Magnetic car phone holder

[Brigadier]

Looking to change my phone car cradle,

seen some which magnetise to the back of the phone.


I was always under the impression that phones were to be kept away from strong magnets.

If nothing to do with the memory cards etc, I wouldn't like to use a magnet close to the screen........


Has tech moved on, such that there is no issue with phones being in close proximity to a magnet strong enough to hold them in a moving car?

 

[^woody^]

The phones fall off anyway when you hit a bump.

Have a look at the RAM x-grip range. You'll never need another

 

[mattylad]

My wife bought one, a rounds ball like thing, a metal disc sticks to the phone so it attaches to the magnetic ball.
Never used it, I got her something better instead.

 

[Brigadier]

The phones fall off anyway when you hit a bump.

Have a look at the RAM x-grip range. You'll never need another

I could not afford another - £60

 

[^woody^]

I could not afford another - £60

I just had a quick Google and one holder came up at 19.99 and then the brackets were between 10 and £20.

If you can get one from an American supplier off eBay or Amazon then it could be even cheaper.

The thing is, it will last a life time, for any future phone and you can adapt the brackets for other uses.

 

[^woody^]

Today only £23.99 - holder and mount , which is a good price.

https://m.clasohlson.com/uk/RAM-Smartphone-Holder-with-Suction-Cup-Base-/38-5991

 

[motorbiking]

Magnets aren't a problem today. If you look inside any moderately fast desktop, you'll see a large fan bolted to the top of the CPU. Magnets are an issue for magnetic based storage. e.g. hard disk drives or the old floppies.

 

[Brigadier]

What about screens though? Iirc, you used to be able to damage a screen by placing a strong magnet on it?

 

[motorbiking]

yes - when screens were cathode ray tubes..

I'm not saying a strong magnet wouldn't damage a phone, but there are plenty of magnets in them.

 

[motorbiking]

I just bung mine in the slide out draw and do everything via siri. It works pretty well for most things. Though people do get confused when they get a text messages saying "sorry I can't talk because I'm driving".