The Best Car Phone Mounts for 2024 (2024)

FAQs

What is the best car phone charger for 2024? ›

After testing more than 60 models, we've determined that the best car charger is the dual-port Nekteck PD 45W Type-C Car Charger. You can fast-charge phones, tablets, and laptops on its USB-C port and simultaneously charge a second phone on its USB-A port. No other charger offers as much power for a better price.

if you are comfortable with all phone holders. then I should recommend the dash phone holder because after a long time windshield phone holder loses its capacity to stick on the glass. and for vent, if there is a situation where you have to on AC then you have to remove it for a while. but a dash phone holder is best.

We think magnetic phone mounts are generally the most convenient and easiest-to-use options for holding your phone in a car, and in our testing, the iOttie iTap Magnetic 2 line delivered the best overall experience.

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On average, a car phone charger only pulls about five Watts of energy which is negligible. But if done for long periods of time without starting the car or recharging the car battery, your battery will definitely be on its way to complete drainage.

The disadvantages of a car phone holder are limited. They may block airflow from vents (for air vent mounts), obstruct visibility if improperly placed, and some designs might not work well with thick phone cases. If not securely attached, they can damage your phone or distract the driver.

Ideally, the screen should be mounted towards the centre of the windscreen, to the left of the driver. If this is not practicable, the next best location is in the far right, bottom corner of the windscreen. These two locations are marked as locations 1 and 2 respectively in Figure 1 below.

Windshield Mount

Windshields are undoubtedly the highly favored place to put the phone mount in the car. You can use an adhesive or a suction cup to mount your handset onto the windshield and fix the device.

Will a CD Slot Mount Do Damage? Nope! While it's a reasonable assumption to think something mounted in your CD player slot could do some damage to your audio system, they're perfectly safe.

Which is better suction cup or air vent phone holder? ›

Suction mounts generally scored better overall than the other two attachment types (vent and adhesive), often because of superior stability while driving. Though this isn't the case for all suction cup mounts – some can vibrate quite a bit.

iOttie Easy One Touch 4 CD Slot Mount

We've tested a lot of phone holders and the iOttie Easy One Touch 4 CD Slot Mount is one of our favorites for a simple reason — it takes that CD player that you likely never use and gives it a new lease on life.

Firstly, the magnetic field can blur your camera. In addition, your smartphone's compass may become out of alignment when you use a certain magnetic mount. This is caused by the presence of too large magnets that cause the compass to be out of alignment.

While users report lower battery percentages after using magnetic phone mounts, this can typically be explained by the use of navigation in the car while using the phone mount—we all know using GPS requires a lot of energy!

The best car phone charger supports at least 20-watt power output. However, if you intend to charge devices other than smartphones, you would have to consider higher power ratings. Powered ratings above 45 watts are ideal for charging laptops and tablets in the car.

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If all you want is a power brick to keep small devices powered up, our choice for best charger is clear: the Anker Nano.