Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a really neat concept for sanitizing your phone. Just drop your phone in and it acts like a little toaster. But, the term “clean” feels a bit too broad. A clean phone would mean that other contaminants would also be removed, like the grease and grime that builds up. But, I didn’t expect that from this device, it just seems odd to say “clean your phone while you wash your hands” as I would expect dirt to be removed from cleaning my hands and it won’t be from my phone from this Cleanstation phone sanitizer. The main thing that makes me skeptical is the lack of technical specifications or scientific proof anywhere. They just throw the term UV-C all over the place and it just feels like a gimmick to market the current situation. It isn’t cheap to get equipment to test the actual light output, so I don’t have anything of that nature. Let alone a lab to compare bacteria before and after. However, there have been a lot of LED “UV-C” devices out there recently that have been near UV-C, barely 280 nanometers which is the edge of UV-B. Not powerful enough to truly kill 99.9% of bacteria, especially in 30 seconds. Now, there are some studies out there that show that some LED UV-C can kill bacteria at a distance of 3cm in 30 seconds. If that is what this device is using, then why wouldn’t that be a highlight on their own site to help try and alleviate any disbelief. I’ve also seen reports that UV-C LEDs that are powerful enough usually cost about $15 per LED, they say there are 30 of them in this device. So, that would explain a high price, but cheaper than getting the individual LEDs on your own. I’m not trying to downplay their claims, but I would feel more trusting if there were more technical specifications and even some scientific representation on their own site. If I didn’t think I would end up destroying the device, I would attempt the banana test with it, but that takes several minutes of exposure, as I tried with 30 seconds and no difference. Overall, if its claims are true, that is an added peace of mind and easy to use. But, personally I would rather use a sanitizing alcohol wipe to get the fingerprints and bacteria removed.

Received this product as part of the Bestbuy Tech Insider Network. Overall it's a useful and neat device. It's cool that you can place your phone in the slot and it'll auto feed it into the cleaning bay, do its thing for about 20 sec and then give it back to you. Note: Used Google Pixel 6 for testing, had to remove a relatively thin case for it to feed into cleaning bay due to the phone's camera bar. Also if you wish to sanitize your phone case, it won't work as it doesn't weigh enough for the "elevator". Cons: - Extremely over-priced; $200 for a UV-C cleaner - AC charger; give it USB-C!