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Deals: Accessorize Your New iPhone 11 With Sales on Apple's Official Cases (Starting at $23.99)

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If you recently got a new iPhone over the holidays, you might still be looking for a protective case for your new smartphone. Luckily, Amazon this week has a series of solid discounts on Apple's first-party case line for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

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This includes silicone cases, leather cases, and Apple's Smart Battery Case accessory, which is seeing a very slight discount for the Pink Sand version of the iPhone 11 Pro Max model. Older Smart Battery Cases have deeper discounts, and we've listed those for the iPhone XS and iPhone XR down below as well.

The best sale can be found on the silicone cases for the iPhone 11 Pro Max, in both White and Black. These colors are just $23.99, down from $39.00, which matches the previous Amazon low price seen on each accessory. You can browse the full sale below:

iPhone 11

Silicone ($39.00)

iPhone 11 Pro

Leather ($49.00)

Silicone ($39.00)

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Leather ($49.00)

Silicone ($39.00)

Smart Battery Case ($129.00)

iPhone XS and iPhone XR Smart Battery Cases ($129.00)

Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.

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GeoStructural
25 weeks ago
Apple cases are some of the worst deals around. They usually peal easily and are expensive for what they are. You are better off going with Belkin, Incipio and many others.

Cables are also not the shiniest of Apple products.
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LiE_
25 weeks ago
Shame Amazon UK aren’t doing any discounts.
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