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iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
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Suction-cup phone mount. Suction with a sticky gel pad. Adhesion drops sharply on a hot dashboard
Direct answer: is the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount right for you?
Suction mounts weaken as temperature rises, and an Indian dashboard in May reaches temperatures where both the cup and the gel pad lose grip -- which is why a windscreen mount holds better here than a dashboard one, the opposite of the usual advice.
iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Suction mounts weaken as temperature rises, and an Indian dashboard in May reaches temperatures where both the cup and the gel pad lose grip -- which is why a windscreen mount holds better here than a dashboard one, the opposite of the usual advice. The one-touch closing genuinely works one handed, which is the point of the design.
Who should buy this
Anyone mounting to a windscreen, which holds far better than a hot dashboard.
Who should avoid this
Anyone relying on dashboard adhesion in summer -- it will drop the phone.
Key strengths
- One-touch arms genuinely close and release one handed
- 5.5 to 9 cm takes any phone with a case on
- Telescopic arm reaches from windscreen to a usable position
Limitations
- Suction weakens markedly on a hot dashboard
- The adhesive pad leaves residue when removed
- 230 g on a telescopic arm vibrates on rough roads
Technical specifications
- Arm
- Telescopic, 12 to 20 cm
- Type
- Suction-cup phone mount
- Brand
- iOttie
- Weight
- 230 g
- Mounting
- Suction cup with a telescopic arm, plus an adhesive dashboard pad
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Model SKU
- HLCRIO153
- One-touch
- Side arms close on a trigger, so it works one handed
- Legal note
- Windscreen mounting must not obstruct the driver's view -- position low and to the side
- Phone width
- 5.5 to 9 cm, so it takes any phone with or without a case
- Heat behaviour
- Suction and gel adhesion both weaken as the dashboard heats. On a car parked in Indian sun, a windscreen mount holds better than a dashboard one
Product overview
Suction mounts weaken as temperature rises, and an Indian dashboard in May reaches temperatures where both the cup and the gel pad lose grip -- which is why a windscreen mount holds better here than a dashboard one, the opposite of the usual advice. The one-touch closing genuinely works one handed, which is the point of the design.
Key capabilities
- Suction with a sticky gel pad. Adhesion drops sharply on a hot dashboard
- Mounting: Suction cup with a telescopic arm, plus an adhesive dashboard pad
- Heat behaviour: Suction and gel adhesion both weaken as the dashboard heats
- Phone width: 5
Frequently asked questions
Is the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount worth buying?
Suction mounts weaken as temperature rises, and an Indian dashboard in May reaches temperatures where both the cup and the gel pad lose grip -- which is why a windscreen mount holds better here than a dashboard one, the opposite of the usual advice.
What is the warranty and return policy for the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount best suited for?
Anyone mounting to a windscreen, which holds far better than a hot dashboard.
Who should avoid the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount?
Anyone relying on dashboard adhesion in summer -- it will drop the phone.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
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Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
Bought it on the numbers, and the numbers were right
I compared four of these on paper before ordering, so the line I actually checked was "Heat behaviour". The page says Suction and gel adhesion both weaken as the dashboard heats. On a car parked in Indian sun, a windscreen mount holds better than a dashboard one, and that is what turned up. One-touch arms genuinely close and release one handed.
Naveen C.Sample1 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
Happy with it, but go in informed
One-touch arms genuinely close and release one handed. The one thing to know before ordering: Suction weakens markedly on a hot dashboard. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Ananya R.Sample - 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Dashboard & Windshield Car Mount
My mistake, but read the avoid note
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone relying on dashboard adhesion in summer — it will drop the phone. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Nikhil I.Sample12 found this helpful