Here's a question: What is the best leather iphone case on the market today? Well the answer (as I know to my cost) is not straight forward because I assumed (somewhat ignorantly) that all iphone cases cost roughly the same price i.e. a skin would cost the same as a case, which would cost the same as a leather case, etc. To my utter amazement the leather iphone case which cost a similar amount to the other cases was (how can i put this politely?) Flippin Useless.

For a start it didnt fit, which to me is a minimum you should expect from a case that is supposed to protect your phone. It was way too big and bulky and I think I could have got 2 iphones in the same case. The quality of the leather was well below standard, dont get me wrong I was buying an iphone case not a leather jacket but the face of the leather was cracking after I had used it for less than a week. I phoned the company responsible and they told me that if I wanted a higher standard of case I should have paid more, but how was I to know that?

Well the only way to know what you are buying is to speak to someone who had experience with the subject matter, which incidently includes me now. I had 2 friends who swore that the best iphone case I could buy was going to be a leather one. Which is true for them because they both have manual jobs and tend to keep their phones in their pockets and recieve a fair amount of abuse, but both their iphones look brand new. The leather cases which look a little worn (but that enhances the look for me) are perfectly functional and still fit properly, one has a "pouch" case while the other is a "hinged and flip" design, both work extremely well. I thought they had just dropped on lucky with both of their cases but I was wrong, they both have had endless problems and have tried out numerous leather cases before they both stuck with what they had. I, on the other hand actually felt quite lucky in the fact that I have only made that mistake once.

Look around for independant advice, preferably from someone who has had and overcame the problems of choosing the best leather iphone case. That way you may be able to save yourself some time and money