I was in my local Apple Store today and I noticed a rather interesting observation, where the leather cases are sold and had previously had all of the colours available they now had only the black case on all five racks, I traded my red one in for a black case a week ago and they said it was a regular occurrence, though I notice the case is still sold on the Apple Online Store, anyone else been to a store and noticed this or is it just an isolated incident/stock problem? Since the store is also out of stock of most of the iPhone's and the MacBook Air.
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New Apple Leather Case
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The only negative experience I've had with my blue leather case on black iPhone is people keep asking me if it's a 5C at my College. There's so much marketing for the 5C that when I say no it's a 5S they have no idea what I'm talking about.
I hadnt thought of that but it seems like a good idea. Hopefully as more people try it they will post back good results because I would love to get another brown case. I returned mine on the 14th day because it looked pretty worn already. If this solution works though I might consider getting another brown one or the red one. The brown case on the black iPhone looks really good IMO but I havent actually seen the red one in person yet as the Apple store near me didnt have it.
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I think a black apple sticker would also look really good on the brown case with a black iPhone. I might give it a shot if the shoe polish trick above works out for people. It would be nice if the stock case came with a different color on the Apple but at least with the sticker you have something different that not everybody else has.
The lighter colors seem to get dirtier easier which stands to reason. As for wear, this is directly from the Apple site and box - "The iPhone 5s Case is made from natural aniline leather. Its appearance will change over time as you use it."
FWIW I've had a black case on my 5s for a couple weeks now and have not noticed any changes from day one.
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Coolio. I think perhaps the black is the way to go.
Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated
I love the look of this case - yes it's work, but it's leather and being put into/removed from my pockets 50 times a day. So that's to be expected.
The one thing I hate is that slightly large headphone jacks don't fit properly. Might see how i can go about fixing that this weekend.
The one thing I hate is that slightly large headphone jacks don't fit properly. Might see how i can go about fixing that this weekend.
You are quite welcome. Black is definitely the way to go if you want to minimize dirt/wear.
and it looks nice too
Well yeah, there is that too.
It also feels amazingly luxurious in hand.
I have the red. It's dirty black from my fingerprints. Using baby wipe to clean it was a bad idea as it takes the color off. No black in stock at local Best Buy. Is brown any better at hiding the dirt?
I doubt it is any better at it than red is. Black would be your best bet.
New Apple Leather Case
I've never used one on any of my phones and don't care for the ones I've had the opportunity to handle.
I've never used one on any of my phones and don't care for the ones I've had the opportunity to handle.
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Let me know how that goes. I have OCD if the screen gets scratched lol. Don't mind so much about the phone body. Well I do but not so much
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I have used some films. Apart from the pain in getting them on ...no bubbles or dust under them they are okay. But they Don't give the natural feel of the screen
I'm just irritated that Apple's OWN CASE is incompatible with the 30 pin to lightning adapter.
And that is my biggest issue with them as I love the natural feel of the screen. I went 2 years on my 4S without a film and only had a couple very light scratches which were noticeable only with the screen off and if you were looking for them, so I feel very comfortable going without.
I originally had a black case, but sold it, then later got a red and returned it.
Black is definitely the way to go. I wanted something slimmer and clear though.
I may have to go for a front covering case to protect from in bag and pocket damage