All reviews at Pickr are subject to experienced testing methodologies. Find out why you can trust us<\/a> and change the way you choose. Off the bat, we can say the Curve Nano isn\u2019t an iPod Nano. There\u2019s no media player in Twelve South\u2019s latest accessory, nor is it DJI\u2019s Nano camera<\/a>. It\u2019s barely a gadget at all, and more of an accessory, but there is a curve in this accessory you might want to keep near you.<\/p>\n A piece of metal on a hinge with a MagSafe ring in the centre and some rubber to hold things is the basic description, but Twelve South\u2019s Curve Nano is essential a fold-up compact phone stand made specifically for the magnetic ring on MagSafe iPhones and Qi2 Androids.<\/p>\n What does it do?<\/p>\n Its name doesn\u2019t give anything away, but the Twelve South Curve Nano is a stand for your magnetically-attached phone, allowing you to easily stand the phone up and at an angle, send get on with life.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t really the first time we\u2019ve seen a stand, and Belkin offered a smaller take on the idea a few years ago in a little MagSafe puck<\/a> with a small clip at the back so you could lean your phone on your laptop\u2019s screen. The Curve Nano is a little different, focused on a desk or table, rather than the screen.<\/p>\n Does it do the job?<\/p>\n We\u2019ll try to make this as easy as possible, because Twelve South sure has: take the Curve Nano from its supplied felt case and angle the stand up, leaving the surface on a table. Voila, you are ready to mount an iPhone on a fairly stable aluminium accessory. Yep, that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n It\u2019ll stand up iPhones from the iPhone 12 onwards \u2014 meaning any iPhone with MagSafe from the current range<\/a> that isn\u2019t the iPhone 16e<\/a> (because it lacks the magnets) \u2014 and it will even work with the few Android phones that pack in Qi2 support<\/a> or a compatible case.<\/p>\n Testing the Curve Nano with a Pixel 10<\/a> worked (it stuck), as did the Galaxy Fold 7<\/a> when it was in a magnetic case. We were even able to unfold the phone into its 8 inch tablet, but did need to lean the phone at a pretty severe angle due to the height of the stand just not being enough for the size of the unfolded foldable Galaxy.<\/p>\n In fact, depending on the angle of the stand, a phone can cause the Curve Nano to topple slightly, rolling forward. This isn\u2019t a stand for a direct 90 degree angle, but anything under that should be fine. <\/p>\n What does it need?<\/p>\n But what it desperately needs is just a little more strength, because some of the sharper angles may cause the stand to topple forwards.<\/p>\n We\u2019d also love it if the stand included something equally useful in its shape: a bottle cap opener.<\/p>\n The design of the Curve Nano is specific that it would actually be useful here, and you could kill two birds with one magnetic stand-shaped stone: opening a bottle before standing your phone up and watching something on your phone or calling a friend. <\/p>\n Is it worth your money?<\/p>\n The problem is the price: at $65 in Australia, the Curve Nano feels way overpriced for what basically amounts to MagSafe on a hinge.<\/p>\n At this price point, you\u2019re mostly paying for name, it seems. Twelve South has some great products with clever designs, but this is just a stand made more portable, and it\u2019s not even that clever.<\/p>\n A quick glance around Amazon will get you some random no-name brands for similar ideas that are closer to a maximum of half the price Twelve South commands, which doesn\u2019t exactly reinforce the idea of value from Twelve South\u2019s end.<\/p>\n We\u2019d probably max this price tag at $39, but can\u2019t work out why it should be anywhere north of $50. It\u2019s not really worth the cost. You could lean it against anything, or just buy a case with the stand built in.<\/p>\n Yay or nay?<\/p>\n If you\u2019re someone who needs to keep your phone upright and hands-free, there\u2019s something to be said for the Twelve South Curve Nano, though \u201cslightly overpriced\u201d is one of those things. Stands with MagSafe tend to be less, and stands without a whole lot less by comparison.<\/p>\n As to whether other options are as stylish as what Twelve South has produced remains to be seen, but we can see folks who love their iPhone also loving this. Frankly, the price is high but the accessory is fine, even if it\u2019s a touch unnecessary.<\/p>\n Twelve South Curve Nano<\/p>\n The good<\/p>\n A handy way to hold up your phone <\/p>\n Works with both MagSafe (iPhone) and Qi2 (Android)<\/p>\n The not-so-good<\/p>\n Could do with a bottle opener in the design <\/p>\n Can topple over depending on the weight and angle <\/p>\n Expensive for what it is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quick review Twelve South Curve Nano – $64.95 The good A handy way to hold up your phone…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419947,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,42276,126128,42281,42282,207207,105,42283,42284],"class_list":["post-419946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-gadget-stands","tag-magnets","tag-magsafe","tag-qi2","tag-talk11","tag-technology","tag-twelve-south","tag-twelvesouth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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