Mujjo’s new full-grain leather case for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is built similarly to the Mujjo leather wallet case, but lacks one clear difference: the kangaroo pouch holding your credit cards. As far as looks and feel however, the Mujjo cases are virtually identical.
Which is why it saddened me when the new iPhone I replaced the shattered old one with — I dropped it while using the other Mujjo case — joined its brother in shatter city, which is unfortunately not a city in Colorado and more of a metaphorical representation of what’s draining my bank account.
Mujjo’s full-grain leather case comes in at a little under $40 for the iPhone 6s. With tax and shipping considered, the total comes out to $50-$60. The iPhone 6s Plus version of the same case retails for about $5-$6 more. The case is available in tan or black (Plus versions: tan, black).
The case uses a suede-lined, polycarbonate frame as a carriage for vegetable-tanned leather, which is treated with aniline oil to enrich the underlying ‘color tones’ hidden inside. It seems to work, because the case is nothing if not a fashion item, and the colors, monochromatic as they may be, pop.
The only snafu with the case is the “Moulded (sic) Edge Technology,” which Mujjo claims to protect the leather from fraying at stress points, i.e. when you take your iPhone in and out of your pocket. While it sounds great in theory, both the Mujjo cases I’ve used have had one corner fray itself open, revealing the plastic underneath.
Now granted, these rips likely occurred when I dropped the phone on various occasions and the corner in question was the point of impact one too many times, but it doesn't change the reality of having the case split open at its corners two times in a row. It’s oddly reminiscent of wet paper tearing, but leather is an organic thing after all, so who do you really have to blame for not taking care of your iPhone?
For the money however, the Mujjo full-grain leather case is a solid purchase, and will add yet another touch of class to an object sold on the premise of being a status symbol.
