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Not-So-FineWoven iPhone Case 'Browning Like a Rotten Banana'
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I like it - if there were a 14 Pro version, I'd have a couple.
I bought a lovely leather wallet case from Porter Riley, London for £25. still gorgeous, still love it. looks better and better as it ages.
Yeah well there is the transparant case of course, but a wider range of colored plastic cases (recycled of course) would make sense. A silicone case already has such plastic case on the inside, as you will find out after a couple of months of use 😉
I blame them animal loving crazies from peta.
Apple what the hell GIVE US THE QUALITY STUFF!
Apple what the hell GIVE US THE QUALITY STUFF!
I'm curious about the fine woven Apple Watch bands. Has anyone had similar results with those?
I've been buying $10-$13 "plastic" (TPU/Nylon/rubber/etc.) cases from Amazon ever since my first iPhone (4) in 2010. They look and perform better for the price than anything else I've bought, period.
I purchased the Fine Woven case and keychain. The keychain is fine but the case lasted 2 days. I think that Apple should bring back the leather products. Let us decided what we want to buy.
I ordered mine the day the day they became available, even before my 15 PM arrived. I opened it up and immediately repackaged and shipped it back to Apple. Even when new it was a POS. How dare they replace our leather cases for this cr^p! It is not like there is a leather shortage. No cow are being killed just for their skin!
Salt is corrosive to metal. Physical abrasion, dirt, oil, and microorganisms would be the culprit to deterioration of textiles.
I think the point is that the previous product didn't look like crap while keeping the phone safe.
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- Initiate web search for iPhone 15 leather case
- Discover dozens of options in all styles, colors, form factors.
- Choose one and click "buy now"
- Wait a few days and put your iPhone in it.
It seems to me that making leather cases is much more environmentally friendly than making a piece of plastic. The leather comes from cows that have been slaughtered. Using the hide to make phone cases would seem to be an ideal use for the hides. Plastic will not decompose in a landfill, leather will decompose over time.
For those that think using animal hides for a phone case is wrong, I would suggest they get rid of leather belts, leather shoes, leather wallets, leather hats, leather garments, and leather upholstery in their vehicles.
For those that think using animal hides for a phone case is wrong, I would suggest they get rid of leather belts, leather shoes, leather wallets, leather hats, leather garments, and leather upholstery in their vehicles.
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Yeah, I handled a FineWoven case in the store and it was a hard pass. I just didn't like the texture or anything else about it.
I happened to be on a vacation in London and stopped by the shop of these folks and bought an absolutely stellar case from them: https://ryanlondon.com/ Been using it daily since early January and it's wearing in quite well. I especially appreciate the very subtle branding and the sturdy protective ring around the rear cameras.
I happened to be on a vacation in London and stopped by the shop of these folks and bought an absolutely stellar case from them: https://ryanlondon.com/ Been using it daily since early January and it's wearing in quite well. I especially appreciate the very subtle branding and the sturdy protective ring around the rear cameras.
I bet she will. They can't jerk around a senior tech journalist for the Wall Street Journal. She's not some niche tech blogger, she represents a media interest they need to maintain good graces with for a multitude of reasons.
It's almost as if phone cases should be designed to handle the real world, which includes some water and sweat sometimes.
My Otterbox cases have always lasted the entire time I've had the phone, up to four years.
Apple could learn a thing or three from them.
Listen, if someone came up with something that wore in as well as leather and had less of an environmental impact I'd be all over it. I'm using a faux leather desk pad from Satechi and it's an awesome simulation of leather, but I don't have to think twice about setting my coffee cup on it. Was hoping Apple's new case material would somehow achieve something similar, but it's apparently a huge letdown.
The leather cases developed a really nice patina over time as they absorbed oils from skin and got scratched up. It's bizarre that a micro-twill fabric case is being held to a different standard.
That’s awesome you have something that you like. Shame on anyone “hating on you” for that.
The hate is not that it exists, the hate is on they discontinued the leather case for it. Like MJ said many years ago, democrats and republicans buy tennis shoes. There are people who like leather cases, and people who don’t. No need to alienate people that do as Apple has done. Why anger any of your customers when you don’t need to?
Which, coincidentally, is pretty close to what my case cost. It's made of durable plastic, and it's absolutely fine.
And it's got a metal ring in it so my phone will work with the magnetic charger in my car, since it's an older phone that doesn't have one from the factory.
