Beats’ new iPhone 16 cases feature a microfiber-lined interior and will come in four colors. | Image: Beats

Beats, Apple’s other headphone brand, just announced its first collection of smartphone cases designed for the Apple 16 lineup, with full compatibility for the new Camera Control button.

The $49 hardshell polycarbonate cases feature “flexible sidewalls” to help absorb some of the impact of an accidental fall, and a microfiber lining to protect an iPhone’s finish. According to Beats, the outer surface of each case has been treated with a “glossy scratch-resistant coating,” a feature that potentially comes in response to Apple’s problematic — and now discontinuedmicrotwill FineWoven cases, which were prone to being easily scratched and marred.

Available to order today through Apple’s website in midnight black, summit stone, riptide…

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