The best way to keep your iPhone 4 safe and accessible in the car is by using a car holder for it. Windscreen mounts for mobile phones are probably the most popular way of securing your phone in the car, but they aren’t the only option. You can also get a fixed holder that can be securely attached to your car without causing any damage to your dashboard.
With Sat Nav for the iPhone 4 now more popular than ever, mounting your iPhone in the car lets you keep your eyes on the road while your phone directs you to your destination, plays your music and charges.
To give you an idea on which iPhone 4 Car Mount works the best, I’ve been through our most popular car holders to see how they measure up and here are my top 5.
Brodit Active Holder with Tilt Swivel – iPhone 4
I’ve included 3 Brodits in this top 5 as each one is a little different and worthy of a mention. This first one is a 2-in-1 as it combines a specific holder with a car charger for the iPhone. The cradle has a velvety finish to prevent it from scratching the steel band around the phone and the glass back.
Brodit Active Holder with Tilt Swivel
The base of the cradle has the dock connector fitting and your phone will start charging as soon as it’s in the holder.
Clingo Universal In Car Holder / Dash Genie In Car Holder
Technically this is two products, but as they’re both so similar I thought I’d mention them both. They both work in the same way, they have a clever adhesive pad that holds your phone securely.
Clingo Universal In Car Holder
The Clingo has a considerably larger adhesive pad and has more grip on your phone and is designed to be mounted on your windscreen.
Dash Genie In Car Holder
The Dash Genie has a plastic ledge to take some of the weight of your phone and is designed to be mounted on your dashboard.
The adhesive pad doesn’t damage your phone, leaves no sticky residue behind and can be used hundreds of times. if it starts to lose it’s stick, just run it under a tap and leave it to dry.
Brodit Passive Holder with Pass-Through Connector – iPhone 4
This is the second of the Brodit holders. It’s a slightly different design to the one mentioned above as it features a secure clip that holds your iPhone securely in place, particularly when the phone is being used in landscape mode. As with the one above it has a soft touch finish to prevent scratches, but instead of having a car charger built in, it has a pass-through connector.
Brodit Passive Holder with Pass-Through Connector
This allows you to use either your existing charging cable, audio cables or connect it to your car kit without having to mess around with cables each time you dock the phone. You can leave your charger or car kit connected to the cradle permanently and the phone will connect automatically every time it’s docked. I’ve got one of these with my Parrot MKi9000 car kit and it works brilliantly.
The Car Pack consists of a solid and sturdy windscreen holder for the iPhone 4 and a car charger. The windscreen holder can be rotated in any direction and has a spring clip to keep your iPhone 4 in place. The rotating mechanism locks in place and prevents the holder from slipping as you go over speed bumps and pot holes.
Car Pack For The iPhone 4
Brodit Passive Holder With Tilt Swivel – iPhone 4 With Bumper
This is the last of the Brodit Holders and is very different from the others. It’s designed to hold an iPhone 4 with one of the Apple Bumpers fitted. It doesn’t have the soft touch finish, the Bumper provides all the protection against scratches that you’ll need. There’s no dock connector on the bottom, instead the bottom is completely open, allowing you to use what ever accessories or chargers you want with the iPhone.
Brodit Passive Holder iPhone 4 With Bumper
If you decide to go for a Brodit Holder, you might also want to take a look at the Brodit ProClips. Brodit holders are designed to be screwed into a flat surface in your car. As no one wants to drill holes into their dashboard, Brodit have developed the ProClip – this is a flat surface that clips to your dashboard without damaging it and provides the perfect base to screw your ProClip onto. When it’s time to change car, just unclip the bracket and remove it from the car. You’ll never know it was there.
This is just a small selection of our iPhone 4 Accessories. To see more holders head over to our iPhone 4 Car Holders page.