Got a new iPhone for Christmas? Here are the top accessories you need

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So you've got a new iPhone for Christmas – how exciting! Once you've made it past the initial setup process and signed in with your iCloud account, it's time to start thinking about what else you need to complete your creative iPhone setup. That's where we're here to help.

Accessories for the iPhone can make or break your experience, and we've found 5 examples of the best products to help you get started, the most important of all being a sturdy phone case. We can't stress enough the importance of having a quality phone case to ensure that your new iPhone is protected from day one. 

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Beth Nicholls
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Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly. 

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