Hands-on: ESR’s MagSafe kickstand charger solves two key iPhone Duo shortcomings

iPhone Duo, because it offers a much larger inside display, means theres all tons of new use cases that you wouldn’t normally come across with your iPhone. Of course, one of them is the fact that you might want to prop up your iPhone Duo to watch a video on the larger display. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about one accessory that solves the kickstand problem. That said, what if you want to charge and prop up your phone at the same time? On iPhone Duo, the charging port is located on the bottom of the device, so it isn’t really possible to charge and have your phone standing up at the same time, unless you want to use it upside down. However, that creates a new problem: button placement. In recent weeks, I’ve been trying out ESR’s MagSafe puck with a built in kickstand. It supports Qi2 25W charging, and also offers active cooling. While this accessory isn’t exclusively useful for iPhone Duo, it’s great on iPhone Duo for three reasons: The kickstand allows you to prop up your phone for content Active cooling keeps your iPhone Duo cooler, which can be an issue at times You can take advantage of MagSafe to charge your phone while watching your video, without worrying about the bottom charge port If you aren’t using this with an iPhone Duo, it’s still an incredible charger. It can fast charge an iPhone 18 Pro to 50% in just 25 minutes. If you’d like to pick up one of the ESR MagSafe chargers, you can get one in white, black, or burgundy. White and Black are available for $36.99 on Amazon, while Burgundy is available for $42.99 on Amazon. Check out exclusive free trials for Apple services: Apple Music – $10.99/mo after free trial Apple Arcade – $6.99/mo after free trial Apple News+ – $12.99/mo after free trial Apple TV+ – $12.99/mo after free trial Apple One bundle – $19.95/mo after free trial Follow Michael: X/Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.