A few weeks ago, DJI announced the Osmo Mobile 3 – the third-generation model of its smartphone gimbal line. The new gimbal boasts some interesting features that have received praise from reviewers. However, it turns out that another gimbal released much earlier was the first to have these features. This gimbal is the Snoppa Atom.

The Snoppa Atom was released last year. It was originally crowdfunded on Indiegogo and the first batch began shipping in October 2018. The gimbal is made by Snoppa Technology, a Shenzhen-based company. So what are these features that the Osmo Mobile 3 copied from the atom? Let’s take a look at them below:

Folding Mechanism

The Snoppa Atom is the first portable gimbal with a foldable design. Prior to this, smartphone gimbals were not foldable and it didn’t make it easy to pack on a trip. However, Snoppa was able to design its product to be easily foldable. There is even a lock that prevents the arm from moving around when the arm is closed

One-key orientation switching

Some of the complaints from users for the older Osmo Mobile models was the inability to quickly switch between landscape to portrait orientation and vice versa. The Snoppa Atom allows you to change the orientation of the gimbal with a single key (programmable in the app). You can also rotate it manually if you wish.

DJI’s Osmo Mobile 3 allows you to change the orientation by tapping the Mode button three times in quick succession.

These two major features are those that first featured on the Atom but which the Osmo Mobile 3 has copied and which more gimbal makers will also likely adopt.

The Snoppa Atom also has some few other unique tricks such as wireless charging for your phone while in use. It also has an interface that allows you to use third-party microphones. Battery life also goes up to 24 hours as against the DJI’s 15 hours.

The Atom is priced at $149, $30 more than the Osmo Mobile 3.

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Today, China-based drone maker DJI has revealed that it will be launching a new product on 13th August at an event named “Transform Your World”, but the company has not clarified which product it is. However, many believe that DJI is gearing up to launch Osmo Mobile 3 at this event.

Earlier, the grip handle, as well as the whole product, i.e. the upcoming Osmo Mobile 3, was leaked online. Reports indicate that the device will come with support for Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy (LE) as well as USB Type-C port. But apart from that nothing much is known about this upcoming product. It’s still unclear what new functionality we can expect from the DJI Osmo Mobile 3.

The DJI Osmo Mobile 2 stabilizer packs a 2,600mAh battery (18650 LiPo) that is claimed to provide 15 hours of usage on a single charge. This was a significant upgrade to the original which used replaceable 1,225mAh batteries that lasted about 4.5 hours.

Compared to the original model, the second-generation model was also lighter at 485 grams, thanks to the switch to “high-performance nylon” from the nylon and magnesium alloy of the original.

It comes with a wide range of features, including from timelapse, to motion lapse, hyper-lapse, slow-mo (still only iOS), and also active tracking and live broadcasting. The company had also introduced a zoom slider to the left of the stabilizer to make zooming easy.

The DJI Osmo Mobile 2 was launched for $129.95, which is less than half the price of its predecessor. Thus, it’s hard to imagine if DJI slashes down the pricing of the upcoming Osmo Mobile 3 even further.

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