Comparison of Smartphone Gimbals at the Price of $250-300

How to select a gimbal for your smartphone and Gopro? Here we introduce you 5 best gimbals at the price of $250 to $300. We have a comparison from the functions, performance and using experience among Dobot Rigiet, DJI OSMO MOBILE, Zhiyun Smooth 3, Aibird Uoplay 2, and Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS.

Brand	Dobot RiGIET	Zhiyun Smooth III	AIbird Uoplay 2	Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS	DJI Osmo Mobile
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Price	$199	$299	$269	$250	$299
Dimension	11.3 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches	14.7 x 6.2 x 3 inches	13.5 x 6.2 x 2.5 inches	9.25 x 3.75 x 13 inches	12.2 x 4.29 x 4.92 inches
Weight	480g	440g	390g	3.45 pounds	501g
Body Material	space aluminum	aluminum material	alloy aeronautical Aluminum	not mentioned	corrosion-proof magnesium alloy
Max Payload	260g	260g	/	200g	/
Battery	18650 Li-ion battery, 3340mAh	26650 rechargeable battery	18650 Li-ion battery	not mentioned	DJI special, 980mAh, Li-op
Battery Life / Working Time	5.5 hours，12-hour with powerbank	14-hour continuous work time	4~5 hours	not mentioned	4.5 hours
Real-time Charging	YES	YES	/	/	/
Auto-track/ Smart track	YES	YES	YES	/	YES
Timalapse/ Motion Timelapse	Motion timelapse	timelapse	timelapse	/	Motion timelapse
Easy-to-use Button Control Panel	YES	YES	YES	/	YES
Livestream	YouTube Live	/	/	/	YouTube Live
Filters	8 filters	YES	/	/	YES
Share	YES	/	/	/	YES
Slow motion	only iOS	only iOS	/	/	only iOS
Panorama	180/330°, 3 modes	YES	/	/	YES
Adjust direction by hand	YES	/	YES	/	YES
Handheld shooting ways	4	not mentioned	4	not mentioned	4
One-step Precise Balancing	YES	YES	/	not mentioned	YES
APP	YES	YES	YES	/	YES
Firmware Upgrad	YES	YES	/	/	YES
Supported smartphones	iOS/Andriod, width between 56-85mm	within 6.0“ (frame inclusive)	5.0~6.0''	up to 200 grams	58.6mm-84.8mm
Supported Action Camera	YES, GoPro and YI	GoPro Hero 3/4/5	GoPro/ GoPro Hero	GoPro 3/4	/
Supported Tripod	YES	YES	YES	/	YES
Using Temperature	minus 10℃ to 50℃	minus 10℃ to 45℃	not mentioned	not mentioned	0° to 40° C
Counterweight	optional	optional	optional	YES	/
Tilt Angle	300	320	270	not mentioned	-125° to +35°
Roll Angle	270	320	270	not mentioned	±25°
Pan Angle	300	360  rotation	360	not mentioned	±150°
Extra Cradles	/	/	/	need, 3 cradles for Gopro/Smartphone	/
Bi-directional Shooting	NO, only horizontal	YES	NO, only horizontal	NO, only horizontal	NO, only horizontal

Dobot RiGIET VS Zhiyun Smooth III

PROS:

1. RiGIET supports livestream mode, where you can share your wonderful moments to social media network such as YouTube. Zhiyun Smooth III doesn't support it.

2. Share your pictures and videos directly with your friends, that's what RiGIET provided but cannot be found in Zhiyun Smooth III.

3. RiGIET provides 4 handheld shooting ways, and you can adjust direction by hand when you are shooting.

CONS:

1. Zhiyun Smooth III is a bi-directional smartphone gimbal.

Dobot RiGIET VS Aibird Uoplay 2

PROS:

1. RiGIET provides you an extra charging cable to connect the gimbal with your smartphone to provide extra power, which is much helpful for long time shooting.

2. As the intelligent balancing system inside RiGIET, you can start your shooting by just one step. Aibird Uoplay 2 doesn't have.

3. Aibird Uoplay 2 can't realize functions as livestream, filters, share, slow motion and panorama.

CONS:

1. The max pan angle of Aibird Uoplay 2 is 360 degree while the RiGIET is 300 degree.

Dobot RiGIET VS Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS

PROS:

1. The max payload of RiGIET is 260g while the Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS is 200g. But Ikan provides special extra cradles for larger phablet phones and action cameras.

2. Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS may be a wonderful stabilizer for smartphones and action cameras, however, as a gimbal at the price of $250 to $300, its functions are so limited compared with RiGIET.

CONS:

1. RiGIET is compatible with smartphones between 56-85mm while Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS can fit much more size with special cradles and counterweight.

Dobot RiGIET VS DJI OSMO MOBILE

PROS:

1. RiGIET takes the 18650 Li-ion battery which can ensure about 5.5 hours using, while the DJI MOBILE adopts DJI special Li-op battery for about 4.5 hours. What's more, DJI special battery is not easy to buy, and DJI doesn't support real-time charing.

2. RiGIET can shooting videos with action cameras such as GoPro series and YI Action camera while DJI OSMO MOBILE doesn't support action cameras.

CONS:

1. DJI OSMO MOBILE has a wide range of accessories to connect with other DJI products.

Hope this smartphone gimbal review will be helpful if you are looking for a cool gimbal for your iPhone. Dobot RiGIET is really the best gimbal for smartphones and action cameras we recommended.