iPhone 14 cases

ic1male · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:04

nlel1975 said:
I am thinking of getting a silver phone, which color official Apple leather case would you choose for it?

California Poppy

ChrisD. · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:07

nlel1975 said:
I am thinking of getting a silver phone, which color official Apple leather case would you choose for it?

There’s a thing called Apple Care+, by the time you’ve changed cases a few times it’ll even out, it shows off the phone, and depending on which option you choose it offers complete protection. It’s also not a waste of plastic or whatever materials get used.

Just treat your expensive phone in accordance with the price you paid for it and you’ll be fine.

nlel1975 · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:18

Thanks, think I'll get Umber, not spending £ 199 on AppleCare+.

ChrisD. · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:22

That’s a £60 case isn’t it? The leather ones last a year if you’re lucky before they look like crap.

Yas786 · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:32

ChrisD. said:
That’s a £60 case isn’t it? The leather ones last a year if you’re lucky before they look like crap.

Not even that, I bought one for my 12 pro but didn’t pay full price as it was on offer. But not even a year went by before it patina’d badly and then chunk of leather started falling off

ChrisD. · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:51

Yas786 said:
Not even that, I bought one for my 12 pro but didn’t pay full price as it was on offer. But not even a year went by before it patina’d badly and then chunk of leather started falling off

And then you replace it with the same, the price is £120, and another and it's £180. Not far off AC+, without any of the AP+ accidental damage benefits (which a case won't protect from all).

nlel1975 · 6 Oct 2022 at 13:56

What about the silicone ones, how do they wear?

RobTi · 6 Oct 2022 at 14:37

Yas786 said:
Can’t see which one that is.
The one I have mentioned above is clear but last night in low light the phone looked graphite but in daylight it shows as deep purple.
Quite cool if you ask me hehe, 2 tone colour.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B1NMLTYD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and if the clear felt as good in the hand i might also buy that to try

nlel1975 · 6 Oct 2022 at 15:24

I've read that the Apple silicone cases wear worse than the leather ones. I don't take my phone out with me very often so it's not constantly going in and out of my pocket causing wear.

Having viewed all the different colour Apple leather cases with the silver phone, I've decided between the Forrest green and Ink colours. Both look equally nice and better than the Umber.

Swaying towards the Forrest green just to be different...

Yas786 · 6 Oct 2022 at 16:23

ChrisD. said:
And then you replace it with the same, the price is £120, and another and it's £180. Not far off AC+, without any of the AP+ accidental damage benefits (which a case won't protect from all).

True. I haven’t gone with AC+ as I have home insurance but in all my years of owning phones I’ve yet to claim for loss or accidental damage. Guess I’m too careful lol

ChrisD. · 6 Oct 2022 at 16:47

Yas786 said:
True. I haven’t gone with AC+ as I have home insurance but in all my years of owning phones I’ve yet to claim for loss or accidental damage. Guess I’m too careful lol

Whereas I regularly juggle my iPhone, iPad and MacBook Pro over a bucket of acid. :cry:

uvarvu · 6 Oct 2022 at 18:27

Used cases - that's where CEX can be handy. They took my old battered leather cherry case off my hands for £20! It lasted the whole year too so £30 for the privilege is great.