Product overview
Andobil Car Phone Holder: What to Know
This is a spring-loaded clamp mount attached to a dashboard mounting base, similar in mechanism to the iOttie above but without a telescopic arm or suction cup; it uses an adhesive base (Andobil describes a double-locking 3M-style pad) fixed to the dash, with the phone held by mechanical clip arms rather than magnets. Andobil states a fit range of roughly 4.0 to 7.0 inches of phone width, and markets the clip as accommodating thick cases, including bulky battery cases and rugged cases like OtterBox, which is a real practical advantage over some slimmer magnetic mounts that struggle with case thickness.
There is no wireless charging and no magnetic component on this specific model, which sidesteps the MagSafe/Android compatibility question entirely: it grips the phone body or case directly, so it works the same way regardless of phone brand or whether the phone supports MagSafe or Qi2 magnetics at all. That's a meaningful trade-off worth being direct about: buyers who specifically want magnetic snap-on convenience or wireless charging should look at the Belkin or ESR entries instead, since this is a mechanical holder only.
Andobil is a newer, lower-cost brand compared to iOttie, Peak Design, Belkin, or ESR, and the company sells many close variants of this same basic dashboard-clamp concept (with and without a cup-holder base, with different clip materials) using very similar product photography and marketing language across listings, which is worth knowing since it makes it easy to accidentally order a different variant than intended if you're comparison shopping by thumbnail alone.
Key Listed Features
Mechanical spring-loaded clip mount, no magnets or MagSafe dependency
Adhesive dashboard mounting base rather than a suction cup or vent clip
Stated fit range of roughly 4.0 to 7.0 inches of phone width
Marketed for compatibility with thick and rugged phone cases, including battery cases
Product image from current catalog data


