While there have been a few manufacturers unveil Qi compatible wireless charging car mounts there have been very few high quality ones on the market thus far. At CES 2014 in Las Vegas we had a chance to check out two high quality car mounts with Qi charging capabilities and would like to detail each with their benefits. We also took the time to record small demo’s for each of the mounts so you can make your own decision. The two car mounts that we are comparing here are the iOttie Easy Flex Wireless Car Mount and Charger and the InCharge HOLD Inductive Qi Charging Phone Mount.
iOttie Easy Flex Wireless Car Mount and Charger
The first car mount that caught our eye is the Easy Flex Wireless Car Mount and Charger made by iOttie. This mount easily grabs your device when setting it in place in the same way their other one touch mounts work. There is a button in the center of the mount that when your device touches it the sides close and grab your device firmly. One the device is secure it will start charging. We tested the charger with a Nexus 5, Galaxy Note 3, and Galaxy S4 that had a Qi Pad behind the battery. All three devices started charging easily without having to mess with the placement of the device. This charging car mount also swivels so that you can have the device in portrait or landscape mode when driving. The last feature that we did notice is that no matter how thick your phones case is it still seems to charge just fine. See the video demo below of the iOttie Easy Flex Wireless Car Mount and Charger.
InCharge HOLD Inductive Qi Charging Phone Mount
The second car mount we tested at CES this year was the InCharge HOLD Inductive Qi Charging Car Mount. This car mount was a little less stylish as well as a bit harder to review due to them having it locked into a frame to avoid having their Nexus 5 demo device from walking away. We did however get a good feel of the car mount anyway. The charging capabilities of the mount are very well implemented as we could easily fit our fingers between the Nexus 5 and the Wireless charging car mount, still showing the device getting a charge. The sides of the car mount have to be pushed against your device to hold it in place although there was a button on the lower right to release the device for easy undocking. See the full video demo from CES below.
Conclusion
While both mounts have the same quality of inductive charging as well as a strong grip on your device we are partial to the iOttie due to its smaller size and overall function and quality feel. Once we get our hands on each of these to do full detailed reviews and use them for a while we will update you with anything new we notice. In the mean time keep an eye out for these to go up for sale soon.