The short version
- A case with a raised lip and a glass protector cost far less than one screen repair.
- Many phones ship without a charger: a 30 W USB-C brick covers most of them at full speed.
- A mount and a small tripod are cheap and get used every week.
Protection first
Screens break face down. A case with a raised lip keeps the glass and the camera bump off the pavement, and it matters more than how thick the case is.
Tempered-glass protectors feel closest to the original screen. Buy a kit with an alignment frame: it turns a fiddly job into a thirty-second one and avoids dust under the glass.
Charge faster with the right brick
Plenty of phones now come with a cable but no charger. An old 5 W plug will work, slowly. A 30 W USB-C Power Delivery charger fills most phones at their full speed.
GaN chargers do the same job in a smaller, cooler body, and folding prongs make them easy to travel with.
For the car and the camera roll
A car mount keeps navigation at eye level and your hands on the wheel. Vent mounts install in seconds; dashboard and windshield mounts are steadier with heavier phones.
A pocket tripod with a phone clamp makes group photos, time-lapses and video calls painless. Add a Bluetooth shutter remote and you no longer need the self-timer.
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