Our smartphone rarely leaves our side during the day, but when we're at home and need to go hands-free, we'll pop it on an adjustable phone stand.
Forget about awkwardly propping up your smartphone during your next video call with friends, struggling to keep it steady while filming videos or taking photos, or missing incoming notifications while it's sitting flat on a desk – those days are over. A decent phone stand is a must-have piece of home office tech.
Best phone stands
Best foldable phone stand for charging
UGreen MagFlow 2-in-1 Magnetic Charging Station
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Best magnetic phone tripod stand for portability
MOFT Phone Tripod Stand
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Best phone stand for portability
Lamicall Adjustable Phone Stand
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Best phone tripod stand
Manfrotto Pixi Evo 2-Section Mini Tripod with Universal Smartphone Clamp
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Whether you're catching up on episodes of your new favourite spy thriller, helping a wannabe influencer film a video for their TikTok profile or following along with a recipe, a stand lets you find the perfect viewing angle. Need to take it outdoors or store it in a laptop backpack? Most fold down for travel, too.
For our roundup, we've gathered up the top options based on our hands-on experience and rigorous research, including magnetic options that connect to Apple's iPhones and MagSafe-enabled accessories and iPhone cases.
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With an adjustable design that lets you change both the viewing angle and height (it lets you extend the 7cm stand by an extra 4.2cm), support for any smartphone of up to eight inches in size and a sturdy weighted metal base, this is a brilliant all-rounder.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Pink, White |
| Weight | 249g |
If you're always video chatting with friends using your phone, you’ll want your handset to be closer to eye level. That's what this model delivers (it extends from 24cm to 36.4cm) while giving you a non-slip base and a full 360 degrees of rotation on the mount.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | No |
| Colours | Black, White, Grey |
| Weight | 300g |
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If you’ve got an iPhone 12 or newer (save for the iPhone 16e), it supports quick wireless charging over MagSafe. This works with certain power banks and is also great with a wireless charger plugged into the wall.
We like how this one folds down for portability and also has a second wireless charging surface that you can use to refuel your AirPods (as long as it’s one of the models that supports wireless charging!).
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Angle adjustments |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Grey |
| Weight | 260g |
If you have an Apple handset newer than the iPhone 12 (except the 16e), this sturdy phone stand makes use of the built-in MagSafe feature to keep your handset firmly in place.
The phone snaps to the mount with magnets for a really secure hold. Got an Android phone? No problem – it comes with a metal ring that attaches to the back of your phone or its case for a MagSafe-like effect.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | No |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Grey |
| Weight | 230g |
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If you need to give your phone some height and you’re using a tripod on a flat surface, this is one of the most portable options. It comes in loads of colours and can be positioned at many different angles, making it ideal for FaceTime calls or shooting videos.
It’s designed to be used with MagSafe iPhones and MagSafe-compatible cases, and is slim enough that you can leave it attached to your phone at all times. We find it stable to use, even at angles where you’d think your phone would tip over, and we like its smart origami-style design.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Primarily one height, although it works at different angles |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Light grey, purple, soft pink, coral, dark green, mint green, peach, dark grey, black, deep blue, beige, terracotta, taupe, navy blue |
| Weight | 85g |
An adjusting stand doesn't always mean extra height. This model lets you prop it up to any angle between 30 and 90 degrees when open, but it then folds down into a credit-card shape that's 6mm thick when closed – ideal for your travels.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | No |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Black |
| Weight | 105g |
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The “gooseneck” style of stand is designed to give you the greatest degree of flexibility. It can be ideal if you need your stand to be fully adjustable to different heights and angles.
If you need to film something at an unusual angle, for instance, this will come in handy. It grips onto your desk, coffee table or bed with a clamp, and then holds your handset in a phone clamp that holds a wide range of device sizes (from 4-inch to 7-inch phones).
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | No |
| Colours | White, black |
| Weight | 360g |
While it's not as slim as the flat-folding model on our list, this Lamicall stand is a great portable option as the built-in kickstand folds down into the holder to reduce the size when you’re travelling.
When open, press a button in the middle of the stand, and it slides up, so you can also adjust the height of the 11.2cm stand by an extra 3.4cm. It also has an anti-slip base and supports a wide range of devices under 15mm thick.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Black |
| Weight | Under 100g |
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Best phone tripod stand
Manfrotto Pixi Evo 2-Section Mini Tripod with Universal Smartphone Clamp
We’ve used Manfrotto tripods for years and can vouch for their quality. If you’re after a mini model to stand up your phone and keep it stable, whether you’re recording videos, taking photos or on a FaceTime call, this is a great option.
It’s capable of holding cameras that weigh up to 2.5kg, so it’ll have no trouble with your phone. And, the bundle linked here comes with a versatile smartphone clamp, able to hold the vast majority of phones.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Black |
| Weight | 260g for the tripod; 41g for the phone clamp |
When you buy a phone stand for your desk or office – perhaps to set up beside your laptop stand – you need versatility. That's exactly what this model gives you – you can adjust both the viewing angle and the height, so it works just as well for a video call with mates as it does for watching YouTube videos on your lunch break.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | No |
| Colours | Grey |
| Weight | 208g |
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Best small magnetic power bank with a kickstand
Belkin BoostCharge 5K + Stand
We’ve tested several different power banks that can charge your phone wirelessly and have a kickstand function. If you’re after one that’s small and portable, this Belkin is our current top pick.
The metal stand is sturdy and reliable, while the 5,000mAh capacity should be enough to deliver a full recharge to most phones. It’ll work with iPhones that support MagSafe and Androids with wireless charging (as long as they’re inside a MagSafe-enabled phone case!).
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | No |
|---|---|
| Foldable | No |
| Colours | Black, pink, purple, white |
| Weight | 170g |
We are big fans of the sturdy aluminium alloy build of this adjustable smartphone stand. It looks smart, and it uses silicone pads to keep your handset secure.
If you're working from your smartphone, you'll want to have it connected to power so it doesn't cut out in the middle of your afternoon meetings and you don't miss any crucial emails. We like that this lightweight model has a cut-out in the back panel for cable management, so you can reduce visible desk clutter.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Grey, blue |
| Weight | 200g |
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While it may look like it’s designed to only work with Peak Design’s attachment system, we can confirm this clever folding tripod works with any MagSafe case or magnetic ring on an Android phone case. It has super strong magnets to hold your phone in place, plus sturdy aluminium legs that are reliable after lots of use.
It is pricey, but there’s very little that’s as sleek, well-built and pocketable as this. We’ve used ours for two years and it’s still in as great shape as the day we got our hands on it – the only downside is the lack of height adjustment.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | No |
|---|---|
| Foldable | Yes |
| Colours | Black |
| Weight | 76g |
After a high-quality ring light that has a smartphone holder? This one from Neewer is the one we’d pick. It doesn’t come cheap, but it offers extensive colour temperature and brightness adjustment, all the adjustable angles you’ll need, a sturdy metal stand, as well as a Bluetooth remote control and a carry bag.
Key specifications
| Height adjustment | Yes |
|---|---|
| Foldable | No |
| Colours | Black |
| Weight | 1.02kg |
Simon Cocks
Technology Editor
Simon Cocks is Good Housekeeping UK’s Technology Editor, overseeing tech shopping content and strategy for the title. He previously also worked across other titles including Esquire UK, Digital Spy, Men’s Health UK and Women’s Health UK.
Simon specialises in testing the latest smart gadgets, home entertainment gear, headphones, speakers, portable chargers, radios, e-book readers and smartphones. He's reviewed top tech products from brands including Google, Apple, Amazon, JBL and Bose.
A magazine journalism graduate from Kingston University in 2014, Simon also worked on the Discovery and Silkroad inflight magazines. He then gained experience writing about entertainment at SFX and Total Film. He also contributed reviews and interviews to TwitchFilm (later ScreenAnarchy), CultBox and Frame Rated.
He joined Good Housekeeping UK as the Editorial Assistant for Special Projects and was part of Good Housekeeping’s Consumer Affairs Team between 2014 and 2019. In this role, he conducted price comparison research, wrote detailed household and money-saving advice guides and edited thousands of in-depth reviews for the Good Housekeeping Institute.
He has focused on technology and gadgets since 2020, where he started by testing out power banks and instant cameras. He writes reviews, roundups, news articles and deals updates, and also covers top tech deals during sales like Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
When not testing out the latest gizmos, you’ll find Simon either catching up with the newest releases at his local cinema or out shooting with his beloved compact camera.
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