I have one that has a clamp that grips the vent slat. Works well..

Never used one myself and I don't know how car specific the success rate is, but my son uses one of these for his work iPhone in his Astra K. It works well. His personal iPhone is kept plugged in in the armrest to run Google maps which he prefers over the car's satnav.

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Edited by Chris M on 15/03/2024 at 17:00

The third car has a Brodit mount. The "clip" is made for a specific car model. You then buy a "device holder" suitable for your phone and attach it to the clip.

I use the Brodit range of mounts with a Tomtom Premium X in my Superb mkII - works really well indeed.

I have a Belkin phone holder that sits in the cup holder and can be adjusted to be a tight fit, its suitable for trucks because the cup holders are strong and suitably placed, it gets removed after every shift, been subject to hard use over 5 years and probably 350k miles and shows no signs of breaking any time soon.

Whilst that particular model may not be suitable they make different types, between that item and several others we use around the house i'd recommend Belkin products as worthy of consideration, not cheap but well made.

Although we have sat nav built-in, the cars are from 2007 and 2010 so the technology is not really comparable to any map app.

I am using the screw type vent clamp with a magnetic back and it doesn't fall, you move it to any convenient position and it's generally solid and seems to work well.

A tenner from ebay.