Got this after I went through a couple of the flexible leg mini tripods. After so much twisting, the legs would eventually snap off. Was left with a couple of Unipods after a month or two of heavy use. I can confidently say this design will not have that issue and is probably one of the most intuitively designed and well executed extendable tripods on the market today.

I use a tripod for outdoorsy videos almost every day, so bulkiness and weight are very important factors to me. Even light objects seem heavy after 3 hours of lugging them around under the midday sun. This tripod is both compact and extremely lightweight. A carrying bag is included that can easily be slung over your shoulder or attached to a backpack. Kudos to the manufacturer for including something so seemingly trivial, yet so vital for traveling photography. Details matter.

Insofar as features, this tripod/selfie stick has everything you could want. A handle for smoother panning shots might be convenient in a later model, but would of course add weight and bulkiness. As it is, this model is wonderful. It’s designed thoughtfully and use is not complicated at all. It is very easy to achieve any angle you desire when your phone is mounted and the mount itself is built well and is much more reliable than the spring-loaded ones which tend to fail quite often in my experience. Especially since this also functions as a selfie stick, you want your phone to be completely secure in the mount. I can be confident that my phone will not fall out of this bracket even when it’s 60” away from me and tilted at all kinds of odd angles.

The included remote works great and I love how there’s a slot for it built into one of the tripod’s legs. This enables easy shots when in selfie stick mode as well as adds to the overall ease of traveling with it. The bluetooth connection for it seems to be very stable and was super simple to set up.

The only con I can possibly see with this design is it might have issues in high wind situations. It’s very thin and lightweight. Even though it’s built very well, the main extendable column is still very skinny and lightweight at the end of the day. I could see winds over 40 mph being a major problem for this tripod. It’s the trade off you get for making the product so lightweight and travel friendly.

Overall, I would highly recommend this tripod to anyone who takes videos on the go and needs their shots to look more stable and professional. I’d give it 6 stars if I could. Oh and get it in white. It’s sleeeeeek!