoods technology make its way to the bands. A (as robbert put it) microfiber design which is infinitely adjustable like the sport loops would be awesome. Maybe that's what the new band with the magnetic clasp is?
Nope. I don’t mind Apple coming up with a different case as long as it doesn’t replace the leather ones… 😉
WOW SO THE LEAKER WAS INDEED CORRECT
When this article first came out, I thought the name FineWoven sounded comical, but now it's starting to grow on me.....
When this article first came out, I thought the name FineWoven sounded comical, but now it's starting to grow on me.....
And their finewoven plastic cases suck! I’m skipping the 15s and will purchase the iPhone 16 PM when it arrives, with a 3rd party leather case if necessary.
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