Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Comprehensive Review of Different Types of Cellphone Mounts. In the quest for the perfect car mount, I've tried a handful of them over the course of several years. I tried several magnetic car mounts sold on Amazon. The Vano was decent but I thought the Spigen was a much better buy in my opinion. However, in some Spigen's reviews, some buyers had complained that the Spigen's magnet wasn't strong enough for their heavy phone. I was kinda' shocked. Must be some competitors writing bad reviews, I thought. I have a Note 5 with a very heavy additional battery (it's really heavy) and the Spigen was more than strong enough to hold it while driving. I use a light case so that might have been a factor with these buyers. But I can tell you that the Spigen is more than strong enough to hold very heavy phones. In fact, the Spigen is MUCH stronger than the Vano. I would say that the Spigen is more than twice as strong! So, if they thought the Spigen was too weak, then the Vano will definitely not work for them. So it was weird that Vano got so much higher reviews. Is it just pure statistical volatility? Bought reviews. I had bought 2 of these and they were strong. But WAIT! I bought two more for my parents. Both of them were significantly weaker. You could tell. Now I understood. There truly is a lot of volatility in the product themselves. I bought two more and found that one was strong and one was weak. So, it really is random what kind of magnets you will get. Should I buy like 1000 and figure out the percentage of strong vs bad? If I was paid for it, hell yeah but this is as far as I go. I didn't test Vano whether they had much stronger magnets if you bought additional. I simply don't have the time. I wish I could, only so I could be fair but oh well. But also remember that what I liked about the Spigen was not only the strong magnet but they What made Spigen a much better deal is not only the STRONGER MAGNET but that they included TWO magnets that both had adhesive backs to them AND two film covers to protect against scratches. In fact no other seller provided this amount of accessories. It may only cost a few cents but it's really useful actually. Just FYI: In my quest to find the perfect car mount, I also tried a few non-magnet car mounts as well. I tried this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AJRVIQI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This actually works great too. The ratings are justified. There is nothing wrong with this but I actually found the magnet car mount to be much more convenient. I was initially apprehensive that the magnet wouldn't be strong enough or lose it's power over time but that has not been the case. And I've found that using the magnet is TONS more convenient. It might seem like it's not that much to tighten and loosen the grips on the car mount given in the link above but why waste the extra few seconds when you don't need to? I also bought and used a suction cup mount for a while: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FH716W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This was good as well because it does stick. It has some adhesive in addition to the suction cup that really prevents the mount from coming off. When you first put it on, it will NEVER come off. It won't leave any residue but it's got suction and this sticky stuff that creates the strongest bond I've ever seen. The only problem is that sometimes you want to take it off for one reason or another. And once you take it off, the adhesive begins to lose its stickiness. I also tried the famous Pro Clip. Google it and you'll find it. It's a mount that doesn't use any screws but fastens securely by holding onto corners and little gaps. I had originally bought this because I was afraid the vent mount grips wouldn't be strong enough (later found that vents are more than strong enough). The ProClip is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE though. But I didn't want to make holes in my car so I gave it a try. The ProClip is actually pretty great but the mount can't accommodate extended batteries except the Ottie so I returned it. *I really hate the upvoted reviews written by people given free or discounted products. They give high ratings which totally skew Amazon's rating system. Please upvote this review so that people can read an honest evaluations of these products.