LamicallGooseneck Phone Holder Bed - [Nylon Braided] Flexible Arm, 38inch Overall Length, 360 Adjustable Clamp Clip, Overhead Cell Phone Mount Stand for Bed, Desk, 4-7” CellphoneGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

This really holds your phone and you can move it in any direction. It’s built really well, but you have to have very strong arms to move around the snake arm. The clamp works really well.

I knew I had a quality product on my hands when I noticed the rubber strip just in front of the clamp's hinge. As far as I can tell, its only purpose is protecting the clamp's spring, preventing anything from getting pinched in there. It has nothing to do with basic functionality, or with advertised features. It just makes the product better.This isn't one of those products where you wish the manufacturer had spent an extra nickel on better components; nor where you take it out of the packaging and realize that it was designed to just barely fulfill the letter of its features but not their spirit. You know that feeling when you get a pair of headphones and the "integrated playback controls" are a single button that recognizes various sequences of short and long presses? Or a camera that advertises 240 FPS but it turns out that it records at 30 FPS and then inserts seven extra copies of each frame?This, by contrast, is a good product. A maximum viable product, if you will, rather than a minimum viable product. I'm very happy with it. Here are some details that you may be wondering about.First, the clamp tension securely holds a phone without crushing it in a death grip. As shown in the photos, a phone can be placed in two positions: near the front of the clamp, and behind the second set of "teeth." This is useful if you have - here's detail two - a phone with a thick battery case. The first position holds a phone of average thickness perfectly, and a very thick phone very passably. If you want more peace of mind, though, you can move the phone a bit rearwards so that its front is held by the first position's rear teeth. Those teeth may cover a tiny portion of the phone's screen (given modern narrow bezels), but that's part of what guarantees their secure hold.Third, the ball joint connecting the clamp to the gooseneck is perfectly serviceable. It's easy to tighten and loosen, easy to adjust when loose, and firm enough when tight. If you have a really heavy phone, though - or if you put one phone off to one side in the first position and another toward the opposite side in the second, like I do, because I sometimes want a miniature dual-monitor setup - it tends to sag even when hand-tight. I can't fault it for this, because 1) that's not a reasonable load, 2) you can just let it sag and then adjust the gooseneck a bit higher to compensate, and 3) increasing the load capacity would need a whole new design, not a simple/obvious fix. Even though it's not a negative, it's a good detail to know about.Fourth, the gooseneck itself: if you're not trying to bend it, it won't bend. If you are trying to bend it, it will bend. Pretty much the perfect level of tension.Fifth, the base clamp: padded jaws that won't mar furniture, and the knob to open and close them is that entire plastic tube that extends out of the base, making it easy and comfortable to adjust.Sixth, the stability of the whole contraption: as good as can be. The gooseneck's rigidity means that very little wobble comes from the product itself. Mounting conditions are more important: mine is on my bed's headboard, which extends upward without extra support - that can wobble before I even attach anything to it. One solution is to mount it at the lowest point of the headboard, but my solution (see photos) is to adjust the gooseneck so that it rests against the wall with just a bit of tension. This cuts down any wobbling to virtually nothing. Note that I have a bit of plastic around the part that contacts the wall, to minimize wear on the wall as well as on the gooseneck's braided nylon.If you use your phone in a desktop stand, pick up your phone (yes, now) and hold it up where you wish it could be instead of on your desk. Those of you now muttering "but I want it on my desk" are all set. The rest of you would probably benefit from this gooseneck holder.

It holds my phone for me in bed so I don't get pain in my wrists. This is the second one I ordered (thus the 4/5 stars). The first one I moved up and down daily to make the bed. Bending it so much daily wore it out and it broke after 7 months. This one I leave extended so I don't stress the material. Design in solid, as it can hold my phone while fully extended. The clamp holds tight to the wooden headboard of the bed. It is light and versatile enough to accommodate many different positions.

I actually have four of these. Two on each of the beds I spend my days working or having meetings with clients on. Since I'm unable to sit comfortably in a chair or stand for long periods of time, I have used them a lot to attend classes, do the required visits with classmates, watch a movies etc. I have two of them on each bed, one of them is rigged up as a document holder. I have to reposition the gooseneck on the one that holds my phone at 15-20 times every day, they have worked very well for that. The swivel cell phone holder makes it possible to get your phone in whatever position you want. The goosenecks are very stiff, but that's what makes them hold your phone up over your head without any additional assistance. I have made sure not to try to bend them at a 90° angle right where they attach to the clamp, But I have not had to try that because the gooseneck is long enough that on a bed you don't have to do any extreme angle bending of it after you get it all positioned the first time. I think they're great, no problem with breakage, but maybe it depends on what you're trying to get them to do.......

First, my intent on buying this was to mount on a baby grand piano and be able to do video lessons with students. My concerns when buying it were:1. How strong the goose neck would be? I have goose neck mic stands and the goose necks do not hold in position anything very heavy. Nor do they hold their shape very well. This holder seems well made and of solid construction. The goose neck portion is VERY strong and feels like a solid piece of steel rod. It takes much more effort to bend than a normal mic stand goose neck. It does hold its shape very well.2. How would it attach to the piano. I did not want something that would damage the finish but hold tightly. The clamping mechanism is easy to adjust and tighten down. The clamp itself has some rubber pads that keep it from scratching the piano.3. Will the phone clamp securely hold the phone when placed facing down. The clamp is strong enough to securely hold the phone in any position. There are a couple ridged areas that you will want to make sure the phone is behind to make it secure.Now for a few "take note of" points.1. The piano is on wooden floor joist and not a concrete floor. While playing or even walking around the piano there is some "bouncing" of the piano. It is not a whole lot, but it is there. This causes some bouncing and movement of the holder and phone. It is not so much due to the holder but on what it is attached. I might have to move it to a stand on the floor, but it also bounces some. I will need to check to see how much it affects the view by the student.2. Dialing "911". I have an iPhone which has the capability to dial 911 when pressing the side buttons together. Be careful not to clamp the clamp over these two buttons. Also, do not press these buttons while trying to put the phone in the clamp. You can either take note of this while inserting the phone or simply turn off this feature on the phone. The later was my choice after accidentally dialing 911.Otherwise, good quality and price. Sturdy. I can see it working for multiple scenarios and applications.