It was a little bulky. I did not try the sticky dash mount, or the seemingly flimsy vent mount. Again in just 3 months' time it has become apparent that, when sunlight heats up the adhesive and it has the weight of my phone on the mount, the adhesive just doesn't hold. The entire mount and mounting pad has come off my dash once and fallen in the floor.
The design is simple in the best sense of the word; it's immediately clear how it does its thing. The designers clearly thought beyond the initial idea and included niceties like the notch where you can line up your power cable. It loosens on its own over time or any bumps in the road. And the foam cushion that the phone sits on is already wearing away.
I have a Seido case on the Droid X and it still fits perfect. The USB charging port stays open and the mount is adjustable to many different configurations. When you place the phone in the holder you need to compress the side holders till they lock. The side holders need to be released with what seems to be a spring loaded mechanism by depressing the button you see on the left side of the holder when you want to take the phone out. I got this one and the Motorola brand dash mount. The Motorola mount is nice that it puts the phone in to car mode automatically when you put the phone on it. I finally got the good stuff. I bought two of these, one for my car and one for my wife's. It holds to the windshield very strong. And even comes with dashboard and vent brackets. Just note that the universal joint is not great. I've only used through a/c vent holder for my EVO.
The only complaint that I have about it is that I bought it to use with my iPhone 4 and the back piece of the mount is just plastic and it has the brand name sticking out at the bottom. Easily got around this by stopping by the local hardware store and picking up a pack of those felt tip furniture guard things and placing them on there. I agree with others that you will have to 'baby' the spring mounted sides that attach to your device to avoid breaking them. Since this was part of a "free shipping package" it's probably not worth returning.
Both are good and can handle almost any device. The only thing that worries me is the release mechanism on the holder.
I have tried several but the clips were never long enough to reach all the way through to the back of the vane. This worked perfectly. I like this product a lot. The only thing is it shakes a little too much and is at its last click for tightness on my droid incredible, but it still is a great design!
The design is simple in the best sense of the word; it's immediately clear how it does its thing. The designers clearly thought beyond the initial idea and included niceties like the notch where you can line up your power cable. It loosens on its own over time or any bumps in the road. And the foam cushion that the phone sits on is already wearing away.
I have a Seido case on the Droid X and it still fits perfect. The USB charging port stays open and the mount is adjustable to many different configurations. When you place the phone in the holder you need to compress the side holders till they lock. The side holders need to be released with what seems to be a spring loaded mechanism by depressing the button you see on the left side of the holder when you want to take the phone out. I got this one and the Motorola brand dash mount. The Motorola mount is nice that it puts the phone in to car mode automatically when you put the phone on it. I finally got the good stuff. I bought two of these, one for my car and one for my wife's. It holds to the windshield very strong. And even comes with dashboard and vent brackets. Just note that the universal joint is not great. I've only used through a/c vent holder for my EVO.
The only complaint that I have about it is that I bought it to use with my iPhone 4 and the back piece of the mount is just plastic and it has the brand name sticking out at the bottom. Easily got around this by stopping by the local hardware store and picking up a pack of those felt tip furniture guard things and placing them on there. I agree with others that you will have to 'baby' the spring mounted sides that attach to your device to avoid breaking them. Since this was part of a "free shipping package" it's probably not worth returning.
Both are good and can handle almost any device. The only thing that worries me is the release mechanism on the holder.
I have tried several but the clips were never long enough to reach all the way through to the back of the vane. This worked perfectly. I like this product a lot. The only thing is it shakes a little too much and is at its last click for tightness on my droid incredible, but it still is a great design!
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