Apple leather or silicone for iphone 13 pro?

[kofman13]

trying to choose between the two for iphone 13 pro. i kind of like both in the hands. leather i like a little more. price difference doesnt matter. just from looking at it, i feel like silicone is thicker than leather? maybe more protection? what do you all think?
what about durability over time? i heard silicone peels and chips more than leather?

 

[i-Liam]

Both are pretty garbage in my experience.

 

[iFone88]

If you dont want your phone sticking to the inside of your pockets or picking up a ton of lint and dust, then leather.

The silicone goes horrible and gunky after a few weeks and it does not feel nice to hold.

If you have a handbag or man bag that you keep the phone in, then it'll hold up better, for longer.

Silicone is trash in my opinion, despite Apple's leather not being the greatest either.

I'm an apple leather user FYI, tried every leather case under the sun but always return to Apple

 

[Svetlin]

I won`t consider Apple`s silicone first party cases, they age really poorly. Leather cases are not much better but i will get that if I had to pick.

 

[stanza.richi]

In both case you can find something better from third part, but in the end most of us will return to Apple products.

 

[gary77]

Had the silicone cases started off nice but like others said don’t hold up well put me off buying more in the future

 

[Nhwhazup]

My favorite has always been the Apple white Silicone case. Simple, clean looking and I like the feel.

However, something has changed in their formulation of the silicone. I have been using this same case for all my iPhones for many years. I have an iPhone 12 Pro. Lately for some reason the silicone back has picked up some staining. Almost impossible to get it back to clean. I keep my hands clean and put it in my pocket or purse pocket when not in use. I have been able to get it clean by using whitening toothpaste. Kind of extreme but I’ve never had this issue with the white silicone in the past.

 

[Ta0jin]

I’d say go for the leather just because the silicone always looks like it’s been swimming in dust when I take it out of my pockets even when I use the lint roller on them. I’m shocked Apple hasn’t changed to some form of TPU instead of the silicone they’ve been using for years.

 

[Brooke795]

I started with pink silicone which i still have but I like the leather better. Not much sticks to it and even around the front I don’t have as much sticking around the screen. My silicone still *looks* nice but the soft coat has diminished some and is a little grippier. I find the leather softens with time and has the perfect amount of grip. Not too much not too little. just wish there were more color options at times although I have two that are nice (ink and midnight).