Apple Begins Selling iPhone XR Clear Case, Costs $39 in United States

[DrPaul]

For the price charged for any iPhone it should be so durable it shouldn’t need a case.

 

[jdoyle]

Clear case from Apple? Can't believe people actually think $39 USD is great value! The reality distortion field is still in action. And why is an open bottom a feature? I want a case to protect that area. Seem's late and lazy from Apple. If I had an XR then I'd like a silicon case in the same colour. Or even you could mix and match. Remember the 5C coloured cases with the holes that showed the phone's colour underneath? At least that was a bit inventive. There are clear cases in the shops for $3 no different to this. And the worst thing about clear cases are the dirt and dust that get's trapped underneath. This will be no different.

Just saw that it's $65 AUD here in Australia. Ridiculous.

 

[TantalizedMind]

$39 dollars? That's a steal ... there are no other makers of clear cases on the market at all.
So clear thumbs up from me.

Wow. You could spend 60 seconds on Google and find multiple clear cases for the XR.

 

[Lone Deranger]

$0.15 to manufacture. $38.85 Apple tax. Sucker if you buy it.

 

[TouchMint.com]

$0.15 to manufacture. $38.85 Apple tax. Sucker if you buy it.

I feel you are a little high on manufacturing costs. Not even joking it would very much surprise me if it cost over $.05 to make this.

 

[Dave-Z]

I could almost hear Sir Jony Ive talking directly over my right ear, soothing my rotten apple soul when I read your post. This is exactly what he will said if the case ever got a presentation on stage.
Or are you Jony himself?

I moonlight as a Lorem Ipsum generator. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[mi7chy]

10 bucks says this yellows in a month.

Not implying Apple's quality is shoddy, just I haven't found a clear case yet which doesn't.

It's only $39. Just toss it and get another.
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** Correction. Costs .50 cents to make in China. Charges people $39. **

That's just the material cost and doesn't factor in the Bay Area design and engineering costs. It was originally going to cost $59 but Apple are doing everyone a favor keeping it low at $39.

 

[Abazigal]

Apple is rumoured to release an iPhone case - people complain.

Apple doesn’t release a case - people complain.

Apple finally release said case - people complain.

 

[Lone Deranger]

Apple is rumoured to release an iPhone case - people complain.

Apple doesn’t release a case - people complain.

Apple finally release said case - people complain.

Correction: Apple finally releases a cheap looking plastic PoS at typical Apple rip-off prices - people rightly complain.

 

[Mars56]

For the price charged for any iPhone it should be so durable it shouldn’t need a case.

And yet people like to protect it anyway.

 

[thadoggfather]

Correction: Apple finally releases a cheap looking plastic PoS at typical Apple rip-off prices - people rightly complain.

i think a tiered approach would’ve been better, to lessen the blow that its just a clear case and its late arrival

Keep silicone at its outrageous $39 that people cave to (including myself in the past, with gift cards), and same with $49 for leather... clear should’ve been $29

 

[Col4bin]

Or, get exactly the same case (more or less) on Amazon for $10 or less...

 

[Starship67]

only premium leather for a premium product.

The mighty thin leather that covers the plastic is hardly premium. Lol

 

[apolloa]

Apple is rumoured to release an iPhone case - people complain.

Apple doesn’t release a case - people complain.

Apple finally release said case - people complain.

I complained they didn’t release one, because they ALWAYS make great cases, and now they have launched it I’ve bought it!
Looking forward to it, hopefully it’s thinner then the bulky Spigen I’ve currently got.

But I just let people complain and moan, I’m sure they’ve all bought Apples memory upgrades at Apple prices, or Apples watch straps...

 

[Packers1958]

People have every right to spend $40 on a 10 cent case if they want. I also have the right to laugh at them when they do. So now I laugh.

 

[DrJohnnyN]

The mighty thin leather that covers the plastic is hardly premium. Lol

You must not own one.

 

[Starship67]

You must not own one.

Your right I own 3 of them. I never said they were bad just didn’t appreciate the elitist comment, never no more.

 

[LizKat]

Cost of Apple products are starting to become not worth it anymore. One reason I am starting to look at alternatives. This case is a prime example on how Apple keeps pricing there product too high. Soon it will be a 1% product and too high for the average person to purchase.

Right, like the unenhanced Mac 512k, which iirc cost $2400 in 1985 bucks, put Apple out of biz, eh? In my case all it did was cause me to buy my next used car a couple years later than i'd planned.

 

[apolloa]

Got my Apple clear case today the back panel of its box is incredibly easy to peel off! The car is MUCH MUCH better then the Spigen, it’s almost half the thickness! And as a result my XR feels wwaaayyyy better in the hands now and not so much like a brick. Exactly what I wanted.
The buttons don’t click as well as the Spigen case though but I’m sure it’ll wear in.

 

[Fried_Gold]

Costs £45 in the UK, our prices now costing more than $$

 

[canyonblue737]

Caudabe Lucid Clear case doesn’t turn yellow one bit. Have had it on my iPhone X since launch. Great case.

Two issues with it...

1. It has essentially zero lip around the front to the extent if you set it down on a flat table screen side down, the screen will touch the table. I'm not for some huge front lip or anything but nothing?

2. It's really, really slippery. I'm not sure there is anything to be done on this front because the hard clear plastic makeup is what prevents the yellowing unlike the more sticky flexible clear alternatives but its something to be aware of.

 

[Odysee]

Oh man.. I bought this like 3 weeks ago - I wish I would have known..

(OtterBox Vue Series Case for iPhone XR - Clear)