Phone wallet cases - practical?

Janko on 27/06/2019 - 13:16
Last edited 27/06/2019 - 14:20

The leather wallet cases I've seen hinge on the left which I'm thinking would make holding phone in the left hand quite hard, possibly causing the flap to inadvertently shut. No?

Problem with single right hand usage is this new S10 I just received is so long that even despite large hands I can't reach common areas, like when a back button is top left, without repositioning my hand. It's just awkward.

Thinking of returning the S10 for an S10e but might keep the S10 if its wallet could fit Australian notes without folding. If you have a wallet case that doesn't require notes be folded, which phone is it for so I can compare phone sizes?

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  • 87percent on 27/06/2019 - 13:18
    +5

    the thing i don't understand about phone wallets is, if you lose it, you lose ALL of it…

    • Randxyz123 on 27/06/2019 - 14:06
      +1

      I have both. Phone case had a credit card and ID. I have a wallet for loyalty cards, club cards, cash if I need it etc,

      Mine isn’t a fold one. I don’t like those fold cases at all.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2019 - 14:33

      Only having one thing means you're less likely to lose it at all, you notice your wallet is missing the first time you reach for your phone etc.

  • GG57 on 27/06/2019 - 13:26
    +2

    I don't have one, but there are a lot of people using them. Most fold back the cover when using the phone, so it is only marginally larger than the phone when in use.

    With all the options to have credit/debit bank cards, transport cards, loyalty cards, etc., loaded onto the phone through apps, I don't understand why the wallets are used at all.

    • Skramit on 27/06/2019 - 13:30
      +1

      Wallet only comes with me coz I need my drivers license when driving.

    • Janko on 27/06/2019 - 13:39

      This is the first time I'm using Samsung Pay as I usually root my phone, but does it work everywhere a card does? Do people find they occasionally have to pull out a card?

      Hopefully the drivers license going digital soon. Notes I'd still like to have, but mainly it's more that the leather cases have that wallet/purse/leather notebook type look.

      • trustnoone on 27/06/2019 - 13:59
        +2

        I use Google pay. I think in about a year, I'ved pulled out my physical card twice, once when it wouldn't work with Google Pay randomly and another time when there seems to be an issue with coverage (I'm unsure if you need to be in a place with coverage to use). I haven't had to use it any other time, but I'd rather have my card on me as backup so I don't stand there awkwardly, or have to put something back in the rare case Google is down.

      • cruiserbruiser on 27/06/2019 - 18:42
        +1

        I've been using Samsung Pay for around 2 years now. I've only needed to pull out my card for hotel check ins and also for some car parking exits where tap and go is not accepted.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2019 - 14:41

      Only need a slim wallet these days (or a phone case with a couple of slots), but still, need a licence for ID and certain loyalty cards (eg flybuys, require the physical card to redeem). As well I've had it happen just a few times in the last year where a store requires you to insert the card and doesn't support any PayWave etc :\ - Melbourne Domestic Airport was the last time. Also still need a transport card in QLD at least until they finish the new system rollout.

  • Gnostikos on 27/06/2019 - 13:57
    +3

    Something similar that I have quite liked personally have been the Speck card cases, such as this, this or this. I've had two of them now and both have outlasted the phones I bought them for.

    They may look as if the cards could simply slide or fall out but there is a clever retention mechanism inside the card slot with raised rubber indentations and a very tight fit that make it pretty much impossible. I've never lost a card out of these cases in over 3 years of having them.

    It's the same basic design regardless of which phone you have and you can fit 3-4 cards in back comfortably, which I find is all I need on me 95% of the time. You can fold and slide cash in the card slot as well, though I've never tried. Most business cards will fit as well.

    The main selling point of the Speck cases is that the actual footprint and thickness of the case is about on par with most other slightly-ruggedised cases or even thinner (unlike those unwieldy wallet cases, which I can't stand), the build quality is solid as with most Speck cases and they feet unobtrusive in your hand and don't impede normal handling of the phone, even when fully populated with cards.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2019 - 14:38
    +1

    I loved mine with my iPhone 4. It flipped upwards rather than to the left, and I had it custom made with an extra slot on the back for a transit card/work access pass etc that worked without taking it out of the case. It had no noticeable bulk at all. With the iPhone 6, it was ok. With the X it's noticeably bulky (even the official one which is about the slimmest), but it's still ok. I think they're fairly awkward to use with larger phones. The 'flap' makes the phone a little wider to hold and only really otherwise gets in the way when taking photos. It does provide extra drop/screen protection as well.

    Next phone I'll go back to just having a slim card wallet and a separate case. Though the downsides there is an increased chance of losing one of them and worse protection.

    • Janko on 27/06/2019 - 15:29

      Haven't heard of upward flipping one - I'll investigate.

      Losing's not an issue for me - never lost a phone or wallet. But screens only last me a year before I crack them.

      These phones are just so nicely made and feel quality that I can't bring myself to put a plastic case on it.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2019 - 16:55

        The flip-up ones are pretty rare these days and generally don't take notes without folding. I was lucky back in the day there was an ebay seller that custom made them. Probably there's someone on etsy that will make one for a small fortune.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/06/2019 - 19:02
    +1

    My phone has Google Pay, a picture of drivers license, Medicare card and all my "loyalty" cards are organize on Google Pay.

    A better question is, why carry a wallet?

  • rbrb on 28/06/2019 - 08:55

    With ApplePay / Google Pay and apps like StoCard, why do you need to carry a wallet at all.

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