iPhone 12/Pro/Pro Max Leather case patina not developing compared to previous leather cases

I take care of my four kids three goldfish and a pet bird. I absolutely do not need to “take care“ of my iPhone case. Again, No disrespect to you Khuongg Dangg you’ve been very helpful. It’s just that it’s not the same quality leather, they cheaped out this time. There’s no question about it

I have never seen that happen before! How long have you had the case? I think I would return that one to the Apple store and ask for a replacement.

It's wearing a bit, but nothing like the older, saddle brown version. It almost appears to be more dirty than have a patina. It just doesn't have the softness, texture or wear the previous models did.

looks nice, how does it feel? i’ve had a go with some 600 grit sandpaper to remove some of this finish and i think i’m going to leave it and let it darken naturally.

maybe they have changed it to minimise wear from the magsafe accessories?

Apple needs to issue a customer service credit to everyone who bought these faulty garbage quality leather cases and reinstate the old quality leather not cheap painted leather remnants which is exactly what this case is.

I’ve really been wondering this myself, from the iPhone 11 to the iPhone 12 leather case, you could feel the difference instantly.

I’ve been using the Blue on an iPhone 12 Pro Max, only had it on for a couple of months and with minimal wear, in and out of my pocket and on the desk.

It’s quite a simple explanation. They now use garbage. Hopefully someone will expose them. It’s quite frustrating. The pictures speak for themself. Every single person with this case has the exact same issue. They use cheap quality and now paint a cheap finish on instead of a high-quality refined leather. There’s not too much more to explain. It’s Just a shame that they haven’t been called out on it yet.

My blue one is discolouring after 2 months of very light use. Have never been so disappointed with original Apple leather case. Previous cases lasted for years without any issues.

Hi guys,

I bought the Blue leather case for my iPhone 12 mini and it’s gone all black on the edges.

Almost looks like a layer of color that was put on black leather.

Anyone else?

Yep same thing on my blue case for my 12 Pro Max. Edges have all turned black. I’ve been using the genuine leather cases since the 6 Plus and have never had this happen. Very disappointing.

The leather is still the same. Same quality but they just built it differently this year. I posted some of photos of my leather and you can see it ages beautifully.

Unbelievable. I just purchased the iPhone 13 Pro and I’m hating giving them business when they downgrade accessories from a quality standpoint. To be politically correct The leather case is no longer a supple tanned coach like rich tan hide and is below par and unacceptable from a customer user experience… or in plain and simple English … it’s a piece of plastic painted garbage and sucks!

When will Apple address this!

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Hello Applewibe. Please don’t misunderstand my post about the saddle brown patina “issue”. I have both the black and saddle brown leather cases for my 12 Pro and I love them both. The cases fit perfectly, the MagSafe is great, the metallic buttons are very responsive and “clicky”, after a few days the cases start to become very grippy and they are as thin as they could be. I highly recommend them.

Actually not at all. The aging process doesn’t take longer it just disintegrates further and looks more damaged as opposed to a nice worn rustic finish that they used to acquire. It’s a very poor quality build on Apples part. They should recall all these and re-issue a proper quality leather.