RODE SmartLav+
The wired lav that sounds like broadcast. Plugs into a phone, needs no batteries, cannot drop out.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the RODE SmartLav+
The RODE SmartLav+ is a wired lavalier mic for smartphones with a clip and a foam pop shield, for IRL streamers who want clearer voice on a phone. At a tracked $55.90 it sits at the low end of its $55.90 to $61 range across nine points from August 25 to October 19, 2026.
It weighs 6 grams and is listed for smartphones. Because it is wired, it needs a connector that fits your phone. The foam shield helps with wind and breath noise outdoors. The mic is a lavalier, so it clips to your shirt and stays a fixed distance from your mouth. It has 4.4 across 7,681 retailer ratings.
- Clip and foam pop shield included
- Weighs only 6 grams
- 4.4 across 7,681 retailer ratings
- Wired, so it needs a matching phone connector
- Listing gives few specs
- Smartphone focus, not for a pro camera
Where it fits in a build
On the move, a mic into the camera keeps audio in sync past the stream delay. See every audio pick
| Type | Wired lav (TRRS) |
| Connects to | Phone / camera |
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$55.90Tracked 2026-10-19
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.