HOVERAir X1 PROMAX Review: The Easiest Drone I've Used

Quick summary: The HOVERAir X1 PROMAX is a tracking drone that fits in my pocket. Unfolded, it’s the size of my palm, it shoots up to 8K, and it mostly flies itself, so it’s the easiest drone I’ve ever used.

Flying it

Download the app and turn the drone on, and it connects to your phone. Press and hold the power button to start it, and pick a mode (it announces each one out loud). Hold it flat on your palm facing you, tap the button, and after a couple of seconds it takes off and starts filming. You can still control it manually if you want.

The app

Hover settings list every mode, like Orbit (with radius, rotation and altitude settings) or Dolly Track, which follows you. You can choose photo or video and shoot in normal, HLG, slow-mo, log or HDR. I left it on normal. It’s set-and-forget.

Batteries

It comes with two batteries. They slide out the side, so swapping takes seconds. Expect about 15 minutes of recording per battery.

Why I recommend it

The video quality is amazing, the modes range from high in the sky to eye level to following you, it fits in your pocket, battery life is decent, and above all it’s super simple to use.

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