A 360° REARVIEW MIRROR SMARTPHONE CAR MOUNT ~ An Easy, Safe Way To View Your Phone In Your Car….
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BOB SKIDMORE
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I’ve tested and written several previous columns about smartphone mounts, or holders for your car, but I think I’ve found the “piestar resistance” of such devices. Amazon refers to this gadget as the 21-H02 (ASIN: B09V4L46H) Mirror Phone Holder by Imcneal. The model reference ID may seem a bit odd, but that’s probably due to its being a Chinese import directly marketed by Amazon.
This phone holder is made of a new ABS+ metal material and thus resists scratches and breakage while still being simple, practical and easy to install. Unlike other brands, it features a 0.5 – 1.1-inch adjustable mounting jaw clamp to easily attach to most mirror mounts, or other types of mounting surfaces. Unlike other devices, the clamp that holds the phone in place on the holder does not block portions of the smartphone’s screen’s viewing area. Its 360° rotation allows for easy adjustment to any viewing angle, with a fully retractable, adjustable arm, allowing you to position it for maximum viewing in most vehicles. Naturally, you can rotate the holder’s phone clamp to allow for vertical, or horizontal viewing. Its clamp accommodates phone sizes within 3 - 7 inches. Unlike some other holders the fully adjustable capability of the 21-H02 virtually eliminates any daylight washout of your phones display screen, a viewing problem that’s akin to other similar looking products on the market.
Without a doubt this is one of the most versatile and practical smartphone mounts I’ve ever tested. And yes, it does not block the driver’s vision thru your car’s windshield since it’s positioned away from the glass and below the mirror. Unlike smartphone cupholder models that require you to totally look down and away from the windshield, viewing is just a slight, quick glance away. However, please remember that smartphone mounts, and the viewing of smartphones, should be limited to navigation and incoming phone call alerts and not the viewing of videos, Facetime, or email and text messages. The latter uses are strictly forbidden by law, and could subject you to a traffic citation as well as be the cause of deadly accidents. If there’s a negative at all, it might be that any attached cables for power, etc., have to hang straight down unless you’ve made other provisions to cosmetically, permanently hide them is some way.
GADGETEER’s RATING: ★★★★★
MSRP: $12.99 at AMAZON
For more information go to: https://amzn.to/3MAtd0I
Graphic credits: Amazon
Bob Skidmore is a freelance writer, who may be contacted at bob.thegadgeteer.skidmore@gmail.com, or followed at twitter.com/bskidmore for the latest gadget industry news. He does not represent, or endorse any of the products he reviews and his opinions are solely his points of view and not those of the manufacturer, or any legal resource. The manufacturer generally supplies products and press releases at no cost for the articles and no other compensation is received. THE GADGETEER is highly selective as to products he feels worthy of review so as not to waste the reader’s time, thus the reason for many superior ratings.
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