This is a very sturdy tripod with the ring light that works awesome. It gives off plenty of light that's very soft and Illuminating.
You have to attach the phone holder to the ring light so you cannot use just the phone on the stand. Since you have to attach the phone to the light, it cannot be used alone, I went ahead and bought another phone holder from the same seller with the female adaptor so it can be attached without the light if you just want the phone only. I minused a star since it was not included but the price was somewhat reasonable.
It gives off great light and I find that I don't need the ball bearing adaptor to move the ring light around.
It's a very good light if you need a good photography lamp, or for makeup, or whatever you need it for.
The stand becomes a little unstable with the phone attached to the ring light also. But alone the phone holder that I bought separately doesn't.
Other than the little flaws, go for it ...it's a really large, area filling, useful light!