iPhone 16e Case Face-off: Which One is Right for You?

The iPhone 16e has taken the spot as Apple's many affordable alternative, although it features a somewhat greater price tag than its forerunner. Safeguard your new device with a protective case from our choice.

Apple normally saves its iPhone announcements for September, yet it made a mid-year exception for the iPhone 16e.

This more inexpensive enhancement to the Apple iPhone 16 family changes the iPhone SE, and its design is a crossbreed of the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 14. So, if you purchased an iPhone 16e and wish to protect your $599+ purchase, you'll require a brand-new instance.

The off-cycle launch of the Apple iPhone 16e appears to have captured some case manufacturers off-guard. Top brand names like Case-Mate, UAG and OtterBox are selling "Apple iPhone 16e cases" with big square intermediaries on the back for the Apple iPhone 14's multiple lenses as opposed to a smaller one for the solitary lens on the 16e. This leaves part of the smartphone unnecessarily open up to scraping. Consequently, we left out cases that have not been specifically produced the 16e.

It's worth pointing out that the iPhone 16e does not have MagSafe compatibility, which is why MagSafe chargers are mainly missing from our referrals. We evaluated the OtterBox Defender case, made for the iPhone 16e, on our testimonial device. Even though the case's magnet really did not stick to the phone, we were able to attach a battery charger to the case and when appropriately aligned, the phone effectively billed.

That claimed, we did find many phone cases that need to serve your handset and your needs well.