Adjustable Phone Stands

A stand you can set to suit you

An adjustable stand changes its angle, and some change their height as well, so the phone sits where you want to look at it rather than where a fixed stand puts it. That matters most for things you do for a while: a long video call, a film while you eat, following a recipe or a workout, reading at a desk. The stands here hold a phone and most hold a tablet too, on a base that stands on a desk, a bedside table or a kitchen worktop.

The kinds of adjustable stand here

• Desktop stands have a hinged arm on a flat base. You tilt the holder to the angle you want and it stays there. Some fold flat as well.
• Tall telescopic stands put the phone on a pole. The one here rises from 24cm to 47cm on a round weighted base with a metal counterweight, and its clamp turns on a ball joint for upright or sideways viewing. The clamp opens wide enough for a tablet or a small portable monitor as well as a phone, so it can give a laptop a second screen.

How to choose an adjustable stand

Decide first whether you need height or only angle. A tilting desktop stand is enough for reading and watching. Height helps with video calls, so the camera comes up nearer eye level, and with sharing a desk with a laptop, so the phone sits above the keyboard rather than beside it.

Then check the size the stand holds, given on each product page, and how it holds the phone. A lip at the front suits a phone that will be taken off and put back often. A clamp holds the phone more firmly, which suits a tall pole, where a tap on the screen is more likely to tip it. A heavy base matters more the taller the stand and the bigger the screen.

If you want a stand to carry, the foldable phone stands fold flat. If you want one that feels solid, see the metal ones in aluminium phone stands. For filming at head height and above, see tall tripods.

Questions people ask about adjustable phone stands

Will an adjustable stand hold the phone sideways?

Most do. A stand with a clamp on a ball joint turns from upright to sideways without taking the phone out.

Can the phone charge while it is on the stand?

Usually, as long as the cable reaches the phone's port without being bent hard against the stand. For a stand that charges the phone itself, see wireless charging stands.

Will it hold a tablet?

Many will. Each product page gives the sizes it takes and, for the tall stand, the weight it carries.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when it usually arrives.

More to look at

• Desk phone stands
• Foldable phone stands
• Aluminium phone stands
• Bed and gooseneck phone holders
• Tablet stands
• Tall tripods
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