Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Loop Case for iPhone 16 Pro - Charcoal
Customer Rating
2
Loop design is bad
on July 27, 2025
Posted by: Jonas
from Calgary
I’ve now put in a second warranty claim for my everyday loop case. The loop design is smart but not practical, and only lasts a couple of months before it stops working properly.
I'm very fan of the Mobile line for iPhone from PD. It is so versatile, well-thought and easy to use that we forget...this is actually a mobile protection case ;o) and it does this also very well
I just got this new case in the synthetic leather option. Its made well and seems like it will hold up. The disappointment comes from two aspects:
1) It’s just heavy. I have the 16 pro (very intentionally not the max) and got the “everyday” case because I want to have a chance at using the phone with one hand. I want light weight and small form. This case is more like a better-designed otterbox than a more svelt case from apple
2) The opening for the new camera button on the side isnt very nicely done—Just a big chunk/notch taken out of the side
I really like this case. The buttons are exceptional. On my old case, the buttons were flushed with the case and it was often hard to know if I was on the right button. Here the button stand out just enough and they are exceptionally responsive. The case has a good feel, and it’s pretty grippy. I’m still working on getting other components like the car mount and the bike mount, but so far the bike mount is working out pretty good. I’m still not 100% sold on the peak ecosystem for my mobile, but even if you don’t go all in, this is an exceptional case. It also works very well with wireless charging.
Just received this and am delighted. Low key style and very secure case offers great protection. The attachment design is superb. The PD commitment to design comes through time after time. This is just one of several PD products.
This is my third attempt to love the everyday case with loop. The case itself is fine, I like the integration with the PD ecosystem, I like the MagSafe functionality. But the loop is a weak spot. I love the idea of it. An integral loop that stows away so other accessories can still be used. Brilliant idea. I use the loop every time I hold the phone because small hands, big phone. Unfortunately though, almost immediately after I start using the case, the fabric layers of the loop start to separate (it’s just folded, not sewn or glued together) and the tiny magnet that holds the loop flat when I’m not using it slides out. For a while I can find it and slide it back in but eventually it gets lost. It’s a small thing but this is Peak Design, not Average Design. The warranty solution is to send out another case. Lovely, but I did that less than a year ago and don’t want another case to go through the mail so the other one can go in the landfill. The case is still functional, but not in the elegant way it could be. With phones being our most touched tools most days, the loop is a significant interface between the case and the hand and it matters.
Maybe seal the strap somehow so the fabric stays together and the magnet doesn’t fall out. Or glue the magnet to the strap. Or include a couple of the wee magnets in the box. Would love for this to be my favorite case ever but for my needs, it’s just not. For my next phone I will look elsewhere.
I wish you will design the case so that it is more creator friendly, the main draw back is the bottom part is too thick and deep that I cannot use modern day flash drive to plug into. For example the Lexar professional go ssd, hope you will redesign that part for upcoming iphones