Nite Ize Steelie Orbiter Plus Magnetic Socket and Metal Ring
Keep your iPhone® stable with the Nite Ize Steelie Orbiter Plus Magnetic Socket and Metal Ring. It attaches to Steelie mounts and perfectly aligns with MagSafe® phones, cases and chargers.
- Designed for Apple® MagSafe iPhones and accessories, including iPhone 12
- Magnetic Socket perfectly aligns with the magnets inside a MagSafe phone, case or charger, allowing you to instantly connect your phone to the socket for hands-free viewing
- Requires any Steelie mount to complete the system (Steelie mount not included)
- Metal Ring adheres to the back of a MagSafe charger with included 3M® adhesive, allowing for charging while mounted
- Powerful magnet will not damage phones but should not be placed near magnetically sensitive objects such as credit cards, computer hard drives or pacemakers
- Materials: 85% aluminum/10% neodymium magnets/5% silicone
- Dimensions: 2.26 x 2.26 x 0.26 in.
Imported.
View the Nite Ize Steelie Product LineView all Nite Ize Phone MountsBest Use | Casual Travel |
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Weight | 1.8 ounces |
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Best thing for Phones in cars!
I bought the orbiter kit w/magnet. Wow! Excellent product. Well build, got some weight to it. I have had mine for 4+ years and have used one other phone holder. This is THE best one, I don't even look for other products. This is perfect. This is just one of those products you buy and go "Man, this thing is so simple, just awesome. I saw some mentions of the glue not holding out, try Krazy glue. That is great stuff and will not unglue.
MagSafe charging
I added two metal plates to the back of the MagSafe charger and it fixed my non-charging issue. Got the plates out of a wixgear kit but I think you can buy them separately
Exactly Perfect!
This is the perfect way to hold my phone and charge my phone at the same time. I’ve been a steelie user for years and this is the best one yet.
Mag Safe Stops Charging once attached to Orbiter
I love Nite Ize products. I've used the orbiter series for years and its fantastic. Now that i have a phone that uses the Mag Safe charging, i thought this would be a great solution for a mount and charger at the same time. The issue is that once the Mag Safe charger is on the phone and charging, shortly after you mount it to the Orbiter magnet, the mag safe charging function stop charging the phone. It seems like the magnetic force of the orbiter mount causes the Mag Safe charging to stop. The mag safe charger begins working again after you pull the phone off the mount. So - it doesnt really do what it is supposed to do. Major bummer.
Been buying same product for years!
I read in here where someone had a hard time with the 3M adhesive.... I have bought 4 of these now, it is the only system I will buy. The adhesive has worked flawlessly for me on all surfaces I have mounted it on up to this point. I do use the alcohol pad they supply you with to clean the surface
Looks and Woks Great!
I have been using Steelie for a long time and i was so glad to see there was a MagSafe option now. Glad to know that I can still use my car mount and not have to switch out my case. And it looks really good!
Generally great...but some not so much.
I have owned several of the steelie products. I don't like the magnet stuck to my phone. Reason...I've erased several credit cards that way. I don't like the vent mount because it's just not very stable. I've used the FreeMount option extensively. I it works but my wife finds it difficult to clamp it down adequately. It also recently broke. I just purchased the orbiter magnetic socket + metal plate, which I haven't used yet, but it seems very promising. I wish they had a way to adhere the mount to a curved surface. One of my vehicles doesn't have a flat surface where I can mount the steelie in a convenient location. Honorable mention to the Steelie Squeeze Clamp. I haven't used it but it looks promising.
Solid mount, does not magsafe charge
First, I like this mount. I want to love this mount. I am a huge MagSafe adopter. It's sweet tech. My current setup is an iP14Pro in a Spigen Ultra Hybrid Mag case. I attached the metal ring to the back of my magsafe charger (NOT the case) and when I attach the charger to the orbiter, charging stops.. I remove the charger from the socket, charging resumes, so there is an issue when attaching the black orbiter to the magnetic socket. SUCKS, because the main purpose was to charge my phone via magsafe while driving, but, it does still work as a solid mount.
MagSafe charger doesn’t work
The mount works great, no slippage or anything and I would absolutely love it except, when you have the MagSafe charger on the steelie mount, it won’t charge! This is a serious flaw and renders this product a complete waste. Basically, if you have a MagSafe charger on a magnetic mount, it disrupts charging. I did some research to try and figure out a solution, and the solution is that you CANNOT mount a MagSafe charger on a magnetic mount. Nite Ize needs to discontinue this product because it does not work, period. Very disappointing.
Hi there, we are so sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the Steelie Orbiter Plus, I would love to talk more about your phone not charging while connected to the Orbiter. I would also be happy to help you get a replacement through our two-year Worry-Free Guarantee or troubleshoot the problem more over email. Please reach out to us at info@niteize.com and we would be happy to help you out.
Great for holding iPhones with MagSafe, but...
It does not do a good job with holding the MagSafe charger while the phone is attempting to charge wirelessly. I have a Smartish brand MagSafe charger. For whatever reason, when this charger is attached to the Orbiter Plus using the Metal Ring, my phone will barely charge. My guess is that the something with the Orbiter/Metal Ring interferes with the charging process. It does a bit of a "pulse" charge meaning it continuously cuts on and off while attempting to charge. I have to take the Smartish charger off and just use the regular lightning charge cable. Its a shame, because I really like how the Orbiter Plus keeps my iPhone 13 Pro still on my dash. I can easily pull the phone on and off of the Orbiter and not pull the Orbiter off of the Steelie ball.