On this exact topic can someone tell me why do the cases in each colour have different textures? Black and Forest Green have this really lovely butter smooth premium leather feeling texture but the Midnight Blue's are all sandpaper rough that also scratches easily... why?
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On this exact topic can someone tell me why do the cases in each colour have different textures? Black and Forest Green have this really lovely butter smooth premium leather feeling texture but the Midnight Blue's are all sandpaper rough that also scratches easily... why?
My midnight blue feels nothing like sandpaper and has no scratches. I can't answer your question but I'm sure it has more to do with manufacturing batches than the color of the dye on the leather.
Picked up the saddle brown case, liking it so far. You can see it’s darkened on the sides, hopefully it’ll even out a bit more
My navy was buttery smooth, but more prone to showing scratches the first day. The green one had more of a leather texture, which I preferred.
Just received a midnight blue today. Extremely smooth all around; borderline slippery. Can’t wait for it to get a little worn.
I took the plunge and bought a saddle brown case for my iPhone X in September 2018... almost exactly a year later, I upgrade to the 11 Pro Max, and got the same saddle brown leather case.
Comparison photo is attached.
I expedited the X case a slight bit, by taking some 800 grit sandpaper and lightly removing the coating from the factory, and then applying leather balm over the case for two days in a row.
I’m going to let the 11’s case naturally do it’s own thing.
Comparison photo is attached.
I expedited the X case a slight bit, by taking some 800 grit sandpaper and lightly removing the coating from the factory, and then applying leather balm over the case for two days in a row.
I’m going to let the 11’s case naturally do it’s own thing.
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I got one but returned it, i like it but the $199AUD price tag got the better of me, i had one for my X that i got cheap used off ebay, and really liked it especially for travelling, did a trip to NZ with it, not so much for work as i use a brodit car holder and the flap doesn't work with it.
Might wait for one on sale or ebay again.
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No idea, i have found in past years though the saddle brown was always more slippery, but i only get black now as i am not a patina fan on the apple cases, looks more like grime to me, not like a better leather like nomad brown that my wife has on a Xr, it looks great aged.
The Apple just fit so nice and great in the hand though.
on this very discussion, I’m from Australia too.
The Leather Folios this year on the smaller phone have seen a steep increase in price. The same Folio case for the X and Xs (non max) was $149AUD. Now on the 11 Pro it’s $199.
Has something about the Folio changed for the better or is it just more gouging on Apples part? Only two colours too this time, instead of the handful the Xs and X had.
The Apple case can in fact take a lot of wear and tear too. I put on and take the case off multiple times daily (I only use the case for the car, with the magnet inside the case for the mount), and the Apple leather case still looked perfect after months of this.
I was going to get the Louis Vuitton folio, but looking at pics of them after a year, the canvas seems to split, crack and rip without fail. I guess it was never designed to take that amount of usage. Pretty interesting as I think LV canvas wallets hold up really well, but I'm pretty sure they're not opened and closed nearly as much as a phone folio case would be.
I was going to get the Louis Vuitton folio, but looking at pics of them after a year, the canvas seems to split, crack and rip without fail. I guess it was never designed to take that amount of usage. Pretty interesting as I think LV canvas wallets hold up really well, but I'm pretty sure they're not opened and closed nearly as much as a phone folio case would be.
Launch day phone/case. Coming along nicely!
I love that combo!! I have grey space as well and got the black leather case but thinking in midnight blue now...
I have the midnight blue as well with the space gray. Yours has so much texture. The case I have is really smooth.
Nope its exactly the same as the X one i had. More like our dollar but $50 more is a lot. My wife has the Nomad rugged folio in brown, it's half the price, no on and off with the cover though.
what have you done to the left one? That looks artificial...
mine from the beginning (6s+)
I can't compare to the Nine Flap (as I've never heard of that brand). When I go on vacation, I love my folio. It keeps a couple cards and my ID nice and accessible. My husband stuffs way too much in the pocket and it looks bulky and odd. I'm not a big fan of it as a daily driver though because it is a little heavy.
I'm getting little bit of change as I use it..
Any problem with wireless charging with the factory leather case?
No .. it works perfectly fine in all my pads ...
I only use my case in the car, but my Meyer Lemon case still looks like day 1. The gathered leather in the corners looks beautiful, but the leather doesn't feel as good to the touch as the red one.
Never had them since iPhone 6 using oficial cases