GOAT (for now) Mobile MagSafe charging solution

For the Solterra, for my iPhone 16 Pro with the unreliable USB C port, I wanted something that would hold the phone visibly and securely and charge it with a decent amount of juice, and ideally with cooling. (I was waiting for TackForm to bring the CR07 back, but, alas, support confirmed it’s been discontinued.)

The components I currently have, which work together brilliantly:

• The vent hook module from this: Coolpow for MagSafe Car Mount【Windshield+Vent+Dash】Magnetic Phone Holder (the phone holder component works well, too, but doesn’t charge). It has a 17 mm ball so interoperates well with other hardware.
• This Anker 67W 3-Port USB-C Car Charger (the ESR below comes with its own 12V charger, but I know and trust the Anker, which is a little more flexible[1]; if I didn’t already have the Anker, the adapter that comes with the ESR is I’m sure fine...)
• The ESR OmniLock Qi2.2 Certified 25W MagSafe Car Mount Charger with CryoBoost, which I got when it went on “Black Friday” sale for $52 (normally $58, as high as $70)

ESR + Coolpow mount in use, holding iPhone 16 Pro

Coolpow vent hook and 17 mm ball interface close-up

So far it seems to work really well. I was camped out charging at a Tesla Supercharger station on a road trip and had the Subaru in Room Mode. The phone was streaming audio through CarPlay while I watched the Rams trounce the Buccaneers,  and providing a data hotspot for my laptop. Even with all of that going on, it charged the phone quickly (it was about 50% when I tossed it on the charger).

The vent clip that comes with the ESR just did not fit the Solterra, but the one from “Coolpow” did and fit perfectly. I left it connected to the ESR hanging off the vent for a two hour drive and it was rock solid. I’m stoked. 

[1] I can draw 9W from both the other USB-C and the USB-A, or 22.5W from the USB-A port, while USB-C1 delivers a steady 45W; if only one of the USB-C ports is in use, and nothing else, it gets 67W, more than enough for laptop use, etc.