Hands-on: ESR’s MagSafe kickstand charger solves two key iPhone Duo shortcomings
iPhone Duo, because it offers a much larger inside display, means theres all tons of new use cases that you wouldn’t normally come across with your iPhone. Of course, one of them is the fact that you might want to prop up your iPhone Duo to watch a video on the larger display. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about one accessory that solves the kickstand problem. That said, what if you want to charge…
The iPhone Duo, with its larger inside display, introduces new usage scenarios not commonly encountered with the standard iPhone. One of these scenarios involves propping up the iPhone Duo to watch videos on the bigger screen. A previous article discussed an accessory that addresses the kickstand issue, but charging and propping up the phone simultaneously poses another challenge.
The charging port on the iPhone Duo is located at the bottom, making it impractical to charge the device while it's upright, unless one is willing to use it upside down, which brings up a new issue: button placement. Recently, I've been testing ESR's MagSafe puck with a built-in kickstand that supports Qi2 25W charging and active cooling.
This accessory is not exclusive to the iPhone Duo, but it is particularly useful for it for three reasons: it allows users to fast charge an iPhone 18 Pro to 50% in just 25 minutes; it can be used with any device that supports Qi2 charging; and it can prop up the device to the desired viewing angle. The ESR MagSafe chargers come in white, black, or burgundy and are priced at $36.99 for white and black, and $42.99 for burgundy on Amazon.
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