20 Best Iphone 13 Car Charger (2023 Updated)

The first thing you notice out of the box is the build quality of the mount is very high. Nice sturdy aluminum construction for the base and super dense, tacky silicone rubberized grips for the vent.

Very solid feeling with some heft, but not overly heavy. The power cable is built in to the bottom of the mount and cannot be removed, this is a big annoyance for me. Just make it USB-C so if I need to use it as just a phone holder mount without charging, I don’t have unused cord to deal with, but when I need it as a charger too, boom I can plug it in and go.

It also only charges at 7. 5W so while it can “technically” claim to be a fast charger, the iPhone will accept up to 15W via the MagSafe connection, so don’t expect this to charge your phone very fast if you need some juice in a hurry.

This is more for constant drip charging when placed on the mount for long periods of time. The power cord is plenty long and is USB-C on the end, which plugs into the supplied USB-C car charger. You should have no problem reaching your outlet wherever you decide to mount it.

The MagSafe connection was pretty strong without a case, using my iPhone 13 Pro Max. When using a case that says it’s MagSafe compatible but doesn’t have MagSafe built in, your mount strength is ok at best, prepare to pick up your phone from the floor of the car after any major bumps.

Mileage of course varies by case style when MagSafe is built in. Some offer strong magnets, some not so strong. If you use a Ghostek case for example, super strong magnet and connection to the mount was awesome.

Using something like a Nomad case, the connection was good but not great, so a lot of the real world use of your mount strength depends on your phone and if you use it with or without a case and what style of case it is.

The overall footprint of the mount is very small, but you still end up covering one full vent, no way around that, but that’s expected with a mount like this. In the summer you have cool air blowing on the back of your phone so all is good, but in the winter, if you blast the heat while the phone is charging, I can only imagine the heat build up in the phone is going to be higher than normal, so in the winter I suggest to close the airflow to the vent being used for the mount.

I used this mount in a RAM 1500 and a Honda CRV, and in both the mounts wanted to fall shut. The tension on the swivel back was pretty tight, and allows you to position the angle of the mount to a few degrees up or down/side to side when a phone in mounted, but the vents themselves didn’t want to support both the phone and the mount.

And based on how your vents sit in your dash, you can expect more or less degree of travel positioning from the mount, that will vary by car. Overall the mount serves its purpose but doesn’t really offer anything new or exciting.

It gets the job done while looking and feeling great, but trial and error is the only real way to ensure it will work for you in your car.

I was in the market for a car charger for my iPhone 12 and came across the iOttie Velox MagSafe car charger. I have owned other iOttie car chargers in the past and have had great luck with them. It seemed like it took forever for them to release a MagSafe car charger, but its finally out and Im glad.

Unboxing was quick and straightforward. The box holds the charger which has an attached 46″ USB C cable. It also included the car cigarette adapter for those who don’t have USB C ports already built into their car consoles.

The charger is made from soft silicone and is a dark blue color. It attaches to the AC vent blades via an adjustable (tilt) silicone soft clip seen on most of the car vent chargers on the market. It’s relatively small at 2.

5″w x 3. 5″l x 2. 25″ deep, so it only blocks a smaller percentage of the air vent than other vent chargers. It’s sleek and I like the color but it also has a gold band around the vent clip which seems a bit tacky.

I was never a fan of anything gold plated and wish it was a brushed steel instead. No big deal since you really don’t see it and it’s the charging function that really matters. Speaking of charging, the Velox is a 7.

5W fast charger so it will get an iPhone recharged relatively quickly. I typically use car chargers just to maintain my iPhone’s charge while using a GPS/Navigation app or the app that connects to my radar detector during long drives.

My iPhone, which has a MagSafe case on it, snapped to it with authority and was very secure the entire time I had to connected to the Velox. I believe that it will work with non MagSafe cases but won’t be as secure.

The Velox was very solidly attached to the car vent blades and I never had a a concern it would detach from them at any point. Overall it’s a great car vent charger, but I didn’t give it 5 stars for two reasons.

One is for the gold accent color and the other is because its a bit more expensive than its competitors. I imagine it may be more expensive because it provides the full 7. 5W charging where others do not, but who knows.

So far, I really like the iOttie Velox charger and hope it continues to perform this well far into the future.

A lot of the newer BMW vehicles have deeper charging ports for car chargers than other manufacturers. In our previous 2019 X7, we had two Anker chargers that would work but they were finicky. You would have to randomly twist while pushing down on them with force to make them work.

There was the BMW charger that worked but it was super slow and then a couple generic Amazon chargers that worked but were poorly made, looked kind of ugly and did not charge as fast as my Anker chargers.

Jump ahead to this past weekend, we picked up a new 2022 BMW X7. The two previous Anker vehicle chargers would not work. The vehicle charging port was just a tad deeper. I ordered this new Anker vehicle charger hoping it would fit because the section that inserts looked a little longer than previous chargers online.

Received it today and it works perfectly! No twisting or extra force is needed to seat the charger. The charger is great just like all Anker products. Seems to be made very well (is slightly heavier than other Anker vehicle chargers).

Charges all our electronic devices such phonesc Nintendo Switch, charges battery banks and misc. small electronics. We have not tried it on any laptops.

This little thing works great and i have had no issues and from when i bought it, it was the best one on the market from anker and being a good quality brand they are, i got exactly what i asked for.

Giving the you do pay a good amount of money for the product, it works greatly and you would not retreat unless you have some super advanced technology that is beyond ours. Overall, great product, good brand.

And if your looking into replacing your car stereo or you don’t have Bluetooth and want it don’t waste your time with radio Bluetooth connectors, just go buy one of ankers aux to Bluetooth adapters and it has the clearness of a new stereo system in your car at about $70 cheaper and it’s good quality.

The best thing about this car mount is the charger, beyond that it’s been super disappointing. I’ve used several Belkin products over the years and have always had good luck, but this is disappointing.

I’ve had the unit for two months, since my purchase of the iPhone 13 Pro Max. My phone has flown off the mount at least a dozen times and wobbles daily as if it’s always on the edge of coming off. Let me mention, that my phone has fallen off going over speed bumps, merging lanes and taking easy turns; left or right.

The magnet, in my opinion, is not strong enough to support the weight of this phone, and case. I also have to make several attempts for the phone to “attach” to the magnet when I enter my vehicle. Been researching other options for car phones that are better compatible with MagSafe.

I hate having to search all over the car for my phone when it rings. Having this magnetic car charger right on the vent next to the steering wheel is perfect! Now I know we aren’t suppose to be using our phones while driving, but having it right by the steering wheel and radio buttons you can simply press answer to talk and not have to distract you at all from driving! The clip to insert in the vent is very secure and it has a swivel to move it up and down if needed.

The cord to connect to charger is perfect length. When the phone isn’t connected, it has a sleek look that blends in with my car and not some ugly bulky thing sticking out. I definitely recommend this to anyone needing a new phone charger and I will be buying for family member gifts! It’s perfect for iphone 12 users!!.

Land o lakes is really one of my favorite hot chocolates. Great price and always a great taste. Never has that super fake chocolate taste and is always chocolatey enough! I would definitely recommend!

I love love love this hot chocolate. It’s the perfect mix of sweet and salty. It melts in your mouth. I could live off this in the winter. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s so damn hard to find.

It is like a delicious sweet, liquid, warm dessert. I love the packaging it comes in. The warm colours of the package just draw you in. For the taste it is delicious leaves you coming back for more. I feel it is reasonably priced.

I have shared this with my friends and they love it!!.

TranslateShow in original languageTyvärr funkar den inte med min iPhone 8, inte ens när jag köpte till ett magsafe skal. Saknade tydlig info om detta vid beställningen.

TranslateShow in original languageFungerar riktigt bra och sitter stabilt på plats i och med spännskruven och laddar alla nya iPhone och håller telefonen riktigt bra på plats i alla vinklar.

TranslateShow in original languageMycket bra. Kunde dock varit lite längre kabel. Har man USB i armstödet blir det inte så bra.

A great many of the newer cars come equipped with a wireless charging pad area built in, along with a wide assortment of USB ports to plug in mobile devices, and those same cars usually have an onboard visual control display.

Which kinda makes this type of device almost redundant. That said, as a phone mount, this iOttie Velox can be useful, particularly for people with older model cars wanting to use their phone as a GPS device.

The mount does clip snugly onto the air vent, but once I’d placed my phone with MagSafe case upon it, the weight of the phone itself pulled the mount down and gave me the impression that my phone was not being held as safe and secure as I’d have liked.

In addition, the mount also partially obstructed the air flow from the vent. Basically, positioning the iOttie Velox properly, is key. I live in Arizona, which gets hot, very hot during the summer season.

Now since this phone charger mounts to the air vent, that presents both a ‘Pro’ and a ‘Con. ‘ The “Con” being that my mobile phone is exposed to direct sunlight while mounted, with the “Pro” being that cooling AC from the air vent blows directly onto my phone at the same time.

Still, questionablty desirable, in my case. This iOttie Velox is well-made, though, and will no doubt fill a need for some. The clip can fit on both vertical or horizonal vent slats. The USB-C cable is plenty long enough, and there’s even an included 12V adapter for your car’s “cigarette lighter” port.

The iOttie – Velox 7. 5 watt wireless charger/mount for you car does a good job keeping your Magsafe compatible iPhone in a position to receive a wireless charge. It charges my device relatively quickly for a car based wireless charger and is a good addition.

While using a Magsafe compatible case I had no issue effectively charging my device and keeping secured. With other cases, no so much – so just a word of caution if you have a device with a thicker case, this will likely not be either an effective wireless charger or mount.

As for the build of the wireless mount, it is a quality built and has a pretty good mechanism for attaching to most car AC vents, the plus is also keeps your device cool (providing you have your AC on) as heat buildup is sometimes an issue with wireless charging and cases.

The mount has a wire for powering the wireless charger, it has a USB-C end which you need to plug in to a compaible charger or car jack, the unit comes with a USB-C to lighter power receptacle adapter so if you have an avaialble receptacle this works well, although it seems the the lighter type car power receptable is quickly becoming an extinct technology as both my 2022 cars only have one in the dashboard.

Pros: – works well with Magsafe accessories – for wireless charging it does a fine job – nice clip to vent mount. Cons: – thick cases cause problems with charging and mounting if they don’t meet Magsafe specs.

I was excited with my purchase and couldn’t wait to try it. As instructed I stuck the dash pad on my Peugeot expert dash and the mount on the dash pad. soon to find out that the mount could not hold the weight of iPhone 13 pro! It was not that the dash pad was peeling off the dash, but the mount was peeling of the plastic pad provided by QL.

Then I tried it on the windscreen and it was the same. the mount keeps dropping as soon as the phone goes on. I contacted the company and after sending a video and explaining, they sent me a replacement dash pad! When I specifically told them it was not the dash pad that was the issue.

I asked for suggestions on what other base I could use, and they suggested QL 360 but couldn’t guarantee it would work. Since I have asked for a refund, I have to bare the cost to return the item. they insists on having tracked so that was £7.

65 lost. Surely for a defect product you would not expect to pay return postage too. I have yet to see how easy it will be to get my refund!.

Hi, this item will not stay on my windscreen. It falls off even without the phone attached. This happens whilst driving or when parked in my driveway. I have done some further research on Ford Ranger Chat forums and it seems this problem is very common.

Others have mentioned something about an out and back adaptor plate or something that they have used. I think this might be a better option for me to bolt it onto a plate. I really like the case, the ring stand and the charger I have purchased, however quite useless without a secure way of staying on.

could you advise of how we can resolve this, I am not happy with this purchase in its current format and would like to investigate some kind of refund/exchange for something that will work, like bolting on to a plate that is near by vent.

Whilst the actual lock on the case works well. The case itself though the volume buttons and power on off button are so hard to press. It’s way too stiff there is no rigidity in it whatsoever. I’ve only bought the one thinking I’ll do the entire eco system but I’ll look at another brand now.

In all honesty if I had of known the functionality of the case and volume buttons were going to be that difficult I would never have purchased it. When the phone is not on the quad lock and your using it outside that environment.

ie. a normal phone then turning volume up and down you have RSI after a day. Honestly anyone with RSI or Osteoarthritis would struggle with the functionality of this case.

TranslateShow in original languageSprzęt bardzo ok. Proste urządzenie zatem i recenzja będzie prosta – jakość wykonania ( o ile ma to dla kogoś znaczenie ) – dobra. Wyświetlacz wskazuje poziom napięcia.

Porty działają. Ładuje szybko. Polecam.

TranslateShow in original languageŁadowarka obsługuje szybkie ładowanie jednocześnie na dwóch portach, fajnie wygląda i posiada wyświetlacz na którym wskazuje napięcie w gnieździe zapalniczki (jednocześnie napięcie ładowania alternatora), napięcie ładowania podłączonego urządzenia i natężenie prądu.

MINUSY – front ładowarki tam gdzie gniazda i wyświetlacz, rysuje się od patrzenia.

TranslateShow in original languageSolidne wykonanie. Obsługuje szybkie ładowanie.

Just got this 2 weeks and works like a charm. So need to see how long it will last. i expect it should last at least 2 yrs, otherwise would be waste of money. another great feature is wireless charging, (depending if ur phone supports it – this feature works well with both samsung / iphone) the mount can hold an iPhone max pro with a cover.

with some space left. do check if you have a bigger phone – as samsungs one are larger.

I went on a big road trip holiday up Northland and this worked a treat. Kept my phone charged wirelessly and was really easy to put in and out of the holder with the automated motorised clamps with Infrared sensor activation.

Phone was held in securely and didn’t have trouble with it coming loose/falling out at all. Very happy.

Like most air vent connectors, it’s a bit pokey, but once installed right it works pretty well. Does false trigger every now and again, but decent and relatively fast charging on my Samsung S20FE.

This case is fantastic. The lip that protects the camera is very well designed. I have full confidence in the protection this case provides. The color is exactly what I wanted. AT&T only had black available in the iPhone color and this case adds to the aesthetics of the phone.

It is very well designed, seems very durable, and I would buy it again. May even get a different color and change it up every now and then. Highly recommended.

I bought this case because the reviews said that the magnets were really strong. 100% certified these magnets are strong as hecc. The back looks bad when you scratch it, so don’t scratch it and keep using this case if you enjoy the MagSafe accessory ecosystem.

There are definitely cases out there that look nicer, feel nicer in the hand, have nice textures, and fancy color gradients, but what this case has. is MAGNET.

The Syncwire iPhone Car Charger – Upgrade [Apple MFI Certified] is very reliable. It charges my iphonevery quickly. The cord is very sturdy. The car iphone charger I had before did not charge as rapidly as the Syncwire iphone car charger and the cord began to fray, making it dangerous to use anymore.

This charger is tough! Im a truck driver so Im constantly charging my phone while on the road charges fast and it takes the beating from me pulling on it and twisting it! Beats the chargers they sell for $50 at truck stops claiming their unbreakable.

This iPhone charger works well. I especially like the coiled cord as it’s not hangingacross the dashboard or draped on the floor. When not in use, it takes up very little room.

Disappointment is an understatement for this. As someone who is has always used Quadlock for my phone and my bike. I bought this even though I already had one in my car that worked beautifully and stay stuck.

But I thought it would make life easier to replace with this car kit – so I can avoid always having to remove my quadlock cover. In the first day. the sticker for the dashboard came off – which was replaced after I contacted the team.

Then within a few months the adhesive attached to the actual stand came off. making this unuseable. Total waste of money in my opinion. I would not recommend.

I have to admit I’m not that happy with the Car connection/charger. This is the second car holder I have bought. (The other wasn’t Quadlock). I just want something to hold my phone as I do 4wding and might use the other attachments or connection functions quadlock offer for my other activities.

I’m happy to pay for a decent holder. The wireless charging was a bonus. The components are well made, or feel well made. The holder sticks to the windscreen, but only for an hour at the most. Then it drops off.

It’s very sticky and the silicone is very malleable, but for whatever reason, it doesn’t stay stuck to the screen. I have a VMS 9 navigation system that also sticks to the screen with a similar sucker, but it has a firmer rubber and has never detached, even on the roughest tracks I’ve been on.

The other functionality Quadlock has might be useful for connecting to a bike in future. To be able to use it in the car is a bonus. But not when it doesn’t do what it says it should. The lock itself works really well.

But not to the windscreen sucker for a drive of anything over an hour. My other complaint is about the wireless charger. When I start my vehicle, the changer doesn’t turn on. I have to disconnect and reconnect the cable from the USB for it to turn on and charge.

I may as well just plug the power into the phone. Defeats the purpose if I’m doing that every time I put my phone into the car. If I place my phone on the wireless charger, it should start charging. End of story.

So have to say, I’m really disappointed with both of these products.

I received the charger plugged it in the car attached it to my phone and it would not work. It’s the Factive it will slightly attempt to charge and then it will black out. I threw away the shipping label in the box it came in because I wasn’t expecting for Verizon to send me a defective charger so now I’m stuck with it I did report it and they did absolutely nothing for me waste of money! This is the 2nd accessory that I purchase through Verizon directly that does not work I also ordered a Home charger about a month ago and that also stopped working your accessories are trash I will never order from Verizon again!.

I bought this a few years ago for my iPhone! This truly charges quite fast! It doesn’t heat up like other car chargers i have had in the past! I highly recommend this to everyone whose obsessed with high lightning charge! I am always on my phone! And this is a must.

I don’t like to use chargers unless they’re Apple, but this car charger is an exception. It charges nice and fast and isn’t cheap. I have had it for years and it has survived my abuse that I put it through.

Highly recommended. I don’t like to use chargers unless they’re Apple, but this car charger is an exception. It charges nice and fast and isn’t cheap. I have had it for years and it has survived my abuse that I put it through.

Highly recommended.

This is the nicest car charger I’ve ever had. It’s so sleek and good looking. That’s something I never pictured myself saying about a phone charger but this one outdid itself. It wad the only one left and I thought really $17 for a car charger? I rarely charge my phone in the car but it’ll be nice when I do.

I’m sure its much better for my phone than the cheap gas station quality ones as well. Spend the extra cheese, it’s worth it.

Well made and it works flawlessly. Have used in an 2012 Audi A5 and a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. Worked well in both vehicles. Have charged an iphone 12 and a Samsung S21 at the same time with no problems.

This product is the nicest, most well made car charger I have ever had. Charges fast unlike most that seem to loose power while charging with GPS maps running on the phone being charged.

This charger looks great and plugs in flush, unlike most charges that stick out a couple of inches. It easily charges my Samsung ultra and an i phone 13 at the same time. Also i have used it with my i pad air.

The light indicator is easy to see but not so bright it becomes distracting. Over all this is a nice charger to keep plugged into the power socket.

The magsafe piece works like a champ! While the charger is held up by the airvent, it is absolutely awesome! However, I have gone through 2 now, where the clip on them just randomly breaks and is no longer usable.

This is very frustrating and will have me looking at other vendors that make car charging units.

Wireless charger has a nice vent clip with angle and rest support for correct mount in car vent. This clip STAYS & HOLDS its position and STICKS the phone on a normal ride. Now I haven’t tried a bumpy road drive or an unpaved road ride so can’t say yet if its fall proof there.

But normal drive its steady and strong.

It work perfectly, once setup, easily removed and recharging at the same time. It is so convenient. Will buy another one for my other car. The magnetic suction is very strong when located and fitting properly.

It is not cheap but work really very well for me.

I have been using the Mighty Mount touch for a month now and I do delivery gig work and its nice but there are some annoying features. Overall I am happy with it but I would love to see the negatives below addressed in the next version.

PROS: – Fast motor makes seating and unseating your phone quickly good (good for gig work) – Touch zone makes it easy to open with a phone in your hand – CD mount is rock solid in my car with almost no vibrations while I race around town and over speed bumps and whatnot – Wireless charging, however this is a must for gig workers who don’t want to waist time Negatives: – The dock auto closes when you take your phone our (defaults closed) which mean you have to press it to open it every time and for gig workers who pickup there phone 50-80 times a day this not only waits your time but will reduce the life of the motors by half.

This is basically a deal breaker for me and why I am purchasing ZeeHoo to compare – The device has no capacitor to allow the device to opened 1-3 times after the car is turned off so I am constantly having to restart my car when I forget to take my phone out before.

This ones more annoying than a deal breaker but other brands include a capacitor now.

This charging mount is definitely worth the buy. It fits any size phone with its automatic adjustment capability which was very cool. You can hold up you phone to the censor and it opens and the closes onto you phone to keep it tight and secure.

The charging capability is great and charged pretty fast. Also the mount part of the charger is great for a car and holds up your phone perfect. It adjusts so that you can see your phone and you can be hands free while it charges.

Great product and would highly recommend.

The construction is solid. High quality plastic, easy to use attachment mechanism. The cradle adjusts where the phone sits in the charger- top to bottom – and holds the sides in a way that the side clamps aren’t pushing the side buttons.

The height adjustment has its own control button. You squeeze the side tabs to grip the phone, and push a single another button to release. The action is “damped”, meaning that it opens in a fluid manner, not with a jarring spring action.

I was so excited to give this charger a try! Anker has wonderful products and this is included. It was easy to place in my car. The charging speed of this is pretty fast. The cable is made of good quality and the charger itself, is durable.

I’m pleased!.

Great quality charger from Anker. I have a bunch of their products and they all great. This car charger has 2 port, one for regular USB and one Power delivery port for USBC that charges very fast. Stays firmly in place in the socket and gets the job done of charging your devices.

I got this after noticing the USB ports that are built into my car seemed to be the culprit of why my phone would slow charge while plugged into my car. This works AMAZING, and I am now actually able to charge my phone faster using this, than with my regular wall charger at home.

The speed is amazing, you need this product!.

I badly needed a car charger after upgrading to an iPhone 7 from a 4s, and there was huge range of chargers available but none with good reviews and some folk reporting them as for 6’s only or not working for long or poorly made, etc.

So when I found the Anker with only good reviews and a brand I know and trust I went for it. Works flawlessly every time, and is very well made. The colour would be my only complaint as I could do without the red, but they don’t offer a plain black.

But it looks fine and is easy to find in my glovebox at least! Highly reccomended.

I wanted a safe, quality charger for in-car use with my iPhone 6. I found the Anker and am delighted with it, I ordered another for my wife. The adapter is a firm fit in the cigarette lighter socket (unlike some) the approx metre long cable isnt thin and is also bright red, handy to see at the side of the seat.

In short; you get what you pay for, very well packaged.

Every once in a while one stumbles upon an Item that actually exceeds your expectations. This Car charger for an iPhone is one of those items. Actually, recharges Phone quicker than the OEM 120V Wall Charger that came with the Phone.

Look no further!.

I needed to replace my old car charger so I stopped at the Verizon store in Portsmouth, NH. I told the customer service rep what I needed and had it in my hand in seconds. Customer service at this store is excellent.

I was surprised to see that it is a “Fast Charge” car charger. It works just like the fast charger that came with my iPhone. In less than a half-hour my phone was fully charged. I was concerned about others who have earlier iPhone models who might want to use it but the customer service rep assured me that it would not damage older phones.

He said that it is smart enough to detect the version and would step down the charging power so an older phone is not damaged. It is bigger than my old charger. The body is chunky. It just barely fits in the lighter socket in my console because there is a shelf under it.

But as long as I don’t have anything else under the socket, it fits. I am very happy with this purchase!.

I’m not very happy with this charger. It has that small plug with no USB. My car needs a USB to play music from my phone and use the Bluetooth. This doesn’t work for me. I gave it to my Granddaughter.

She has an older model car. If you have a new car and need a USB, don’t buy this charger.

The Fast Car Charger is an excellent accessory for the iPhone. This charger plug fits perfect in all my vehicles and is convenient when you forget to charge in the office or home. Don’t purchase the off brands because they will damage your phone.

I was more than a little excited to get to try this magnetic car charger out! I’ve owned previous car chargers in the past and the experience was very lackluster. You had to install weird plates in between your phone and the case.

They didn’t support the weight of the phone so the phone would be falling all over the place while you drive, so eventually I just went on sans phone charger and went back to the old school charging cable.

Fast forward to getting this bad boy in and WOW – how far we’ve come. Cars are interesting spaces because all though engines and technology evolve, the car interior still remains a space that is mostly the same (think about that tight space between your seat and the middle console where everything falls – no one wants to address that? No one?).

My car does come with a small space on the side of the shifter where you can lay a phone. It barely accommodates my iPhone 13, but it’s at an angle where it’s leaning and mostly the phone is outside “slot” than it is inside.

Because I do have a heavier foot my phone ends up falling out on turns and then it’s taking off across the passenger seat and into the dark enclaves that are the spaces between my seat and middle console and seat and door.

After installing this mount, the first thing that struck me is the grip. It actually grips onto the vent in a way where it doesn’t pull the vent downward like previous experiences with car mounts. Initially I mounted the phone towards the right-hand side of the of the middle vent (closest to me as a driver), but eventually I’d move it over left because if you use CarPlay the height of the phone blocks the screen that I would be predominantly using (the car interface screen).

Other than that, I loved the height, it was just off to the left side of the car’s built-in screen but still cleared the steering wheel so I didn’t feel like I was going to bump it or knock it off it’s holder.

For an iPhone 14 Pro series, with the new always on display, I could see this being an optimal placement as you can see more information on your lock screen than what your car’s built-in display may show.

The magnet in this charger is phenomenal. I took some railroad tracks pretty hard to try to make it shift or fall and it clung into place, un-phased by my efforts. It’s also nice that in addition to a super strong magnet, it was charging my phone up.

So after running all my errands, my phone was in the 90’s charge percentage versus less than 50 when I started. I will call out that I DO appreciate Best Buy’s honesty in marketing this. A lot of third party manufacturer’s pull this sly marketing trick where they market these wireless chargers as fast chargers and they can get away with it because on Android they are.

Because this car charger is strictly for iPhones and it’s third party, it’s limited to 7. 5w of charging power and I appreciate Best Buy not playing word twister to try to market it as anything other than what it is — which is faster than those old bricks that came with say an iPhone 4-X/XR/XS but about 1/3 the speed of the new USB-C wall plugs you can use with the newer iPhones.

But if you’re going to be driving around and it’s sitting there charging, this works out to be a reasonable amount of power and it’s also safer for the overall health and longevity of your phone’s battery.

One thing that surprised me about this charger is it actually eliminated me getting temperature (heat) warnings on my iPhone. I live in the south where on a “good day” it’s in the high 80’s, low 90’s so one of the issues I frequently run into laying my phone in the slot next to my shifter is the sunlight is beaming in on it from the passenger and front windshield and often times I’ll be listening to music and it will just shut off and it’s so commonplace now that I already know what happened — sure enough when I flip the phone over it says it needs to cool down.

The angle this sits at and because it’s below the dashboard and somewhat almost behind the steering wheel, it creates a nice little shaded enclave where it dodges direct sunlight and bonus, when I’m driving with the AC on, it may also be contributing to keeping the phone cool since it’s directly connected to the vent.

I tried to find a con – I was honestly more impressed with this than I thought I would be – and the only con I could think of are these: (1) there’s no CarPlay support. Because this plugs into a cigarette port to provide wireless charging versus say your car’s USB-A or USB-C port, you end up running extra cabling because if you want to take advantage of CarPlay, it means you’ll need to run a separate USB cable.

While the charger DOES give you an extra USB-A cable back, this port can’t be used to interface with CarPlay since it’s going thru the cigarette port and not the actual USB interface. If your vehicle has wireless car play, then this wouldn’t matter, but mine is a little older and doesn’t.

(2) Because the wireless charger plugs in via cigarette port, it may limit you using other accessories in your vehicle. Luckily, my dash cam runs via OBD port, but many others DO use this for power, so that could potentially be something to consider.

TLDR summary: Best Buy really showed up and showed out with this and there’s a few things if you really wanted to be knit picky but for me I would buy this and recommend this for others in a heartbeat.

At the right price, this could also be a very easy stocking stuffer for the holiday time too.

This is a standard no-frills wireless charger for iPhones and associated cases which support MagSafe charging capabilities. For reference, I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and my husband has an iPhone 13, and on both we use Apple branded MagSafe cases; I have a silicone case and my husband has a clear case.

We have tried and used both of our iPhones on this Best Buy iPhone car charger. It has a nice long but not-too-long cable between the charging pad and the power adapter part which plugs into the “cigarette lighter” port of the car.

It is a bonus that the power adapter has an additional USB-A port which you can use to charge something else at the same time. The strength of the magnetic pull when placing the iPhone onto the charging pad is good; it is strong enough so that you won’t be worried that your iPhone will bump off or slide off easily with the slightest bump in the road, while at the same time it isn’t too strong where you would need to pry your iPhone off with two hands when grabbing it off the pad.

As someone who is very used to plugging and unplugging my iPhone several times daily in my car, it is really nice to simply lift it off and place it on the pad when getting in and out of my car. There is a caveat, however–if you like using Apple CarPlay, you will have to make sure your car supports wireless Apple CarPlay; otherwise, you will still need to connect your iPhone physically, using its lightning connector.

If your car does not support wireless CarPlay, you can still use this product to wirelessly charge your iPhone and not use a lightning connector, where you would be interacting with your iPhone using your car’s standard Bluetooth connection for Siri, listening to music, etc.

Overall I think this product, at its price point, does the job decently; however, where it fails somewhat is how it attaches to the car vent. There is no adjustable or solid clamp mechanism, which I have utilized before in other smartphone car holders which attach to car vents.

Instead, there is something which looks like a bird’s triangular beak from the side, and you shove one of your car vent’s slots in between the upper and lower “beaks”. There is nothing to secure it further onto the car vent slot, so even with a slight push from any direction, it will move.

It is a somewhat stable enough connection, but is in no way a rock-solid clamped-down, fully secure, will not move unless you purposefully knock it down, type connection. Again, I say this because I’ve had about 3-5 other smartphone car holders which attach to car vents, and they’ve all had much better, much more solid and tight connections to car vents than this one.

For this reason I docked it a star in my rating.

After 175+ reviews as a TIN member, I’m seeing what appears to be BB’s attempt to offer well priced, BB Branded items. Similar to how another very large on-line retailer from Seattle started their “Basics” product line in 2009, BB appears ready to answer that bell.

This product is a good starting point. Designed to work with the Apple MagSafe magnetic wireless charging system. It is essentially a Qi standard based wireless charger but with the addition of the powerful (and cleverly designed) magnetic attaching system.

Personally I am an Android guy, but my wife loves her Apple iOS environment. We used this in her car with her iPhone 13 Pro. The “good” was that it held relatively large iPhone firmly while driving, but it did NOT hold the phone while the phone was in it’s case.

Admittedly, there are cases designed to allow this, but her being a very active cyclist and general all-around outdoor athlete, she likes the protection that her robust case offers. Is this a ding to this product? Well, no, but just something to note if you are considering this technology.

The other minor issue we had is that the “notch” that is designed to be placed into your cars vent is tight. As in VERY tight. It was difficult to get it attached. Additionally, most car vents are not designed to hold the weight of large phone like the iPhone 13 Pro.

I would worry about how the vents would hold up over time. We were able (using good old fashioned Country Girl and Boy ingenuity) get it mounted alternatively, but having more standard options would be a “nice to have”.

End of the day, a decent product and she is happy that she can drive while simultaneously charging her phone and looking at the happy faces of Mr. Sam and The Pinto Bean!.