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Which Case Did You Get or Recommend For Your New iPhone 15 /Plus /Pro /Pro Max?

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Received the Otterbox "Cactus Leather" case for the 15 Pro this morning.
It fits well, nice grip, seems well made. Might be a keeper. I will come back and update this after using the phone for a few days.

It comes in at 31 grams so it's still a bit heavier than Apple's options. However, it's the closest we've gotten to that 26g/27g benchmark with a case that isn't an ultra minimal case (ex. Pitaka).

Sharing some iPhone 15 pro case weights I've gathered since purchasing this dumb phone last fall. I know not everyone cares about phone case weight (do you even lift, bro?!? lololol), but if there is anywhere that someone might, it's here.


iPhone 15 Pro187g
Pitaka MagEZ 419g206g
TORRAS Magnetic Slim Fit23g210g
Apple FineWoven26g213g
Apple Silicone27g214g
Otterbox "Cactus Leather"31g218g
Decoded Leather Back Cover33g220g
Fake Apple "Leather" from Aliexpress33g220g
LUCKYCOIN Magnetic "Leather"33g220g
Bullstrap Leather36g223g
Spigen Magnetic Enzo Aramid41g228g

iPhone 14 Pro for reference
iPhone 14 Pro206g
Pitaka MagEZ 318g224g
Apple Leather26g232g
 
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pin87a said:
Received the Otterbox "Cactus Leather" case for the 15 Pro this morning.
It fits well, nice grip, seems well made. Might be a keeper. I will come back and update this after using the phone for a few days.

It comes in at 31 grams so it's still a bit heavier than Apple's options. However, it's the closest we've gotten to that 26g/27g benchmark with a case that isn't an ultra minimal case (ex. Pitaka).

Sharing some iPhone 15 pro case weights I've gathered since purchasing this dumb phone last fall. I know not everyone cares about phone case weight (do you even lift, bro?!? lololol), but if there is anywhere that someone might, it's here.


iPhone 15 Pro187g
Pitaka MagEZ 419g206g
TORRAS Magnetic Slim Fit23g210g
Apple FineWoven26g213g
Apple Silicone27g214g
Otterbox "Cactus Leather"31g218g
Decoded Leather Back Cover33g220g
Fake Apple "Leather" from Aliexpress33g220g
LUCKYCOIN Magnetic "Leather"33g220g
Bullstrap Leather36g223g
Spigen Magnetic Enzo Aramid41g228g

iPhone 14 Pro for reference
iPhone 14 Pro206g
Pitaka MagEZ 318g224g
Apple Leather26g232g
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Is your Otterbox logo near the power button janky looking on your Cactus case?
 
Hooterville said:
Is your Otterbox logo near the power button janky looking on your Cactus case?
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It's pretty janky. (sorry for poor photo quality. I had to use iPad). It's not something I would ever look at so I'm not worried about it personally.

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Yea, I'm in the same boat. Cases are pretty much worthless this late in the game. I have a ton that I need to offload myself. eBay is a good place to dump cases but after they take their fees and you ship the thing, there is not much left over. I find the Marketplace here not that great for selling cases. I need to thin the herd over here soon.
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Yeah I mean I haven’t had great luck selling cases. I tried doing a big bag of them for my 13 pro max a few years ago on Facebook marketplace … think I was looking for $100 bucks and there was like 25 cases… I had one taker, but it never worked out to make the transaction, so I ended up giving them all to a coworker…. It kind of sells you out as a case addict when you hand over 2 shopping bags full of cases lmao!
 
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Joe123Joe said:
Yeah I mean I haven’t had great luck selling cases. I tried doing a big bag of them for my 13 pro max a few years ago on Facebook marketplace … think I was looking for $100 bucks and there was like 25 cases… I had one taker, but it never worked out to make the transaction, so I ended up giving them all to a coworker…. It kind of sells you out as a case addict when you hand over 2 shopping bags full of cases lmao!
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After doing the math, seeing how little you can get for individual cases, how much shipping costs, and considering the hassle of packing and shipping each one individually, I decided to try to sell the whole collection at a deep discount. That didn’t work. I’ll be donating them or giving them to a friend if I can find one who wants them (pretty unlikely).
 
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Hooterville said:
Yea, I'm in the same boat. Cases are pretty much worthless this late in the game. I have a ton that I need to offload myself. eBay is a good place to dump cases but after they take their fees and you ship the thing, there is not much left over. I find the Marketplace here not that great for selling cases. I need to thin the herd over here soon.
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I am still hanging in with the good old black symmetry, every other case I have tried have been returned.
$50AUD for the year so far.

Can't even sell a as new 14 pro carbon mous limited for $10AUD.
 
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Zensō said:
How’s the MagSafe ring now that it’s been a few days?
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Okay, the Magsafe ring on the Cactus material is just fine after about 3 charges on the Magsafe charger. There are no marks or anything on the actual material it's self. Now, the Magsafe bump/indent is visible on the case straight out of the box new, but you have to really be looking for it to see it. I'm thinking this Cactus material is pretty durable.
 
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Day two of Otterbox Cactus Leather case and the camera ring is partially detached. It's not really noticeable with the phone on the case, but it's a thing. I'm going to exchange it for another one because otherwise I'm really happy with this case. Hopefully this is a one-off issue.

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Okay I got the Cactus case, it feels great and all but unless I’m going crazy here the charging port cutout is too big for the 15 Pro. I can see it peaking over the bottom of the case lol.

I might see if I could reach out to Otterbox directly about this*. Verizon store only had one in stock and they had to dig in the back to even find it.

*Edit: I spoke to Otterbox and because they don't sell the case on the website there's nothing I could do about replacing the case. Lmfao, guess I need to try jumping to different Verizon stores.

Edit 2: Added a photo trying to show as best as I could the issue.
 
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Got my Glow case in fits perfect this time around, (watch band was very tight fitting this time too) Think this is it for me for the 15pm I’m good until the 16 esp after seeing some of the issues with the cactus leather. Hopefully that gets squashed in time for the next phone.
 
Found another Verizon store with the case and honestly it’s about the same. Unless all the stores got duds that’s just how it looks (at least on the 15 Pro)

I’m not going to bother returning it or anything since it’s not as bad as the saggy bottom issue the Symmetry’s usually have but it’s something to be aware of.

Also trying to explain the issue to the folks in the Verizon store made me realize how insane I sound and how much I care about cases lol.

Edit: I just tested out the Bullstrap closed bottom case to see if that one has the same issue and it does. Which now makes me have less of an issue with the Otterbox doing it. Just guess that’s a thing and I never noticed it before. Hell, a good portion of my cases might do it and I’ve just never noticed it.

I’m losing it, got a bad case of phone case brain rot going on lmfao.
 
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pin87a said:
Day two of Otterbox Cactus Leather case and the camera ring is partially detached. It's not really noticeable with the phone on the case, but it's a thing. I'm going to exchange it for another one because otherwise I'm really happy with this case. Hopefully this is a one-off issue.
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Otterbox was willing to exchange my Cactus Leather case with the camera ring issue at no cost to me, but they had no replacements in stock. I was able to swap it out at my local Verizon store though. They were surprised they even had one in stock. So far so good with the new one.

PKdeGallo said:
Found another Verizon store with the case and honestly it’s about the same. Unless all the stores got duds that’s just how it looks (at least on the 15 Pro)
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The usb-c opening on my case looks similar to yours. I kind of have to hold it at that angle to see it though.
 
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PKdeGallo said:
Yeah I think I never noticed this was a thing cases did and it thew me off, just bored on a Tuesday I guess.
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This has been a regular problem for the Symmetry and quite a few cases from various manufacturers over the years. Personally, once I saw it, I wasn’t able to unsee it, so it’s one of the first things I check when trying out a new case. Phone Rebel has been criticized for their small opening around the port, but it seems they’ve done that to prevent this issue and the dreaded saggy bottom. Caudabe has dealt with it by adding a small horizontal shelf above the port which stiffens the area without having to make the opening smaller, which is something other manufacturers should copy (looking at you Otterbox).

This year I had this problem with the Pitaka Pro, had to return a couple before I received one without the gap...
 
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pin87a said:
Day two of Otterbox Cactus Leather case and the camera ring is partially detached. It's not really noticeable with the phone on the case, but it's a thing. I'm going to exchange it for another one because otherwise I'm really happy with this case. Hopefully this is a one-off issue.

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Wow, Mine is holding strong. Did it pop out removing the case from the phone?
 
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View attachment 2373323Okay I got the Cactus case, it feels great and all but unless I’m going crazy here the charging port cutout is too big for the 15 Pro. I can see it peaking over the bottom of the case lol.

I might see if I could reach out to Otterbox directly about this*. Verizon store only had one in stock and they had to dig in the back to even find it.

*Edit: I spoke to Otterbox and because they don't sell the case on the website there's nothing I could do about replacing the case. Lmfao, guess I need to try jumping to different Verizon stores.

Edit 2: Added a photo trying to show as best as I could the issue.
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I actually noticed this same thing on my 15PM version.
 
PKdeGallo said:
Found another Verizon store with the case and honestly it’s about the same. Unless all the stores got duds that’s just how it looks (at least on the 15 Pro)

I’m not going to bother returning it or anything since it’s not as bad as the saggy bottom issue the Symmetry’s usually have but it’s something to be aware of.

Also trying to explain the issue to the folks in the Verizon store made me realize how insane I sound and how much I care about cases lol.

Edit: I just tested out the Bullstrap closed bottom case to see if that one has the same issue and it does. Which now makes me have less of an issue with the Otterbox doing it. Just guess that’s a thing and I never noticed it before. Hell, a good portion of my cases might do it and I’ve just never noticed it.

I’m losing it, got a bad case of phone case brain rot going on lmfao.
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Did they have the green Cactus in the store? Just wondering what that green looks like.
 
Hooterville said:
Wow, Mine is holding strong. Did it pop out removing the case from the phone?
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I noticed it when the case was off of the phone. I don't know if it came that way or if it did pop off at some point. I will be a bit more careful and make sure I don't flex the case when removing it since this seems to be a weakness in the design.
 
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