• skellener
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    1110 months ago

    No need to wrap your super hi tec communication device in a dead animal anyway.

    • @[email protected]
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      1510 months ago

      Much better to graft it into the side of a live animal. Harder to lose your phone if it’s stapled to a pig.

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        10 months ago

        As a vegan this is the best non-vegan take I’ve ever seen, thanks. I’ll have to find a pig to staple my phone to.

  • @gravitas_deficiency
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    910 months ago

    Huh. Weird. I prefer leather cases despite the higher upfront cost, simply because they generally last the life of the phone for me. Not to mention, the wear patina tends to be way nicer than plastic or silicone, which ends up looking gross and cancerous comparatively quickly.

    • N-E-N
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      710 months ago

      Last leather case I bought from Apple looked awful after 8 months of light use. I wouldn’t buy another

      • Veraxus
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        410 months ago

        Same. Apple’s leather cases have never aged well for me. They start to tear and fray, and never get that “distinguished leather” look that leather products usually get with time. If you want a leather case for your phone, there are plenty of third parties and indie creators that make great alternatives that actually do age well.

        • OhStopYellingAtMe
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          510 months ago

          The first generation of Apple leather cases were great. They definitely aged beautifully. But the latest versions were not good.

    • @miskOP
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      310 months ago

      In my experience it took about 1.5y for saddle brown leather cases to deteriorate badly (used one with iPhone 7 and XS). They are very bad with moisture and start to flake if you get them wet.

      • @[email protected]
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        610 months ago

        The quality has definitely gotten worse with every iPhone generation. I had an official leather case on my 12 and the layer of leather began peeling off of the plastic within a few months.

        Nowadays I just use a rubber spigen case and I’m very happy with it.

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        I had a Nomad case for a Pixel 2 ages ago that held up fantastically the entire time I had it. I held on to that phone and the case for like 3 years at least. If you get their Horween leather ones, they’ll hold up no problem - it’s quite high quality material and wears beautifully.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      It’s pandering to vegans by substituting fake leather.

      There will still be plenty of nice 3rd party leather cases.

      • @gravitas_deficiency
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        210 months ago

        I’m pretty sure Nomad is still one of the go-to minimalist leather case makers, so I’ll probably snag one of those

  • @[email protected]
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    710 months ago

    Had a blue leather case for my iPhone 12 and it deteriorated really quickly. At the current quality, I think it’s probably for the best that they discontinue the line…

    The reason I bought it was a friend of mine who had a really nice one for the X. Not sure if they cut back on quality or if the square corners aged more poorly. But after a few months, the 12’s case looked much worse than it had any right to at MSRP.

    Rocking a Peak Design case right now, by the way. Absolutely loving the quality, and the fabric gives off a premium feel as well.

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      210 months ago

      The older ones were much better and the quality you mentioned isn’t acceptable (especially for the prices they charge for them).

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      I had the black leather one and the quality and fitment of the case was horrible, ended up switching to a Nomad case which did last a lot longer.

      I’ll be upgrading to a 14 PM but this time around avoiding the Apple cases.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      Has nothing to do with the square corners. They started making leather cases with the 5s, and they were fantastic.

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    Absolutely love the photo used in the article, credited to Dieter Bohn. My girlfriend still makes fun of me for watching this video 5 years ago.

          • conciselyverbose
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            Mushrooms are a big one, and they might have a promising path forward eventually.

            They’re just not there. Leather is extremely versatile and excellent at a bunch of different applications depending how you choose to split it and tan it (in addition to being fucking beautiful if handled correctly at the start and over time).

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          110 months ago

          “Better than they used to be” is kind of meaningless when they’re still not anywhere close to competitive with trash ass bonded leather.

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              210 months ago

              I have no issue with trying to find new ways to make similar products. It’s definitely interesting in terms of material science and processes. But the options aren’t particularly close to anything anyone would actually choose side by side without any of the discussion of ethics. Which, if that’s something you care about, whatever. I don’t, and won’t. That’s what a cow is.

              But if you have issue with it for whatever reason, there are plenty of perfectly fine and perfectly functional natural options for most things that don’t try to pretend to be leather. There are a variety of woven fabrics that work just fine. I’d be willing to bet that you could make some kind of waxed canvas case that’s a hell of a lot more durable than the crappy leather Apple uses for a decent bit less money.

  • @[email protected]
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    410 months ago

    Apple leather cases just haven’t been the same since the 12 lineup, and if they weren’t gonna improve on the quality, they might as well quit.

  • ARF_ARF
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    110 months ago

    You should have always looked elsewhere because Apple’s leather cases were always expensive and ugly. Leather goods should be bought from small artisan boutiques, where you can be sure you’re getting high quality stuff that will last a long time.

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    110 months ago

    I will be sad if I can’t get one for my pro :( it’s my favorite case I’ve tried so many others but I always come back to the apple leather since the iPhone 6

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    Who reportedly cares tbh