After nearly a year, how has the black Apple leather case for 12 series held up?

[jm31828]

I see that some retailers are having a fire sale now on some of the 12 series cases, with the black 12 Mini leather case on sale now for only $21. I am tempted, as I know the Apple leather cases have always been great- but I never bought them because they were too expensive.

For those of you who bought the black one for your 12 series phone last year, how has that particular color held up? I have seen reviews on Reddit where people were not happy with the saddle brown as it did not patina evenly and ended up looking pretty bad after a few months. But I am wondering if the black held up better due to the lack of much of any visible patina on that color?

Thanks in advance for sharing!

 

[Siggi_]

Hey glad you asked. I'm really disappointed with the quality tbh. The case was bought back in december 2020. I'm working in a office and the phone is always on the desk or in my pocket. Im searching for a new case now because this case looks disgusting now.

Edit: Yeah its not the black case, but the build quality is the same

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

I had the black leather on my 12 Pro from early February through the day I got my 13 Pro (launch day) and it still looks great. I wasn’t a huge fan of the smell and it didn’t feel like leather but the fit of Apple’s cases is unmatched in my opinion.

 

[Dstopsie]

Mine held up perfectly!!!

 

[Iceage]

No issues with mine (black). Still looks great and the fit is the best.

 

[sneeks]

All black Apple leather cases I’ve owned have aged well. Made the mistake of buying the tan leather last year which looked awful so back to black this year with my 13 PM.

 

[jterp7]

All black Apple leather cases I’ve owned have aged well. Made the mistake of buying the tan leather last year which looked awful so back to black this year with my 13 PM.

the coating they started putting on last year to protect the leather ironically is what causes these to wear extremely unevenly and only on the sides resulting in what you saw with Siggi's case.

My 6plus, 7 and XS all wore nice and even and i wasnt even washing my hands before holding it or anything.

 

[titans1127]

My black leather case for the 12 Pro was just from its release last year until I got my 13 pro last week. Its hard to tell but it wore exactly as the colored cases did with it being most notable along all the edges.

 

[jm31828]

Thanks for the responses, glad to see that at least the black one has been holding up well for you!

 

[palemonkey]

Hey glad you asked. I'm really disappointed with the quality tbh. The case was bought back in december 2020. I'm working in a office and the phone is always on the desk or in my pocket. Im searching for a new case now because this case looks disgusting now.

Edit: Yeah its not the black case, but the build quality is the same

No idea how yours is in such a state I've had mine almost a year and looks the same the day I bought it

 

[Pug72]

As the wear show it is black underneath the black leather paint, why not omit the paint on the black? 🤷‍♂️