can I see this mounted on a Macan? thanks in advance.
AutoGuide Tested: The Kenu Airframe Pro Smartphone Vent Mount
<p class="p1">It’s no secret that there are a TON of smartphone mounts on the market right now, and given the sheer volume of dirt cheap offerings available across the web, it’s not always easy to separate quality from the junk that isn’t worthy of holding your long-dead 1st gen Motorola Razr. With that in mind, we recently got our hands on some gear from Kenu—the California-born smartphone mount company—for a closer look at how they’re trying to distinguish themselves from a huge pool of competition.
<p class="p1">Rather than looking at their basic Airframe model, which realistically looks like just about any other vent-type smartphone mount, we went with the Airframe Pro. Retailing for $29.95, the Pro model is designed for larger/heavier phones, with a spring-loaded gripping jaw that opens from 2.3 to 3.6 inches wide. According to specification, this means the Airframe Pro can handle the massive iPhone Xs Max and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with ease, but for our testing purposes we fitted it with a more mid-sized Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
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Prefer an Older Kenu
My wife and I use an older Kenu in the Macan, and are pretty satisfied with it. This is the one we use:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Kenu-Airframe-Android-iPhone-Accessories/dp/B00LU5LWQK/[/ame]
Let me note that we also own, have tried out, and relegated to a garage shelf, these:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KQ9VDF/[/ame]
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0744G9CYD/[/ame]
Now, the newer Kenu ...
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Kenu-Airframe-Android-Accessories-Samsung/dp/B074Q433TL/[/ame]
... has a spring-loaded clip. I don't like such clips. They may secure holders better during an auto-cross or off-road adventure, but we don't use the Macan that way. Also, we don't use a GPS of any sort very often, which means that our (non-spring-loaded) Kenu gets put pack in the center console most of the time. I find the spring-loaded clips a minor irritant, and unnecessary for our use. YMMV.
Regarding those other two holders -- the cup-holder mount and the no-touch mount -- there are some good attributes. The cup-holder has a nice flexible gooseneck ... but positions the phone too low for my liking. The no-touch mount is super-easy to work with, just plop the phone in, and the weight of that brings the sides in (a bit); but that mount has a spring-loaded clip, which means you have to reach behind it, and squeeze, to remove the mount -- that's the part that I don't like. I find that awkward, and I was afraid that I'd brake a vent slot during that procedure.
So that leaves the older (non-spring-loaded) Kenu. In addition to no-springs-attached, I like it because I can put the phone at about eye level, and also because it provides a choice of two vent-slat widths. You rotate the back -- once -- to align your preferred thickness.
I'd like a drop-in mount (like the "no-touch" one) with no spring, but those don't seem to exist. So, with the older Kenu, I put the phone in the Kenu (easier with two hands), and then push the Kenu/phone combination onto a slat (having closed the air off in that vent).
Here's what that looks like, first with just the mount, and then with an iPhone 6 in a case:
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BTW, I would prefer a slightly higher mount, but I won't be putting anything on our expensive leather dash; I tried that on our Camry over the years, and mounts invariably left marks.
I consider myself fairly fluent in phone mounts, and that's what I've come up with, for the Macan, for occasional and on-road use. In the realm of motorcycles, for instance, I wrote a phone-mount article for webBikeWorld two years ago that any bikers here might find useful:
https://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-phone-mounts-reviewed/
But back to cars. If your requirements are different, then certainly a different mount might be more appropriate. For us, however, I'm reasonably satisfied with the older Kenu.
My wife and I use an older Kenu in the Macan, and are pretty satisfied with it. This is the one we use:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Kenu-Airframe-Android-iPhone-Accessories/dp/B00LU5LWQK/[/ame]
Let me note that we also own, have tried out, and relegated to a garage shelf, these:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KQ9VDF/[/ame]
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0744G9CYD/[/ame]
Now, the newer Kenu ...
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Kenu-Airframe-Android-Accessories-Samsung/dp/B074Q433TL/[/ame]
... has a spring-loaded clip. I don't like such clips. They may secure holders better during an auto-cross or off-road adventure, but we don't use the Macan that way. Also, we don't use a GPS of any sort very often, which means that our (non-spring-loaded) Kenu gets put pack in the center console most of the time. I find the spring-loaded clips a minor irritant, and unnecessary for our use. YMMV.
Regarding those other two holders -- the cup-holder mount and the no-touch mount -- there are some good attributes. The cup-holder has a nice flexible gooseneck ... but positions the phone too low for my liking. The no-touch mount is super-easy to work with, just plop the phone in, and the weight of that brings the sides in (a bit); but that mount has a spring-loaded clip, which means you have to reach behind it, and squeeze, to remove the mount -- that's the part that I don't like. I find that awkward, and I was afraid that I'd brake a vent slot during that procedure.
So that leaves the older (non-spring-loaded) Kenu. In addition to no-springs-attached, I like it because I can put the phone at about eye level, and also because it provides a choice of two vent-slat widths. You rotate the back -- once -- to align your preferred thickness.
I'd like a drop-in mount (like the "no-touch" one) with no spring, but those don't seem to exist. So, with the older Kenu, I put the phone in the Kenu (easier with two hands), and then push the Kenu/phone combination onto a slat (having closed the air off in that vent).
Here's what that looks like, first with just the mount, and then with an iPhone 6 in a case:
BTW, I would prefer a slightly higher mount, but I won't be putting anything on our expensive leather dash; I tried that on our Camry over the years, and mounts invariably left marks.
I consider myself fairly fluent in phone mounts, and that's what I've come up with, for the Macan, for occasional and on-road use. In the realm of motorcycles, for instance, I wrote a phone-mount article for webBikeWorld two years ago that any bikers here might find useful:
https://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-phone-mounts-reviewed/
But back to cars. If your requirements are different, then certainly a different mount might be more appropriate. For us, however, I'm reasonably satisfied with the older Kenu.
Replaced Cheap Vent Mount With Better Cheap Vent Mount
Okay, I thought I'd update this particular phone thread (there are -- alas, and no doubt to the dismay of the moderators -- a lot of such threads) because I had cited the vent mount my wife and I used.
In any case, we recently replaced our Kenu vent mount -- see pics and link in post 4, above -- with this one, which we used the other day:
This Scosche mount ...
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... at about the same price, has these advantages:
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Again, let me note that we use a phone holder only occasionally. If you prefer a more permanent sort of mount, there may be better choices, such as the one from Rennslist and others.
Also note that Scosche has a lot of other mounts, including one like the above with Qi charging, and on and on. See Truck and Car Accessories
In any case, for those interested in light-duty use, this is our new favorite. YMMV.
Okay, I thought I'd update this particular phone thread (there are -- alas, and no doubt to the dismay of the moderators -- a lot of such threads) because I had cited the vent mount my wife and I used.
In any case, we recently replaced our Kenu vent mount -- see pics and link in post 4, above -- with this one, which we used the other day:
This Scosche mount ...
... at about the same price, has these advantages:
- The holder part does not have to be positioned right in front of the vent flow.
- That plastic ring around the rubber vent insert is for stabilization, and seems to work as intended.
- There are (friction-based) rotation points by both the phone holder and the vent, to facilitate positioning it, e.g.:
Again, let me note that we use a phone holder only occasionally. If you prefer a more permanent sort of mount, there may be better choices, such as the one from Rennslist and others.
Also note that Scosche has a lot of other mounts, including one like the above with Qi charging, and on and on. See Truck and Car Accessories
In any case, for those interested in light-duty use, this is our new favorite. YMMV.
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