Make sure your Android phone has these six accessories

It’s impossible to leave home without your wallet, your keys, and especially your smartphone. For Android users in particular, there are accessories available in the market that could make mundane browsing, messaging, and entertainment life more interesting.

For Kati Volitich, the JBL FLIP 4 is the best speaker for an Android smartphone (probably for an iPhone, too). This all-weather speaker is the perfect companion for every road trip, beach getaway, and movie marathon at home. It boasts of a built-in noise and echo-cancelling feature to double the gadget as a speakerphone.

The Anker PowerCore II should always be in your bag when you’re someone who’s always on the go. This compact 10000mAh travel charger makes sure your phone has all the juice it needs to power through the day. The 1byone Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard is great for those who use their phones as a primary computer. JOTO makes a universal waterproof phone pouch like no other. Great for swimming trips, this pouch should be on your checklist for your next vacation.

For more general needs, accessories one should never sleep on are protective cases and spare charging cables. Kati Volitich keeps a few of these at home and in her car to make sure she always has them. Charging cables can get lost as easy as losing one sock, and protective cases double as added designs for your phone.

Hi there! My name is Kati Volitich, a computer engineering student at the University of California, Berkeley. For all things tech, I’m your girl. Head over to my other blog for more updates.