Objective facts:
• The stand is shorter than advertised. It spans roughly a little under 69.5” from the floor to the very top of the cellphone attachment when fully extended—though I'm shorter than it, and my measuring tape was wiggling a bit, so there is some room for error in the exact figure.
• It shrinks down to 11 and 7/8” when fully folded.
• The telescoping center pole is metal. The legs, cellphone attachment, and other components are made of a brittle plastic.
• The battery in the remote is rechargeable, and it comes with a cable for that purpose.
Pros:
• Decently lightweight
• Doubles as a tripod and a selfie stick
• The Bluetooth remote was very easy to pair with my phone (iPhone 12) and it seems to work just fine. However, you should note I did not do extensive testing on the range, so I cannot speak for how well that aspect holds up to what was advertised. I just intend to use it from slightly across the room to take group photos, and it works for that.
• I like the prospect of the rechargeable remote.
• I like how the remote slides in and out of a slot on the stand for easy storage.
Cons:
• The design feels a bit janky. It was tricky to figure out how to deploy the legs. Then I initially thought they were stuck after being opened. Though eventually, two of us fiddling with it for a while discovered you have to push the bottom button while pulling up on the silver piece at the top of the legs to retract them. The attachment for the cellphone was more intuitive, but it is nothing fancy—just two pieces of plastic that hold the phone between them with some sort of spring-like resistance mechanism.
• The tripod definitely wobbles a bit even on a totally flat indoor surface (i.e. the wood floor of my kitchen). I would absolutely feel the need to deploy the securement stakes if I intended to use it outside, which would be a bit of a nuisance, take a while, and would not work on all ground types.
• It feels like it needs to be handled with care. The plastic seems cheap, and I definitely expect it would break if it were dropped or knocked over. Also, it's long-term durability over time, even with gentle use, is questionable.
Overall impression:
It's okay. I am a little disappointed with it, but at least I didn't pay very much for it. At the time I bought it, it was priced at $19.88 and supposedly on sale from an original price of $36.99. It feels like it should be priced between $14 and $20. I was expecting something a little fancier based on the original listing price, but at least I didn't pay that. It will work for my intended purpose, but is much less robust than I had hoped.