Apples FineWoven cases are good, actually.
Apologies for the very Verge-y headline, but it makes my point succinctly enough. If you have a life, and are therefore unaware, there was a furore prior to the launch of the iPhone 15 and its associated iterations, about the new case that was being sold to accompany them. Specifically, people were upset that the old leather cases were out, and that they’d been replaced by a new sustainable, eco-conscious alternative made from recycled materials.
Because the case was delivered before the phone (a necessity; people cannot be trusted not to immediately launch their new phones off the sides of buildings so they need the case to put it in straight away) they presented an opportunity to fill the pre-launch void with some meaningless guff. And oh boy was that void filled. Hundreds of vlogs and articles emerged slandering the new cases for feeling cheap and tacky compared to their leather predecessors. New=bad, as is so often the case in the world of tech, and because nobody had the phones to actually put in the cases, no-one could comment on how they would actually fit and feel once encompassing their load and fulfilling their destiny.
It turns out that the cases are excellent, and the sustainability element is just a nice added extra. I usually buy a case to go with my phone when I first get it, the immediately jettison it when I start to wonder why I would spend so much money for what is essentially tech-jewellery then immediately stuff it in a box, hiding its beauty from the world. I assumed the same would happen here, but instead I have grown to absolutely love my FineWoven case. Its kept its shape and feel extremely well, the material on the back is soft but clearly hard-wearing, and the rails along the sides are solid, grippy and seamless. Moreover, and this is purely to my taste, the combination of natural titanium phone with the taupe coloured case is my aesthetic dream come true.
In short; do not listen to the haters and do not skip over the FineWoven cases if you shell out for a new iPhone.
