The leather is higher quality than most cell phone pouches, but this product is fairly useless to the average user. The magnetic clasp has to be seated *just* right or it doesn't hold. You can't use the phone when it is in the pouch. The thickness of the leather can muffle the vibrating alert to the point where you might not feel it. Lastly, while it says it is a "large" pouch, the phone will not fit if it has a battery larger than the factory provided one.