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

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.

OMG. garbage! No question Apple cheaped out. This is not fine saddle leather that ages w/time. This is a brown painted piece of garbage leather that fades&washes out at minimal use. Might as well describe it as “fine rich corinthian leather” Ricardo Montalban did well w/that! Please! Apple-bring back the original cases these are garbage! And don’t try and explain yourself … well we needed to revise because of the new iPhone 12… Well the design is more effective… Well the Materials we now use are more environmentally safe… Please! Who are you kidding…save it for the tree huggers & give me my Coach like soft, supple , rugged, real saddle leather case back. Just admit you screwed up and bring back the original leather quality cases!

I have an orange leather case for my iphone 12.

After just a couple of months the edges turned black, it’s clear that is a low quality leather. I take very good care of my phone, so fustrating. Here is Australia I paid $80.

After lodging a complain report and spending many hours on the phone with Apple custumer service I was told that the state of my case was “normal” wear and tear. I am very disaponted with the company. They are making a mistake on prioritizing profit over custumer satisfaction. At that price I woyuld expect far higher quality.

I’ve only had the new one for a month. I’m sure it will do the same thing, but my logic is it won’t look as bad as the saddle brown which just looks dirty on the edges vs a patina. I’ve had previous saddle brown cases for iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone XS Max and they all developed an awesome patina. Hope apple fixes this or I will start looking at other brands for a leather case.

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.

how can you know that? Ask a technician I’ve get a new one yesterday from Apple, I’ve bought it from a reseller. Try it you won’t regret it. You can ask for a refund too 50$ is a lot of money…

Right. I’ve had mine since July and it looks just the same. It’s wearing so slowly that by the time it wears out I’ll be on to another device. Definitely not like the older leather cases.