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Review on SteelSeries SmartGrip Mobile Phone Holder - Compatible with Stratus Duo, Stratus XL, Nimbus - Suitable for Phones ranging from 4" to 6.5 by Ronnie Saylor

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It works but has a serious design flaw

This is a good product and unfortunately the only choice for my SteelSeries controller. I really like my SteelSeries controller for Android games and bought it to allow my phone to be held on the controller and unfortunately it is not designed for their own controllers. It looks like whoever designed it has never seen a SteelSeries controller. Let me explain what the problem is and why it's such a problem. Installing this on the controller makes it look like it should be installed once rather than removed and reinstalled as it snaps onto the controller. Unfortunately, once you lock it on your controller, accessing the switches at the top of the controller becomes impossible. So you can't turn the controller on and off or switch between connection types as this adapter will completely cover them or block the movement of the slide switches altogether. Usually when a product has such a design flaw I would recommend you to buy a better product, but unless I'm mistaken I don't think any other phone clip is made for my SteelSeries controller. My guess is that if I were to make a recommendation, I'd probably be buying a completely different controller from a company that puts a little more thought into making their products work together.

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Functionality