Review: Belkin's Car Vent Mount PRO Offers Easy MagSafe Mounting

[Jett0516]

I got this one off Amazon and it works very well and blends in - wireless charging as well.

Magnetic Wireless Car... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P5HY35K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Not an affiliate - bought it, use it... works great.
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Does not give the same “Bling” you get with an actual MagSafe charger from Apple though.

This look great. How strong is the magnet?

 

[ClockWork72]

I purchased this mount and been driving around with it for over a week now and it works great.

 

[cardfan]

Looks like a joke. Hard pass.

 

[Toddcooper171]

There are tons of magnetic phone dash mounts out there. I used my existing one and then bought a stick on round metal plate for a phone from Amazon and attached it to the back of an Apple MagSafe charger. It works perfectly and is relatively minimal.

 

[testcard]

These mounts never work effectively in circular vents.

 

[Orizaba]

I got this one off Amazon and it works very well and blends in - wireless charging as well.

Magnetic Wireless Car... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P5HY35K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Not an affiliate - bought it, use it... works great.
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Does not give the same “Bling” you get with an actual MagSafe charger from Apple though.

Do you have a Pro Max? Reviews seem to point at the magnet not being strong enough for the Max...

 

[chrono1081]

No thanks. Not a single vehicle I've ever owned works with those stupid mount clips. Make something that actually grips the vent please, not just sits in there.

 

[rjp1]

My phone went flying from one of these things.

I think the issue is that for an accessory to be approved by Apple it must have a very specific magnet strength. It is too low for something like this to work. You might be better off getting a knockoff version of one of these that ignore Apple's rules and make the magnet stronger.

 

[beach bum]

There are tons of magnetic phone dash mounts out there. I used my existing one and then bought a stick on round metal plate for a phone from Amazon and attached it to the back of an Apple MagSafe charger. It works perfectly and is relatively minimal.

This ^. I did the same. I have a low profile dash mount that works perfectly for what I need it to do. I can’t see spending that much on a product that doesn’t give me the functionality that I want in an accessory.

 

[BruiserB]

I bought this off eBay. Took a while to come from China but got it this week and I love it. It came with both a vent clip mount and a suction cup window dash/mount. I used the vent clip and it is stronger than the one I had for my previous mount.

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I bought an Aukey 21W USB C car charger and a USB C cable and hooked it up. Magnet is solid and it sets off the MagSafe animation on my phone when I attach it. It didn't hold the phone in my clear non MagSafe Case, but held the phone solidly. I went and got the Apple Silicone MagSafe case and it also holds like a charm. I have no idea if it's giving true 15W charging, but it held/charged my phone while using GPS which is all I really care about.

I use CPlay2Air for Wireless CarPlay as well, so now this is the ideal car setup.

 

[Rocko99991]

If you want a real magnet mount for your car you need 2 things. Dash mounted magnet base-not vent. 2) Stong metal plates attached to your phone, your case or sandwiched in between. Scosche Magic Mount has been great. https://www.scosche.com/collections/magnetic-phone-mount For Max or Plus phones get this-https://www.scosche.com/black-magicplate-dual-adapter-kit. It preserves wireless charging and is very secure for larger phones. Been using them for years.

They also have wireless charging mounts.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

If you get a car with Car Play then you don't need a mount, just throw it in the center console.

My next car will have carplay, but my current car doesn't play nicely with aftermarket head units. And carplay isn't important enough for me to buy a new car.

 

[Mavman]

I got this one off Amazon and it works very well and blends in - wireless charging as well.

Magnetic Wireless Car... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P5HY35K?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Not an affiliate - bought it, use it... works great.
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Does not give the same “Bling” you get with an actual MagSafe charger from Apple though.

how is that “wireless”?

Does look good though

 

[jz0309]

while it looks nice, I would never mount anything on the vents in a car, I'm giving up a cup holder based stand for my phone, but YMMV

 

[Grohowiak]

Car vent mount pro... Car VENT MOUNT pro... smh.

 

[Mrjetsondc]

Ha, I was semi on board even at $40 when I thought it WAS made out of aluminum. Now that I hear it is made from plastic, this is a hard pass.

Plastics are the future, friend

 

[Scipster]

I definitely dig the MagSafe mount, even if it is without charging. So much simpler to attach and take on the go.

But - does the iPhone stay on when you go over bumps in the road?

 

[Mrjetsondc]

I’m going to ride my iPhone 11 until it dies a magnificent death. The iPhone 12 accessory scams are not for me.

 

[4jasontv]

Props to the editor who asked why it’s called pro.

 

[BuffaloTF]

Just seems pretty redundant without charging capabilities. The point of a magsafe mount is surely to provide ease of attachment without unnecessary fiddling. It defeats the point if I have to attach and remove a cable each and every time I want to move the phone.

I would rather Belkin had focused their efforts on releasing their 3-in-1 MagSafe charger before Christmas. That’s a far more enticing release.

I disagree for one reason and one reason only - wireless CarPlay still being few and far between. Until then, I’m plugging in anyway.

 

[gammamonk]

We keep a ChargerCity Hippo in both cars. They work with any phone and just sit on the dash via non-slip and weight. Phone-specific mounts come and go, a Hippo is forever.

 

[kuwxman]

Why do you care so much about the material though? If it's well put together and does its job, that's what matters. Btw I think aluminum could interfere with the cellular reception.

It should be pretty obvious, but if it were made of aluminum then the $40 price point could be debatable. $40 for a plastic mount is not.

 

[Jimmy James]

If I’m not a “Pro” driver can I still use this?

 

[lorkkrue]

How can this be a good position to see the screen while I'm driving??
I have to slouch pretty low in my seat to see at this angle.

 

[cwosigns]

it’s kinda pointless until it can charge the phone though isn’t?

Not really. I ordered one of these and it arrived last week. I have a 4th generation Mazda Miata, and it was NOT built with large phones in mind. My 12 Pro Max doesn’t fit in the center console, and there isn’t enough room in the “phone stash” area for the phone and cord to not interfere with shifting. This mount solves that problem for me, and the cord I have is a 4” version so there’s no excess cord to mess with. Not to mention that Wireless CarPlay hasn’t proliferated through downmarket vehicles, and dongles that supposedly enable it are fraught with issues still.