Jay
14 februari 2025
I am reviewing Shieldon's Leather cover, in dark blue, for an iPhone 16 Pro Max. The presentation is professional and flawless, arriving in a sealed heavy-duty branded presentation box that rivals what my phone arrived in. Tissue paper covers the case and inside is a foam insert to further protect the case. A thank you card is embedded in a custom opening within the foam. The whole presentation is one (1) of the best I have ever seen, this alone makes this a fantastic gift. The leather has a classic aroma of fine quality, it's near sweet to the nostrils, rather than mildewy. This perfect aroma suggests to me the phone was correctly processed. It's a perfect aroma, not overwhelming. The exterior of the leather is so smooth and soft, suggesting an extremely well tanned and processed leather. It's absolutely first class texture. A small swatch of leather is attached to the case, corroborating this is real leather, not PU [fake] leather. The stitching is flawless, no loose threads and no crooked seams. The only impression is that there is not much stitching, so, it's a tad plain [as my previous phone case had double stitching, including where the cover bends to act as a stand. The color is spot on with no imperfections, such as high or low spots. Installation of my phone was perfect, so the measurements allow a perfect fit. With my presently limited use, the phone gives an appearances of resisting scratches. The interior has the same soft leather feel. Since this phone resists electronic scanning, I see the material that does this, where the phone fits in. It's not an objectionable material. The magnet, without the phone inside, is strong and closes the phone. This carries over when the phone is within. However, when I started adding identification, a credit card, and some cash, the case grew in thickness (and it's kind of thick to start with) rendering the effectiveness of the magnet closure near completely useless. I am okay with living with that though. I can understand why these cash, credit card, and ID slots are being placed on the outside or a strap is included, to keep the case closed. I have had strapped covers before, I am okay with such, however, prefer magnetic closure. But, again, use as a wallet defeats the magnetic closure. Money wise, this is very competitive in price; and although I consider this a premium made cover, the price, in totality, is not premium. I would opine that all its features make the phone lean on the bargain side. My overall opinion on value is that I received fair to exceptional value. Country of origin is China.Is this perfect?Hmmm, no - because the phone is a tad thick to start with expands even further when used like a wallet. However, that appears inherent with these types of phones, so, I am "not" going to reduce for that.Rating?In the totality, I consider this a weak five (5) star.I hope my thoughts added a bit of information.