Your phone is an essential part of everyday life whether you’re browsing the internet, playing games, doing online shopping, taking pictures, making calls, listening to music, watching the latest shows, checking your email, updating your calendar or keeping on top of the news or your social feeds. It covers so many aspects of your life and still manages to fit right in your pocket. It’s amazing how something that small can connect you to the wider world. There are different types of accessories that can be paired with your phone to make it even more beneficial to your day-to-day life.
Phone Cases
A solid phone case can save you from those scary moments — from the drop, to when your phone hits the ground, and finally to when you slowly turn it over to examine the damage. They can look great too. OtterBox and Case-Mate offer some amazing options. OtterBox’s Defender series offers military-grade protection and can survive the roughest experiences. Case-Mate’s Tough case offers slimmer protection and a sleeker fit – admirably doing the job of protecting your phone from the rigors of everyday life while looking stylish. Customize your Android phone cases and iPhone cases with your own images and text for a completely unique case.
Headphones
Headphones allow you to create a personal bubble, giving you a private experience in public spaces. Whether that’s listening to the latest songs, audiobooks or catching up on your weekly podcast. The biggest dilemma you have to face these days is if you want wireless headphones or not. With Bluetooth headphones, you don’t have the problem where your wires become all twisted. There is, however, a slight drain on a phone’s battery life and you’ll have to charge the headphones from time to time. Most Bluetooth headphones come with an audio jack and cable so even if you forgot to charge you’ll still be able to plug them in for traditional wired headphones!
Selfie Sticks
Selfie sticks have been a game changer. No more asking the person with the longest arms to take the selfie, no more strained arm shots, no more group selfies where one person is cut out because the angle was too hard with such a short reach. The selfie stick has done for selfies and phones what tripods did for cameras. There are a lot of affordable selfie sticks out there that’ll do the job. Many having adjustable clamps to fit any phone and most can be folded for compactness. Some like the Mpow iSnap X selfie stick has Bluetooth capability so you only have to click a designated button within reach to take a picture.
Speakers
Portable speakers are the modern day boom box. Imagine rolling up, portable speakers blaring the latest love song for that iconic movie moment or romantic gesture. Or maybe not… They’re cool phone accessories regardless! The built-in speakers on phones have slowly been improving in quality. However, playing music for friends or at an event is definitely out of the question. Pick up a portable Bluetooth speaker and turn any gathering into a party by providing high-quality sound at high volume.
PopSocket
The amount of utility you can get from something so basic and simple is astounding. The PopSocket, if you don’t know, is an expandable and collapsible device grip that can attach to the back of your phone. The size of phones today make them awkward to grip or hold with one hand. This accessory makes things a lot easier, from taking selfies securely to acting as a stand when you’re watching a video or on a speaker call. With an adhesive mount, you can attach it to a range of surfaces, including your car. For the price and flexibility alone, PopSockets are one of the most essential phone accessories available today.
Arm Bands
Running with a phone is a struggle, gripping it in sweaty palms is a recipe for disaster and catching your headphones with a rogue arm swing is the fastest way to ruin your groove. Fortunately, there’s a massive range of armbands designed for holding your phone and protecting it from sweat and poor weather. The top things to look out for when you’re buying one is if it’s the correct fit for your phone, if it has a flap to wrap your headphone cord around to avoid the aforementioned groove-breaker and if it has extra space for your keys, cash or cards. Some bands like Lifeproof’s LifeActiv armband even allows you to mount your phone on your bike or in your car.
Power Bank
Portable external chargers are essential for those off-the-grid trips, whether camping, traveling or at a music festival. That extra bit of charge can keep you in touch with the wider world and allow you to capture those special moments. OrigAudio’s TenFour 10400 mAh Power Bank has rapid charging capabilities, holds enough for five phone charges and has the added bonus of full customization on Zazzle.
From saving your phone from damage and drops to saving your phone from running out of juice, phone accessories can reduce the small obstacles you come across each day. Hopefully, this list of our top smartphone accessories will help make your everyday life a tad bit easier. Share your favorite type of phone accessory in the comments!
With a background in psychology and sociology, love of football, literature, travel and music, Aonghus had always tried to be trendy, but then the trends changed.
