StaMag Ring Review: A Heavy MagSafe Ring That Works Best as an iPad Stand

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 StaMag Ring is a double-sided MagSafe ring that unfolds in two stages, so it props a phone up much higher than a normal phone ring. On an iPhone it felt too big and heavy to leave on every day. On an iPad, it turned out to be a genuinely good stand. Think of it as something between a phone ring and a MagSafe stand.

StaMag Ring holding an iPhone up in landscape — The two-stage hinge lifts the phone higher than a regular ring

What I tested

StaMag Ring in silver
A Pro Max–size iPhone in a case
An iPad
My everyday thin double-sided MagSafe ring, for comparison
A kitchen scale and calipers

What I found

Real height as a stand. Opened up on a desk, it sits noticeably higher than a regular ring. The angle is easy to adjust from steep to fairly flat.
Landscape works, portrait is hard. With a Pro Max–size phone, portrait mode leans back a lot. The magnets are strong enough to lift the phone slightly off the desk.
Both sides are magnetic. You can stick it to a MagSafe stand or a magnetic wall and push the phone forward at an angle. On my stand, the extra leverage loosened the ball joint, so check how your stand copes.
Best on an iPad. It extends further than the two-stage ring I normally use on my iPad, giving more height and a steeper angle—handy for drawing or note-taking.
Solid build, stiff hinge. It feels well made and premium, but the hinge is hard to open with one hand.

	Ring	Weight	Thickness	Phone + case + ring
	StaMag Ring	42.7 g	7.4 mm (thinnest)	333 g
	My thin everyday ring	20.9 g	3.1 mm	311 g

All numbers are my own measurements from the video.

StaMag Ring propping up an iPad at a steep angle — On an iPad, the extra reach is a real advantage

Who it’s for

iPad users who want a compact stand with real height and angle
People who mount their phone on a MagSafe stand or magnetic wall and want it to sit further forward
Not for anyone looking for a slim, light ring to leave on a phone all day or carry in a pocket

One small tip on color: the magnetic faces are black on both sides, so the silver version ends up two-tone anyway. I’d pick black.

Watch the review

【リングとスタンドの二刀流】新世代スマホリング「StaMag Ring」さえあればスマホもタブレットも自由自在？！！

The video is in Japanese, but the demonstrations are easy to follow. Useful moments: around 2:00 for standing the phone up, 4:30 for using it on a stand or wall, and 5:00 for the iPad test.

Limitations

I tested one silver unit for a short period, mainly with a Pro Max–size iPhone and an iPad. I did not test it with smaller iPhones, and the hinge stiffness may vary between units.

Products

StaMag Ring: on Amazon Japan

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