The Best MagSafe Ring for a Foldable: 11 Rings Tested on the Galaxy Z Fold8

This is the English edition of a review from my Japanese YouTube channel, iestaLife. I review gadgets from my home studio in Japan, so product links go to Amazon Japan. I bought these rings myself.

Quick take

On a foldable, a MagSafe ring has to reach your finger from an off-centre position, and it adds weight to an already heavy phone. After trying 11 rings on a Galaxy Z Fold8 (and a 3D-printed foldable-iPhone mock-up), my pick is the new SYNCWIRE double ring: two loops to choose from, 24 g and about 4 mm thick in my measurements.

The MagSafe rings I compared, laid out on the desk

What I tested

11 MagSafe rings from my collection of about 20 (SYNCWIRE new and old double rings, SYNCWIRE single ring, TORRAS, and large stand-type rings from BENKS, Andobil, MagOne and others)
Galaxy Z Fold8, plus a 3D-printed mock-up of a foldable iPhone with a ring attached in the centre

The four finalists, measured

Ring	Weight (measured)	Thickness (measured)
SYNCWIRE new double ring	24 g	about 4 mm
SYNCWIRE previous double ring	35.7 g	about 6 mm
TORRAS	34.3 g	about 5.3 mm
SYNCWIRE single ring	27.6 g	about 4.1 mm

What I found

The Fold8's MagSafe spot is low and, when opened, off to the right. Held upright in the right hand, a single ring ends up too far away. A double ring lets you use the inner or outer loop.
Single ring: comfortable to hold, but when the opened Fold8 is stood sideways it isn't tall enough to be stable.
Large outer stand + small centre finger loop (BENKS, Andobil, MagOne, etc.): stable as stands, but the finger loop sits in the middle — far from your hand on a Fold8 — and most outer stands don't rotate, so changing the angle means turning the whole ring.
TORRAS: the rotating centre made it work better than I expected.
SYNCWIRE new ring — downsides: the outer magnet is stronger than the phone side, so the ring can stay stuck to a car mount or MagSafe stand when you pull the phone off (the old model was the other way round). The new matte plastic may show dirt on light colours.

Measuring the thickness of a SYNCWIRE MagSafe ring

Who it's for

Fold8 owners who hold the phone upright in the right hand, or prop it open to watch video
Anyone trying to keep a heavy foldable from getting heavier
If a foldable iPhone ends up with MagSafe in the centre, a single ring may reach fine — that part is a guess from my mock-up

Watch the review

The video is in Japanese (English captions are available on YouTube). Useful chapters: 01:31 the Fold8's MagSafe position, 03:43 the new SYNCWIRE ring, 09:03 large stand-type rings, 13:31 weights and thickness, 16:46 downsides.

Limitations

These are hands-on impressions on one foldable and a mock-up. I've used the previous SYNCWIRE double ring for about a year; its hinge has loosened slightly but it still works fine. I said SYNCWIRE rings were around ¥2,500–3,300 at the time of recording.

Products

SYNCWIRE new MagSafe double ring: on Amazon Japan

SYNCWIRE MagSafe double ring (previous model): on Amazon Japan

TORRAS Ostand Dual Ring: on Amazon Japan

SYNCWIRE MagSafe single ring: on Amazon Japan

Andobil MagRing Slim: on Amazon Japan

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