iBolt MFI Certified ChargeDock- Magnetic Vehicle/Desktop Dock/Mount w/ 2 mounting Options. Works w/Most Phone and case Combinations (iPhone Xs/Xs Max/X / 8/8 Plus / 7/7 Plus / 6), IBA-34100

I've gone through several iterations of mounts to hold my iPhone to the car, usually all using the concept of suction on the windscreen, often with spring-loaded arms which grip the side of the phone. All have failed pretty quickly, and nearly all have rattled from the moving parts after a surprisingly short period of time.This one, however, is different. Sure it still mounts to the windscreen in the usual manner (though it has almost a glue-like gel on the rubber which makes it easier for the sucker to make an air-tight seal). But what makes it really easy to use is the fact that there are no side clamps to hold the phone in place. Instead, you use magnets. Technically, you could stick the supplied metal plates onto the rear of your iPhone if you wanted (and I don't!), but for me I just placed these plates in-between the phone and the case that I store the phone in. Then, in pretty much a single-handed action, you can place the phone into this cradle with absolute ease, and it just stays put.But better still, with an integrated Lightning connector built into the base, when you position the phone onto the cradle, it also charges your phone up (provided the lightning/USB cable is plugged in to a suitable power supply/connector!). I have mine wired directly into the back of an after-market audio head unit in the car, which supports CarPlay. And now we're really talking. A simple job of just placing the phone onto the cradle, and suddenly all the cool features of CarPlay are available to you with no hassle whatsoever.If I had to be critical of this product, I'd say that in order to position the metal plates on my iPhone 8+ phone, you end up losing some of the magnet attraction with the cradle. So after a while, the phone might perhaps start to tilt sideways. It's minimal, but it's not perfect. If I arranged the plates so this didn't happen, then I couldn't wirelessly charge my phone with it's cover on at night - and that's not something I'm prepared to sacrifice. It's possible that a smaller (and older) iPhone might not suffer from this limitation, but I can't comment on that.So this is a great product, and certainly the best I've used before in the car. However, it's not entirely faultless. If only the magnets were a little bit stronger, then perhaps we'd be giving this a full 5-star rating. But as it is, it has to drop a single star.(By the way, my advice to stop this slight tilting after a whilst whilst docked and driving, would be to make sure you position the unit so the phone can rest against the wide window/window frame should it start to tilt).

Absolutely Brilliant, installed mine on the bottom of my cup holder. Plenty of adjustment. The suction cup is tacky for extra adhesion. I have a thick phone case and it fits fine. Its now much quicker to plug my phone in before I set off. Expensive but there’s nothing else quite like it.

Great product would purchase another ibolt great products

Great charging capability and FAST. however iPhone Is a little fiddly as the magents weren’t compatible with my XS.