Leather iphone xr mobile phone cases with card holder

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I got my first iPhone in 2014. It was an iPhone 5c that checked the “budget" and “handy” boxes for a freshly-minted high-schooler. Since then—and not that I’m bragging—every phone I’ve owned has been an iPhone, all the way onto the newfangled, all-attitude 14 Pro. While I always skipped a generation in between, I did not miss the beat at getting an iPhone case for each model—an iPhone wallet case, to be exact.

It was a level-headed decision: an iPhone is a daily essential you use with hands, cards are also daily essentials you use with hands. Get it? They’re practically the same thing (I'm reaching, I know)! Why keep them separate when I can use a phone wallet case that both safeguards my device and carries a few cards? Need I really be up against the world with a chunky bifold that’ll bulge out my pant's pocket, and then stuff a six-inch gizmo in there too? I’ve got to condense!

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  The Budget Pick

  Spigen Slim Armor CS Spigen

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  The Best Overall

  3-Card Phone Case Bellroy

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  The Value Pick

  Wallet Slayer Vol. 1 Smartish

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  The Durable Case

  Stashback Case for iPhone Incipio

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So, save some space, man. Not everyday is a bring-your-bag-outside kind of day. And these 17 best iPhone wallet cases, from the slim to the folio to the bag, will help you travel light. We’ve also researched iPhone model compatibility and what to look for so you don’t have to. Go ahead. Condense.

The Budget Pick

Spigen

Spigen Slim Armor CS

The Best Overall

Bellroy

3-Card Phone Case

The Most Stylish

Mujjo

Phone Cases

The Value Pick

Smartish

Wallet Slayer Vol. 1

The Durable Case

Incipio

Stashback Case for iPhone

the leather folio

Nomad

Modern Leather Folio

The Durable Folio

OtterBox

Strada Folio Series

Most Convenient

Onetop

Wallet Case with Card Holder

The multifunctional one

VENA

vCommute Wallet Case

Best Leather

Bullstrap

Portfolio iPhone Case

The High-end one

Tumi

Magnetic iPhone 13 Case & Folio

The Designer Wallet Case

Bottega Veneta

iPhone 13 Pro Wallet Case

The Phone Wallet

Paul Smith

Leather Phone Wallet

The all-in-one

Bandolier

Mila MagSafe Charging Crossbody Wallet Case

The Designer Phone Holder

Off-White

Binder Diag Saff Phone Holder

The phone sling

Dagne Dover

Mara Phone Sling

Best Accessory for iPhone Cases

Leather Wallet with MagSafe

What to Look for in Wallet Phone Cases

• MagSafe Compatibility: If you insist on using MagSafe accessories or any newer-gen device equipped with Qi-enabled charging, keep in mind that a wallet case might get in the way of your wireless experience. But thankfully, quite a few iPhone card holder cases in our list do not interrupt with MagSafe's magic and thus pave way for wireless charging even with the case—and cards—on. But for others, those magnets are just too big for both, and you’ll have to detach the case for wireless charging, or just charge with a cord, which isn't that repulsive of an idea.
• Card Slot Capacity: Some manufacturers straight-up provide a limit as to how many cards you can put in there, and some just tell you the amount of card slots for you to test the limit.
• iPhone Model: Apple insists on the most subtle twists for each of its new release—a decimal difference in dimension or camera bump. That's something we just have to put up with. Hence, never be so innocent and think you can just carry your iPhone 13 wallet case over to an iPhone 14. Always check the size in each model—you'd be surprised by how they're often a small world apart.

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