RC Foldable Drone with Wide Angle Camera, ARRIS WiFi FPV 2.4G Quadcopter with 720P 2MP HD Camera Altitude Hold Mode Headless APP Control Pocket RTF Drone

Review for: ARRIS Foldable RC Drone Wifi FPV 2.4G 4CH 6 Axis Altitude Hold Function Headless Quadcopter with 720P 2MP Wide Angle Camera. **UPDATE, day 2** Drone flips are possible by pressing the "flip" button and then the right-hand toggle directs which way the flip occurs (forward, backward, sideways). Incidentally & unfortunately, one of the screws holding the blades in place on one of the drones turned out to be loose, resulting in a blade (intact) flying off and the gear underneath falling off during a flip... we found the blade but not the gear, and there are no spare gears included so we are down a drone. :'( But my boys love the drones and I'm looking to get this issue fixed asap. The same drone that lost its gear also broke its video camera hinge on a crash landing. I wish the drones had a protective clear flip-open cover over the cameras. Still, my review below holds. INTRO: I'm *extremely happy.* This drone is easily the best drone under $100 on the market. By the way, there seem to be two general variants of this drone, one with a 0.3 MP camera and this one with a 2 MP camera. This one (2MP) produces remarkably good video and still footage. Also by the way, there are a variety of prices for this exact model, all sold under different names. This seems to be a generic off-brand drone that happens to be really high quality, and sold by various companies with their own names. Look under related drones. I found literally like 10 or more clones of this for sale on Amazon, for different prices, but clearly the same drone. You'll note that most of them have very good reviews. Pros: 1) TOUGH. My boys got it today (Christmas) and have crashed it indoors at least 20+ times, The folding arms turn out to be a protective feature because when this drone crashes hard into a wall, the arms fold and absorb some of the crash force. Anyway, the blades are marked up but have NOT broken!!! Wow. Also, even though NOT shown, this drone DID come with blade protectors that snap in. 2) Long-lasting battery -- though my boys were flying the drones in brief spurts between crashes, it sure seemed like a LOONG time passed before the battery needed to be switched out. 3) LIVE video on your phone. You can put your phone in a 3-D phone headset and view your drone video live as it flies. 4) FAST: these drones can MOVE, though they can also hold very steady -- speaking of which, once you "trim" the flight of the drone, it holds in mid-air very nicely. Cons: 1) The controller pictured shows a button with a camera and another with a video camera. But on the controllers I received, those two particular buttons have no image. However, it is possible to record video and take still pics from the phone app. 2) aerial flip: I pushed the button marked for that, but the drone beeped and didn't do anything. I'll try more tomorrow. Maybe I need to actually obey the rules (It says like have some large amount of space overhead and we were in room with an 8' ceiling...) or maybe I have to hold down the button. Anyway, I have seen videos of this exact drone doing the automated flip no problem, so IDK, I suspect I'll figure it out. 3) the manual said to look for some wifi networked named some weird name, but my drones put out a wifi network named such-and-such 720P such-and-such. So look for a Wifi network with 720P in the name when you are connecting your phone (and beyond that, connection was a cinch in both Android and IOS).

I was skeptical at first because of the price tag but after a lot of battery packs through it I couldn't be happier with my purchase. My initial impressions were that it was small and light weight, perfect to throw in a back pack and take on adventures. Construction is sturdy, and after crashing into some trees it can take a beating as well. Flight times are surprisingly good for a 900mAh battery. I averaged around 6-7 minutes but dipped down to 5 minutes if I was full throttle most of the time. The camera and app work really well. The image is not bad for a sub $100 drone, almost comparable to a alternative action camera to the gopro. Noise levels inside are not bad either, alough you are flying a drone inside, what you expect the noise to be is about right. Overall I'm very happy with this drone and its definitely a great starter drone to intermediate flier with the three different speed settings. I would definitely recommend to a friend.

After reading the directions and having one successful flight for approximately 3 minutes, I had a fly away issue with this drone. At less than 75 feet away the unit immediately flew straight up and away from me and directly into a tree where it was unable to be turned off with the remote. Funny enough, it buried itself into the tree so deeply with its props that I cannot get it out (about 40 feet up). I would not recommend this unit

This is a great cheap drone for begginers to train on but thats as far as I would go. It has some good features to make it a great buy but some features don't work or don't work well. Its nimble fast and light weight. That being said it dosen't handle the wind well. Anything 5 mph and over and this drone can struggle if you are trying to hover to take photos or video. It does have the altitude hold feature but it drifts around alot even after using the trim buttons. This drone can take a beating. Don't let the toy like feeling trick you. Ours got stuck in a tree 50 feet up fell out and crashed to the sidewalk below. Picked it up reset the drone and away it went. The auto take off will pop up the drone about 3 feet off the ground but be prepaired to quickly grab control of the controls because it will start to drift right away.The auto land feature is nice it will desend slowly and hover about 8 inches above ground before it cuts the motor and falls the rest of the way down. Falling down....a few times flying the drone the drone just stopped working, motors just shut off, about 20 to 25 feet up and it came crashing down. Dont know why. It has done that to me 3 times already. The range of control is not accurate it says 100 meters but I get about 150 feet befoe it loses contact with the controller and goes into safe mood and makes a slow decent down. Nice feature but however it doesnt stop and decend down it will still execute the last command it was given. We had ours flying forward about 20 feet in the air when we lost contact with it and though it began its slow decent it was still flying forward. It landed right into a busy street where it got ran over. We purchased a new one and tried the return to home feature. 4 out of 5 times it would do something but never return to home. It would just take off on its own at a good clip zipping past us all the while making a decent. This drone has 3 speeds controlled by a button on the controller. Begginers at 30% speed, intermediate at 60% speed and master at 100%. After flying this just a few times we pop this into master mode all the time now to get the most fun with its agility. Just keep in mind it does have a lot of forward momentum so if you are looking for some cool drift moves this is one for just that. The Photo button on the controller dosent work but it does on the app. To record video it must be started and stopped on the app before you turn the drone off or it wont save to your phone. Thats including any crashes where it shuts off. Not sure about the SD card cause we havent put one in yet. The video does have jelloing on it but the video quality itself is pretty clear for 720. the FPV has about a 1 to 2 sec lag so if you want to try and learn how to fly by goggles or the streaming video keep that in mind. We have fun flying this around and we don't cringe when it takes a tumble. I recommend buying a few more batteries because the 8 min fly time with one battery isnt enough when you take it out. You just want to keep flying it. The color of this drone blends in with the background. Even though it has lights on it its hard to see in the daylight. We ended up painting some orange stripes on ours and that made a huge difference in visability. In my opinion this is a great beginners drone if you want to get into racing. With its fast nimble speed and resilience to crashes this one wont break the pocket book. If you do crash it and need parts Banggood web site sells every single part for repair or replacement. If you are looking for a drone to take ariel photos or videos I would suggest investing in those other expensive ones meant for such.

Arrived quickly. Packaging is much higher quality than anticipated. Seems sturdy, comes with drone, one battery already installed, charger, screwdriver, extra props and x-box style controller. Good looking drone and nice quality. Have not flown yet. Will update review after flying. *Update* It's a lot of fun. It's a little different to fly than my other drones because it's meant specifically for video. It's not fast but its stable. One button takeoff lifts it about two feet up and it stays there pretty reliably. Increase the throttle to whatever height you want and let go of the stick (spring loaded back to middle position) and it will stay at that height. It does drift, and that requires some correction. You will get that in anything but higher dollar drones with GPS position hold. It also lands with one the same button very nicely. I have not figured out return to home, im not sure that works well, but maybe its me. I pressed return to home only once and it went to my neighbors house, maybe it forgot where it lived. :P The video feedback has a little lag but its not too bad. Video quality is just OK. However, it's better than I've seen for anything in the price range. Video is a little choppy but the picture is nice though there is a little pixilation. But its watchable for fun and looks MUCH better than some like my Symas, which I eventually just took the cameras off of all together. I was concerned about the durability of the plastic but I have dropped from height a couple time. It spent overnight in a tree (thanks son) and have crashed it into many branches. So far nothing has broken. My bottom line: I like it. A lot. It's not fast like my racing drone for sure, its not a high dollar camera drone either but its fun and stable and take reasonable decent pictures and video which you can record on your phone or in a micro SD slot on the bottom of the drone (much better video quality that way, less lag). I will get a video review of it up soon.

i rated 3 stars because it was fine the first couple of flights then it started going sideways and ive tried trimming and a few other things but nothings worked

I had low expectations for this drone I bought this as a last minute gift for my nephew using the one day shipping option. I have bought cheap drones before that would fly erratically and the last cheap drone I bought flew into the sky and was never seen again. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this drone flies really well and was pretty stable out the box, it required only slight trim adjustment. The drone was easy to setup and the app wasn't too difficult to navigate and use. The picture and video quality is decent for the size of the camera that is mounted. I was happy to see that the return button actually worked fairly well and drone was able to land. The drone itself feels light but it is still pretty tough it took a good beating from my nephew that flew it head on into the wall several times. It still flies really well and if you happen to break one of the propellers it includes 4 extra props. My only gripe was it came with one battery and the controller didn't include the AA batteries which is only a small complaint. I would recommended buying more batteries and props so you won't stay grounded for too long.

Ive been looking around at folding drones that are affordable. Ended up buying this one and its a pretty fun drone. Right out of the box you notice the nice looks and fair design, and super light weight. The lightweight design is wonderful however i think it would pose some issue if flown in high winds, but i flew it around in lighter winds and it holds its own. Nice flip buttons and different speed modes for you to get used to. Youll enjoy the live camera feed as you fly, the controller has a phone holder to make it easier on you. The folding design allows for easier portability which is a bonus for those who wants to fly everywhere they go. Overall, you'll like this drone. It doesnt have every capability of the high end DJI drones but it also doesnt break your bank, its a very affordable price for similar camera drone fun. You should try it out!

One light crash and it broke! One of the perpellas won’t spin. Only got to fly it twice. Very fragile. Absolutely gutted!