TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount review

Our Verdict

There is a lot to like about the TOPGO Cup Holder Telephone Mount, but that doesn't hateful that there aren't potential hazards to go along in heed when considering picking this affair up for your own car.

For

The mount can be rotated into portrait and mural
Keeping the mount away from air vents is always a skilful thought, particularly on specially cold or hot days
It's easy to insert your phone into the mount and but every bit easy to accept it back out, likewise

Against

Yous'll lose a loving cup holder
Some car layouts might only make this mount impractical
This mount isn't great to look at when you aren't using it

Tom'south Guide Verdict

There is a lot to like about the TOPGO Loving cup Holder Phone Mount, but that doesn't mean that there aren't potential hazards to go on in listen when because picking this affair up for your own machine.

Pros

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The mountain tin be rotated into portrait and mural
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Keeping the mount away from air vents is always a practiced idea, peculiarly on particularly cold or hot days
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It's easy to insert your telephone into the mount and just every bit piece of cake to take information technology back out, as well

Cons

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You'll lose a cup holder
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Some car layouts might simply make this mountain impractical
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This mount isn't neat to look at when yous aren't using it

TOPGO Cup Holder Telephone Mount: Specs

Toll: $33
Wireless Charging: No
Color: Black
Orientation: 360-degree rotation for landscape and portrait
Compatibility: Phones up to 3.v inches wide
Type: Cup holder

Loving cup holders are great when they're filled with delicious drinks, only they're slow when they aren't. The TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount takes 1 of those cup holders and makes it useful past mounting your phone to it. And it works pretty well — for the most part.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount: Price and availability

The TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount is available for $17 from Amazon every bit tested. A slightly newer version is also bachelor directly from TOPGO for $33. The newer version (TC1) looks most identical to the 1 tested here but does support slightly wider phones — up to 4 inches wide compared to the 3.5 inches of this version.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount: Design and features

The mountain is fabricated from very inexpensive-feeling plastic, although all areas that make meaningful contact with your phone are either safe or coated in a foam-like material. Both the side and lesser portions of the mountain move to accommodate a phone, with buttons effectually the dorsum unlocking them when you need to move them.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount shown on a car dash — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

Like most modern mounts, the TOPGO Loving cup Holder Telephone Mountain tin can be rotated 360 degrees for amend navigation app performance.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mountain: Setup

Installing the TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount is as easy as can be. You put the mount into a spare cup holder and plough a wheel to extend the base of operations for a secure fit in but virtually any cup holder. Those with extra-large loving cup holders can use the included adapters to brand the base even wider.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount shown on a table before installation — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

With the mount installed, putting a phone into the holder is as easy equally pressing a button to extend the side grips. Next, identify your phone in the holder and squeeze those same grips until your phone is held securely. Those with large phones tin can also extend the bottom grip past pressing some other push button and repeating the same procedure.

TOPGO Cup Holder Telephone Mountain: Performance

With the mount installed and a telephone in identify, the TOPGO Loving cup Holder Phone Mountain does its task pretty well. The mountain was well secured in my cup holder and at that place was niggling gamble of information technology moving around. However this will probable depend on your cup holder as much as the mount itself.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount shown holding an iPhone — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

While the base of operations of the mount didn't move effectually, the same can't exist said for the balance of it. Thanks to the fairly long gooseneck situation, the part that holds your phone is understandably a little peak-heavy.

It'south fine during nearly driving, simply those with bumpy roads might discover their telephone jiggling effectually in their peripheral vision. Those with cars on the sporty side might have to deal with this more than others thanks to stiffer suspension, and there'southward only then much the mount tin can do here. But information technology's worth mentioning, regardless.

TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mountain: Verdict

I really similar the TOPGO Cup Holder Phone Mount for a couple of reasons, non least because it ways you lot don't lose an air vent to your phone holder. It worked adequately well in my car, but this is some other instance where private car setups volition take an affect on how well this mountain works. Those with cup holders in a different place might find their phone is difficult to meet, for case. Go along that in mind when making your buy.

One thing I would have liked to run across is the take chances to shorten the gooseneck a little. It needs to be long for those with far-flung cup holders, simply those of us with loving cup holders to hand have to deal with the reverse problem — besides much summit. It'south workable, only it isn't platonic.

Having to have your phone holder out so you can transport two cups of coffee at in one case isn't ideal, either. But we can't accept everything, tin we?