Apple accessories.

By Evermore2020, 29 July, 2026

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Apple Hardware and Compatible Accessories

Hello everyone, so I thought I would just start a bit of an interesting discussion. That I have not really seen discussed on this community.
How many of you actually buy a phone case directly from the Apple Store, versus a third-party case from Amazon for example? If you do buy one directly from Apple, what are some of your reasons for it. Versus why you would choose to buy a case on Amazon from a different company.
I find that I do really like Apple’s silicone case in particular. Although, my only gripe with that case, is the fact that the camera plateau is left exposed.
I am interested to see how people answer this.

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By Brian on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 14:22

I have only ever purchased a case directly from Apple twice in all of the time I have been using an iPhone, which has been nearly a decade and a half. Personally, I prefer the.. Spigen.. brand cases.

Just a personal preference. 🤷

By jim pickens on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 14:50

I'm also clumsy so apples minimalistic philosophy when it comes to cases and the like would result in extreme pain for both me and the phone. I got this esr case for my phone a couple years back. Still hasn't broken on me, though the adhesive came off on the built in screen protector. No matter, it's still clamped onto the phone because of how it's designed.

By Daniel Angus MacDonald on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 15:16

when I upgrade from an iPhone twelve pro max to an iPhone seventeen, I never purchased any case for it. the phone has suranic shield, which does a good job protecting the phone.

By Jeff on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 18:20

I prefer a wallet case so I can carry my ID, health card and maybe a credit card in my phone case. This way I can avoid carrying a separate wallet. I've been able to find reasonably priced wallet cases for my iPhone from Amazon.

By Holger Fiallo on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 18:58

I check Flossy Carter on his recommendations and them I go to get one, never had issues.

By Brian Giles on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 19:05

I either go Apple first party case or no case at all.

Currently rocking an Apple clear case on my 15 Pro. Before that I went caseless on my 12 mini and then got an Apple silicone case for it. I ended up not liking it because the rubber started peeling off from taking it in and out of my pocket. I had a clear case on my XR before that, so chose that one when I bought my 15 Pro. It has some dings from taking one for the team, but has held up well.

I like Aple's first party cases because they're minimalist, and they don't make it hard to push the phone buttons like a lot of the third party cases do.

By Singer Girl on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 01:35

I actually ended up with three different Apple cases for my iPhone 15. I have the pink phone. So I have the pink silicone case, the clay colored silicone case, and the clear case. Right now I am using the light pink silicone case from Apple. My iPhone SE has a third-party case that I got from the mall kiosk here that sells literally nothing but phone cases. It’s a clear case and I have the product red iPhone SE 2022. I like the Apple Silicon cases. They feel really nice and smooth in my hands. And I also agree with one of the other comments on here that they do make the buttons easy to press and for me I really only need the same cases like this that cover just the back of the corners of the phone. I don’t need a giant bulky case. I’ll probably get an apple silicone case again for my next phone whenever I get another phone. I don’t really like the material of the Apple clear case is quite as much cause it’s that kind of harder plastic case material. It’s OK, but it doesn’t feel smooth. I also got a little ding in it because it fell on the ground outside, but so far the silicone case has been fine and doesn’t have any cracks or anything. It looks good still. I think it’s really just a matter of personal preference and the money that you have to spend. But this is the first time I’ve actually gotten direct from Apple for the cases. Actually, no I just remembered when I used to have a iPad mini six generation. I didn’t get my iPad case directly from Apple to. It was one of those like fully cases. I don’t longer have an iPad so I don’t have the case or anything anymore either.

By Evermore2020 on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 03:40

I also like Apple’s silicone case. It feels nice to the touch. And I like that it is not overly bulky either.

By Brian on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 03:41

My current case is a clear design, but it's more of a frosted glass effect, rather than a clear transparency. The edges are either a black or charcoal grey.
There is also a black MagSafe ring in the back-center of the case and one of my favorite things to do is stick my iPhone to my fridge and FaceTime with friends and family while cooking. 😀

I too have the iPhone SE 2022 in Product Red. 😇

By Singer Girl on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 05:51

I just remembered that you were asking the reason why we picked certain cases. So my reason for going with Apple case honestly this time around was because I was already in the Apple Store so I just wanted to see what the Apple cases were like and I got to touch one before I got one for the phone so that’s where I discovered that I liked the Apple Silicon cases. I ended up getting the product red iPhone SE because there wasn’t a pink one so that was the closest I could get. I’m glad that my iPhone 15 is pink low. I hope my next phone will time for me to upgrade will be pink too. I’m totally blind and I have been since birth but I’ve always said that pink was my favorite color since I was like five years old. Oh, and the other thing was in the Apple Store at least where I am you can’t even get an iPhone case for the SE phones right now so that was why I didn’t have an Apple case on that phone. Those phones aren’t even in production anymore. I was told that last year. I was talking to Apple about something and then that came up and they told me that we were still getting the software updates, but that those phones are no longer in production. Just interesting so I’m gonna keep this for as long as possible.

By Holger Fiallo on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 07:50

Pink, such girly color. Like I said no issues with what I get from amazon, better and nice price.

By Singer Girl on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 09:00

That’s because I’m really girly. :-) I always was told that pink was a girly color so I said it was my favorite. But hey, it’s all good. That’s why they have different color phones. I just wish I could get more things in pink than just my phone.

By jim pickens on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 09:49

Lmao I thought I was the only one who did that.... I did accidentally open the fridge and knock the phone off a couple times though. That's what I got a case for though.

By Singer Girl on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 10:20

I could never go faceless. I just feel like the one time I ever did. I would drop the phone in the whole thing or just shatter or something. It would just be my luck. Plus I just feel like it would be so slippery in my hand if I didn’t have some kind of case on it. And not to mention like there’s probably a ton of fingerprints to get on the phone that way. I mean, it wouldn’t matter to me because I can’t see a screen at all, but I still feel like just my luck it would end up slipping right out of my hand and shattering all over the place. I mean, phones aren’t cheap and I would not want to have to break one and then try to replace it. I’ve never had any kind of magnetic cases or anything, but I like to just stick with the regular cases that go over the back in the corner of the bones. Plenty enough protection for me. Then I just get the tempered glass screen protector on top and then I’m all set.

By Holger Fiallo on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 12:31

Similar to getting insurance for your car or house. You spend so much money and have no insurance that is nuts.

By SheilaG on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 15:20

I go to the Verizon Store, let them do all the work with transferring all my stuff to the new phone, and install the case and screen protector. This phone I have now is a white phone with a clear sparkle case.

By Singer Girl on Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 18:42

Exactly. The case is basically having a transfer phone. It’s a good way to put it. I think not having a case is nuts. Then again that’s just my opinion. I know there’s people on here that don’t have cases. So no disrespect to anybody I just think that’s not necessarily the greatest idea but hey, you do you. Yeah that is an interesting way to put it. The case is basically I have an insurance.