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I was going to purchase a new case/mount set (Evutec) but decided to give the Belkin unit a try.

So far I’m pleased with the mount - while it looks as if it came from Apple’s design group and made of machined aluminum, practically speaking that doesn’t matter as once is set in place on my cars AC vent I’m not touching and fondling it on a day to day basis, admiring the quality of the materials & machined perfection...it’s just a phone mount after all. 

While it would be nice to have included a charging capability it still would have required a cable to power it. Since I already have been using a cable to keep the previous iPhone charged I just plug it in as usual.  

I can only imagine what a mount/charger/aluminum combo would have cost - $80, $100, $125, more?

I must say I never heard the “clicking” noise until I read the review and went to check it out. While there is a very minor sound when removing the phone, there isn’t anything loose or making noise when shaking the mount itself. I’m assuming the clicking has something to do with the magnets in the mount aligning properly. 

The one feature which I didn’t even think about until I started using the Belkin mount is that it has a ball head mount which allows it to be turned to face the Driver (or passenger) so the Face ID functions without have to lean over in front of the phone.

I would have given it 4 stars at least

(Lower cost chip  +  Higher Performance)  x  (Reduced sale price/Higher Profit margin per unit  x  Increased Demand) ≥ Billions

Apple is  D O O M E D