The mount features a soft silicone mounting face that manages higher temperatures nicely. Cheaper mounts have a habit of capturing heat (especially in darker-colored cars), making them hard to manage in warmer months or all-around hot climates.

Note: MagSafe magnets are compatible with the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 Pro (as well as future iPhones). Other models, such as the iPhone 8, XR, and 11, can charge but will not lock magnetically to the mount.

Overall, it’s a fine mount. The adhesive suction cup is absurdly strong. The dashboard pad it comes with will only attach once, and while the main cup can be removed and reapplied, it too will rapidly lose strength. This is a little upsetting, but not uncommon. As with other windshield mounts, you’ll have to commit to one position to get the most out of this charger.

Once you’ve set the mount down where you want it, you can adjust it via the rotating ball joint, level, and pivot knob to get the right angle for your phone. But while you can stick it to either your dashboard or your windshield, I recommend the former.

The arm and cable took up too much space regardless of where I placed them. That 5-feet (1.52-meters) of cable doesn’t disappear just because you’ve attached it to your dashboard, and with the mount protruding another 3.58-inches (90.93mm), that’s a noticeable amount of the device obscuring either your vision, movement, or both. Full stop, you’re going to need a pretty big windshield to accommodate this charging mount.