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Review on 🚁 SIMREX X300C 8816 Mini Drone RC Quadcopter with Foldable Design, Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, 360 Degree FPV Video, WiFi 720P HD Camera, 6-Axis Gyro, 4CH 2.4Ghz Remote Control - Easy Fly Training Drone (Blue) by Masud Taylor

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great little drone, controller needs some work

Read the instructions and understand the buttons, this little drone has many features. Should solve most of the problems described in another review. I was happy with the packaging and everything was there. Battery life is 10-15 minutes while charging takes a little longer at 15-20m. As with any drone, an extra set of batteries would be a good idea. This one is no different. The handling is great and fluid, and is definitely aimed at beginners and those who don't want to push the drone to its limits. Altitude control is slow and designed to maintain altitude so the user can focus on flying. I'm not interested in managing the app, but I tried anyway and it worked as advertised. I managed to connect to the drone, see the camera (0.5s delay) and control it via the app. The app controls worked well, but I couldn't see my phone's screen from the outside. Nothing against SIMrex and would be typical of any drone that has a camera in a phone. It's not really what I was aiming for, but it was cool and typical of most drones. controller; I didn't really like the design of the controller sliders. According to the design, there was a lot of friction and they were difficult, but not impossible, to use. I designed and 3D printed the ones that push against the analog sliders and they work really well. Files posted to Thingiverse 4224831.

Pros
  • Toys and Games
Cons
  • Slightly torn