Top 10 Best 3 Axis Gimbal for smartphone & GoPro in 2018

Gimbal is photographing ministrant instrument, which allows users get smooth and stable moving footage. In the past, gimbals were only available for Hollywood, or at least professional camera operator or photo studio. Fortunately, the gimbal price has dropped to a large extent. Now even ordinary consumers can combine photographic equipment with gimbal stabilizers to get wonderful video. On the market, 3-axis gimbal is widely used. We can be familiar with 3 axis gimbal from three aspects: gimbal, brushless and 3-axis. Gimbal put the sensor, brushless motors, and physics together to achieve fabulous shot without vibration. This list covers different sorts of 3-axis gimbal for smartphones and GoPro, no matter from price ranges or performance. By using gimbal stabilizer, you can enhance the quality of your shots or footage.

 

Now let’s get a quick look at 10 best 3 axis handheld gimbal stabilizer.

 

Dobot Rigiet-Best 3 axis gimbal

 

 

 

Dobot Rigiet is made of aluminum alloy material with CNC tech. It can be used for smartphone and GoPro. Dobot Rigiet can help you shoot a wedding or record a travel perfectly. In the gimbal, there are 3 brushless zero-noise motors, which can control roll, pitch and yaw orientation. Two-way charging: 3340mAh rechargeable battery or charge via an external power source. It is known that gimbal stabilizer is power consumption to some extent. Aiming at this issue, Rigiet has a revolution point, which allows charge your phone while shooting. In that way, you can shoot 24 hours without interruption.

 

Price: 199$

 

Pros:

 

• Easy to setup and navigate
• Pro robotic manipulator: motors are accurate to 0.01°
• Application: smart phone and action camera
• 3 axis Anti-shake
• Ergonomic Design

 

Cons:

 

• Phone batteries can die quickly
• Rigiet APP has some limitation for Android Users
• The machine body is a little bit heavy.

 

Evo Go-Pro 3-Axis GoPro gimbal

 

 

Evo GoPro gimbal stabilizer is one of the best gopro gimbals. It has following features: 4-way joystick, X3 CoreMark MCU’s, Battery’s life up to 5 hours, built-in camera charging, high torque motors, 3.5mm AV Out. It is compatible with most GoPro, such as, GoPro Hero3, Hero5, Garmin Virb Ultra 30 and Yi Action Cameras. Optional mounts are also provided for GoPro series cameras. 4-way joystick helps cameraman adjust camera’s tilt, pan and roll angles on the fly. Pan follow mode, lock mode and full follow mode are available, these three standard shooting modes give you the ultimate feelings for your action cameras.

 

Price:249$

 

Pros:

 

• The body of the gimbal is solid and sturdy
• Real-time charge gopro on the Gimbal
• Affordable price

 

Cons:

 

• Some noise came from the gadget
• A little bit difficult to navigate the gimbal

 

 

Aibird Uoplay 2 gimbal

 

 

This gimbal is made from a new alloy of 7000 series aluminum, which is used in aerospace industry. Light-weight gimbal body won’t let you get tired when you hold it for a long time. The high efficient controlling algorithm ensures gimbal more stable, a quick response to moving the object and precisely control. By single click controlling button on the gimbal grip, you can switch shooting modes with ease. 2 high capacity of 2600mAh 18650 batteries are provided, so that, Uoplay 3-axis gimbal stabilizer can work for 10 hours maximumly.

 

Price: 239$

 

Pros:

 

• Light-weight machine body
• 360-degree rotation
• Smart App Control

 

Cons:

 

• Take some time to setup
• Smartphone battery dies quickly
• Achieved footage is not so smooth as it claimed.

 

Ikan FLY-X3-PLUS-KIT

 

 

This gimbal can hold smartphone or GoPro. 3-axis handheld gimbal for GoPro and smartphone, let you shoot stable and fluid animation. Enhanced steady rigs allow the user to set up and navigate it easily. You can attach smartphones up to 3.6 inches or GoPro Hero4 and Hero3 action cameras to Ikan gimbal stabilizer.

 

Price: 229$

 

Pros:

 

• Compatible with most smartphones
• Advanced body material

 

Cons:

 

• Short running time of the battery
• Not quick enough response to a moving object

 

Osmo Mobile 2: 3 axis gimbal iPhone and Android phones

 

 

Osmo Mobile 2 is designed by SZ DJI Technology CO., Ltd, which is devoted to developing unmanned aerial systems. This sort of stabilizer can be used only for smartphone. It is compatible with iPhone X, iPhone 8, Google Pixel 2 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8. It is made of high-strength nylon, which is lighter than plastic and magnesium. Mobile 2 has a bigger upgrade than mobile 1 in ergonomics. It is more comfortable to hold in hand. In combination with DJI’s Go camera App(available for IOS and Android), mobile 2 allows you to use zoom control, motion lapse and active track functions.

 

Price: 129$

 

Pros:

 

• Cheaper price
• Smooth stabilization
• Easy-to-use app

 

Cons:

 

• Physically swap between portrait and landscape modes

 

Feiyu Vimble 2

 

 

 

FEIYUTECH has launched the new version 3 axis gimbal smartphone. In design, Feiyu Vimble 2 has an outstanding highlight: 18cm long extension bar. Besides stabilization function, Vimble 2 can be used as selfie stick, which resolved gimbal selfie issue. The Vimble 2 incorporates new algorithm working alongside the built-in brushless motor, which can offer subject stabilization under all surroundings. Combined with an ergonomic grip, skidproof material, upgraded strength, vimble 2 can work with stability even in an adverse environment. Vimble tracking features let your phone camera focus on particular object and person exactly. Let’s have a glance at buttons&control! Vimble 2 adopts flat joystick to control head, and shutter button on the front, which works when using “Vicool” App on your mobile phone: short click for photo, press and hold for video.

 

Price: 149$

 

Pros:

 

• Two colors(White and Black) are available
• Light-weight body
• Bottom of handle has a “1/4” screw thread so it can be mounted to tripods

 

Cons:

 

• Setup will take some time
• Phone batteries can die quickly
• Some functions in Vicool App are limited to Android users

 

Hohm BUFF

 

 

Hohem Buff is an updated 3-axis smartphone gimbal. Its light-weight body allows easy shoot during travel. The gimbal is compatible, not only with phones, below 6 inches but also with GoPro Hero 5/4/3+/3, YI Cam, action cameras with similar sizes. Combined with refined camera functions in App “Hohem Studio”, such as facial recognition and object tracking, Buff allows you achieve more cool videos or photos. You can switch shooting direction easily, either landscape or portrait.

 

Price: 159$

 

Pros:

 

• Amazing interactions in App “Hohem Studio”
• Single click for 180°/360° panorama

 

Cons:

 

• Battery is extremely hot when charging
• Hardly hold stabilization when moving at will.

 

Lanparte HHG-01

 

 

This Lanparte 3 axis gimbal stabilizer is specially designed for iPhone 6s. It has a good-looking clamp to connect smart phone. When you take action filming, you can get a stable footage. Different types of clamps are available for GoPro Hero 3, as an option. Battery life can last for 4 hours on continuous usage. Lanparte HHG-01 is a fantastic gimbal stabilizer, which can be used in various situations.

 

Price: 181.72$

 

Pros:

 

• Easy to set up
• Affordable price
• Accessories included

 

Cons:

 

• A little bit noisy when motor working
• Poor customer service

 

ZhiYun Smooth Q

 

 

The Smooth Q is a handheld 3-axis stabilizer, which is specially designed for smartphone, like iPhone or Samsung Galaxy series, that are between 4.7-6 inches dimension and up to 200g heavy. It’s very easy to attach iPhone to the gimbal, which doesn’t need complicated setup. After mounting phone, this best 3 axis gimbal for a smartphone will automatically adjust cellular phone’s position and angle. The cameraman can manually as well as automatically by controlling the joystick catch silky and smooth shoot. AS a mid-low end product, Smooth Q is made of a high molecular compound material for cost reduction. Smooth Q allows real-time zooming control of phone camera after connecting to the dedicated ZY App, via Bluetooth. ZY App is lack of fancy functions, that may let you down. But if you just need a solid smartphone gimbal for daily life, then ZHIYUN Smooth Q is superb for you at this price.

 

Price: 99$

 

Pros:

 

• Enhanced Motor torque
• Object tracking function
• Light body in weight

 

Cons:

 

• App lacks of fancy function
• Possible to lose balance when you rotate it a 180°

 

Wewow A5: 3 axes Handheld Gimbal

 

 

Wewow A5 gimbal is created by a Guangzhou Wewow Electronic Co., Ltd., which is dedicated to manufacturing handheld intelligent stabilizer. Gimbal setup doesn’t take you much time. It has the following features: automatically correct vibration, the brushless electric motor makes no noise, multi moving modes, for example, semi-automatic following or inverting mode, support landscape, and portrait mode. But one of Wewow A5 users said: this gimbal doesn’t stabilize video like in the function description. It wobbled as a phone was connected to the gimbal. Removed the case, calibrated again, and it still wobbled. This review proves, that the Wewow A5 3 axis gimbal stabilizer is not suitable for most phone versions.

 

Price: 82.99$

 

Pros:

 

• Face tracking
• Quiet motor functioning

 

Cons:

 

• Footage is shaky sometimes
• Some users had problem with reliability