I’d even go so far as to excuse their unfortunate design had I not stumbled upon the Ohsnap, which so clearly demonstrates how a smartphone grip-stand can be versatile, easy-to-use, ergonomic, and still be so incredibly sleek it’s barely thicker than your phone’s camera bump… and now with its newly introduced all-metal Luxe variant, be incredibly classy too! I’ve always felt they were thick, inelegant, and looked like your phone was wearing a buttplug, but the reason they’re so popular (and why I often cut them some slack) is because they add that missing human-centric element to the phone by making them more grippy, and easy to hold and use with a single hand. I’ve never really been an advocate for PopSockets.
You almost always need two hands to use your smartphone, which isn’t ideal for multiple reasons… your second hand could be occupied, it could have gloves on, it could even be injured or disabled, or more relevantly, you could just choose to not want to use both hands to hold your phone, lest you cover it with germs. The edges are straight lines, and sometimes the phone is so big it’s impossible to use entirely with one hand. Now take a look at your phone and its perfectly rectangular design.
These grips are designed so that you hold the product securely, without straining your palm or fingers with prolonged use. Look at the grip on a drill-machine, or your gym water bottle, or even your game controller… the reason they aren’t dominated by straight lines is because there isn’t a single straight line on your hand. The phone is one of the few devices that isn’t guided by ergonomic proportions, but rather by its display.
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