While leather looks and feels a lot better, I still don’t like that it feels bulky. It’s just the general feel that I strongly dislike.

Same. Hate screen protectors and hate cases. Used a case once on an iPhone 4 a long time ago, threw it out pretty much immediately. Same for screen protectors.

I’m buying a premium device, I don’t want it to feel cheap and plastic because of added crap. Just be careful and your device will last.