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The 4 Best Car Phone Mounts I’ve Tried (2026): Belkin, Andery, Andobil
A car phone mount is no longer an option—it's a necessity. Nearly every US state restricts cell phone use while driving (we see you, Montana!), and most require full hands-free operation. The best car phone mounts offer an easy view of your phone's screen without blocking your view of the road, hold your phone securely, and keep vibration to a minimum.
I've spent weeks and hundreds of miles testing car phone holders for iPhones and Android alike, on busy freeways and on potholed city roads. What I found is that the best car phone mounts aren't necessarily expensive or name brands: They're just smartly designed.
The best car phone mount for an iPhone is almost always a secure MagSafe mount. The one I keep in my car when I'm not testing other mounts is a sturdy, compact Andery suction mount ($36) that holds preternaturally fast to both my phone and dash but can also be mounted to a window. My favorite mechanical car phone holder for Android phones is a sturdy, versatile, ball-joint mount from Andobil ($30) that affixes tightly to a car's dash, windshield, or air vents.
Here are the best car phone mounts for each car and phone type. See also WIRED's guides to the Best USB Car Chargers, Best Portable Jump Starters, Best iPhone Cases and Accessories, Best MagSafe Accessories, and Best Wireless Phone Chargers.
The world is full of bulky phone mounts that block your view of the road, inflexible phone mounts that only allow for horizontal or vertical mounting, weak suction cups, and kinda mid MagSafe attachments. And then there's this innovatively designed, wonderfully compact dash and window mount from Andery.
On flat surfaces, the nano-gel suction cup holds fast like Hodor at the door. The 22-magnet MagSafe ring allows airflow to avoid overheating, but it also holds stronger than most comparable Qi2 magnets. And unlike bulky plastic mounts, the Andery's aluminum-arm, stainless steel ring keeps a low profile and interferes minimally with one's line of sight. In fact, when affixed to my dash, this device doesn't block my view of the road at all. The ring rotates 360 degrees. The two-joint arm can either fold tightly to the mount or extend outward. No other mount I've tested combines all of these virtues.
But note you'll need a relatively flat surface to get a good bond with the suction cup. I've also seen some reports that the suction cup can lose adhesion over time if repeatedly re-mounted (and it's cussedly difficult to remove in the first place, though it leaves no residue when you do). Non-Qi2-compatible Android phones will need a MagSafe case to be compatible with this car phone holder. But if your phone has a magnet or a magnetic case, this is the simplest and most effective car phone mount I know, and it performs leagues better than other similarly designed car mounts like this one from Acer.
Note also that Andery offers a Qi2-compatible phone charger version at the expense of airflow. I haven't tested this variant yet.
Mechanical mounts like this one from Andobil—with holders that can be slid in sideways to securely grip the phone—are flexible for a broad range of phones and don't require MagSafe technology. But they're also mostly bulky, making them a less preferred option as a windshield or dashboard mount because this will block your field of vision.
Among all similar devices I've tested, this one from newer Chinese company Andobil is the most compact I've tested when not in use, while still offering a lot of flexibility. The nanogel suction cup on its dash mount is one of the most stable I've tested (almost aggressively stuck on, to be honest). And the extendable arm, while plastic, feels less cheap and breakable than other models. The kit also comes with an air vent mount, whose three-point design makes it among the most stable vent mounts I've tested and allows you to maneuver the phone so it does not block the vent.