Andobil MagStand Pro Review: A Leather MagSafe Ring With One Catch

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.

Quick take

The Andobil MagStand Pro is one of the best-looking MagSafe rings I have tried. The catch: when I pulled my iPhone off a magnetic car mount, the ring stayed stuck to the mount. If you use your phone for navigation in the car, keep that in mind.

Andobil MagStand Pro on an iPhone — The angled tab makes the ring easy to flip up

What I tested

Andobil MagStand Pro (leather finish, MagSafe)
My iPhone in a MagSafe case
A magnetic car mount and a desk stand
For comparison: a thinner ring I had used for years, which is no longer sold

What I found

The matte, leather-look surface feels premium. The listing says cowhide; I noticed no leather smell.
The magnets are very strong. I remove it by pressing the centre rather than pulling the edge.
The ring opens into a stand. Depending on the angle, you may need to re-attach it, and in some positions it covers the camera.
On my desk stand, the ring stayed on the phone.
On my car mount, the ring stayed on the mount almost every time I took the phone off.
It measured about 5 mm thick with calipers, versus about 3 mm for my old ring.

Measuring the ring with calipers — About 5 mm thick

Who it is for

It suits people who like leather accessories, care about looks, and mainly use a ring as a desk stand. If you rely on a magnetic car mount every day, or want the thinnest ring possible, I would look elsewhere.

Watch the review

【正直レビュー】本革×MagSafeスマホリング高級感あるけど使ってみたら意外な落とし穴が…？【Andobil MagStand Pro】

The video is in Japanese. The car mount moment is at around 04:45.

Limitations

These are first impressions from a short period of use, with one car mount and one desk stand. Mounts with weaker magnets may behave differently. Prices in the video were Amazon Japan’s at the time of recording: about 4,000 yen on sale.

Products

Andobil MagStand Pro: on Amazon Japan

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