Amongst the many accessories that Nokia launched along with the Lumia 1020, like the Wireless charging shell and the Camera Grip we already went hands on with, there was another limited edition accessory that made its way into the list, albeit very silently for any one to notice. And that accessory, as revealed by our friends at the PureViewClub is the Limited Edition Leather Case for the 41 Megapixel Lumia. We were in Hong Kong recently, and were really lucky to get our hands on it. So, here’s a photo walkthrough of the case, with our hands on impressions.
The case, which is leather on a silicone inner layer, fits like a dream on the Lumia 1020’s back with appropriate openings for the ports and a knitted flap for the camera hump, with snap buttons.There is an opening on the back for the wireless charging contacts, which actually makes no sense because the wireless charging shell can’t obviously fit over the already thick leather case.
It looks weird but feels great in the hand. Also, notice that the back engraving is now just Lumia and not Nokia, like what the renders showed initially.
The case definitely makes the Lumia 1020 bulkier, and you can notice the silicon insides of the case in the above image.
The case adds enough padding on the front to protect the 1020 from a fall, and the sides(and the front) are completely silicon.
The sides have the buttons, again, made of silicon. You can notice the clear demarcation between the leather and the silicon here. The buttons don’t feel great at first, especially camera button, which requires a hard press, and there is no impression of a two-step when the button actually is. The other buttons are fine, but when it comes to the camera button, we’d have preferred a better moving button there.
The images above and below are indicative of the port openings on the case.
It’s a nice case for the Lumia 1020. Feels great in the hands and looks very different over the usual plastic look. It is a limited edition leather case and we have no idea if it will be available everywhere. But if you know that you can get it locally in your country/area, we hope the photos and little bits of information help in letting you make a decision. Anyways, let us know if you have questions in the comments section below, if you any specific queries about the case.