Oh, I have a new favorite phone grip

In 2022, we named Anker’s Simple Magnetic Ring Best MagSafe Phone GripBut things have evolved dramatically since then! You can buy two or even three magnets Loops joined at the hip These days to use your iPhone, modern pixel, Or any phone really if you stick a magnetic case or include a carabiner on the back.

Unlike Anker, which we’ve sworn by for years, they both are On both sides Magnet rings. I don’t have to take it off when I put it on a MagSafe phone charger or car mount. With it turned on, I can stick my phone directly to the refrigerator, filing cabinet, or certain pieces of gym equipment since the magnets work in both directions.

But the real trick, the thing that sets them apart from the pack, is getting the magnet strength right. The OhSnap 5 now uses magnets so strong that it no longer needs any annoying adhesive to attach to my phone – while the reverse side is strong enough to stick to a magnetic car mount while also season easily.

My wife’s puffy version of the Syncwire also detaches easily, as I discussed in my September video below, but the standard version does not. I often have to get back into the car after accidentally leaving my Syncwire device plugged into the charger.

As you’ll see in my videos included in this story, the Syncwire is a very traditional loop except for the cool ratcheting mechanism, which leaves fewer scratches on my phone than the Anker and doubles as a loop excellent Fidget toy.

The OhSnap works differently: Instead of putting your finger through a ring, you place it inside or around a set of interlocking flexible arms attached to a disc that retracts at the back. It seems frankly strange But it’s impressively versatile: You can hold it between any two fingers like a PopSocket, or stick any of your fingers into the little cage between the arms. You can also insert the disc into a small slot to turn it into a basic phone holder.

You can see it all in my October 2024 video about the previous version of the Snap Grip 4:

$40 is a high price to pay for a phone grip, especially one that has had some sort of weakness in every review thus far. (My colleague Victoria Song broke her little fingers on the Snap Grip 3, and the Snap Grip 4 had much stronger fingers but also had annoying adhesive, and now the new soft coating of the Snap Grip 5 is peeling off after a month or so of use, though it’s easy to scrape off.)

But the Snap Grip 5 is thinner and lighter than the Syncwire, and I no longer accidentally leave it in the car. As a fan of cheap fidget toys, I may stick with my Syncwire…but I’m definitely thinking I might gift myself a Snap Grip or two this Christmas!