Phone Cases

The $39.99 Classic LS case, available for only the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, features a boxy design and a “retro tech aesthetic” based on the Macintosh 128k and Apple Lisa. There are also keyboard-inspired buttons on both sides of the case, a lanyard loop, and a single beige color option.

Instead of tossing Gomi’s new Forever Phone Case when you get a new iPhone that doesn’t fit, you can send it back to the company who will melt it down and remold the recycled plastic into a new case that does. You can preorder one now ahead of its January 2026 release for £55 (around $74), but having it remade will cost you £20 (around $27).

Here’s a novel take on the kickstand case from none other than Apple’s own Beats. The $59 “Kickstand Case with MagSafe and Camera Control” has an adapter on the lanyard that slides open and “attaches to a magnetic point on the side of the case.” It comes in a variety of colors and fits the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.