It’s all-consuming, isn’t it? The panic you feel when you think you’ve misplaced your phone.
Sure it’s not the end of the world if your device goes AWOL, but replacing it is a headache we can all do without. While apps like Find My Phone and trackers like Tile, Samsung Galaxy SmartTag and Apple’s AirTag keep dibs on your device when you’re out and about, who hasn’t lost it somewhere in the confines of their own four walls?
A phone stand for your front hall, desk or bedside table can put an end to frantic digging amongst the sofa cushions. Designed to hold your device in place, a phone stand can be as simple or snazzy as you desire. There are minimal ones made from stained wood or polished marble, while others offer charging capabilities, so you can power up your phone while video calling or scrolling.
They don’t cost a bomb either - at least the simpler ones don’t. Prices start at under a tenner but if you like the idea of added charging power, prepare to dig a little deeper in your wallet. Once you get into the habit of putting your phone in the holder, it’ll be much harder to lose.
Best phone stand at a glance
- Best for effortless charging: Anker Wireless Charger - £19.99, Amazon
- Best for executive types: Osco Faux Leather Smart Phone Holder - £6, John Lewis
- Best for polished look: ashciaga Luxurious Marble Cell Phone Stand Holder - £14.99, Amazon
- Best for height adjustable: OMOTON Phone Stand - £12.99, Amazon
- Best for hiding wires: Gritin Phone Stand - £7.99, Amazon
- Best for content creators: Hivexagon Adjustable Phone Stand - £16.99, Amazon
- Best for having it all: Zens 4-in-1 stand and watch charger - £119.98, Amazon
- Best for fast wireless charging: Belkin BOOST CHARGE PRO 3-in-1 Wireless Charger - £139.99, John Lewis
- Best for compact, handsfree complete comms: AnkerWork S600 Speakerphone - £179.99, Amazon
- Best for beating battery life blues: Canyon WS-404 4-in1 Wireless Charging Station - £80, TJ Hughes
- Best for Samsung fans: LK Wireless Charger for Samsung 3 in 1 - £39.99, Amazon
Not sure where to start? Have no fear; we’ve rounded up the best phone stands for your money from budget to boujee.
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Anker Wireless Charger
Best for: effortless charging
If you’re one of those people who lives on the knife edge of phone battery life, Anker is here to save you from the digital void. The tech brand has devised this wireless charger and stand in one design, meaning you can juice up at high speed when you’re in the middle of a video call without missing a beat.
Buy now £19.99, Amazon
Osco Faux Leather Smart Phone Holder
Best for: executive types
A simple design lifted with a faux leather cover in elegant grey, this phone holder is ideal for placing on an at-home desk or use in the office. It props devices up at an angle, making video calls a hands-free experience.
Buy now £6.00, John Lewis
ashciaga Luxurious Marble Cell Phone Stand Holder
Best for: polished look
At first glance, it’s not obvious what this marble disc is - could it be a paperweight? Perhaps a fancy desk ornament? Somewhere to put excess business cards? It can be all these things and more thanks to the deep groove running through the genuine stone centre that has just enough space to hold a mobile phone at a tilt.
Buy now £14.99, Amazon
OMOTON Phone Stand
Best for: height adjustable
No fuss and no frills, this sleek stand performs its one job well. Holding phones in both a vertical and horizontal setting the stem can also extend up or down to the optimal position. The underside of the base is finished with a non-slip silicone pad for extra stability.
Buy now £12.99, Amazon
Gritin Phone Stand
Best for: hiding unsightly wires
The last thing your desk needs is more wires. Keep your handset where you can see it with charging leads safely tucked away down the back thanks to this simple triangular phone stand. Devices are cradled in the aluminium frame with the base able to be tilted up or down by a few degrees. Anti-skid pads on the bottom keep the stand secure on the surface, avoiding the chance of accidental knocks. A simple solution at a cracking price.
Buy now £7.99, Amazon
Hivexagon Adjustable Phone Stand
Best for: content creators
If cooking videos are more your jam, this stand won’t fail to give your next creation the pro chef touch. With a large, lamp-like base supporting a stand on which another crossbar arm pivots, you can swing your smartphone in any direction you need to capture the content you’re after. The main height can be extended to a maximum of 52cm, giving you plenty of headroom to take the ultimate flatlay.
Buy now £16.99, Amazon
Zens 4-in-1 stand and watch charger
Best for: having it all
The Tech Bar at Selfridges treads a fine balance between design and function. The latest incarnation of the Zens four-in-one magnetic and watch wireless charger is no exception.
The newest and most compact incarnation of this charging dock is compatible with both Apple and Samsung devices, with a MagSafe compatible phone stand, Apple Watch stand and another Qi wireless charger that will tend to Airpods.
While it gets that wireless charging is the future, there’s an understanding that your gadget stash probably hasn’t quite caught up with that yet, so a fourth and final USB-A port leaves things open-ended for any devices not quite up to speed.
Instrumental to the Zens Aluminium’s design is its angled stand, which will charge your iPhone horizontally should you be slyly multitasking between Zoom call and Countdown, or watching a recipe demo while cooking.
Buy now £119.98, Amazon
Belkin BOOST CHARGE PRO 3-in-1 Wireless Charger
Best for: fast wireless charging
Beyond being a chic answer to your wireless charging needs thanks to slick, stainless steel accents, those in possession of an Apple device for every technological need can benefit from faster wireless charging thanks to Belkin’s rapid 15-watt charging stations. Handling three devices at once – the Belkin BOOST CHARGE PRO is primed for docking iPhones in portrait or landscape, as well as Apple Watches and Airpods.
While LED lights that differentiate between white and amber ensure there’s no questioning whether your gadgets are charging or not, it’s worth noting that if you protect your devices with cases (always advisable), then they’ll need to be MagSafe compatible to make seamless use of magnetic docking.
Buy now £139.99, John Lewis
AnkerWork S600 Speakerphone
Best for: Compact, handsfree complete comms
If you have concerns about holding a mobile next to your head, or just spend too much time on video calls, this little beauty from AnkerWork will be right up your street: the S600 Speakerphone.
Like a small, minimalist Dalek in design, this aide de call is a little sliced of conference contact ingenuity, hooking up over strong Bluetooth 5.3 with your smartphone, then combining all its many assets of a 360° speaker, environmental noise reduction, voiceprint recognition, 4x mic array smart voice pickup, and AI-powered voice filtering. It also delivers perfectly pin-sharp, crystal-clear voice calls, with your dulcet tones painstakingly plucked out from any background noise around you and piped to the lucky listeners utterly untainted. Likewise, on the flip side, the 5W 360° speaker fills your shell-likes with beautifully balanced acoustics on a call and also banging bass when work is done and playtime begins.
Mainly powered or portable thanks to a built-in 16-hour life battery, iPhone users can even make use of the Qi2 charging 70° magnetic phone stand for hands-free video calls.
Easy to operate with Play, Volume Up, Volume Down, Mic Off, and Call Answer/End buttons on the front, the AnkerWork S600 comes compatible with Android, iOS, Windows and macOS, and plays perfectly with FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Restream and more, so now there’s no excuse for missing meetings and never again will you have to utter the immortal words “Hello? Can you hear me? Hello?”
With a premium feel and sturdy build, the S600 is already a Red Dot Design Awards winner and one look at it and you’ll see why.
Buy now £179.99, Amazon
Canyon WS-404 4-in1 Wireless Charging Station
Best for: Beating battery life blues
Gadgets – they get everywhere and almost always want charging. For those with smartphones, smartwatches, earbuds and so on and so forth that need a battery boost on an almost daily basis, may we introduce you to the WS-404 from Canyon?
This device is a well-priced wireless charging station that has space for the simultaneous Qi magnetic charging of no fewer than four devices, while maintaining a footprint that maximises available desk space. With room available for two Qi-supported smartphones, 1x earbuds and 1x Apple Watch (Series 2 to 7), obviously, Apple tech obsessives will benefit most from the Canyon’s magnetic power output, but any metal-bodied smartphone will sit comfortably.
With an LED indicator up front to show what’s charging and what’s not, to stop anything from overheating, a smart "Bland" chipset means each device is assigned its optimal charge capacity, saving the lifespan of the respective tech toys and stopping your house from burning down – a veritable win-win!
Cheap too at just £80, stick your device charging concerns on the Canyon stand and concern about it no more!
Buy now £80.00, TJ Hughes
LK Wireless Charger for Samsung 3 in 1
Best for: Samsung fans
Loyal Samsung devotees may often feel left out of the charging station offering with most designs compatible solely with Apple devices.
The good news? LK's 3 in 1 stand is specifically designed for the brand's products, and can charge the Fold, Flip, Note or Ultra, as well as a Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Buds, all at once. Welcome to the fold, Samsung-ites.
Buy now £39.99, Amazon
