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This Mini MagSafe Stand Was One of My Black Friday Hits

We’ve all been there: you want to take a big family picture, but even if you use the Camera app’s built-in timer or the Camera Remote on your Apple Watch, you have nowhere to prop up your iPhone. One person could take the photo, but then they wouldn’t be in frame to mark the occasion. Most people resort to an awkwardly angled selfie, but for the last few years, I’ve been carrying the Joby GripTight ONE Micro for just such moments.

The GripTight ONE Micro is a handy little stand that grips your iPhone with a spring-loaded mechanism and then folds flat to a size not much bigger than an AirPods Pro case. It’s served me well, but last week, it was retired for a new mini stand that takes things up a level in several areas.