This $30 iPhone accessory surprised me, and I’m never going back

Abstract

The MagSafe PopGrip offers higher grip and eases telephone use in varied conditions.
The PopGrip presents a flexible low-key design with colour choices.
Wi-fi charging isn’t doable with MagSafe PopGrip hooked up, sadly.

In case you’ve ever seen a

PopSocket
and thought “that appears helpful,” however had been hesitant to drag the set off on one, let me introduce you to PopoSocket’s MagSafe PopGrip, a much less everlasting

iPhone-gripping solution
that I completely cannot dwell with out.

I’ve all the time been reluctant to take the PopSocket plunge as a result of they really feel so everlasting, whether or not you are attaching one to the precise again of your smartphone or your case (I do know they are often eliminated, however it is not precisely that simple). With the MagSafe PopGrip, that is not a difficulty because it’s magnetically safe to your telephone. If I determine to take a break from the accent, I solely want to slip it off the again of my

iPhone
. It additionally attaches securely whether or not I am utilizing a case or within the uncommon occasion the place I am going case-less.

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I not smack myself within the face with my telephone

I used to drop my iPhone 16 Professional extra typically than I might prefer to admit

I are inclined to come out the PopGrip and slide it between my index finger and center finger, giving me a wedge-like grip on my smartphone. I discover that is nice for utilizing my telephone in mattress once I’m holding it over my head as a result of it prevents me from by accident dropping my

iPhone 16 Pro
on my face, one thing that occurred far too incessantly following a severe hand damage a couple of years in the past. Past that, I even use the MagSafe PopGrip once I pull out my telephone to reply to a message or snap a photograph.

I am a bit clumsy and sometimes drop issues (as you will have guessed by now), however fortunately, the PopGrip presents sufficient further grip to forestall that from taking place. I even use the PopGrip as a stand when watching podcasts whereas doing the dishes or enjoying much less intensive video video games, pulling it out all the best way after which setting my smartphone propped up on its facet. It is even managed to scale back the hand ache I generally expertise from gripping my telephone for lengthy intervals. In all respects, it is turn out to be an integral a part of how I exploit my smartphone every day, and if I occur to neglect it for some purpose, I discover I actually miss my trusty PopGrip. It is the type of factor I do not miss till I haven’t got it, like when my outdated first-generation MagSafe PopGrip lastly cracked a couple of weeks in the past after years of use.

I additionally discover myself twiddling with the two-step, in-and-out pop absent-mindedly — there is a satisfying click on that is enjoyable to mess around with.

I am unsure when PopSocket made this design change, however I want the brand new round PopSocket design to the oval one the corporate initially offered. It is a bit of extra discreet and simpler to hold on to, all whereas providing the identical highly effective magnetic maintain as its predecessor. I discover this makes it simpler to slip into my pocket, too, not that it was actually that tough to do with the unique model, given it pops out and in. Talking of the PopGrip’s means to pop out and in, it is a key characteristic for me. After I need it, I can flip out the PopGrip, and once I do not want that further grip, it discreetly clicks again into place (it nonetheless stands out a bit, however it’s very delicate). I additionally discover myself twiddling with the two-step, in-and-out pop absent-mindedly — there is a satisfying click on that is enjoyable to mess around with.

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So far as low cost iPhone equipment go, the MagSafe PopGrip is tough to beat

It is not fairly as customizable as a typical PopSocket, however it’s much more versatile

Whereas I want the low-key black MagSafe PopGrip, the accent is accessible in a number of flashy colours, together with opalescent blue, lavender translucent, electrical blue, clear glitter, and extra. The MagSafe PopGrip is not precisely as customizable as a typical PopSocket, sadly, however there are nonetheless sufficient choices that if you wish to add a little bit of distinctive character to your PopGrip, you can also make that occur (you possibly can’t take away the grip a part of the MagSafe PopGrip).

The one draw back is that you could’t use the MagSafe PopGrip and wirelessly cost your iPhone. You will want to slip it off earlier than dropping it on a Qi charger. Regardless of my normal disdain for wi-fi charging, I nonetheless use a wi-fi charger at night time as a result of I just like the

iPhone’s StandBy mode
. However as a result of the MagSafe PopGrip will be eliminated magnetically and is not hooked up to a case or my precise iPhone 16 Professional, eradicating it from my telephone solely takes a couple of seconds.

The headline to this story is not hyperbole — I actually cannot think about not utilizing a MagSafe PopGrip at this level. It is turn out to be an integral a part of how I exploit my iPhone 16 Professional every day. In case you’re like me and are susceptible to dropping your system or really feel that a bit of extra grip would possibly make your iPhone a bit of simpler to carry, I am unable to suggest the MagSafe PopGrip sufficient.