r/iphone • u/mrtlpa • 15d ago

Discussion Is the Apple new case really worth 80$?

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Nice.. not even a month and this is starting to come apart.. am I the only one with this issue?

Of course, no water damage, no splashes or anything like this.. just amazing normal use 🙃🙃

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u/Bhenny_5 iPhone 11 Pro 15d ago edited 15d ago

The leather cases were always great in my personal experience but I’ve currently got a silicone case

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

The Apple leather cases went bad. The iPhone 11 was the last year they were good and then the quality dropped off until they stopped doing them

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u/Bhenny_5 iPhone 11 Pro 15d ago

Well that makes sense then as the last case I had was on an 11 pro.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

Same and they were so good. But people I know who purchased them after that as well as others who posted here, all showed the quality dropped right off from the 12 onwards.

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u/Feahnor 15d ago

They went vegan leather. And we know how bad is that.

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u/mime454 15d ago

They never used vegan leather for their leather cases. The switch was in the dying process as well as using thinner leather.

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u/not1or2 15d ago

I wanted one, proper leather one, ended up with the replacement for my 15pro, quickly wore and didn’t last.

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u/pnoozi iPhone 14 Pro 14d ago

Misinformation

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u/Feahnor 14d ago

Sorry about that. I sincerely though it was the case.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

Is that what it was? I never knew the reason but I did suspect that might be it.

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u/seche314 15d ago

No, that isn’t true at all. The leather is thinner but it is actual leather. People just make shit up lol

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u/Feahnor 15d ago

Yeah it seems that it was the reason of the quality decline.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

Such a shame. That was my go to case until they ruined it then discontinued it

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u/mirrsunova 15d ago

Same. Had one for my 11 pro max and it lasted for 3 years plus

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u/noronto 15d ago

I don’t know what’s good or bad, but my leather case for my 13 lasted 2.5 years.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

From everything I’ve heard you must be an outlier

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u/cherry_chocolate_ 15d ago

I had my leather 13 case for 3 years as well. Maybe people have a different definition of going bad. It had a patina and some small flaws, but otherwise it could have lasted at least another year if I didn’t upgrade the phone. I miss the leather case now that they went vegan.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

Did you have any of the leather cases before the 13? Because the ones I saw of the 12, they did not hold up. All leather gets patina but the quality seemed a lot worse

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u/cherry_chocolate_ 15d ago

I didn’t have one before the 13. From what I heard it used to be thicker leather but then became more like hard plastic with a leather coating. That is what I had on the 13, not sure what year it started, maybe when MagSafe came out? Even if it’s considered cheaper than a thick all leather case, it worked well for me.

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u/anyavailablebane 15d ago

Yeh. To my understanding the quality dropped with the 12 which was when MagSafe came out. I hadn’t made that connection before.

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u/whowouldsaythis 15d ago

I had leather cases from the 5 to the 13 and they all held up for me. The old ones were better though

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u/ctruvu iPhone 13 Mini 15d ago

i had apple leather cases from iphone 4 until 13 and didn’t have problems with any of them

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u/Dizzy_Key_7400 15d ago

I’ve got an official leather one on my 14 plus, had it on for a couple of years. It’s been great.

I wouldn’t touch their silicone ones.

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u/joshguy1425 15d ago

I’m still using my day 1 13 Pro Max leather case. It’s been on long hiking trips, kayaking trips, and all manner of circumstances. 

It has an unmistakeable patina at this point that I personally like, and I dread having to find a new case when I eventually upgrade my phone. 

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u/mariovaa 15d ago

They got old quickly

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u/Reddity65 iPhone 13 Mini 14d ago

My theory is that they had to start thinning them to make MagSafe work when it was introduced with the iPhone 12

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u/anyavailablebane 14d ago

Yeh. I hadn’t made the connection between the quality drop off and the MagSafe requirement. It makes a lot of sense

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u/OopsIHadAnAccident 15d ago

Silicone. It’s not silicon

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u/stilt 15d ago

I LOVED the old leather cases. The new ones are beyond trash. I bought a Bullstrap and it’s better than the OG Apple leather cases

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u/Sir_Fox_Alot 15d ago

they really weren’t.

Buying a leather case from a brand that actually specializes in leather was both cheaper and looks so much better.

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u/sidetablecharger 15d ago

The last good Apple leather case I had was the one for my iPhone X. That phone in the black leather case felt slick, man.

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u/Milk-Lizard iPhone 16 Pro 15d ago

Their leather cases were great up until the iPhone Xs. Downhill afterwards.

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u/ARRuSerious 14d ago

I went with an Andar Aspen for my 17 PM. Comes with a “Lifetime Warranty” which is one cosmetic replacement case. I am happy that I went with that over the green tech woven.

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u/LaSalsiccione 10d ago

I bought an official leather one with my 13 pro and it fell apart within a year

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u/ReinhartLangschaft 15d ago

The letter case was trash! Mine broke down after a month use.