Apple's Leather-Alternative iPhone 15 Cases Said to Have Different Texture

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I just saw some reviews for it and the quality seems to be really poor with an easily damageable case. At that price, it seems disappointing.

 

[dysamoria]

If Apple was truly environmentally friendly, they'd encourage people to only upgrade when they absolutely HAVE to. They would have also switched from Lightning to USB-C a heck of a lot sooner. The real reason they ditched the charger in the box is because they wanted to be able to ship more iPhone units faster while also saving money on both shipping and manufacturing costs. They also wanted to push the extra cost of manufacturing fast chargers on us instead of on them.

This is true. But when we are facing ecological collapse because nobody wants to change anything they think is universally normal and proper (because it’s what they’re used to), you take your small wins where you can get them.

Corporations won’t save us, but sometimes their own greed actually aligns with what we want to do to stop destroying everything. More profit by dropping included power adapters or cables? Yes, but a side-effect is actually fewer unnecessary adapters and cables.

 

[dysamoria]

OMG, Apple’s new vegan leather is actually made from the skins of people! 😂

People are animals, so that wouldn’t be vegan.

 

[dysamoria]

Yah I bought one and a giant chunk came out of it about the fourth time I took it off. Never dropped, never abused, used for about 3 months. It’s awful.

Literally everything is getting worse because that’s the only way they can continue to raise their profits. It’s unsustainable but they’ll keep doing it anyway because laissez-faire capitalism has no sanity.

 

[dysamoria]

That's just a waste of leather that's being made anyway. Everyone is not gonna suddenly stop eating meat. So it's stupid to waste the leather that would otherwise come from those food sources. Calling a non leather product vegan is stupid marketing. lol.

🙄 Reducing the demand by a tiny smidge isn’t going to waste anything.

 

[dysamoria]

With a name like “Apple,” this should’ve happened a long time ago.

Their name means nothing at all.

 

[dysamoria]

Plastics—in particular, microplastics—are among the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, finding their way into the air, water systems and food chains around the world. While the prevalence of microplastics in the environment is well known, as are their negative impacts on marine organisms, few studies have examined the potential health impacts on mammals, prompting University of Rhode Island Professor Jaime Ross's new study.

Good thing plastic isn’t necessary for this kind of product. It’s just chosen by corporations so they can make more profit.

 

[dysamoria]

I would hardly call that extreme

Maybe in America?

It’s only extreme to people who cannot conceive of the concept that they’ve been inculcated into what they think is normal and good.

 

[dysamoria]

Quite funny how you wish your post being offensive to people, when in turn you being offended if completely wrong and shouldn’t happen. Love double standard people like yourself. You make this world what a mess it is today.

None of the above made any sense.

 

[dysamoria]

I hope this new case is as good as their braided cables, where they changed the material and we mostly saw improvements.

That’s good to hear. All the lightning cables I have have been disintegrating and are now coated in electrical tape.

 

[dysamoria]

I am not really criticizing the quality of the iPhone so much as its design, which, to me, is a different issue. The iPhone is very well built but the design is intrinsically flawed for the use case and building from glass front and back with polished aluminum or stainless steel chassis means that it is very easily damaged as delivered to the customer. This is a device that spends its life in your hand or pocket or purse and is easily dropped (as demonstrated by at least two of our close friends who regularly put them down on a table, knock them off and have to make a trip to Apple to replace the screen since it is smashed, not just cracked: we live in Austin, TX where houses often have tile floors!!).

I tend to compare it to my cameras. I have 3 high end cameras that are provided with strap lugs and a camera strap so that they can be carried safely. And even if dropped (and I have dropped them onto rocks, knocked tripods over, dropped them into rivers etc.), they tend to survive quite well, without a case as they are designed for environment in which they work. The only environment they are not designed for is underwater and they make that clear. And the manufacturer provides a way to carry the camera safely, not so for the iPhone.

So my biggest beef here is that although the iPhone can possibly survive (possibly functionally but not aesthetically) a drop to the ground, screens get cracked or smashed, the beautiful polished or finished frame gets scuffed and gouged very easily. I can usually sell my cameras after 3 to 5 years of hard use, but if I did not put a case on my iPhone and screen protector it would be worthless in a very short time, although I am very careful.

I guess that if you are not bothered what it looks like and can live with a cracked screen etc. my point is moot, but I believe that Apple should either provide a case with the phone (like a camera strap for a camera) and style the whole thing as an entity or try and design one that does not need a case and will survive the usage. I am an engineer so I know that this last suggestion is not easy, but that is what they do for a living.

There’s also just the clear issue of slippery surfaces. Uncased iPhones have always been more slippery than a cased one (unless garbage plastic, which is as bad or worse). Silicone cases are a requirement for me, and I never see the phone’s exterior. I also almost never drop my phone or see it accidentally flung off the surface it’s set on when bumped due to lack of friction.

 

[dysamoria]

Leather is a byproduct of the food industry. This will not reduce the killing of bovines by even one.

If every company stopped buying leather it would have a moderate impact on the meat industry. So, yeah, it’s not going to happen any time soon. Not in my lifetime.

 

[whitby]

There’s also just the clear issue of slippery surfaces. Uncased iPhones have always been more slippery than a cased one (unless garbage plastic, which is as bad or worse). Silicone cases are a requirement for me, and I never see the phone’s exterior. I also almost never drop my phone or see it accidentally flung off the surface it’s set on when bumped due to lack of friction.

That’s my point, iPhones are not designed to be used without a case. Easily damaged when dropped, difficult to hold etc. Whatever the issue I believe the phone should be designed to be unboxed and used as is and survive normal usage. Cases etc can always be optional, but they really are not for most people. The number of people I know who drag out a phone with a cracked screen is ridiculous. Maybe they are careless, who knows, but the bottom line is that the majority of people need to protect the phone in some way because it cannot be used reliably out of the box.

 

[SFjohn]

That’s my point, iPhones are not designed to be used without a case. Easily damaged when dropped, difficult to hold etc. Whatever the issue I believe the phone should be designed to be unboxed and used as is and survive normal usage. Cases etc can always be optional, but they really are not for most people. The number of people I know who drag out a phone with a cracked screen is ridiculous. Maybe they are careless, who knows, but the bottom line is that the majority of people need to protect the phone in some way because it cannot be used reliably out of the box.

Don’t cheap out on Apple Care+… I never do, but I use cases as well, mostly for aesthetic reasons. I’ve never had a broken screen yet, let alone to have other people see it (other than a genius bar employee). 😉

 

[whitby]

Don’t cheap out on Apple Care+… I never do, but I use cases as well, mostly for aesthetic reasons. I’ve never had a broken screen yet, let alone to have other people see it (other than a genius bar employee). 😉

I always get AppleCare + and put my phone in a case and get a screen protector. I have owned every iPhone since the first one and have never broken one. But all this protection should not be necessary. I do not have to do this with my cameras which cost a lot more and are used in some very difficult situations. Worst I have done is have camera fall off a tripod (72” drop onto rocks and into the sea) and it survived fine with only very minor scratches on one of the filter housings. . I suspect that an uncased iPhone would not not have survived as well.

 

[SFjohn]

I always get AppleCare + and put my phone in a case and got a screen protector. I have owned every iPhone since the first one and have never broken one. But all this protection should not be necessary. I do not have to do this with my cameras which cost a lot more and are used in some very difficult situations. Worst I have done is have camera fall off a tripod (72” drop onto rocks and into the sea) and it survived fine with only very minor scratches on one of the filter housings. . I suspect that an uncased iPhone would not not have survived as well.

I don’t want the phone to be made super durable as it would add to the weight, make it larger and limit how one can change the aesthetics. It would make it harder to get in & out of my pocket. John The iPhone is durable as it needs to be. Lots of people use their iPhones without a case and never get a cracked screen, dents or scuffs. 👍🏻