Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Essentials iPhone Vent Mount is quick and easy to install. It stays securely in place on my Chevy Traverse with Horizontal vent vanes. With 7.5 Watts of charging power, My phones battery charge level continues to increase while using Waze, Spotify, the occasional phone call, and background apps like email, weather, etc. all stay current. The power plug also provides a USB-A plug so you can charge or power another device. The mount has a premium feel that defies the price thanks to the use of aluminum and high grade plastics. It feels and looks superior to every other mount I’ve used in the past. While holding the mount with my phone attached, the magnet held through the Genuine Apple Leather Case, which due to the thickness of the leather, is likely the worst case scenario for a Mag lock. I put the mount with my phone attached through much simulated shaking on my living room couch. Only a very dramatic and sharp down/up motion would cause my heavy phone to disengage. This was a very extreme motion probably one that most are unlikely to come across in normal driving. To test, I went on a punishing drive to test it in the real world on some pf Pennsylvania’s worst roads to see if it could earn my trust. We have no shortage of these in Pennsylvania. I also included one of the roughest, bumpiest railroad track crossing I have ever came across in my driving loop, hitting it a few times at different speeds to really test the mount. Though my phone bounced about horrible, the vent mount and magnet proved strong enough to hold my iPhone 14 Pro Max through its Apple Leather Case in all tests. The mount moved a bit on the vent, but stayed on and the mag mount held the phone. I did notice that my phone bounces more than it did with my previous phone cradle, even on roads I am familiar with. Possibly the extra weight, or the phone center being lower on the Essentials mount than on my old clamp type mount. Unfortunately the mount did not work well on a Chevy Equinox with vertical vents. All seemed OK for a few miles, but on left turn the vent pivoted and the mount with phone rapidly slid down a bit and off the vent vane, bouncing off the console and my leg before landing of the floor. Fortunately the phone did not end up under the pedals and I was able to pull over safely to retrieve the phone and mount. I can see where an incident like this, or even just the surprise of the phone falling could startle or distract a driver enough to cause an accident. I would not recommend using this type of mount with a vertical vent vane. Now with this concern over the mount possibly slipping on my mind, and after seeing some reviews of the plastic mounting arm itself breaking, I am concerned. Especially knowing my iPhone Pro Max 14 is on the heavier end of phones. I moved the mount over to the passenger side vent of my Traverse on my next drive, however I found this was not a very convenient reach and difficult to read some screen text. I also now have this dread that my phone could fall and break, or worse. Sadly I went back to my old non-magnetic mount which is lighter and holds my phone a bit higher, perhaps why it bounces much less. My old mount also has a hook that goes over and around the back of the vent vane to lock it on. This mechanical hook seems more secure than the friction pinch used on the Essentials mount. It hasn’t failed me yet. I liked that the Essentials mount relieves the tedium of having to position my phone in its old holder, squeeze the clamps in place to secure it, and then plug it in with a lightening cable. So much easier to just place it and have it ‘stick’ with a magnet and charge. Especially when running errands where I am in and out of the car. And that looks much nicer than the plasticky cheap phone clamp. However from my experience and other reviews I’ve seen where the mount arm/stud broke, I am concerned that the mount will fail in some fashion dropping my expensive phone, possibly causing someone I care for driving my car to have an accident. For these reasons, I’ve stopped using it and in general cannot recommend this phone mount. If your cars configuration does not pose such a large drop and the potential problems that I see in my car, it might be worth a try as the price is a real bargain if it meets your needs. I’m hoping to find another iPhone Mag Mount that inspires more confidence than this one. Hopefully Best Buy will improve the mounting so its less prone to breaking and the attachment so it more securely holds the vent. Even if the price went up $5-10 for this, it would still be a bargain compared to others out there and be of interest to me.

Overall, this is a useful product if you have a standard iPhone, but the larger sizes are too big and heavy to work properly with the Magsafe connection, and the vent mount works best with large vent slots for a stable connection. I've tried using this mount for the last two weeks in my vehicle with my iPhone 12 Pro Max and it simply is not strong enough to hold any iPhone "Max" size phones. They're just too big/heavy to stay attached with the standard iPhone Mag safe connection. Also, the vent clip is a single "slot" teeth style of mount, instead of a cross mount teeth, and they're thick so your vent slots must be wide to allow you to push the mount far enough so that it's stable enough to be safe. Finally, the power cord is permanently attached to the mount, although it's a long cord. The power plug is a standard 12V power plug, and it's great that it has an additional USB outlet. The charging speed seemed fine, it didn't charge any faster or slower than my "normal" wireless charging stand. Finally, it can hold the phone in landscape orientation, but I again, having a "Max" phone makes it very weak and unstable. YMMV with the normal size phones.

It broke 2 days later. Absolutely would not recommend. The mag worked amazing my phone did not budge at all but the part with the ball/socket broke and not even glueing it back on would save it.

Scrap the vent mount plastic thing and use the front part in a more robust housing like a cupholder.

I loved this product, I am a new driver and drive an old Toyota Camry that doesn’t have a screen for gps and this is a lifesaver. I have a terrible sense of direction and this is helps me to find where I’m going and be able to keep my eyes on the road.

it is simple and easy to use and fits my need perfectly. I didn't want anything permanent that would damage my cars interior. It is easily put in place when I need and removed when I don't.

First upgrade in AGES iPhone 7 to 14 needed a whole new rig for the iPhone car set up and Best Buy came through it was a shocker not seeing the CDs in store but times have changed

For $15 it over delivers, of course if you want something a bit stronger than youre gonna pay for it but i cant complain at all to be honest

Does everything I expected it too! Picked it up before a 7 hour road trip, and it held my phone in place perfectly. It is all plastic, but feels sturdy enough.

Easy to install on car vent. It holds my phone securely.

Working very good and easy the utilizing Excellent

The magnet power is very strong and stable. I highly recommend using it.

Holds the phone very well. And does have a good solid build. Doesn’t shake while driving.

I have de MagSafe case and it works perfectly, love it.

I have this one and a belking branded one. I did not expect the quality to be up there with the belkin but 3 weeks? Please spend a little more and get a better one.

Only works if you don't have a phone case on your phone. My super thin case defeats the magnet completely do the phone won't stick. I have iphone 12

The magnetic part doesn't hold well a heavy phone as the iPhones pro max. So get ready to pic it up from the floor of the car in bumpy roads.

It broke after using it for 3 days right where the magnet mount connects to the vent connector.

It got broken 2 days after purchased, very small use.

Does not stay connected to vent at all Broke within a week