SYNCWIRE MagSafe Ring: Single vs Double After Six Months

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

SYNCWIRE sells two MagSafe phone rings: a double-ring model and a slimmer single-ring model. After using both for about six months, I prefer the double ring. It is a little thicker and heavier, but it works as a far more flexible stand. If you only use a ring as a grip when you are out, the single ring is perfectly fine.

What I tested

SYNCWIRE MagSafe phone ring, double-ring model (black and white; I liked it enough to buy a second color)
SYNCWIRE double-sided magnetic MagSafe ring, single-ring model
Both used on and off for roughly six months on my iPhone

What I found

Stand angles: the double ring can hold the phone at many angles in both landscape and portrait. The single ring gives about two landscape angles and basically one portrait angle.
Mini tripod trick: with the double ring folded downward, the phone can stand almost vertical on a table, even tilted slightly up, so you can take a group photo with the rear camera. Stability is limited, so keep it away from edges.
Easier to flip open: the single ring has a shallower finger notch. The thicker double ring is easier to catch, even with dry fingers in winter.
Thickness doesn’t feel like 6 mm: the double ring’s edges are heavily chamfered, so the outer edge sits at almost the same height as the single ring.
Both are double-sided magnetic, so a MagSafe stand still attaches over the ring.
Durability: after six months the hinge on my double ring has loosened slightly but still holds the phone up firmly. I think it will easily last a year.

The SYNCWIRE double ring on a scale reading 35.4 g

Side-by-side

	Double ring	Single ring
Weight (measured)	35.4 g	27.3 g
Thickness (measured)	6 mm	about 4.1 mm
Double-sided magnet	Yes	Yes
Stand angles	Many, portrait and landscape	Limited
Price at the time of recording	¥2,294 on sale (varies by color)	Under ¥2,000 on sale (varies by color)

For context, other double-ring style MagSafe rings I have tried from brands like NIMASO and UGREEN weigh over 40 g, so 35.4 g is light for this type.

Who it’s for

Double ring: you prop your phone on a desk to reply to messages or watch video, or you want a pocket-size way to stand the phone for photos.
Single ring: you only want a grip to stop drops, and you want the thinnest, lightest option.

Watch the review

【半年使ってわかった】SyncwireのMagSafeスマホリングはどっちが買い？半年使ってわかったシングルとダブルの決定的な違い

The video is in Japanese. Useful chapters: 04:28 thickness and weight, 05:37 double-sided magnet and finger grip, 07:52 stand angles and the mini tripod trick.

Limitations

I only bought one single-ring unit, so the smoother rotation I felt on the double ring could be unit-to-unit variation. Prices were Amazon Japan sale prices at the time of recording and vary a lot by color.

Products

SYNCWIRE MagSafe phone ring (double ring): on Amazon Japan

SYNCWIRE double-sided magnetic MagSafe ring (single ring): on Amazon Japan

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