When you’re on the go, your phone is more than just a tool for keeping in touch. It’s your road trip DJ, your trusty navigator, and for safety’s sake, you need to mount it up securely. Your hands need to be on the wheel, not your phone, and you don’t need to be looking down for directions at highway speeds. We’ve gathered up a list of some excellent options for universal car mounts, and trust us, there’s no shortage of choices out there for every taste and budget!
Brand power
iOttie Easy One Touch Qi Wireless Fast Charging Air Vent Car Mount
Staff pick
iOttie’s Easy One Touch series is a great option that’s easy to use one-handed with Qi wireless charging and three mount styles to choose from.
$50 at Amazon$50 at Best Buy$61 at Walmart
Best for rental cars
Maxboost Car Mount
Best magnetic mount
Maxboost’s car mount slides into a vent on one side, and securely sticks to a phone with the four magnets — even with a case on — and comes in a 2-pack.
$8 at Amazon
Smartest Dock
Bolt Smart Automatic Car Mount
This car mount can wirelessly charge your phone and features a one-touch system for keeping your phone securely mounted while driving.
$33 at Amazon
Turning it around
Beam Electronics Universal Car Vent Mount
This car vent mount keeps things basic, where the soft padded interior nestles a phone with or without a case. Turn it sideways and switch to landscape.
$15 at Amazon
Fight falls with gravity grip
Baseus Gravity Qi Wireless Car Charger Mount
Baseus’ wireless car charger can fast charge any Qi-enabled phone and uses automatic clips to securely grip it in place the entire time.
$30 at Amazon
Most popular
iOttie Easy One Touch 4
The iOttie Easy One Touch 4 is a durable and dependable choice with a telescopic and rotating arm that lets you position your phone at any angle.
$25 at Amazon$25 at Best Buy$25 at Walmart
Make the most of your radio
Koomus Pro CD Slot Car Mount
Koomus makes use of your car’s CD player as a steady and damage-free mounting option that’s conveniently located right on your center console.
$17 at Amazon
Staying in the rotation
Aukey Car Phone Mount 360 Degree Rotation
Go with either the windshield or dash, you can rotate the base to adjust the angle with the ball joint before you attach your phone on the magnetic mount.
$19 at Amazon
Working on the side
Spigen Kuel S40 Stealth Car Mount
This unique mount comes with a commitment in that you have to stick to keeping your phone in landscape mode, along with making it stick.
$18 at Amazon
Wiggly windshield magic
Mpow Magnetic Phone Holder for Windshield and Dashboard
This flexible mount adheres to your windshield or dashboard so you can position it perfectly while in use and bend out of the way when you don’t need it.
$17 at Amazon
New twist on an old fav
Nite Ize Steelie Orbiter Dash Kit
Nite Ize’s Orbiter uses a flat metal plate to the back phone that attracts to a pivoting concave socket magnetically secured to the dashboard ball mount.
$27 at Amazon
Flexible placement
Scosche Universal Power Mount
This mount is a little older school in that it plugs into the car’s 12V socket, and uses a flexible neck to easily adjust viewing angle to your preference.
$15 at Amazon
Should you go magnetic?
You don’t get as portable as the Maxboost Car Mount, especially when combined with the magnetic-mount-compatible Spigen Style Ring POP.
However, metal magnets interfere with Qi wireless charging, so I’ve been hunting down some magical Qi mounts to use instead. The one that has stood out there is the iOttie Easy One Touch Qi Wireless Mount, with its easy one-touch release and preferable vent mount configuration.
