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iPhone 15 FineWoven cases - Pictures and impressions
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That’s great for them to pass off poor quality as ‘patina’, but it falls short of most consumers standards, especially as it’s less than 6 months old. I’d be getting my money back.
Are you still within the chargeback window (think its 120 days from purchase)? If you are I’d be considering it purely on principle. That’s disgraceful that they’re trying to pass that off as patina.
It’s not (mid September), but since I’ve never heard of a “chargeback window” perhaps you can enlighten me
You usually get 120 days from purchase to dispute a transaction with your debit card.
And turned it into an Apple black leather case at the same time, impressive.
The Caudabe Sheath is one of the best cases out there and is very durable. I’m on my second over two phones. Both survived many, many drops and daily abuse with ease.
It would t matter if it’s within a return window. If a 60 quid case is falling apart and looking like that after less than 6 months, I think it’s reasonable to demonstrate that the product is not fit for purpose and hasn’t been since day one.
That was the FW case, I have done the same to a 14 pro sheath, it was good, the 15 sheath is having issues in the case thread.
Here you go 14 pro.
I could tear the Sheath case I had in half if I wanted to, but that’s not its intended use. Never seen one fall apart and the one I had on my iPhone 12 is still being used by the person I gave it to and is over 3 years old. My current Sheath has some very minor signs of wear and has been dropped a lot, yet no splits, significant scuffs or chips. The case thread has many positive reviews and it is undoubtedly one of the best cases you can get.
MagSafe bulge on this years case is the main issue. Something to do with the microfibre felt, it’s been talked about all over the case threads on here.I could tear the Sheath case I had in half if I wanted to, but that’s not its intended use. Never seen one fall apart and the one I had on my iPhone 12 is still being used by the person I gave it to and is over 3 years old. My current Sheath has some very minor signs of wear and has been dropped a lot, yet no splits, significant scuffs or chips. The case thread has many positive reviews and it is undoubtedly one of the best cases you can get.
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wasn’t a issue in previous years.
I have t seen them falling apart because of that, I’ve seen people complaining about seeing part of the magnetic ring on the back of the case. Depends whether it bothers the person or not, it wouldn’t me personally.
The only issue is a visible magsafe ring on the rear of the case, not that they fall apart.
Why is it that a thread on the apple FW case seems to be derailed by the Sheath? The sheath seems to be a case that in general is loved by this forum but I have no idea why. I have tried it and find it too heavy and bulky, I don’t find it very grippy and the texture is irritating, and the buttons are poor (even the latest revision that Caudabe sent me as replacement). For me, I would pick an apple FW over a Sheath any day of the week!
It was mentioned first by Surfsalot and we discussed it. I like it because it’s grippy, slimline and offers good protection, it’s amazing how different perceptions can be. It’ll last about 4 times longer than an Apple Fine Woven case too, but there is no right answer for what case someone prefers. I think the fine woven cases are appalling, but I’m sure many like them, like yourself. It would be boring if we all liked the same case and something which is so anonymous in daily life to the point I doubt any of us think about it mostly.
I just bought the wallet in finewoven pacific blue. While I can’t comment on wear yet, I think it feels really premium and looks much better in person than all these photos around. I think Apple did a good job with it. We’ll see what happens after a couple months.
Is there a magic secret you have? I put three cards in there, and can't get them out for love or money without detaching the whole thing and using the cut-out on the back.
I got mine last week because I didn’t feel like walking out without a case, but that is not encouraging. I doubt I am going to stick with this case just cause it does feel too slippery.
No magic secret. Perhaps it stretches out over time? A good tip I read online is to press in the center before sliding the cards up.
@kave "Why not real leather?"
Real leather is the skin of killed animals that have suffered a terrible life. A personal choice of course, but Apple has stopped using it.
Real leather is the skin of killed animals that have suffered a terrible life. A personal choice of course, but Apple has stopped using it.