My wallet has long been less of a wallet and more of a filing cabinet, crammed with old bills, expired cards and receipts I swore I'd sort out. With a phone in the other pocket, sitting down was a lopsided affair. So I tried the Portronics Wallet X to see if a magnetic wallet could replace the brick in my back pocket.
The Wallet X is MagSafe-compatible, so it snaps onto the back of a MagSafe iPhone and comes off easily. Android users get a metal ring in the box to stick on their phone or case, so it isn't an iPhone-only party.
Portronics Wallet X Can Hold Six Cards Without the Bulge
Most slim magnetic wallets max out at two or three cards. The Wallet X's tri-fold design fits six, enough for my debit card, credit card, ID and metro card, with room to spare.
Load all six and it's a touch chunkier than the photos suggest, and there's no space for cash, though UPI has made that a non-issue for most of us.
The PU leather finish feels premium for the price, and it comes in Brown, Black and Green. My personal favourite is the green-brown variant.
I also loved how incredibly reliable the magnetic lock actually is. I have tried wallet cases before and one of my biggest complaints with them has always been that they slide right off and well, I could lose my wallet easily this way.
That's not the case with the Portronics Wallet X, as it stayed firmly attached to my Google Pixel 11 Pro XL and I never found myself picking it up from the ground.
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The Wallet That Doubles as a Stand
The same folds turn the Portronics Wallet X into a phone stand for hands-free viewing. Since it's already on your phone, there's no extra stand to remember.
Just pull it off before using a wireless charger and note that the warranty is only six months.
When a work call came in while I was on the move at a café, I flipped the wallet open, stood my phone up on the table and took the call hands-free. No balancing it against a sugar jar or something like that.
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Should You Get the Portronics Wallet X?
At Rs 669 on the Portronics website (MRP Rs 999, Rs 539 on Amazon), the Portronics Wallet X isn't for those who carry a dozen cards and a wad of cash. But if you've gone mostly cashless, it turns two pockets of stuff into one. For under Rs 700, that's a trade I'm happy to make.
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