elago M2 Phone Stand [Black] - Premium Aluminum, Angled for Video Calls, Cable Management, Aluminum Phone Stand Compatible with iPhones, Galaxy, and Other Smartphones

Great iPhone 5 stand! It has worked better than I expected. I know it's just a stand, but it's great to have the phone always at a good viewing angle. It saves time from constantly picking it up off my desk to see it better. This would match an iMac perfectly but looks great with anything. The angle is perfect; better than the picture shows, I think. I can have both the lightning cable and wired headphones plugged into the bottom at the same time; they fit between the 2 pronged supports at the bottom if you shift the phone to the right a little. There is still enough of a lower left corner edge to hold the phone stable. If you only need to plug in the lightning cable, then it can stay centered. I have a slim Speck case on the phone, and there is plenty of room to sit the phone in this stand. You could have a thicker case and it would still work.There are foam pads that the phone rests on. I don't have concerns about scratching the back because I use a case. I don't think it would scratch the phone, but if you wanted, you could line the upright part with felt, etc. The bottom has two strips of foam to cushion it. It slides around on a laminate surface pretty easily if you try to press to click the home button. You could use some 3M strips to anchor it if you wanted. I usually just grasp the phone between my thumb and fingers and 'pinch' it to press the home button, which works fine. Due to how the 2 prongs stick out where the phone rests, I find that my normal 'unlock' fingerprint from my thumb is difficult to work, so I usually use a second stored fingerprint of the tip of my middle finger to unlock it. This is a minor inconvenience outweighed by the usefulness of the stand. I don't see a way around this. Once unlocked, you can easily touch the screen to open apps, dial the phone, etc., without moving the phone at all, and that has been very helpful. Overall, a great product. The company was very professional and courteous in their follow-ups to see if I liked it (I purchased it; I'm not a beta tester or anything). The packaging was great. I bought one for my dad after using mine for a couple weeks. Recommended.

This phone stand is just beautiful. It is well constructed,made of aluminum, and very useful. The silver aluminum matches the color of my mac book pro and it just looks nice when you put the stand and the mac right next to each other.It is made of premium aluminum. It is very well constructed. Very smooth and light. It does’t break or get scratches when you drop it.Now, there are numerous features of this stand that are very helpful and useful. First, the silicon pads on the bottom of the stand and where you put your phone prevent from the stand and the phone getting scratches. They also prevent from your phone slipping off and the stand sliding off from the table. The two holes in the back of the stand are for cable management. You can out the phone charger into the holes and charge whenever you need to.The stand is big enough to work with phones that have cases. I tried without the case and with the case and both work great. Also, the angle of the stand is 40 degrees which makes it really convenient to use the phone when it is on the stand. The screen is easy to see and it is in the perfect angle.This stand also has cooling efficiency. Since it is made of aluminum, it cools the phone when it is hot.-PRO-1. well constructed2. fancy and beautiful3. cable management is great4. works with case/ wo case5. silicone pad6. cooling efficiency-CON-1. not found so farI was provided this product at a reduced rate or free in exchange for my honest opinion as set forth above -based on my interaction with the product.

This is a great little stand. I chose this stand for my Galaxy Note 4, (which is in a slim Spigen case and still fits the stand beautifully), because I wanted a stand that would allow me to use my phone both vertically and horizontally. It's simple, well-built, sleek, and balanced, with just enough heft to it to make it sturdy. It's exactly what I was looking for. It also has a little, inset rubber pad behind the phone, which I think grips the phone slightly, so it doesn't slide off, and there are pads on the bottom, so it won't scratch the surface of your desk. It's very stable, too. When I tap my phone, it doesn't move or rock. I even bought another one for my brother, because he liked it, and am tempted to buy myself one more so I don't have to bring it back and forth from work to home. I really couldn't be more pleased with it.

I purchased two of these stands. Great product that allows you to hold any size smartphone, and you can use whatever charging cables you wish. Some people might not like the idea of having to manually insert the charging cable into the phone each night (as opposed to simply sliding the phone onto the tip of the cable), but I like the flexibility of being able to use any charging cable I wish without having to get a new stand with a built-in cable should I get a different model phone in the future. Very sturdy stand; my smartphone (with a case) sits perfectly within the stand. I also like the little piece of rubber on the front of the stand so there is no chance of scratching the back of the phone if you don't use a case. Finally, being able to rotate the phone to landscape mode and placing it in the stand is also a bonus. Overall, a very simple & elegant stand for any smartphone.