The Best In-Car Wireless Charging Phone Mount

If you want to use your smartphone while driving—to get directions, play music, or take phone calls—it’s much easier and safer to have it mounted where you can easily see and tap the screen, without taking your eyes off the road for too long. A good smartphone car mount will hold your phone steady in a convenient place while you drive—without blocking your view of the road—and is much safer than, say, holding a phone in your hand or having to look down at a cupholder or dash bin. Wireless charging mounts offer the added convenience of charging Qi-compatible phones while you drive. Depending on your car’s dash design, as well as your personal preferences, you’ll need to decide two things: whether to get a dash/windshield mount or a car vent mount, and whether to get a tension-grip cradle or a magnetic grip for the phone. Unlike regular phone mounts for cars, wireless-charging models need to be plugged into a vehicle’s 12-volt outlet (aka cigarette lighter) to provide juice to the phone, and this could affect where you place it. For most cars, a mount in the center area of the dash would be closer to the outlet, while one mounted in the left corner of the dash or windshield—an otherwise popular location—would mean draping the cord over the steering column or routing it under the dash (if it’s long enough). Alternatively, you could hard-wire the mount to the car’s fuse box, either by doing it yourself (if you’re comfortable enough with car wiring) or taking the vehicle to a car-audio installer.