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Phone Cases

Our phone case choices now say as much about us as our smartphones do. Do you go for the rugged protective cases, the more practical in-betweens, or just plain frivolous? Let us help you find the best case for you.

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Andrew Liszewski
You can add buttons, dials, and a grip to this retro camera smartphone case.

With a leather back and textured metal frame, Fotorgear’s new $199 case makes the iPhone 16 Pro or Pro Max look and feel like a retro camera. But it goes one step further with a modular design letting its side rails be swapped for more functional alternatives.

You can add a grip with a tripod mount, plus dials and buttons that provide quick access to settings and filters when used with Fotorgear’s own camera app.

<em>The case gives the iPhone 16 Pro models a more rounded finish on the top and bottom.</em>
<em>Several of the modular attachments include a cold shoe mount for attaching lights or microphones to the case.</em>
<em>The case also allows filters and lenses to be attached to the back of the iPhone, expanding its photographic capabilities.</em>
<em>Fotorgear’s iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max case is available for preorder now with delivery expected by March 18th, 2025.</em>
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The case gives the iPhone 16 Pro models a more rounded finish on the top and bottom.
Image: Fotorgear
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Andrew Liszewski
Both sides of your phone are a distraction with this marble machine case.

Tired of doomscrolling your way through social media but still in need of a distraction? YouTube’s Karakuri channel designed and built a custom iPhone case featuring a complex mechanical marble machine on the back. Its motorized mechanism runs as long as it can draw power from the phone’s own USB-C port.

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Andrew Liszewski
Let a Gundam protect your AirPods Pro.

Following its collaboration with Neon Genesis Evangelion last year, Casetify has announced a new anime collection featuring Gundam-themed cases and accessories. The standout is this $155 RX-78-2 Gundam head case for the AirPods Pro and AirPods Pro 2 that’s more expensive than what the latest version of the earbuds are currently selling for during Black Friday promotions.

Casetify’s RX-78-2 Gundam Collectible Earbuds Case for the AirPods Pro 2 pictured from two angles.
Casetify’s new anime collection includes a Gundam head AirPods Pro case.
Image: Casetify
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Andrew Liszewski
Protect your devices with surrealist masterpieces.

Casetify has a new collection of cases and accessories inspired by Salvador Dali’s artwork. The standouts include a $100 melting clock iPhone case and a $55 Apple Watch case based on The Persistence of Memory, plus a $65 AirPods Pro case that wraps the earbuds in a pair of red lips from Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as a Surrealist Apartment.

Multiple images of Casetify’s Salvador Dalí case collection.
Casetify’s new collection was inspired by some of Salvador Dali’s most iconic surrealist artworks.
Image: Casetify
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Mia Sato
“Who would be expecting Shrek?”

I will never get over this clip of Al Pacino laughing somewhat sinisterly while revealing his phone case to an interviewer. Enjoy.

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Thomas Ricker
Torras iPhone 15 Pro case review.

Instead of buying the new iPhone 16, I decided to change the look of my trusty iPhone 15 Pro instead. The name might suck, but I’ve fallen in deep like with the $39.99 Torras 360-degree Ostand R Rotated Stand MagSafe Case anyway.

I had no idea I was a kickstand guy!

<em>I’ve never had a kickstand for my phone before, but now I don’t want to be without it. It’s great for video calls, watching videos, or just keeping an eye on notifications. </em>
<em>Buying cases online is tricky because you never know if it feels grippy in the hand or if the sides form enough of a lip around the display and camera cluster to offer meaningful protection. The Torras case does all that.</em>
<em>Butt up view.</em>
<em>I had never heard of Torras before the company contacted me. You?</em>
<em>The black case comes with easy to install orange and green buttons in the box that have good bounce.</em>
<em>Orange metallic buttons are far superior to green.</em>
<em>The plastic feels soft and grippy. Its magnets also attach confidently to Qi2 and MagSafe chargers. </em>
<em>The kickstand ring is useful when a more secure grip of the phone is desired.</em>
<em>I like that the ring snaps back against the case with a hearty thunk. </em>
<em>The ring lays completely flat when not in use and extends easily with a fingernail. </em>
<em>I do worry that I might accidentally snap the tiny hinge if the kickstand is bent too far. But after a summer of usage, it’s not been a problem so far.</em>
<em>The case sits high enough around the edges to protect the expensive display.</em>
<em>The camera cutout is basic but also high enough to offer protection for those lenses.</em>
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I’ve never had a kickstand for my phone before, but now I don’t want to be without it. It’s great for video calls, watching videos, or just keeping an eye on notifications.
Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto
A new way of Donald Duck-in’ it.

Casetify has a new collection of phone cases and accessories commemorating Donald Duck’s 90th birthday and oh my god DUCK BUTT.

A phone case featuring Donald Duck’s protruding duck butt and floppy feet.
No notes. Just duck butts.
Image: Casetify
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto
When it rains Samsung leaks, it pours.

Samsung leaks always become a deluge once they get started. After leaked images allegedly showed us the upcoming Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra, WinFuture now has some fresh images that purport to show some S23 cases. Shockingly, they look like phone cases. Though, I’ll admit, I dig that the nifty folio with a cutout for notifications is now a mini-wallet too.

The iPhone X gets a RED leather folioThe iPhone X gets a RED leather folio
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This iPhone case doubles as a lint rollerThis iPhone case doubles as a lint roller
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