I am very impressed with the look and feel of this tripod/selfie stick. From first opening the box, it was clear that this was well made - it does not feel cheap or tacky when holding it closed up and all of the mechanisms work positively and smoothly.

There are locking mechanisms on the ball joint at the top and also at the bottom just above the folding legs. which means that when you use it in tripod mode it won't fold up and as long as you don't put something too heavy on it then it is surprisingly stable for such a small footprint. As the legs open up equally the tripod will need to be on an almost level surface.

Everything on this intuitive to use, so it is so easy to setup. I quite often have to do detailed work with an electronics engineer so being able to mount my phone on this tripod above a circuit board I am working on allows other people (via a video call) to see what I am doing and most importantly the phone and therefore the image is stable whilst I have both hands free to use other tools. So it is quite a versatile piece of equipment that can be used for work as well as play.

I don't have any go-pro style cameras so I primarily use this with my mobile phone. The grip at the top was something else that really impressed me. The shape of the rubber with the curved front means that phone is held securely in the jaws and I think even if the phone were to get knocked it will not pop out of the front of the jaws as the curved front will stop the phone before it pops out. It was also good to see two mounting points on this part so you can actually mount your phone in almost any orientation relative to tripod itself.

This is definitely one of the best selfie sticks/tripods I have seen.