Nomad - Leather Case for Apple® iPhone® 7 Plus - Gray

I loved this case at first, best case I've ever bought. Was very happy with how it was wearing and the slight patina it was developing....but.....about 3 weeks of use and this morning I take it out of my pocket and see a large, dime sized hole is in the back. I never dropped it and it's never been in my pocket with anything else, zero reason at all for the rip. The only thing I can think of is that it may have gotten hung up on a zipper once when I put it in my coat pocket? Even if I carried it every day with keys and what not it still shouldn't rip like it did, very disappointed. I'm waiting to hear back from Nomad customer service so I may amend this review later. I'll reserve judgement until I hear back from Nomad customer service, but I'm pretty discouraged by what happened today. Just sitting in my pocket, no keys or drop or anything. No idea what happened but there's a nice, big hole where the leather ripped and it's only a few weeks old. I really loved this case up until today, and I know leather will wear but it should rip like this. I could understand if I had it in the bottom of a bag or in a pocket full of keys...but it wasn't anything like that so why did it rip? I emailed Nomad this morning so I'll let y'all know what their response is, I asked for a replacement or a full refund. [URL=http://s286.photobucket.com/user/kingston73/media/332F1FB3-6946-4298-B739-51872B1EC60D_zpsagkeon9l.jpg.html][IMG]http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll119/kingston73/332F1FB3-6946-4298-B739-51872B1EC60D_zpsagkeon9l.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I bought the dark grey/black version of this case, and at first I liked it. But after about a month the leather started to separate, so I asked Nomad about it and they sent me another since it has a year warranty. I was happy! But then the second case within about a month was by far worse than the first. Tons of faulty areas that were falling apart for no reason! Then I emailed them saying it was a bad product, and they said "we only replace it once, sorry." And then ignored me when I said that their warranty section says nothing about "one time only replacement." All it says it that it is covered under a year warranty. If the damage was my fault, fine, I get it... But when it's because the product was faulty, then you should help me. I am very upset with them for this, and I reccomend not getting the case since both of mine lasted about a month. And by the way, I take care of my stuff, and have a desk job, so that's even worse that it couldn't handle that.

The feel of the case is good. The leather adds a nice texture and grip to the phone. The leather also feels like it will last. The look is nice; especially that it does not have any Apple branding on the back. However, it is a little bit bulkier than the Apple brand leather cases. It is hardly noticeable by looking at it, but if you do a comparison it can be seen. The phone is fairly easy to put in the case. It is pretty straightforward; however, I warn you, if you ever want to take your phone out, it can be quite difficult. The edges of the case are kind of sturdy and don't allow for much bend or flexibility, so when trying to pry your phone out from the case, it feels like your phone is bending, not the case! There is a lot of wrestling with the phone/case on my part every time I try to take it off. So, if you are a person that rarely takes their phone out of their case, this is a great option for you. But, if you are a person that frequently, this case may frustrate you.

This is a beautiful case that, like advertised, develops a great deal of character over time and usage. It offers adequate protection in its slim profile, extending just enough to keep the camera lenses off of any surface the phone is set on. It's front lip also keeps the screen protected, though I would recommend the pairing of a stick on tempered glass screen protector to be used in conjunction. As long as you aren't unduly rough on your phone, this case is a good meld of form and function. It also has the added benefit of its interior being lined with a sued-like microfiber that I'm hoping will be kind to the scratch prone surface of my jet black iPhone. However, I cannot speak to the validity of this hope as the case seems nigh on impossible to take off without a substantial effort. I attempted once, but quickly decided it wasn't worth the time. If you are the kind to constantly set and remove your phone from its case, then this might not be for you. Yet; the case is so striking to look at and comfortable to hold, I can't imagine why you would wish to.

I bought this for my iPhone 8 plus. There are two issues, one major, and one minor. The major issue is that the cutout for the side silence switch (above the volume buttons) isn't properly aligned, so it's very difficult to operate the switch. I was able to push the switch up, but when I went to push it back down, it was too far under the lip of the case. The only way to get it back down is by removing the case, or sticking something small up in there, like one prong of some tweezers. As a person that turns my phone on and off of silent many times a day, I can't live with that, so I'm returning this case. The minor issue is that the bottom part of the case is too thick for me to put my phone on my lightning dock alarm clock. I can't push the phone down far enough for the dock to engage, because the case is in the way. So keep these things in mind before you purchase. Definitely wasn't the right case for me.

I initially loved this case. The leather looks great and ages well. However, it is so fragile, it's not worth it. A short fall will do this case in. A few weeks after I got it, it fell from my car seat to the car floor. That was enough to put a huge gouge in the leather, down to the plastic. I e-mailed Nomad asking how they justify calling the leather rugged when it is just a thin strip of leather glued to plastic. Three days later, they e-mailed me back and told me that tears in the leather are not covered by the warranty. Despite the hole, I continued using the case because I do like the way it looks. Today, fell about three feet to the carpeted floor and the plastic around the speaker broke and the leather tore. It's now useless. At this price, you can get a nice Speck or Otterbox with multiple times the durability. Too bad, too. It matched my Apple Watch strap from them perfectly. Very disappointed in Nomad and its customer service.

When I first tried to put my phone in this case, all the phone's buttons did not set into the case perfectly and the hold and volume down buttons were stuck in the pressed positions. I had to remove the phone a few times and then put it back in and gently bend the edges of the case outward until the buttons were properly aligned. That was about two weeks ago, and since then the case has been great despite heavy use. There are a few deep depressions and dings in the leather, but that is to be expected. The case appears to do a great job of protecting the back and sides of the phone without adding too much bulk. It's hard to tell for sure, but I believe that the sides even extend just a tiny bit past the front face of the phone so that when you put it face down on a table the screen does not make contact.

If you're looking for a leather case specifically, this one fits the bill and does it pretty well for less than the price of an Apple-branded leather case. It looks pretty fly and fits well. Had room for a magnetic plate underneath for a car mount as well. That said, I dropped this case once on the sidewalk and, while my phone survived just fine, being leather the case was scuffed deeply. Entire slices of leather came right off the case. I attribute part of this to the slipperiness of the leather, which is a bit of an issue with the larger 7 Plus phone. While I originally liked the look, I've decided to move to a more protective (and more lightweight) case.