Day 5 with my pacific blue fine woven case, and it’s holding up well so far. I also bought a Spigen clear case but I have yet to use it because I’m liking the fine woven case a lot more.
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iPhone 15 FineWoven cases - Pictures and impressions
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I think people will need to get used to Finewoven as I can’t see Apple backing down and bringing back the leather cases, at most we might see refinements to fine woven in a future release, eg, they might improve the plastic edges to not feel nasty and cheap compared to the back of the case
I wish they made all the case with the hard kind fine woven, would almost look like a leather case at that point. And maybe silicone edges for added grip. Best of both worlds
Added Taupe to go with my Black..
I love these cases!
If the argument is simply: "Apple accessories are too expensive" then yeah, I get it but these look and feel awesome.
I love these cases!
If the argument is simply: "Apple accessories are too expensive" then yeah, I get it but these look and feel awesome.
A reviewer on CNET posted an article about his experience after accidentally dropping his iPhone 15 Pro Max fine woven case on food. Later in the article he mentioned cleaning the case following Apple’s recommended method, and the results were: “Now any remaining avocado residue is gone and the water drop stain is barely visible”.
Here‘s a link to the post: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/my-iphone-15-pro-maxs-finewoven-case-had-a-rough-week-and-it-shows/
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His experience speaks to mine. Although he didn’t mention it specifically my biggest gripe with the case is that with dry hands it’s pretty slick and doesn’t tack onto the skin much. I’ve dropped my phone with the case and to its credit the case doesn’t show any nicks. But I feel like the phone slipping from the hand as you use it might be more common with this material
My phone was fortunately fine but the screen protector cracked.
That being said I do like the case overall lol it’s slim, buttons are clicky, and I like the taupe color (the green is also rich in person but I prefer the brown tone)
For me, I feel like the fine woven case is a little bit easier to grip than my previous apple leather case but maybe that‘s just a placebo effect. There seems to be a lot of concerns about food stains and scratches on the case, but I’m concerned more about drop protection. I’m with you, I do really like the case so far. I’m not sure I’ll feel the same 6 months from now, but I’m willing to give it a try to see how well it holds up.
Well I ended up replacing my defective black fw for the taupe. I love this colour and it contrasts really nice with my black ti iPhone.
The guy in the store who sorted it all out for me looked kinda fed up at first probably thinking “another one” but he was really nice and let me try all colours of the fw cases as well as clay and black silicone before I made my mind up 😂 I’m a happy bunny now and will post impressions.
+1 on the sides of the case. As someone mentioned above they’re not plastic, they’re lovely to grip, feel more durable than the back and I too feel it wouldn’t have been so bad if the whole case was this material.
The guy in the store who sorted it all out for me looked kinda fed up at first probably thinking “another one” but he was really nice and let me try all colours of the fw cases as well as clay and black silicone before I made my mind up 😂 I’m a happy bunny now and will post impressions.
+1 on the sides of the case. As someone mentioned above they’re not plastic, they’re lovely to grip, feel more durable than the back and I too feel it wouldn’t have been so bad if the whole case was this material.
I’ll take the opportunity and post day 1 of taupe fw
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One thing to consider with the official Apple cases is how they cover the bottom part of the phone. This caused a rather irritating issue with my wife's iPhone 15 Pro as none of our Nomad Kevlar USB-C charging cables would fit when she uses her official Apple case. Had to return the official case and get something from a third-party as we love the Nomad Kevlar cables, and we don't plan on replacing all our USB-C charging cables just because the cutout for the USB-C is small on the Apple official cases.
I think some people are judging them as a leather replacement and they may just be a different beast.
Now don’t get me wrong I totally understand the criticism because some of it is warranted (scratching issues, staining, price) but the anger coming from some is a bit much.
I’m with you though I think they are unique in feel but they’re not for everyone.
Having visible markings from MagSafe charging after just a week sounds terrible to me. I know Apple claimed you had to be aware of this happening with the leather cases for iPhone 14 / 14 Pro as well. But after a year of mostly using MagSafe chargers mine didn't show any noticeable sign from the magnetic ring. How bad will these cases look after one month, three months, six months etc.?
Totally agree with you. Fine woven as an alternative rather than a replacement for leather is an entirely different scenario. Apple should have offered both and let the consumer decide for themselves.
They will look garbage, barely a week using this junk and MagSafe mark is clear and there are tiny scratches all over that won’t come out
Returning this tomorrow
Well Apple cautioned of MagSafe marks on their leather cases as well so this not new or unique to fine woven. fwiw, I wasn't all that impressed with the wear on my previous iPhone 14 Pro leather case. Here's an image after one year. IMO, leather cases are just as susceptible to normal wear/tear as fine woven.
I can say that the iPhone 14 Leather Cases did not show any imprint from MagSafe after just one week. I have the one in "Umber" colour, and I have only used MagSafe for charging 90% of the time and even after one year of use I can't see any imprint from MagSafe.
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It might be that is shows more easily on brighter colours. This is common for anything leather. The lighter/brighter you go on the colour, the easier you start to get discolouration.
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It might be that is shows more easily on brighter colours. This is common for anything leather. The lighter/brighter you go on the colour, the easier you start to get discolouration.
The used rugged look on leather actually LOOKS GOOD, patina is an entire thing of wear and tear look that leather fans love
This fiber woven material is cheap looks like trash when this gets scratched up
lol you can’t compare the material of leather to this toy
I'm not comparing fine woven to leather ; a good quality fine grain leather always wins. What I am saying is that Apples more recent leather cases seemed to made of cheap low grade leather. The patina on my iPhone 14 pro leather case aged very poorly compared most of the earlier iPhone leather cases I owned. There are pro's and con's to every case you choose, so it comes down to personal choice. For me, fine woven case is a solid option.
Apple Leather cases have been terrible for years (since the 12 Pro if I recall correctly.). Not sure what type of leather they used but the patina was awful and that hideous black grime around the edge of the case. I’ve never have seen that before with real leather.
Are Apple case overpriced? Yes. To me the real scam is that the terrible Silicon cases are $49, yet everyone is complaining about the FineWoven because people go into the Apple Store and purposely scratch the cases. I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it either. I’ve had mine of my 15 Pro since launch day and it looks good still, but time will tell…
The only thing I hate of my FineWoven is how slippery it is. It would have been the same or worse with leather of course. But I just don’t feel safe handling my Max. I feel I’ll drop it if I don’t use a silicon case