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Which Case Did You Get or Recommend For Your New iPhone 15 /Plus /Pro /Pro Max?
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Received the Otterbox "Cactus Leather" case for the 15 Pro this morning.
It fits well, nice grip, seems well made. Might be a keeper. I will come back and update this after using the phone for a few days.
It comes in at 31 grams so it's still a bit heavier than Apple's options. However, it's the closest we've gotten to that 26g/27g benchmark with a case that isn't an ultra minimal case (ex. Pitaka).
Sharing some iPhone 15 pro case weights I've gathered since purchasing this dumb phone last fall. I know not everyone cares about phone case weight (do you even lift, bro?!? lololol), but if there is anywhere that someone might, it's here.
iPhone 14 Pro for reference
It fits well, nice grip, seems well made. Might be a keeper. I will come back and update this after using the phone for a few days.
It comes in at 31 grams so it's still a bit heavier than Apple's options. However, it's the closest we've gotten to that 26g/27g benchmark with a case that isn't an ultra minimal case (ex. Pitaka).
Sharing some iPhone 15 pro case weights I've gathered since purchasing this dumb phone last fall. I know not everyone cares about phone case weight (do you even lift, bro?!? lololol), but if there is anywhere that someone might, it's here.
| iPhone 15 Pro | 187g | |
| Pitaka MagEZ 4 | 19g | 206g |
| TORRAS Magnetic Slim Fit | 23g | 210g |
| Apple FineWoven | 26g | 213g |
| Apple Silicone | 27g | 214g |
| Otterbox "Cactus Leather" | 31g | 218g |
| Decoded Leather Back Cover | 33g | 220g |
| Fake Apple "Leather" from Aliexpress | 33g | 220g |
| LUCKYCOIN Magnetic "Leather" | 33g | 220g |
| Bullstrap Leather | 36g | 223g |
| Spigen Magnetic Enzo Aramid | 41g | 228g |
iPhone 14 Pro for reference
| iPhone 14 Pro | 206g | |
| Pitaka MagEZ 3 | 18g | 224g |
| Apple Leather | 26g | 232g |
It's pretty janky. (sorry for poor photo quality. I had to use iPad). It's not something I would ever look at so I'm not worried about it personally.
Thanks, I was worried that mine was defective. Guess it's hard to emboss the logo on this material.
Yeah I mean I haven’t had great luck selling cases. I tried doing a big bag of them for my 13 pro max a few years ago on Facebook marketplace … think I was looking for $100 bucks and there was like 25 cases… I had one taker, but it never worked out to make the transaction, so I ended up giving them all to a coworker…. It kind of sells you out as a case addict when you hand over 2 shopping bags full of cases lmao!
After doing the math, seeing how little you can get for individual cases, how much shipping costs, and considering the hassle of packing and shipping each one individually, I decided to try to sell the whole collection at a deep discount. That didn’t work. I’ll be donating them or giving them to a friend if I can find one who wants them (pretty unlikely).
I am still hanging in with the good old black symmetry, every other case I have tried have been returned.
$50AUD for the year so far.
Can't even sell a as new 14 pro carbon mous limited for $10AUD.
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Stupid Question: why does Casetify think their cases are worth $80+?! They’re horrendously ugly in nearly every instance lol. 
Looked up their website and oh my, you're right. I can see who would buy such a case but it ain't me!Stupid Question: why does Casetify think their cases are worth $80+?! They’re horrendously ugly in nearly every instance lol.
Okay, the Magsafe ring on the Cactus material is just fine after about 3 charges on the Magsafe charger. There are no marks or anything on the actual material it's self. Now, the Magsafe bump/indent is visible on the case straight out of the box new, but you have to really be looking for it to see it. I'm thinking this Cactus material is pretty durable.
Looks like the Verizon store near me has the Cactus in black, I might go ahead and check it out.
Day two of Otterbox Cactus Leather case and the camera ring is partially detached. It's not really noticeable with the phone on the case, but it's a thing. I'm going to exchange it for another one because otherwise I'm really happy with this case. Hopefully this is a one-off issue.
I might see if I could reach out to Otterbox directly about this*. Verizon store only had one in stock and they had to dig in the back to even find it.
*Edit: I spoke to Otterbox and because they don't sell the case on the website there's nothing I could do about replacing the case. Lmfao, guess I need to try jumping to different Verizon stores.
Edit 2: Added a photo trying to show as best as I could the issue.
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Got my Glow case in fits perfect this time around, (watch band was very tight fitting this time too) Think this is it for me for the 15pm I’m good until the 16 esp after seeing some of the issues with the cactus leather. Hopefully that gets squashed in time for the next phone.
Found another Verizon store with the case and honestly it’s about the same. Unless all the stores got duds that’s just how it looks (at least on the 15 Pro)
I’m not going to bother returning it or anything since it’s not as bad as the saggy bottom issue the Symmetry’s usually have but it’s something to be aware of.
Also trying to explain the issue to the folks in the Verizon store made me realize how insane I sound and how much I care about cases lol.
Edit: I just tested out the Bullstrap closed bottom case to see if that one has the same issue and it does. Which now makes me have less of an issue with the Otterbox doing it. Just guess that’s a thing and I never noticed it before. Hell, a good portion of my cases might do it and I’ve just never noticed it.
I’m losing it, got a bad case of phone case brain rot going on lmfao.
I’m not going to bother returning it or anything since it’s not as bad as the saggy bottom issue the Symmetry’s usually have but it’s something to be aware of.
Also trying to explain the issue to the folks in the Verizon store made me realize how insane I sound and how much I care about cases lol.
Edit: I just tested out the Bullstrap closed bottom case to see if that one has the same issue and it does. Which now makes me have less of an issue with the Otterbox doing it. Just guess that’s a thing and I never noticed it before. Hell, a good portion of my cases might do it and I’ve just never noticed it.
I’m losing it, got a bad case of phone case brain rot going on lmfao.
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Otterbox was willing to exchange my Cactus Leather case with the camera ring issue at no cost to me, but they had no replacements in stock. I was able to swap it out at my local Verizon store though. They were surprised they even had one in stock. So far so good with the new one.
The usb-c opening on my case looks similar to yours. I kind of have to hold it at that angle to see it though.
This has been a regular problem for the Symmetry and quite a few cases from various manufacturers over the years. Personally, once I saw it, I wasn’t able to unsee it, so it’s one of the first things I check when trying out a new case. Phone Rebel has been criticized for their small opening around the port, but it seems they’ve done that to prevent this issue and the dreaded saggy bottom. Caudabe has dealt with it by adding a small horizontal shelf above the port which stiffens the area without having to make the opening smaller, which is something other manufacturers should copy (looking at you Otterbox).
This year I had this problem with the Pitaka Pro, had to return a couple before I received one without the gap...
When I get home I'm going to go through all my cases and lose my mind even more because I have never noticed this before.
Wow, Mine is holding strong. Did it pop out removing the case from the phone?
Did they have the green Cactus in the store? Just wondering what that green looks like.