it's easier to plug and unplug the phone which I really appreciate. I usually snap landscape photos or trail map shots for later reference and check my Strava app to see how far we've come and if we're on the same trail back we were on etc. So I pull out my phone. often go down the mountain. Elastic corners hold the phone securely and fit different phone sizes, but it takes 2 hands and 4 movements to put on and take off. This is just a slide before release. My biggest negative comment is that the screw sticks out as much as you tighten the handlebar mount. I tried an extra spacer for narrow bars, but then it didn't bypass and close the bar.