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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Depends what you want from a case really.
Nappa is more long standing and less prone to quick wear, especially darkening wear; hence why it’s used in car interiors.
I wanted a grey leather case, that’s actual leather that does wear/patina but slowly and without turning black. I ‘think’ this nappa case will tick those boxes.
Mine arrived today, did you notice the magsafe animation when you put the case on?
I ordered one yesterday. It says it will ship in 3-5 days and shipping is 4-7 days. I think I saw someone say their customer service was slow but they have been very responsive on Instagram for me.
Only apple cases and third party knock offs do this?
Knock offs tend to display the wallet/wireless charger animation
We tried to return him but he was past the 90 return period 😆
That’s one of the great things about leather is the surface scratches heal up. Now I just have to pay close attention to where I set my phone down.
I ordered on the 27th and got an order confirmation but no shipping confirmation yet. I messaged them on FB because I hadn’t received the preorder coupon and they responded in a few minutes.
Still don’t understand how this and and the Nomad can be called leather cases. They just have a leather back. The case is TPU.
I don't believe anyone here has it. I was curious about it too, but I think the branding is just too much for people.
The same could be said about most of the leather cases on the market, including Apple's. Most are a very thin veneer of leather wrapped over polycarbonate or some other substrate. It's just more obvious with cases like the Nomad where the structural portion of the case is visible.
Almost every case on the market is a TPU shell wrapped in leather. I will agree with that. The difference being the other wrap the entire case in leather. Everything you touch is leather. With the Nomad, it’s just the back. They still charge like the entire case is leather.
This chat is all very pedantic.
Is it really worth it?
Is it really worth it?
The Nomad leather case is actually a polycarbonate frame with a TPU coating, which is significantly more protective than most leather cases. Back in the day, the Apple case was simply paper thin leather wrapped over some type of fiberboard. Those cases provided far less protection and many of the knockoffs are still made that way. In my opinion they both qualify as “leather” cases, but they’re targeting very different use cases. Horses for courses, as they say…
If we tried to shut down every pedantic chat this forum would grind to a halt. 😉
Isn’t this entire thread just that?
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So, when those leather cases take a tumble, how do you folks handle the whole bump and damage situation caused by the fall?
If I'm going for a leather case, I'd prefer it to be tough against drops because I'm a bit on the clumsy side. Those fully wrapped ones seem like they'd be prone to slipping from my grasp.
If I'm going for a leather case, I'd prefer it to be tough against drops because I'm a bit on the clumsy side. Those fully wrapped ones seem like they'd be prone to slipping from my grasp.
100% agree. Wish the thread could could just direct back to being about patina proud instead of bashing other people for their feelings and opinions about different cases. People like different things...