This item is just what I was looking for. Before I got this, I just laid my phone screen down overnight while charging. I frequently woke up to find my phone had wandered in the night. Between the cat and my restless sleeping, anything close to the bed is in danger of being kicked or shoved in the night. Also, I like to keep my phone where I can see the screen because I keep my phone on silent. This little cushion solved that problem right away. It's best used in landscape, not portrait, position, which isn't an issue for me. It holds the phone securely and I don't wake up to find my phone on the floor or in my bed anymore, even when I wake up laying on the charging cord. Out of curiosity, I tried my kindle paperwhite and my kindle fire in it. The fire is much too big and heavy; no surprise there. But if you read your kindle paperwhite in landscape, it can hold it almost as firmly. I will add here that both my fire and paperwhite are in protective covers which I did not remove for the experiment. I can highly recommend this as a good place to park your phone nearby. Now, just need one big enough for my kindle fire!