Moshi Flekto Apple Watch charger, WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive 1TB
Compact, folding Apple Watch charger
£49.95 FROM Moshi, moshi.com FEATURES Works with all Apple Watch models, integrated USB-A cable, fold-flat design, 0-75° viewing angle, aluminium hinge
Moshi specialises in great looking, practical add-ons and accessories for your Apple devices (see our reviews of the Symbus Q,
MF364 and Otto Q, MF365), but the Flekto is different. The build-quality superlatives remain, but the design choices feel a little odd.
Essentially, the Flekto is a compact Apple Watch stand with magnetic charger that can be angled at anywhere between 0 and 75°, making it ideal for use with your Apple Watch’s Nightstand mode, and for protecting its integrated cable so you can slip it into a pocket or bag. Disconcertingly, that cable has a USB-A plug on the end and is incredibly short. Sure, you can detach the end of the cable from its housing and plug the Flekto directly into a MacBook, say, although if you have a recent Apple device you’ll need a USB-A to USB-C adapter – and there isn’t one in the box. Of course, having a USB-A plug does mean the
Flekto is compatible with a huge range of USB-A wall plugs and adaptors as well as MacBooks, but we would have liked to see either a choice of detachable cables included or the aforementioned adaptor – especially as the charger itself is £50.
In use, though, the Flekto works just fine, securely holding your Apple Watch, however you choose to use it. Rob Mead-Green