The grip then flips down to turn into a stand that props up your phone in portrait. Regular PopSockets have worked as stands, but primarily in landscape mode. Now the Kick-Out Grip and Stand props ...

The grip then flips down to turn into a stand that props up your phone in portrait. The new Kick-Out Grip and Stand is MagSafe compatible and flips down to turn into a stand. Credit: PopSockets ...

Although the Kick-Out Grip and Stand is the first modern version of the PopSockets that can be used to prop a phone up vertically, it’s technically not the very first.

Perhaps inspired by its partner Xiaomi, Leica is getting into the grip game. Leica actually purchased grip company Fjorden last year, but this is the first foray into phone grips from Leica directly.