Peak Design’s iPhone tripod is a strong, well-designed aluminum body that folds right into a credit score card-sized form. You’re paying a premium for the construct design and high quality, with a tiny hex key even constructed into the tripod legs for tightening them, if wanted.
With a strong micro-ball head, you’ll be able to alter the angle of your iPhone whereas it’s in tripod mode. Higher nonetheless, it could possibly firmly connect, magnetically, to the telephone in each vertical and horizontal orientations. This makes it a superb stand on your telephone even if you’re not attempting to shoot video or pictures.
You additionally don’t must shell out for a Peak Design case to make sure it really works, though it does really feel extra solidly linked when you do. Any MagSafe iPhone locks onto the peripheral, sustaining a strong maintain on this cell tripod whether or not in use or folded away.
There are many extra inexpensive MagSafe telephone stands, akin to Moft’s Snap-On Stand and Pockets, which props up your iPhone whereas holding just a few bank cards, Anker’s MagGo telephone grip, and the now-ubiquitous PopSockets. Whereas MagSafe equipment like these are handy, they received’t be as sturdy as one thing securely snapped onto your smartphone or a smartphone case. All the MagSafe stands, wallets, chargers, and different equipment I’ve tried ultimately fell off if I utilized sufficient power. Nevertheless, there’s no sticky residue or the necessity to use a particular case with Peak Design’s tripod. — Mat Smith, UK Bureau Chief
