{"id":52964,"date":"2016-03-02T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=52964"},"modified":"2016-03-02T14:40:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T14:40:01","slug":"guide-to-car-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/guide-to-car-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to car holders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about car holders \u2014 including the different mounting positions available, what features like &#8216;case-compatible&#8217; or &#8216;portrait \/ landscape rotation&#8217; mean, and how to find the right car holder for your phone.<\/p>\n<h2>Mounting positions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/car-mounts.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/car-mounts.jpg\" alt=\"car-mounts\" width=\"736\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/car-mounts.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/car-mounts-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/car-mounts-450x147.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>From left to right: dashboard \/ windscreen, vent, cd slot.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Dashboard &amp; windscreen mount<\/h3>\n<p>Dashboard and windscreen mounts are the most common; basically they&#8217;re car holders designed to cling to flat (or mostly flat) surfaces, often using suction. These mounts work well, but it&#8217;s important to find an area that allows for easy mounting and doesn&#8217;t obstruct your view of the road or your controls. Some mounts of this kind work only for the windscreen, but these are a minority.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/car-holders\/dashboard\">Shop dashboard\u00a0holders &gt;<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/car-holders\/windscreen\">Shop windscreen holders &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Air vent mount<\/h3>\n<p>Vent-mounted car holders cling like limpets to the heating vents in your vehicle. These can be a nice alternative\u00a0as they are less likely to impair your view, and almost all vehicles include these vents in some form or another.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/car-holders\/air-vent\">Shop air vent car holders &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>CD slot mount<\/h3>\n<p>CD slot mounts are a relatively rare form factor, but one that makes sense. They attach around your car&#8217;s CD slot, without damaging the CD player or preventing CDs from being played. For vehicles where a slot or dashboard mount doesn&#8217;t make sense, a CD slot mount just might do the trick.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/car-holders\/cd-slot\">Shop CD slot car holders &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<h3><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/30552\/26.gif\" alt=\"Exogear Exomount Universal Case Compatible Car Mount\" \/>Case-compatible<\/h3>\n<p>Case-compatible car holders simply offer some extra space and a degree of adjustability, to ensure that cases can be kept on when your phone is inserted into the car holder. They don&#8217;t require cases to be used, but they just keep that option open.<\/p>\n<h3>Charging cable compatible<\/h3>\n<p>Charging cable compatible car holders include room for a charging cable to be inserted, so that you can use a car charger to keep your phone topped up while you&#8217;re on the road.<\/p>\n<h3><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/12635\/5.jpg\" alt=\"Olixar Universal Smartphone Windscreen Car Holder\" \/>Portrait \/ landscape rotation<\/h3>\n<p>Car holders with portrait \/ landscape compatibility can rotate, allowing you to choose an orientation that makes sense for your needs. You might prefer one orientation for GPS navigation and another for music controls, and this kind of car holder lets you easily swap between the two.<\/p>\n<h2>Device-specific<\/h2>\n<p>There are both universal and device-specific car holders available. Device-specific car holders are only available for the most popular phones, but they often offer a better\u00a0fit than a universal alternative. You can select your phone on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/car-holders\">car holders page<\/a>\u00a0to find both device-specific car holders and universal car holders that will fit your phone.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now, folks! Let us know if anything&#8217;s not clear, and we&#8217;ll do our best to make things better. 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