Whereas all eyes had been on Apple’s Monday drop of new MacBook Air fashions with its M3 processor, the corporate additionally delivered some new merchandise for individuals who simply need to freshen their cellphone or watch’s look. The corporate quietly launched new colours for its silicone iPhone circumstances and Apple Watch bands. Sure, it is nowhere close to the dedication of a brand new MacBook Air, however the brand new colours have contemporary, springlike attraction. The cellphone circumstances and watch bands have some overlap in colours, and embrace vivid, cheery hues and muted pastels.
Apple launched three case types when the Apple iPhone 15 collection launched final fall, however solely a kind of — the silicone case with MagSafe line — was a part of Monday’s refresh. Unsurprisingly, neither of Apple’s poorly acquired FineWoven circumstances acquired an replace. Identical with the Apple Watch bands: A number of band types noticed a refresh, however not the FineWoven bands. Critics of Apple’s new eco-friendly FineWoven materials stated it felt low-cost, and it wore roughly in CNET reviewer Patrick Holland’s expertise.
Shiny sunshine, mint inexperienced and extra
The Apple iPhone 15 silicone case with MagSafe nonetheless is available in its authentic eight colours: black, storm blue, clay, gentle pink, guava, orange sorbet, cypress and winter blue. New for the season are the brilliant sunshine and pink: two colours evocative of warm-weather aesthetics. Additionally new are mint inexperienced and light-weight blue, each light coloration choices which have large attraction.
This case has a comfortable end on the surface and a microfiber lining on the within. It additionally has built-in magnets to assist safe the case to your cellphone, and it really works with a MagSafe snap-on charger or any Qi Wi-fi-certified charger. The brand new colours can be found now for $49 in circumstances that match the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max.
As is widespread with Apple merchandise, the Silicone Case with MagSafe comes at a premium worth in contrast with a few of the very best iPhone circumstances we have examined.
Mild blue is one in all Apple’s new iPhone case colours.
Watch band replace
Some — however not all — of the refreshed cellphone case colours overlap with the brand new Apple Watch band colours. There are additionally two new colours only for the Apple Watch band assortment.
The Sport Loop band will get comfortable mint and deep ocean blue. (Observe to Apple: Ocean blue could be a beautiful coloration for a cellphone case, too.) The Sport Band will get comfortable mint in addition to sunshine and light-weight blue, three of the 4 new cellphone case colours. The Braided Solo Loop provides sunshine, gentle blue and raspberry. And the Solo Loop — which made our record of finest Apple Watch bands — now is available in pink, comfortable mint and ocean blue. Band costs differ by band dimension and kind; all can be found now through Apple.
Tender mint and ocean blue are among the many new watch band colours.
Apple’s branded bands aren’t the one ones to obtain updates. All 4 collection of Apple Watch Hermès bands which are offered by Apple (priced at a spendy $349 every) bought refreshed as properly. The colours differ by band, which embrace the Hermès Toile H Single Tour, Hermès Twill Leap Single Tour, Hermès Tricot Single Tour and Hermès Kilim Single Tour. They embrace earthy blues, oranges and yellows, with names like “bleu Céleste/bleu Jean” and “jaune d’Or/bleu Jean.” All are obtainable now through Apple.
