omracer Reviews: Smartphone

So this is one of the times that can make it easier for work and this was also before i get overwhelmed, this was the times of getting things organised. So this review is the chance to enjoy this since it will be better for work in the long run , well minus the bike having its own issue, this did set me back up to £20 from a supplier. Enjoy this video of the review which is a bit delayed.

The Packaging:

So this has actually a nice eco side to it, It was a light brown box which looked recycled on that side, the Image of the mount was shown on the front of it and Ugreen clearly marked, The back of the box was full of small print for that. But this is good in terms if it is not showing much advertising gimmicks and shows what it contains and what it does. The Sides of the box are blank.

The front of the box

The blank front flap of the box

The sides are blank

The top of the box

The back of the box with the details

Once that was there it was a look inside. Which actually was quite easy to get on with, a cardboard layout to separate the parts and the little bag to keep the holder in. But it was easily to know what was inside and even that is on the back on the box of those contents.

The inside of the box.

But then it was showing of the parts and the things inside. From the Screw to the Phone mount to even the little silicone rubber handles to add the pressure of it to the handle. But even when this was filmed, it was so easier to build up with a instant clip.

The back of the phone mount

The Screw and the bracket

A look at the side with the bracket and the phone holder

The bottom side with the bracket fitted

The front of the phone holder

The clip that screws in

Then it was a look at the manual which is quite small but it is very clear to read and shows good indication on how to assemble.

The front of the manual

The inside of the manual

The more of the indiade

Some diagrams of the installing of the mount

More explanation of the mount

The part of the manual to install the phone to the mount

Then it was time to get the bike ready and the mount fitted.

The installation

So this was actually the semi easy part of this, with getting the silicone out then to let the screw rotate into the hole, once it was getting a bit tighter, it was time to get the bike out and ready.

Preparing the bike

The bike was best mounted on the left hand side near the electric control panel, so it was nice and easy to screw in. Once it was screwed in, it was firm and ready to sort out. Not much to worry on. The only thing is the lock is quite ease to flick on some angles when rotating it.

The Bike mount on

The Phone now fitted on the bike mount

The only other issue i would say is the fingerprint scanning will not work on phones with it on the back but if its on the side thats fine, so for Whatsapp, i will have to not use it on the go or disable fingerprint which might be easier for me to do.

A side view of it

This is how it looks in the front part

But then it was a bit more cleaning and it was time to get some testing done.

The Tests:

#1: General Cycling

So this was actually quite good, so it did not have any issues once the lock was used on the both the handlebar and the phone mount lock itself. It did not shake rapidly on the road, even with some minor potholes here and there.

#2: Photos and Videos,

So actually this is probably the worst of it, but the Photos can be taken since the camera is not completely covered on the back so you can take some photos from it, but the quality is not ideal. But the front camera is fine with no restrictions at all. I mean this is not really designed as a recording mount.

The blurred view of the rear camera

A Bit more clearer when roated to landscape view

The selfie from the front camera

All in all for calls or say talking live streams this will be fine, for recording what you see, this will not do and need something else or a Action Camera with bike mount.

Test #3: Bumpy Roads.

Now this was actual a lot better than I expected since it kept its form quite firmly in even with the mount vibrating from the rocky surface that I had walked to. So actually this was looking good from what I would end up doing quite a lot of with some of the lanes and roads in the area not being as smooth as they should be.

The Conclusion:

So this actually does what it says, is easy to setup and move to other bikes if this Elife does pack up (Less than 2 years and most parts replaced on it already) and also it means i can flirt, check Meta messages and even go live on insta and tiktok if needed eventually. So that job is fine for, but for other recordings its not going to work here.

omracer's Rating: 8/10

The Good Points:

Decent value even if online seems to be cheaper
Easy to fit to both mount to holder and mount to bike
Rotateable
Expands to fit various phones
Adjustable
Clear instructions and indications too

The Bad Points:

The lock can interfere when wanting to rotate it
Might be harder to find since UGREEN don't show it on the UK site
The top right frame covers the Camera partly
Back Panel fingerprints will not work

Well thats the review and even with the pedal and pedal arm breaking after this was filmed, it takes a week to get this back up to finally sort this on top of the issues thats happening with me lately. For now, expect more reviews in the coming week, 1 down, 3 or so left to go.

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So this was actually planned out from on the final week before christmas and this was one of those deald in lidl which actually this ends up more useful than it things, like originally being £19.99 and then the day after that Run to yelverton for a visit which end up alot more stress in 2022. But this seemsed like fate when a £5 overnight after the first night of looking on it (monday 21st). But eventually after the stresfull start to the new year, I used some of the time off from the Vaccination recovery to get that filmed (actually only the final sunday before working) this. Enjoy the video below:

The Packaging:

So this suits the bright aesthetic of the brand called Digipower, So this is a bright way of it and does not make it tricky to show what it goes to feature with the box and the contents. The advertising is very clear on it and it does have alot of text and images which for some can be overwhelming, but it does seem a false sense of fame by using this toolkit and that can be a bad thing for kids. But for those that fame it takes time and might never happen. This does not apply. The Scheme is green and white.

The Front of the box

The bottom of the box

One side of the box

The other side of the box

The back of the box was quite full of different languages and text so it can look generic on one of the ways. The filters and the tripod were in sight and shown.

The back of the box with the information

The top of the box

So then it leads to finally having a look inside, which has that plastic tray vibe with the parts laid out and makes it easier to see whats inside and the contents should be easy to spot for the most part. Like the mould is easy to show where each fits.

The mould and the items inside.

So this makes it clear of whats inside. Including:

1 x Tripod
1 x LED
1 x LED Screw mount
1 x Smartphone holder
3 x Plastic Filters/diffusers
1 x micro USB Cable
1 x multilingual manual

A Look at the parts:

Things do seem to easily to understand and how it fits together, since the tripod uses the standard mount cameras use, even the LED light uses it so it can be used on other things too. Plus the smartphone holder does have 2 mounting points to make it vertical or horizontal to make it easier for the vlogging in different aspects.

The Micro USB Cable

The LEDS

The LED Mounting hole

The side with the power button you have to hold to turn it on

So then it comes to the diffusers which have a nice way to show them, the colours are different from what normally the shades of light can look, but it does help with the colours. Red for warm, Blue for cool and White for normal.

The White Diffuser

The Red Diffuser

The Blue Diffuser

Then it has its way of being clipped on from the 2 at the bottom then the one at the top, and it does not feel lose when its clipped on so that is a good sign.

The Blue partly clipped on

The blue fully clipped on

The Red partially clipped on

The Red fully clipped on

The White partially clipped on

The White fully clipped on

So that then leads the design of the Smartphone Holder and this was a much better design than the HAMA retractable ones since the bolt just falls out even if superglue is attempted. So to see the way this was designed is actually really improved, with not 1 but 2 screwholes, one for vertical frames and one for the horizontal one. So that does give an advantage.

The Front of the phone holder

The bottom of the phone holder

The Back of the phone holder but can act as the bottom if using it vertically

This is the top of the phone holder

It even pushes up on the top to extend for bigger phones

Now one key point is that the holder can have the LED light slot into it, This is done using that small screw that is included, but since its a standard one, it can help with being easily replaced but that plate at the bottom of it might make it easier said than done.

A look at the screw from the side

From it upside down

When its slotted on at the top

anther view of that screw

Now we then come to the Tripod itself, so that is a nice small grip on it and it makes sense that it folds out. There is a button that you press for the screw to lift up and down as well. ITs a very light but thick plastic so it will not be that heavy for the most part either. But that does give a good sign of how sturdy it can be since its quite thick.

The top of the Gripped tripod

A left side view when upside down

The right side view when in the correct position

The button makes it flip to the other side

Stretching the legs out

How it looks upon the desk

When the holding part is flat with the tripod sorted

It lets you angle it anyway

The legs just peeking out

So with that mostly finished it was a peek at the manual which is pretty bulky but very much in all or most languages, so it does save some paper.

A look at the manaul

The front pages

the part of the english section

Now it was time to set it up.

The Setup.

So first we have to plug in the LED to charge it up, even though there might have been battery via holding the power button to turn it on instead of pressing it. But leaving it while rosie barked for an hour was a good idea.

The back of the LED with charging

So this then leads to getting the Phone fitted and it was pretty much easy to do, not too time-consuming like the screwing of the holder to the tripod mostly. But in the end it fitted the iPhone 5c easily.

The blank desk before fitting

The Phone on it

The Phone in the Stand and the LED as well

The Testing

But then it was time to fit the Redmi note 7, now i did have to take the case off due to the thicker finger grip but once that was off, it was on there firmly and was actually quite stable for vlogging, I mean I did shake it and it did not wobble. So this will be good for vlogging at more quiet events, since crowds could still knock it over, unless i change to a thinner case for the phone, which could be a case if i get some food grabtabs. So a selfie taken does look ok for the most part.

the selfie on the outside

Now the final part is to see how a normal digital camera fits and well tt does even if it looks smaller than it can handle, but it makes it a lot more strain on the arms to grip, but it works.

Using the DLSR camera on it

The Conclusion

So mostly its got some good features and little of the bad ones. some tricks to learn but nothing too complex. With the features of the Holder looking more compelling and better build as well as the standard fitting of the screws, it really does seems an ideal budget for the entry level filming.