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iPhone 12 Leather Case Product Pages Include Images Demonstrating MagSafe Imprint Wear
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Exactly. I don’t understand why anyone would make a big deal of this. The beauty of leather is that it wears over time and gets better with age.
If I was a MagSafe user id be pretty disappointed but I think im good using a regular charger lol
Still waiting for ONE positive news about MagSafe...probably even more ill fated than 3D Touch...
No it's not. This would be like the Apple Pencil suffering an indentation in the sides from holding it while in use... after less than a week. It's also definitely not normal wear for the leather deformation to occur so quickly. Trying to equate this with normal leather wearing is at best disingenuous.
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I guess people forget that stuff + time + pressure = change
Carbon + pressure + time = diamonds
Rock + pressure + time = mountains
Leather + pressure + time = indents
Carbon + pressure + time = diamonds
Rock + pressure + time = mountains
Leather + pressure + time = indents
If it was off-center with the Apple logo it might matter to me, but it looks totally fine. I love the feel of Apple’s leather cases and can’t wait to get the black one I just ordered!
Wow that’s strong. Definitely curious if there is a high concern for patients with defibrillators. I rest my phone on my chest when lounging quite often.
While I do enjoy the look of a leather phone case that shows wear and tear naturally, a definitive ring on the back does not make the case look better over time. And as far as people complaining about this because they new, Apple could simply not offer a magsafe case as another option. From all that I've read and seen, putting this feature on the phone is solving as issue that no one has. Apple literally said it will help to perfectly align a case on the phone... has anyone every said this is an issue? Or that they would rather have it perfectly align to a wireless charger and deal with having to remove it after each charge? The point of a wireless charger is that you can set it down and pick it up as you please. If you attach/detach it magnetically, why not just use the lightning cable since you still have to mess with a cable?
I guess if you use the Magsafe wallet then it isn't an issue. Using the wallet is the only way the clear case makes sense either (otherwise you have that ugly magnet showing through).
I'm hoping to go naked with (maybe) a wallet but I have used the leather cases in the past and really liked them (Especially the folio).
I'm hoping to go naked with (maybe) a wallet but I have used the leather cases in the past and really liked them (Especially the folio).
Does anybody know how much the leather case weighs or where I can find this intel ?
I'm thinking about getting one because the bare iPhone 12 Pro is soooo slippery when used with one hand, but if it's too heavy, I will have trouble holding it too...
Thanks
I'm thinking about getting one because the bare iPhone 12 Pro is soooo slippery when used with one hand, but if it's too heavy, I will have trouble holding it too...
Thanks
Your analogy is significantly flawed.
This is like having a leather covered pencil and complaining the color of the leather changes as your fingers transfer oil and dirt to it. Anyone who understands anything about leather knows it requires care and will change over time with the best care.
Leather is a porous, soft, natural material . I supposed Apple could pre-compress the leather and infuse it with a polymer to stabilize it but that would also minimize or eliminate many of the desirable qualities of the leather.
If you want the look of leather without all the properties of leather I suggest any of the appliqués/wraps on the market are a better fit. Note, however, that even plastic on plastic under pressure will cause wear over time.
Yes, leather wears over time. I know this may be shocking to anyone who has never owned a leather jacket, a baseball glove, a leather purse, or a car with leather seats, just like it may be shocking to a lot of people that glass breaks when dropped, that a wireless charger takes longer to charge a phone than a wired charger, and that the percentage of votes a candidate for office receives may change as votes are tallied.
We live in an age of absolutely shocking revelations.
This is nothing like the scenario you posed. Leather comes from a cow, a natural product that wears over time. Everyone who buys a car with leather seats understands that they will crack, wear, and look worse during the course of ownership.
The pencil is manufactured from a non-natural human-engineered product, and it is reasonable to expect that they would be engineered to reduce wear from normal use. One would not expect it for it to deform from holding it (though this is the first I've heard of this issue, and I've personally never experienced this).
I can tell you that my MagSafe charger arrived Tuesday, and I've been charging my 11 on it (with a case similar to a Totalee ultra thin) every night. There is already a ring mark on the case. It is very slight, and can only be seen when the light hits it right. But, it's only been 3 nights.
There's nothing wrong with my analogy. But your reply? Needs work. As I've already stated, most people know about the patina process regarding leather. I'd even say it's one of the benefits of leather that people look forward to seeing. As I've also already said, this ain't that. No one expects a permanent imprint in their leather case in less than a week. Which is what's happening. You and others trying to equate that almost immediate imprinting with normal leather wear... you're trying entirely too hard. This was clearly an unforeseen circumstance that Apple has had to deal with. To their credit, they acknowledged it quickly.
From the iPhone 12 case thread:Does anybody know how much the leather case weighs or where I can find this intel ?
I'm thinking about getting one because the bare iPhone 12 Pro is soooo slippery when used with one hand, but if it's too heavy, I will have trouble holding it too...
Thanks
3D Touch was at least a unique way to add options for interacting with your device. I still use it all the time for moving the cursor and switching apps.
MagSafe was only a real innovation when it saved your laptop from destruction. This iteration is just a gimmick.
