Leverage i5: Pre-order page now available!

Tooling has started on our Leverage for the iPhone 5, and we’ve put up a pre-order page with a special offer on it.

Pre-order here.

Our slim, minimalist case now has the option to add utility backplates.  Our first one is a credit card holder. Just swap out the normal flat backplate for the card holder backplate to carry up to 3 credit cards with your iPhone 5.

For the first 2,000 orders, we are including a matching backplate free of charge. It will run for $14.95 normally.

And in video form:

We are trying a new pre-order page that only charges your credit card when your order is about to be shipped (late January).  This option took us a little longer than anticipated to develop.  Apologies for the delay.

If you’re interested in our product development process, we’ve got some posts a little further down, or just check out the Behind the Scenes posts.

Leverage iPhone5 Progress

Below are some some quick photos we took of the prototype Leverage case for the iPhone 5.

Since the photos show a prototype, you’ll see that the latch doesn’t have it’s final finish and ports and buttons may be slightly different in the final production version.

The most visible difference with the iPhone 5 version are the new the integrated volume buttons (we made sure they provide positive tactile feedback).  Other than that, we’ve tried to keep the design much like the original.

We are working as fast as we can to make production units available. A pre-order page will be available once we have a more concrete release date.  As usual, announcements on preorder availability will be posted on our Facebook page and email newsletter.

Case with backplate

Side by side comparison of the Leverage i5 prototype case next to the Leverage for iPhone 4/4S, bumper style (no backplates).

Leverage i5 version has integrated volume buttons in the case.

Our distinct lever and latch system has been translated to the iPhone 5 form factor.

Prototype Leverage frame and backplate for the iPhone 5.