Best Phone Wallets and Card Holders

A phone wallet consolidates your cards and phone into one thing, which is handy until you lose the phone and everything with it. The trade-off is real, so choose the style that fits your habits.

The wallet styles

• Stick-on card holders on the back of the phone
• Folio cases with card slots in a flip cover
• MagSafe wallets that attach magnetically

Stick-on and MagSafe wallets hold a few cards and keep the phone slim. Folio cases hold more but make the phone bulkier and cover the screen.

What to check

• Card capacity and whether cash fits
• RFID blocking if you want extra security
• Whether it blocks wireless charging

The security trade-off

Putting everything in one device means losing the phone costs you your cards too. Many people carry only a couple of essential cards in the wallet and keep the rest at home, which limits the damage.

Buy a MagSafe wallet if you have a compatible phone, or a slim stick-on holder otherwise. Carry only what you need, and enable your phone's tracking features.