Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Wallet Slim - Charcoal
Customer Rating
2
Missed Opportunity to Really Get this Right!
on September 20, 2024
Posted by: godboo
from Atlanta, GA
I purchased the stand wallet to go with my new Everyday Case for my new iPhone 16 Pro Max. I love the case that I received but the wallet does not stay on very well with just the magnet from the case and wallet. Every time I take the phone out of my pocket, the wallet detaches itself if I'm not very careful and slow or pinch it. What I would LOVE LOVE LOVE is if there were a wallet that would use your locking mechanism similar to some of your mounts that way the wallet would only be removable by either pressing a button or by doing a 1/4 turn or something similar. I'm not an engineer so I'm sure you would be able to come up with an amazingly slim and solid design that would be very secure. The primary reason I bought this system was to be able to include a wallet. I love the design since it can include more than your typical 2 or 3 cards. At the end of the day, I just hoped it would be more secure on the back of the phone (especially since you have a unique locking system) that can help differentiate you from the other solutions out there.
I really liked this for the 2 months that it worked. It was very useful and functional. However, the metal piece inside came loose and the wallet would no longer close. CS didn't help either since they wanted a serial number for a wallet. Not sure how many wallets have serial numbers but this one doesn't. I didn't keep the box for 3 months so I guess that's my bad.....
I write this review after just losing 2 credit cards and a drivers license that were stored in the wallet. Needless to say, I will no longer be using this product. I love the peak design products. I purchased the camera strap and iPhone case to be able to go without a purse and just utilize my phone over my shoulder. When I saw the wallet - I was so excited that I could go without a purse much more often. The only problem - and it's a big one - is that when the iPhone is on your strap, the wallet is backwards making gravity work against the wallet. It would be a better design if the wallet faced upwards - so while wearing the wallet and strap - the magnet holding the contents of the wallet does not open unexpectedly.
The wallet/stand suits my needs but could use an enhancement. Because it does add bulk to my phone case, holding it feels more cumbersome. If it had a loop that I could slide my finger into, thereby securing my hold onto the phone with the wallet, it would be better. The wallet flap gets loose when I take the phone out of my back pocket so I always have to make sure to check and close it.
Great wallet love the stand feature. Had an older gray one for my iPhone 13 so when I got the new iPhone 15 and got my new case. I had to get the wallet in the new color way.
The build quality is great but the magnets with a MagSafe case are very weak. I’ve owned 3 MagSafe wallets and this by far has the weakest magnets. A small bump will nick the wallet off every time