Aduro U-GRIP PLUS Universal

Aduro U-GRIP PLUS Universal Dashboard Windshield Car Mount for Smart Phones, Apple iPhone 5, 4 / 4S, 3G, Samsung Galaxy S2 / S3 / S4, Galaxy NOTE 2, Motorola Droid RAZR / MAXX, HTC EVO 4G, HTC One... 4.6 out of 5 stars CONSUMER REVIEWS(901) Universal Car Mount for most Phones. Quickly and easily mount and unmount your phone or device. Fits most Phones with 3.5 to 5.5 inch screens (Including the latest Galaxy Note 2). Adjustable 360° viewing angles. Single-handed operation. No more hassle putting your phone or device on the mount. Package includes: 1 Car Mount, 1 3M Tape* (used for breathable surface material), Instructions. See if U-Grip below. Deal Price: $199.99

Description Universal Dashboard Windshield Car Mount for Smart Phones. You've no doubt noticed that most of the companies that make cell phone peripherals just crap poorly-designed junk out of the lowest-bidder Chinese factory, or even worse, rebrand somebody else's steaming turd as their own. I've gone through a half-dozen mounts from both no-name to brand-name and ended up returning them all.My BMW probably doesn't help. It's got a dashboard with a pebbled/textured finish. It's not perfectly flat. And I drive like a jerk. The latter is a crucial point of failure for mounts with a longer reach that multiply the leverage of a heavy phone on a suction cup. Read: mount (with phone attached) goes flying off to the side, usually into my passenger's face.I figured this one had physics working in its favor off the bat, being so short (but I was a tad worried about it having the phone out of reach). Turns out that's not a problem. Neither is the AMAZING grip on the dashboard side. As others mentioned, it's a suction cup AND an (reusable)... I ended up purchasing four different car phone holders before I found one that works - that sticks to my dashboard, holds my IPhone 4, makes it relatively easy, with one hand, to insert the phone and remove it. And it stays stuck to the dashboard. I drive a late model Subaru Outback and after placing and testing the mount in many different locations, I found the most convenient one for me was mounted to the dash on left side of the steering wheel.The three models that would not stick to the dashboard, anywhere I tried, are as follows (I returned them to Amazon without a problem:) The iOttie Windshield Dashboard Car Mount Holder The iOttie Easy Flex2 Windshield Dashboard Car Mount Holder & Desk Stand The Tylt Capio Universal Car MountThe one model that works, and is still working after a month, is the Aduro U-GRIP Universal Dashboard Windshield Car Mount. An added note is that this model comes with an extra grip in case the mount doesn't... I just started using this one about 3 days ago. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this item. You can operate it with one hand for iPhone, but it requires you to use two hands to open it for the larger Galaxy Note. I attached it on Nissan Altima's textured dashboard, and it hangs on perfectly. Two things I noted were.. if you want to remove it from your dashboard, it's not quite easy since the suction cup is a bit sticky. And when you drive with your phone on this item, it wobbles a little tiny bit, but not much and it does not bother me at all. I'm thinking about buying another one for my wife.Pros:- Easy to install- Very strong suction- Holds large phones (Galaxy Note - 3.27" width)Cons:- Wobbles a tiny bit, but negligible* I also noticed that the bottom part of my older car mount(from Arcon) fits perfectly well into this item. I'm not sure if they all follow a universal standard.. but it can be used as the replacement if...