Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Wallet Slim - Charcoal
Customer Rating
3
Looks good but has a lot of room for improvement
on January 20, 2022
Posted by: Melvin
from Texas
Me and my wife ordered two stand wallets. We immediately were disappointed after waiting more than a year to get it.
The real fault we found is the fact that the wallet doesn’t use the slim link system like the bike mounts and creator kit. This makes no sense. This is a wallet, it holds critical items and it only relies on magnets to secure it to your phone!
Taking the wallet off doesn’t require much force, makes no sound so there’s a real risk of losing it! Why PD decided to not include the slim link on such a critical item escapes me but I see a V2 of this product in the future that fixes this problem.
Another big issue, it doesn’t fit the iPhone 13 Pro well. It’s too big for it so it covers the camera lip just a bit and it doesn’t fit as securely as in my iPhone 13 Pro Max.
I can’t recommend this wallet to anyone looking for an actual secure wallet for their phone.
I received this wallet as part of my kickstarter backer package. The quality, design, look, and feel are the typical high standard we've come to expect from Peak Design. It looks and feels amazing and for the most part works very well holding cards. HOWEVER...the magnet retention is ok at best. How do I know? I've already lost the wallet. The wallet slipped off the case effortlessly and I had no idea (with my debit card in it nonetheless). Since the wallet is held on with magnets there is no sound, clicking, security mechanism, etc. to be defeated. The wallet can be put on or taken off with not so much as a sound. To have a wallet which is holding VITALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION i.e. Driver's license, credit cards, insurance, etc. should be SECURED WAY MORE than just with magnets. The phone case has that little divot space built into. Why would you not use that to your advantage to 'lock' into on top of the connection you get from magnets?!?! You created the bike mounts with the ability to LOCK into the case for 100% security. Why would you not consider this for a WALLET? The wallet was great in terms of aesthetics but not in design. I will not be buying a replacement...losing my cards was once enough for me.
Just what I needed and functions as expected with the Peak phone case. It's solid, accommodates more than I expected! Lovely That's why I sponsored on Kickstarter. I hope it lasts and lasts.
After the delayed shipping, I had some very high hopes for this accessory. Immediately upon opening it, I was disappointed that the fabric stitching quality is very loose. I expected it would have wrapped tighter around the metal frame of the accessory, but I think I can see why they would need some tolerance. I can already see dirt & debris getting into these cracks, but we'll see!
Overall a really helpful product to have on me! The wallet holds like 5-7 cards and pulls out very easily. Additionally, the kickstand is my favorite MagSafe Kickstand on the market. Super sturdy at all adjustable angles!
The mobile wallet is perfect, super slim but can contains way more cards than the Apple Leather Wallet. The quality of the fabric is very as usual with Peak Design products. It works with the Peak Design Mobile cases but also with any MagSafe case.
Pros: 1. fits enough for what i need to carry 2. latches well, never dropped so far 3. works really good as a stand, even in landscape 4. flap is secure 5. material used is very nice to hold
Basically, the title of my review, the magnet is stronger than any other mobile wallets I have seen or tried, which is a great thing. I am much more confident I won't lose my wallet this way than I am with other wallets. Even though it is a slim wallet, it could be thicker. I don't think I carry that much stuff, but I can't fit everything in here. Definitely could be thicket, and still called a slim wallet.
I have been waiting for this mallet along with the s21 case to come and I love it! It is super high quality and fits perfectly on my samsung s21. I love how sleek and thin ot it is. Just buy it.