[CAR] Best unofficial car dock / phone holder

geenyous · Apr 17, 2012

As the official dock is way too expensive imo, I thought I'd start a thread where people can post their unofficial car docks they bought and the experiences they made.

So far I came across two docks, the [CAR] Passive holder from Brodit (2nd pic)
and one I found on ebay, sent from Hong Kong (pic below): Windscreen Car mount small (1st pic with text "one X")
This one also can be bought with various different mounting options. I am not sure how easy it will be to dock and undock the phone in the mount though, looks rather tight.

I think I will wait some more days / weeks before I'll buy something.

Any other car kits you guys found?

chrishull85 · Apr 17, 2012

2nd looks pretty decent for a cheap mount

geenyous · Apr 17, 2012

Here another one, brodit active, but really ugly...

geenyous · Apr 18, 2012

chrishull85 said:
2nd looks pretty decent for a cheap mount

the problem is it's being sent from HKG, if customs here decide to have a look at it I end up paying CHF 35.- (double the amount that thing costs) customs service fee, I almost might as well buy an official one

I would get this one, but I need a seller here in Europe.

maxseemo · Apr 18, 2012

Hey this one is low cost and will do the job:
ebay swivel one x holder

I used ot use it with my old DHD which now feels so ridiculously heavy!
You can mount it witht he provided suction that holds well enough.
Or if you buy some 3m automotive grade double sided tape
You can mount it on other places that don't have a smooth glass finish.
I had it stuck on plastic trim near the driver door/window.
The surface was mildly bumpy but that 3m held on well until the day I removed it.
Popping the phone in and out, and rotating it with force didn't budge it!

Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:

Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.

geenyous · Apr 19, 2012

maxseemo said:
Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:

Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.

How easily can you mount and demount the phone in this one?
I am also looking into getting this one, I also already have the cradle, would you mind taking a pic without the phone in it for me to see if it would fit for my cradle (with my old mount I could simply take away the "case" which held the phone, was secured with 4 rectangular holes in roughly 2.5 cm distance to each other)?

maxseemo · Apr 19, 2012

geenyous said:
How easily can you mount and demount the phone in this one?
I am also looking into getting this one, I also already have the cradle, would you mind taking a pic without the phone in it for me to see if it would fit for my cradle (with my old mount I could simply take away the "case" which held the phone, was secured with 4 rectangular holes in roughly 2.5 cm distance to each other)?

Hey sorry I should have stated that I only purchased. Still waiting for it to arrive.
It does function how you describe though...

geenyous · Apr 19, 2012

maxseemo said:
Hey sorry I should have stated that I only purchased. Still waiting for it to arrive.
It does function how you describe though...

Great find, thanks!

I will have to wait for it to pop up in Europe, if I buy from HKG I risk having to show it to customs which will cost me too much to justify...

geenyous · Apr 23, 2012

and another one, shipping again from China though

:

Windscreen Sunction Mount Car Holder For HTC One X S720e / HTC Endeavor

rikardo1979 · Apr 23, 2012

using this1 ( swivel one) with my NS at the moment and will use it with my new One X in two days

once it arrive

Cheap and do the job, no need to change all the time you change phone so good. Before I use to buy a car holder for each phone I had and than sold it with but after I bought this no need

as it hold all the phones very well

maxseemo said:
Hey this one is low cost and will do the job:
ebay swivel one x holder

I used ot use it with my old DHD which now feels so ridiculously heavy!
You can mount it witht he provided suction that holds well enough.
Or if you buy some 3m automotive grade double sided tape
You can mount it on other places that don't have a smooth glass finish.
I had it stuck on plastic trim near the driver door/window.
The surface was mildly bumpy but that 3m held on well until the day I removed it.
Popping the phone in and out, and rotating it with force didn't budge it!

Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:

Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.

GioDoe · Apr 24, 2012

geenyous said:
and another one, shipping again from China though :

Windscreen Sunction Mount Car Holder For HTC One X S720e / HTC Endeavor

This one has a hole for the camera and possibly can be used a support for shooting a video from the dashboard.
Just a thought.

geenyous · Apr 24, 2012

rikardo1979 said:
using this1 ( swivel one) with my NS at the moment and will use it with my new One X in two days once it arrive
Cheap and do the job, no need to change all the time you change phone so good. Before I use to buy a car holder for each phone I had and than sold it with but after I bought this no need as it hold all the phones very well

Just ordered one on amazon myself.
Your comment about not having to change the holder all the time convinced me and also the minimalistic design / small size.

GioDoe said:
This one has a hole for the camera and possibly can be used a support for shooting a video from the dashboard.
Just a thought.

It can definitely be used for that (did it with my HD2 myself), but the swivel one will also not cover the camera lense.
Just don't film yourself doing anything stupid...

Shady Gambino · Apr 25, 2012

Arkon has a bunch of mounts for the One X, windshield mounts, dash, cupholder, they even have a micro usb lighter socket mount: http://arkon.com/htc One X/

maxseemo · Apr 25, 2012

Shady Gambino said:
Arkon has a bunch of mounts for the One X, windshield mounts, dash, cupholder, they even have a micro usb lighter socket mount: http://arkon.com/htc One X/

Hey thanks for finding that.
This one here is pretty much spot on to what I been looking for:

The way them brackets expand in their demo video looks like it will hold a phone even if it's in a tpu case.

They ship outside of US too but the best part is that they allow you to use your own fedex/ups account.

globalgpj · Apr 25, 2012

This is the one I purchased.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160777560050?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I really like the way the suction on the windscreen works. Some of these other car mounts are horrible, they fall off after a few minutes, hours ect...

The fit of the HTC One X on the bracket is very tight, won't ever fall off.

Happy with this one.

maxseemo · Apr 26, 2012

Btw this one arrived... 6 days transit, not bad for HK.
The item is not the best though.
The neck is more stiff then my first erection when I discovered p0rn. Hard to bend.
The phone sits well tight in the bracket but putting it in feels like I'm going to damage the phone.
Not the best. Ebay didn't deliver.. usually they only have quality true? lol

Anyway, I will purchase that one from Arkon. Looks decent and can cater to multiple phones.

andygatford · May 1, 2012

I've just found the following item on eBay which may be of interest to UK HOX owners:

[Unfortunately I can't post a link as I haven't posted more than 8 times on this forum]

Search eBay for item no: 360454478820

£5.95 free postage within 2-3 working days.

Looks to be the same item/design as the on in the OP

I'll be placing my order today and will post again with feedback hopefully by the end of the week

rikardo1979 · May 1, 2012

not bad this is, use to have one of these for my old HTC HD2

only problem is when you change your phone for something different,new than you have to sell this with the phone

and buy a new one again.
So I've decide to go for some universal accessories as I was tired of changing the holders,dockings, chargers all the time. Especially in car access. as I always ended with reinstalling cabels, holders, etc..
But good solution for someone who don't mind to change or who's not changing phones often

andygatford said:
I've just found the following item on eBay which may be of interest to UK HOX owners:

[Unfortunately I can't post a link as I haven't posted more than 8 times on this forum]

Search eBay for item no: 360454478820

£5.95 free postage within 2-3 working days.

Looks to be the same item/design as the on in the OP

I'll be placing my order today and will post again with feedback hopefully by the end of the week

Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA

mvdarend · May 1, 2012

maxseemo said:
The phone sits well tight in the bracket but putting it in feels like I'm going to damage the phone.

Could you check the back of the phone holder itself, I ordered one just like yours and it has 'G21' stamped on the back. (G21 is the Sensation XL)

I can manage to get the phone in, but the fit is so tight I'm scared the screen will crack when I hit the first bump in the road...

Shady Gambino · May 2, 2012

maxseemo said:
The way them brackets expand in their demo video looks like it will hold a phone even if it's in a tpu case.

They ship outside of US too but the best part is that they allow you to use your own fedex/ups account.

Yeah, it'll definitely fit with a TPU case as long as it's not super thick.

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