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For those of you curious or hopefull. The 13/13 pro case will NOT work with 12/12 pro. On the bright side the green is a really nice color and it does feel quite soft. Here are some pictures compared to my 12 pro saddle brown case
My god I am in LOVE with this green. Glad I ordered that.
 
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Even if the quality is similar to the 12, the green color should age way better than the lighter colors. I'll let you all be the guinea pigs and pick one up in a few months. 😜
 
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Even if the quality is similar to the 12, the green color should age way better than the lighter colors. I'll let you all be the guinea pigs and pick one up in a few months. 😜
I actually think the Cherry is this year's go to. I've never had a leather case, when was the lat time Cherry was offered?
 
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Received Golden Brown case today. A little more orange in color than yellow. Pic of my 12 Pro Max with it on, cut outs for ringer/vibrate switch and camera are bit off.
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Received Golden Brown case today. A little more orange in color than yellow. Pic of my 12 Pro Max with it on, cut outs for ringer/vibrate switch and camera are bit off.
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I bet if there is no coating or if there is and we can remove the coating via alcohol wipes, etc. that this color miight actually patina BETTER than Saddle brown. My old Saddle brown XS max is almost too dark now. its a super dark chocolate these days... This might work out much better.

Best way to test is drop some lotion or leather balm, etc.. does it just sit on top and can be wiped away or does it soak in a bit? I still havent been able to find a leather case that has the same quality with metal buttons, etc.
 
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I gotta say this.I have been looking for many many hours for a good alternate leather case. Sena seems like they have had one of the best leather cases, silver cross hatched tactile buttons, good patina, etc. but no news on the 13and or magsafe..
 
Very disappointed with this year's leather case lineup. Not only did they remove those classic colors, but the new colors are meh.
they removed midnight blue last year, and red and saddle brown this year.
 
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Decoded has put a big “D E C O D E D” stamp on the back of their iPhone 13 cases, which is annoying.
 
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The finish on these 2021 cases looks just like the previous rubberised iPhone 12 generation.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Leather 🤔
 
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I ordered the Brown, Green and Black leather for my 13 Pro Max. They were supposed to arrive today but got pushed back to tomorrow. Can't wait to see the comparison. I ended up sticking with the Black leather for the past year and it's actually held up pretty well. This might be the first time since the 11 Pro Max that I have more than one leather case because the new colors look great. Keep the photos coming!
 
Hey so I had an idea.

Do we know if the old 12 Pro Leather Wallets are compatible with the 13 Pro? I think last years Baltic Blue Wallet would pair nicely with the Sierra Blue, might try and see if any retail stores near me are doing them on clearance, and then I’d stick it on top of a Golden Brown Leather case (or maybe even just have phone + wallet only)

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I ended up biting the bullet and ordered the Bullstrap Sienna case last night. I showed my wife the bullstrap, nomad, and Journey cases, along with some of the patina pics from here, and she said she agrees and likes the bullstrap best also. Only problem is the shipping date is showing as November 1. Got my order in for the Sierra Blue 13 pro max this morning. Cant wait to finally upgrade my phone after 5 years!
 
The Sena brand leather cases look the best. especially with the silver cross hatch machined buttons but they dropped the ball and havent even put the 13 cases on their site yet.
 
Hey so I had an idea.

Do we know if the old 12 Pro Leather Wallets are compatible with the 13 Pro? I think last years Baltic Blue Wallet would pair nicely with the Sierra Blue, might try and see if any retail stores near me are doing them on clearance, and then I’d stick it on top of a Golden Brown Leather case (or maybe even just have phone + wallet only)

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Don't see why they wouldn't be. I haven't noticed in any changes in the wallet design or the MagSafe design on the phones. Should be perfectly compatible.
 
Nah. The MagSafe battery that was released a few months ago is compatible with 12 and 13 series phones so that's going to be the case for the wallet as well. The basic MagSafe tech is the same.
 
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