As well as our testing and experience using a variety of car phone holders, we also based our recommendations on the latest research and several factors. Some of the factors that we considered included the holder’s build quality, ease of setup, stability, compatibility, aesthetics, adjustability, additional features, warranty and value for money. Conclusion Grip We manually shake all the car phone holders to see how well they grip a mobile and whether it detaches. Stability We take each in-car phone holder out on a bumpy driving test to see how stable it remains and whether the angle or position of the phone changes significantly. The law regarding the use of mobile phones when driving in the UK has been in place for many years now and this includes using your phone to text or call without using handsfree as well as taking photos or videos and browsing the internet. Therefore, apart from calling 999 or 112, you can’t hold your phone whatsoever when driving.

Once it’s there, it’s going to stay there, no matter how bumpy the road gets – something that can’t always be said of some of the clamp-style holders. There’s also no maximum phone size to worry about – it will handle devices of up to 650g – and the joint means it works at a decent range of angles. As long as you’re happy with the metal plate on your phone or in its case, this is the best windscreen mount to go for. You can also get suction grips and cradles that attach directly to your dashboard, although this won’t work if it has a textured surface. Another possibility is to connect the holder to your car stereo.

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Adjustability We test how easy or fiddly it is to adjust the car phone holders to a comfortable position to view your mobile. There’s every chance you’ve been in at least one minicab where part of the windscreen is covered by a wall of phones. That’s not an example to follow. Has anyone found a satisfactory solution to mounting a mobile phone in the car. To be honest this problem baffles me. We've had mobile phones in regular use for the last 20 years and smartphones for the last 6 or so, and still the car manufacturers can't seem to come up with a satisfactory arrangement to mount a phone in the car.

While there’s no additional support beyond the glossy Magsafe plate, it keeps a tenacious grip on compatible iPhones, and we couldn’t fault it during testing – provided the phone wasn’t in a silicon case. Our test phone’s case weakened the grip somewhat; but ESR sells its own Magsafe cases, which won’t suffer the same problem. This is a smart compact holder and charger that will do your iPhone proud. We choose the most popular car phone holders sold at UK retailers and test each in different cars and with iPhone and Samsung devices. We buy all the products we test. Each car phone holder is rated on the following:Where you put your car phone holder depends very much on the type you’re using. There are three main car attachment types and two phone attachment types to choose between. Here's a comparison of them, which should help with such questions as: are magnetic car phone holders good? Where is the best place to put the phone holder on a car windscreen? Flip the ProClip leftwards so the curved right edge hooks behind the control panel. Pull out the gap opener. Press the gap opener into the gap between the center console and the dashboard. One of the most popular options is a clip that attaches to your air-conditioning vent. These are ideal for lighter smartphones, but the grip might not be firm enough to hold heavier devices and it also obstructs the airflow. You may be wondering: are magnetic holders safe? Although we can't vouch for all of them, the ones we tested had a strong grip and won't damage the internal components of your smartphone. Press the left end of the ProClip slightly against the center console sidewall, in the same time slide/press the ProClip upwards so the left edge goes into the gap above the gap opener. Pull out the gap opener.