It’s been about 3 months since Apple announced the iPhone 12 lineup, along with the brand
new MagSafe feature, which allows you to magnetically connect wireless chargers and accessories
to the back of the iPhone.
While Apple’s initial MagSafe products weren’t that exciting, I made a prediction that in
just a few months, the market would be flooded with very useful MagSafe accessories, and
sure enough, here we are 3 months later with pages and pages of them.
So in this video, I’m gonna show you guys the Best-rated ones we found on Amazon, and
I’ll also discuss some incredibly exciting MagSafe accessories that should be available
very soon.
Let’s start off with this budget wallet, which is basically a copycat of Apple’s
very expensive $60 MagSafe wallet which we’ve been using for a while now.
This one is much cheaper, just $15 on Amazon since it uses artificial leather, and it looks
almost identical to Apple’s version, except obviously without the logo.
Overall, it looks very clean, but it’s nowhere near perfect. The magnetic connection just
isn’t as strong as on Apple’s MagSafe wallet.
This issue is especially noticeable on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, since there is more room
on the back for it to wiggle around.
I researched other third-party MagSafe wallets on Amazon, and it seems like all of them unfortunately
have this issue, maybe because of the limited amount of space and weaker magnet tech.
But out of all of the other options, this one is the least expensive, so that’s why
we chose it.
I really like how thin this wallet, but with that, comes another downside. Instead of being
able to fit 3 cards like Apple’s wallet can, this one can only comfortably fit two
of them without being too cramped.
So of course, Apple’s version is definitely better, but at $60, it’s also much more
expensive, so if you always wanted to try one of these out, this one isnt bad at all.
And I’d say, this one is perfect for occasional use, like if you want to go out on a date
and leave your wallet behind.
Now moving onto the next MagSafe accessory, we have this special little car mount that’s
meant to compete with the Belkin Car Vent Mount Pro that Apple showed off at their event.
While that vent looks nice, with a premium build, it’s pretty expensive, at $40, and
it has one major problem, it does not support MagSafe charger. It’s literally just an
iPhone 12 holder for your car.
This third-party model that we bought not only comes with built-in wireless charging,
but it also includes a power cable and an adapter in the box that you can plug right
into the little 12v power outlet that most cars come with.
And unlike the wallet, the magnetic connection on this thing is excellent, even with the
heaviest iPhone 12 Pro Max, so that’s very reassuring.
Thanks to the ball joint, you can clamp down the mount onto basically any vent in any orientation,
and we had no issues at all with the clamping pressure, which is the most important thing
for any mount.
As far as the little included 12v adapter, it comes with an extra port which can be very
convenient, and what I really like about it is that there’s a USB-C port on the bottom
of the charger, so you can use it as a basic mount if you’d like to.
And when you want to charge, you can either use the impressively long included cable with
the 12v power adapter, or if you have a modern car, you can use one of the actual USB ports
instead.
So with everything that’s included in the box, it’s actually an incredible value for
$30, especially compared to the $40 Belkin Vent mount which doesn’t come with charging
at all.
The only issue is that because it’s a third-party MagSafe charger, it doesn’t support the
full 15W charging speed that only comes on a select few Apple and Belkin chargers. You’re
limited to 7.5W like other Qi chargers out there, which is still pretty fast.
Now moving onto the next MagSafe accessory, we have a MagSafe charger copycat, and this
one is by far the closest thing to Apple’s version, looking almost identical, and surprisingly,
it’s ever so slightly larger than Apple’s version, compared to other third-party chargers
that are quite a bit thicker.
It does come with a little sticker with charging info on the back, but it’s very easily removable.
The most important thing to me is the magnetic connection, and thankfully, it feels just
as strong, so I had no issues with that.
And as a little bonus, it comes with a little USB-C to A adapter just in case you don’t
have a USB-C charger.
Now of course, it doesn’t support the full 15W charging speeds, but it’s currently
on sale for only $16 on Amazon if you use the coupon, compared to the very expensive
$40 MagSafe charger, so if you don’t really care about that, this third-party charger
is the best option we’ve seen so far.
Now before I move onto the other MagSafe accessories, I have to talk a bit more about that MagSafe
charger, because the next couple of accessories actually rely on it.
I believe this charger is gonna be very useful for the next few years because it seems like
Apple’s goal for their future iPhones is to get rid of the ports completely!
That means MagSafe will be the only way to charge future iPhones, so if you decide to
make the investment and buy this $40 charger, it’ll be useful for many years.
Now as far as the charging speed, it’s quite a bit slower than fast cable charging because
the wattage tapers down over time to keep the battery healthy, but even still, it’s
faster than any other wireless charging method out there.
Now while it says you need to use it with the new 20W USB-C charger, we actually tested
it with Apple’s previous 18W version, and it wasn’t much slower, so you can use that
if you have it.
But I personally believe that when Apple removes the ports off of the iPhone, they’ll also
improve the wireless charging coil technology to make it charge faster using this same exact
MagSafe charger via a software update, so it’s not that bad of an investment.
This finally brings us to our next MagSafe accessory, and that is this little iPhone
12 stand which is built out of aluminum and actually feels pretty nice.
It comes with a screw and a little hex key for accessory
Now what makes this special is that the top features a little cutout specifically for
your official MagSafe charger.
On the inside, you’ll see these little rubber pads that grip the charger and hold it in
place.
It does take a bit of effort to push the charger in there, but once it’s in, I don’t think
there’s any way it’ll fall out by accident. In fact, they even included a little hole
at the back so you can remove it because it holds in so well.
The top of the stand features a vertical ball joint so you can easily adjust the angle based
on your preferences.
Now the base of the stand is nice and heavy so even the iPhone 12 Pro Max won’t tip
it over, and the bottom features a really nice rubber pad so it stays in place with
no issues at all.
And my absolute favorite part is that you can choose to mount your iPhone in either
vertical or horizontal orientation, so it’s great for watching videos while working at
your desk.
This makes using Face ID extremely convenient since you don’t have to pick your iPhone
up off the desk.
Or even better, you can shoot broll or tutorial videos with the iPhone basically floating
in mid-air, and if you’re a gamer, simply mount your iPhone like this and connect a
controller for a convenient gaming setup.
And of course, since you’re using the official MagSafe charger, you’re getting the fastest
wireless charging speed you can get, so for only $14, it’s actually a great little accessory.
Moving on, we have this little car mount, which is extremely simple. The bottom features
a sticky material which can stick on surfaces like the dash board in your car, and if it
gets dusty, you can wash it and reuse it.
Or worst case scenario, you can use some 3M double-sided sticky tape if it doesn’t hold
on well enough, but for us, it worked just fine as long as you won’t it on a level
surface.
This mount also features a 360 degree ball joint, so you can face it pretty much any
direction you’d like, and the top is meant to hold your official MagSafe charger.
Simply route your cable through the hole, peel off the sticker on the mount and place
your charger into it.
And there you go, you have a simple car mount that supports full 15W charging speed with
your MagSafe charger, so if you like going the cheaper route, this mount for $14 is actually
a pretty decent deal.
Now with all of those out of the way, there are a couple of MagSafe mounts that have yet
to get released, but they’re extremely exciting.
This is basically a battery bank for your iPhone 12, so it’s gonna simply hold on
using MagSafe and it’s gonna recharge your iPhone at the same time.
This is a dream come true for a lot of people, and I personally think there will be more
of these coming soon that will not only recharge your iPhone using MagSafe, but the battery
bank itself will be rechargeable using a MagSafe charger, so there'll be absolutely no cables
needed.
Moving on, I also want to mention all of the camera-related MagSafe mounts from Moment,
which you can preorder right now!
They have stuff like wall mounts, cold shoe mounts, tripod mounts, and more, which will
be really useful for recording videos and even connecting microphones using the cold
shoe.
All of this is extremely exciting because it opens up MagSafe to a new world of possibilities,
and some creators on etsy are already making custom MagSafe mounts as well.
I even saw a MagSafe base plate which you can then use to attach key rings and popsockets,
or whatever you’d like, allowing you to simply take them off if you want to use wireless
charging.
All of this is surprising to see, just 3 months after the release of the new iPhones, so I’m
very excited for the future, since we know that MagSafe is sticking around for many more
years.
So there you guys have it, we’ll have links to each of these accessories down in the description
below if you want to check them out for yourself, and if you enjoyed this video, go ahead and
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Thanks for watching and we’ll see you in the next one!