Picking the Right Case for Your iPhone 16e: Our Leading Picks

The Apple iPhone 16e is currently Apple's the very least costly smartphone, yet it's not as budget friendly as its precursor. Safeguard your investment with among these cases.

Apple typically conserves its iPhone announcements for September, but it made a mid-year exemption for the iPhone 16e.

The most recent budget-friendly participant of the iPhone 16 collection supersedes the Apple iPhone SE, boasting a layout that blends components of both the Apple iPhone 16 and Apple iPhone 14. As a result, if you have actually purchased an iPhone 16e, which begins at $599, you'll want a brand-new case to protect your device.

The unforeseen release of the Apple iPhone 16e has actually seemingly taken many case manufacturers by surprise. Remarkable brands such as Case-Mate, Cygnett, and OtterBox are currently supplying "Apple iPhone 16e cases" that feature big cutouts on the back, created to accommodate the numerous camera lenses of the iPhone 14, as opposed to the single lens of the 16e. This layout oversight leaves a part of the phone at risk to scratches. Subsequently, we have excluded cases that were not particularly designed for the 16e from our factor to consider.

It's worth stating that the iPhone 16e does not have MagSafe compatibility, which is why MagSafe chargers are greatly absent from our referrals. We tested the OtterBox Defender case, created for the iPhone 16e, on our evaluation device. Even though the cover's magnet didn't adhere to the phone, we had the ability to attach a charger to the case and when effectively aligned, the phone efficiently charged.

With that said, we did discover nine protective cases that should serve your phone and your requirements well.