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I'm unsure on how I will get on with a MagSafe wallet so decided to order a very, very cheap one off of AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002820953266.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.19f64c4d72euAr

I don't expect this to last more than a month or so and I bet the magnets will be weak but if I like it I'll invest in a higher quality, branded one. I like the look of the MOFT! Can't justify Apple's high accessory prices unfortunately.

Have to say - this has held up quite well. The yellow one has been on my phone since around end of October and held up pretty well. It’s a little dirty but other than that the quality is quite good. Not bad for a couple of quid. Ordered two more (the green and purple) as they go better with the Sierra Blue iPhone
 

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Plus removing it to get the cards out and using to fumble or set down the phone ( I set it back in my purse) but idk seems like too many steps for me. Even my husband would have to pass me his phone to hold as he did his transaction.


You've been using it incorrectly.

When the wallet is attached to the phone and the phone is in a pocket or bag, the idea is NOT to pull out your phone and then fumble whilst you then detached the wallet and pull out a card, whilst still trying to hold onto your phone....

You simply detach the wallet BEFORE removing the phone and wallet combo from your pocket or bag.

When I want to use a card, I simply detach the wallet from the phone whist its still in the pocket so that you bring out just the wallet in the hand. You then have one hand free to hold the wallet and the other to remove a card.

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You've been using it incorrectly.

When the wallet is attached to the phone and the phone is in a pocket or bag, the idea is NOT to pull out your phone and then fumble whilst you then detached the wallet and pull out a card, whilst still trying to hold onto your phone....

You simply detach the wallet BEFORE removing the phone and wallet combo from your pocket or bag.

When I want to use a card, I simply detach the wallet from the phone whist its still in the pocket so that you bring out just the wallet in the hand. You then have one hand free to hold the wallet and the other to remove a card.

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And it’s just as easy to attached the wallet back to the phone WITHOUT removing the phone from the pocket :)
 
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I want the MagSafe wallet so I can not have to carry around my wallet everywhere, but I can still detach it and use MagSafe car mounts.

Apple’s MagSafe wallet I’ve heard is the best quality and has the strongest magnets. It’s also the only one I can find with any sort of Find Amy compatibility, even if it’s just the location of where the wallet fell off.

Is the wallet worth $60 to you? I mean, that’s more than I spent on my normal wallet. I’m also worried that it’ll fall off and I’ll lose it somewhere. Any feedback/reviews would be helpful. Thanks!

I could think of many uses for $60. But do you really need our permission to buy one?
 
You've been using it incorrectly.

When the wallet is attached to the phone and the phone is in a pocket or bag, the idea is NOT to pull out your phone and then fumble whilst you then detached the wallet and pull out a card, whilst still trying to hold onto your phone....

You simply detach the wallet BEFORE removing the phone and wallet combo from your pocket or bag.

When I want to use a card, I simply detach the wallet from the phone whist its still in the pocket so that you bring out just the wallet in the hand. You then have one hand free to hold the wallet and the other to remove a card.

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Thanks! Will pass this onto my hubby who uses it. My pocket in my small purse is too snug to pull this off but trust me your advice is much appreciated and will be retained for future use! Thank you!!
 
How does the wallet do with sweat? I cycle and the iphone wallet would go in a back pocket, that sometimes gets pretty sweaty.
 
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Sadly, no. I tried to love it, but it’s just not for me. And plus I don’t like the added bulk it adds to the case I’m using. If it held 5 cards, I’d definitely say it was worth it. There’s been too many times where I took it off to get cards out and pay and I think there’s too much room for user error in losing it.
 
I got the pop socket wallet for Xmas and it is so much better than just having the expensive $60 wallet.
 
I use a MagSafe wallet my Mous. I would have replaced it with the Apple MagSafe Wallet if it had active find my tech in it like an AirTag. I don’t lose my wallet very often, but there’s been times where I’ve left it at home or at work when I could have sworn I had it in my pocket. Would have been nice to just pull out my phone and know immediately where I left it.
 
I use a MagSafe wallet my Mous. I would have replaced it with the Apple MagSafe Wallet if it had active find my tech in it like an AirTag. I don’t lose my wallet very often, but there’s been times where I’ve left it at home or at work when I could have sworn I had it in my pocket. Would have been nice to just pull out my phone and know immediately where I left it.
They added find my to it last fall: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/add-iphone-magsafe-wallet-find-my/
 
Temporarily using my old Samsung until I bite the bullet on the 13 pro. I'm planning to buy my first apple case and apple wallet, £49 at John Lewis as well!
 
Used SB wallet with 12 mini for some months, then went back to a regular wallet. MS wallet is comfortable when you don’t need to much cards and/or bills with you; very comfortable to hold better the phone without case. I think that I will use it again for holiday or similar. 60€ are maybe too much, in the end, for it.
 
Tempted to get a second to switch it up with different cards for occasions but 60 is steep. But might take a jab at a cheaper brand
 
So I upgraded from the XS to the 13 Pro last week, and I got the Spigen wallet yesterday. They make two, and I got the one that you can use as a stand, similar to the Moft. The disadvantage of the stand wallets is that all the extra.... stuff.... that folds to make the stand adds thickness. Still, with two cards I would say it's about as thick as Apple's. The magnets on the Spigen very good. I gave the phone a very though shake test and could not get it to come off no matter how vigorous I got. Only when I gave the phone a moderate thump on my palm did it finally come off. This one definitely passes the head-banger test.

As for pulling it in and out of pockets, I watched a lot of YouTube videos from last year where everyone was complaining about Apple's coming off. Every single one of them would put the bottom of the phone in the pocket, then shifted to pushing the phone in from the top. To me that seems like they were just trying to get it to come off, because I've NEVER done it that way. I always put my palm across the face of the phone (either the screen or the back) with my fingers touching the bottom of the phone, the top up near my wrist, and my thumb, ring and pinky fingers gripping it from the sides. I then use my index and middle fingers to push the top of the pocket open and drop my phone in. I don't wear skinny jeans or other tight fitting pants, but if I did I would just slide my entire hand in while doing this. Because of this, the wallet barely even touches the pocket material until it's already in my pocket. I don't see how it would ever fall off even if the magnets were weaker.

While I got very detailed there, I actually had to think and pay attention to what I was doing in order to provide that description. That's all automatic for me and I've been doing it that way since the original iPhone. While I don't doubt that it's a problem for some, I think the whole thing that the magnets are too weak has been blown way out of proportion. I'm quite convinced that a bunch of YouTubers were just trying to score some views by bashing an Apple product. Because, you know, that's NEVER happened before.

As for dealing with the limited number of cards, I have found a way that I can pare down to just two cards, a debit card and a credit card. I live in Colorado, and the sate has it's own app. I was able to use this to obtain digital copies of my driver's license and my vaccine card. This counts as a legal ID anywhere within the state. I've even talked to a few bar tender friends of mine, and they've all been trained to accept this as a valid ID. I also downloaded the apps for my insurance companies (health and auto), and now have those cards on my phone as well. With this I have my bases covered in at least 75% of the scenarios I can think of. Heck, even the library here doesn't need your actual card if you just give them your phone number and ID to look you up. Getting gas at Costco, as others have mentioned, is probably the biggest exception here. But I can just leave the card in my car, and the pumps do have what look to be scanners that could read the QR code in the app. These appear to be disabled currently though.

All in all I think this will work, and my back is going to thank me. I'm still on the fence on whether I'll stick with the Spigen or switch to the Apple wallet. I'm going to take this week to determine whether the extra few millimeters are worth it for the utility of the stand for the Spigen.
Wanted to give an update on this Spigen wallet. Bascially I would not recomend this to anyone afterall. After about 6 months it started falling apart. It's now to the point where if I pull my phone and wallet out of my pocket too quickly my cards will go flying across the room, as well as the metal plates that the wallet uses for the stand feature. This could actually injure someone, as this metal plate has pretty sharp edges. Not a good situation.

I also wanted to note that after experimenting with not carrying around my driver's license for about a month I ended up adding that in. Colorado's app has had some issues where it will randomly forget your card and need to connect to the internet to retrieve it again. Not great when you're in a store that has poor service. This resulted in me not being able to buy beer at the grocery store a couple times. So I was having to carry around three cards, which were originally a tight fit in the Spigen wallet. Still, I think it was going to fall apart eventually no matter what.
 
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