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New Apple Leather Case
- Thread starter RichardC300
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Had to go with the brown one for my space gray 5s. Just love the classic look of the black screen and brown case. One of my favorite things about the case is how you can see just a little bit of the aluminum frame around the screen.
On a side note, I purchased my case on launch day but it got a bit loose after taking it off a few times so I went by my apple store today and they exchanged it for me even though I was outside of the return window. Gotta love the Apple store!
On a side note, I purchased my case on launch day but it got a bit loose after taking it off a few times so I went by my apple store today and they exchanged it for me even though I was outside of the return window. Gotta love the Apple store!
Purchased a case, and sadly might be returning it... Here's my observations:
It (sorta) fits into a Seidio innocase holster. You need to make a small notch in the clip that goes over the top to prevent the holster from hitting the power button while in the leather case. It's also a fairly tight/snug fit width wise. I was having to push it in the middle a bit to ensure it was nicely seated in the holster.
It also worked perfectly in my car with a ProClip mount.
However, real downsides, IMHO are that you can NOT use the case with an iHome dock or any other dock accessory that covers any part of the speakers/mic holes.. Bummer...
So, since I kinda prefer being able to use my iHome over having the luxurious feel of leather, back to Apple it goes. But, I am disappointed. I'm slightly tempted to enlarge the bottom hole to force it to work, but, I'm worried I'd just destroy the case...
It (sorta) fits into a Seidio innocase holster. You need to make a small notch in the clip that goes over the top to prevent the holster from hitting the power button while in the leather case. It's also a fairly tight/snug fit width wise. I was having to push it in the middle a bit to ensure it was nicely seated in the holster.
It also worked perfectly in my car with a ProClip mount.
However, real downsides, IMHO are that you can NOT use the case with an iHome dock or any other dock accessory that covers any part of the speakers/mic holes.. Bummer...
So, since I kinda prefer being able to use my iHome over having the luxurious feel of leather, back to Apple it goes. But, I am disappointed. I'm slightly tempted to enlarge the bottom hole to force it to work, but, I'm worried I'd just destroy the case...
Don't!
The holes are sealed with some material. If you enlarge them the leather will peel off.
I'm not sure I see it with mine, but something I definitely notice on the red case is the horrible buildup of black marks around the front and around the corners on the back. The corner with the camera seems to pick up dirt a lot more than any other place on the case. Not impressed for such an expensive case.
If I had black I would go for this combo... It has the Jordan-ish bred vibe to it. Looks sick
Horrible ... Lol . I returned it within the 13 days . It was looking pretty bad . I just went with an Elago slim case . Looks really good . Only $10 bucks at amazon .
I rarely defend Apple (though I love their products) but it is LEATHER. Leather gets dirty.
I don't think this is normal. Mine is the same depth all they way around. If you are near an Apple store, you should take it in and find out what's up. I have read other threads in this forum about the screen sticking up in that corner.