SONGYANG SY-X33 foldable Drone for less than $60

SongYang, the brand that came into lime light with the innovative SY-X25 Two-in-one quadcopter car (read my detailed review of Sy-X25 here), now launched the fold able drone namely SONGYANG SY-X33 for less than $60. the design remind me of  to Simtoo Dragon fly fold able Drone which created a quite good buzz among quadcopter flyers.

Give the Price tag, its optimistic to expect brushless motors but it got all the flavors of toy grade drones. it comes with 0.3 megapixels camera and operated by 3.7V 750mAh Lithium-ion Battery
which gives flying time of around  6-10mins approximately, the full charge cycle takes about 1.5 hour.

In addition, the drone is operated with 2.4 GHZ remote controller with a control distance of upto 100 meters and has the ability to FPV through wifi via mobile device. The product weight about 0.405 kgs and measures 23.50 x 23.50 x 15.00 cms (L x W x H)

Key Features of  SONGYANG SY-X33

 - 4 Channel
Which can do ascend, descend, forward, backward, left and right .
- 3D Tumbling Mode
3D rolling mode helps you achieve 360-degree rotations towards various directions with amazing agility.
- A Key Return
One key to return function makes it easy to get back to where it took off

- Headless Mode
With headless mode, no need to adjust the position of aircraft before flying.
- 6-axis Gyroscope
6-axis gyroscope ensures the stability of quadcopter in the process of flying.
- Speed Switch
One button switches the speed in time to avoid some unnecessary damages.
- WiFi Real-time Transmission
You can connect to your phone to enjoy the real-time fpv
- Air Press Altitude Hold
Automatically fixed position by air pressure to maintain level flight in the sky so as to capture the fascinating moments.
- Foldable Design
compact and easy to carry

What you get in box

For less than $60, its worth considering , give the features and compact design. Buy it Here

Syma X5UW, Elegant Design with auto Takeoff and Landing

Syma, the brand know for manufacturing highly stable, reliable, durable and fun to fly helicopters and quadcopters, is all set to release its first new model of 2016 Called Syma X5UW. New Model of 2016? Yes you got it right, though the previous models like X8HC, X5HC, X5HW, X8HG, X8HW are released in 2016 and currently available for sale in retail market, in my view those are actually an upgrades to the 2015 catalogue.

 If you have a profound look at the specifications and features of all the drones released till date (X8HC, X5HC, X5HW, X8HG, X8HW)  have got an altitude hold feature added with  new refreshing colors, but not much change in the design.

Syma x5uw is a 720P WIFI FPV Quadcopter with altitude hold function along with headless mode , one key automatic return, auto take off and landing.

Syma X5UW, An elegant Design

Admitting the fact that, Syma X5UW was first revealed in CES 2016, this is one of my much awaited mini quadcopters in 2016, besides Hubsan H501S and H502 GPS Series. 

Getting into the design details, the top body of X5UW reminds me of Cheerson CX-32S quadcopter, but its completely unique in overall design.it has got glossy finish all over with chrome lining. Unlike Other syma Quadcopter, X5UW has got the power button at the top.

Battery

Proprietary battery design, as seen in Hubsan H107C+ quadcopter, X5UW battery is a part of the quadcopter body design. Ease of use, just a plug an play concept, eliminating a need to connect wires to get the quadcopter powered on.

Landing Skids

Landing Skids has got a complete make over, the four flattened V Shape skids tend to provide more stable landing , as the drone featuring auto take-off and auto landing

2MP Camera

Syma X5UW Quadcopter is featuring 2MP Camera which can record videos at 720P resolution, As this model comes with WIFI FPV, the Live feed of the camera can be viewed on the Smart Phone through the APP, the WIFI video feed distance is 40 meters.

Transmitter

Again a unique design, different from the standard Syma Transmitter. X5UW transmitter comes is plain white and red combination. the initial pictures reveal that the transmitter has not trim or shoulder buttons, it just has a throttle and aileron sticks with a power button in center and syma Branding at the top, stay tuned for more updates on this piece.

Technical Specifications and Features

Specifications of Syma X5UW
Brand	Syma
Model	X5UW
Camera	2 MP
Battery	3.7 500mAh Lipo
Motor Type	Brushed Motors
Control Distance	80-100 Meters
Flying Time	7- 8 Minutes approximately
Charging Time	60 Minutes
Transmitter	2.4 Ghz Wireless Remote controller
WIFI FPV	30-40 meters WIFI Video Feed
Gyro	Built-in 6-Axis Gyro, 4CH
Weight	0.500 kg
Dimensions	32.00 x 32.00 x 7.00 cm
Features	Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, One Key Automatic Return,Auto Take off and Landing
Price	$89 Buy it Here

As Evident from the specifications, Syma X5UW is powered by 3.7v 500mah battery which gives a flight time of around 7-8 minutes approximately. In my view Syma would have considered to upgrade to battery to 750 mAh for longer flight times, i recommend having a spare battery, if you really love to enjoy this beauty flying multiple times! . 

The Features altitude Hold, oney key return, auto take off and auto landing along with the headless mode (also called IOC -Intelligent Orientation Control) definitely make Syma X5UW a beginner friendly quadcopter.

First Glance of Syma X5UW Quadcopter

Syma X5UW Flight Video

Pricing and availability

The Current price of Syma X5UW as listed on Gearbest and Banggood is $89.99, and the same is excepted to be available for sale in the retail market from August 20 2016. Buy it here

GPToys F51C and F2 RC are another Splashproof Drones

Quadcopters and Drone market, as its growing rapidly, manufactures are trying everything to get the hobbyists attention by introducing new concepts an features. Recently JJRC introduced H31 Waterproof and rugged quadcopter under $30, the trend seems to be now followed by other manufacturers in the toy Grade Segment

GPToys F51C is another mini waterproof quadcopter with Camera . As it features camera with pixels upto 200w, it can take pictures and videos in water - GPToys F51C ,motors, panel and camera are waterproof parts .The vents of the drone body help to drain away the water quickly, so that it can sink into the water and shoot pictures and video, as per the manufacturer.

The notable Features of GPToys F51C include the Headless mode , one key automatic return  , three levels of speed control along with 360 flips and 6-axis gyro.

Specifications of GPToys F51C
Brand	GPToys
Model	F51C Quadcopter
Camera	92-100W HD
Battery	3.7 400mAh Lipo
Motor Type	Brushed Motors
Control Distance	50-80 Meters
Flying Time	about 8 Minutes
Charging Time	45 Minutes
Transmitter	2.4 Ghz Wireless Remote controller
Gyro	Built-in 6-Axis Gyro, 4CH
Features	3D rollover,Camera,Forward/backward,Headless Mode, One Key Automatic Return,Turn left/right,Up/down,With light
Price	$33 Buy it Here

Picture Representing Waterproof splash of Gptoys F51C

Best suited for Children and beginners - Buy it Here

While that's much about the GPtoys F51C, another toy Grade drone F2 RC Quadcopter also claims its water proof, this drone come in exciting two colors and bigger in size than GPToys F51C, selling at $20, check out more details of F2 Rc Quadcopter Here

If you would like to have some fun in water with your kids, try these two splash proof quadcopters for less than $30.

MJX X102H With Inverted Propeller Design

MJX X102H is launched. MJX,MEIJIAXIN TOYS CO LIMITED, another chinese drone manufacturer who entered the drone space couple of years back, probably in 2014, released an upgraded version of MJX X101, called MJX X102H. MJX X101 is a big drone with  advanced flight modes and it was called the Syma X8C Killer. 

Personally, i flew X101, its a big sportive nice quadcopter which can carry a gopro kind of camera. If you are looking for some alternatives to Syma X8 Series, MJX X101 and X102H are worth considering. in-fact the advance modes will enhance your flying skills.

MJX X102H RC Quadcopter

How MJX H102H is different

With that short introduction, lets look at what MJX X102H is offering, If you have a closer glance at MJX X102H, it looks like a inverted quadcopter - the propellers facing downwards, this is one significant change when compared to X101 along with the enhanced glossy body in red. The Plastic seems to be solid - a better build quality. The Landing skids are short where compared to the long X101's - resemble JJRC X1's

The Default package does not include any kind of camera,but there is provision to mount MJX range of cameras for WIFI FPV, MJX C4015/C4016/C4018 are compatible camera components hat can be equipped. MJX X102H quadcopter also comes with an anti vibration and camera mount to equip either the gopro or xiaomi Yi cameras.

Altitude hold for level hovering, One key take off, landing and unlock are few enhanced features of MJX X102H over X101.

MJX X102H Quadcopter Specifications and Features
Brand	MJX
Model	MJX X102H Quadcopter
Size	50.00 x 50.00 x 8.00 cm
Camera	Optional WIFI FPV
Battery	7.4V 2S 1200 mAh Lipo JST
Motor Type	Brushed Coreless
Control Distance	100 - 150 Meters
Flight Time	8 -12 minutes approximately
Charging Time	120 minutes
Transmitter	2.4Ghz Remote controller with digital LCD Screen
Gyro	Built-in 6-Axis Gyro
Features	Barometer Altitude Hold, One Key Take off /Landing, Return to Home, Flips, Headless Mode, one key Unlock
Price	$113.99 Buy it Here

Transmitter

The transmitter comes in plain white with black control sticks and operated by 4 X 1.5 AA batteries.  One key automatic take off /landing and unlocking button on the left shoulder of the transmitter is differentiated with a red colour, while all the trim and function buttons are silver. the below diagram illustrates the functions of the 2.4 Ghz remote controller.

First Look of MJX X102H

Few first shots of MJX X102H quadcopter, featuring the anti-vibration and camera mount - propellers pointing down.

MJX X102H Rc quadcopter With altitude Hold

MJX Quadcopters are value for money, if you are looking for some bix sized drones under $100 to 120, MJX x102H is definitely recommended. The Current listed price on Gearbest is $113.99
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Top 5 Worlds Smallest Drones from Cheerson

Cheerson, the well known drone manufacturer, launched several nano quadcopters in the year 2016, few of them are equipped with the camera along with altitude hold and WIFI FPV features.This post brings you the detailed overview of nano quadcopter from cheerson and differences between the variants and its features.

Going back into the history, Cheerson CX-10 which was launched in 2014, was the first nano quadcopter from cheerson and in fact the world first smallest quadcopter ever produced. Since its lunched even till today, its one of the hot selling quadcopters, just due to the fact that its stable, fun and easy to fly both indoors and out doors.

More importantly if you are beginner learning to fly drones, i would definitely recommend cheerson nano drones to try out, they are good and affordable way to enhance your flying skills, before moving to something bigger and more expensive multi rotors, so called the GPS and follow me drones

The most recent launches in 2016, Cheerson CX-10WD-TX and CX-10WD RC Quadcopters

Cheerson CX-10WD-TX RC Quadcopter

CX-10WD-TX is nano quadcopter with 0.3 megapixels camera and comes with the unique transmitter (controller) which has a phone holder in place to view the real time video streaming on the android and ios phones through wifi. altitude hold and one key take off and landing are few highlight features of this drone, good features for beginners. it has built-in 3.7V / 150mAh rechargeable battery, which provides about 5 minutes of flight time, the USB charging takes about 30 minutes for full charge cycle

Cheerson CX-10WD RC Quadcopter

When it comes to Cheerson CX-10WD, not much difference in its design when compared to the tx version, it has got the same 0.3 mega pixels camera and same set of features height hold (aka altitude hold). Point to note that, CX-10WD does not come with the transmitter and complete controlled with the Smart Phone application, compatible with both android and iOS platforms.

Cheerson CX-10D and CX-10DS Smart RC Quadcopters

The beginning of year 2016, Altitude hold was a much talked feature among the drones, even the brands like Syma revamped its all quadcopters with the altitude hold feature (Syma X5HC, X5HW, X8HG, X8HC, X54HC and X54Hw are few of them)

Cheerson CX-10D Mini RC Quadcopter was the first micro/nano quadcopter with altitude hold function from the brand Cheerson. Auto take off and auto landing features makes this drone control with a single hand. With the built in 3.7 volts 15 mah, battery, the flight time is approximately 5-6 minutes and the control distance is about 25 meters. Worth mentioning, CX-10D series does not include any kind of camera.

Cheerson CX-10DS Smart Q RC Quadcopter belong to the 10D family, while the features and specifications remains the same, the only difference is that it does not come with the transmitter and just operated with the Smart Phone application over wifi -30 meters control distance.

Cheerson CX-10W Series with Camera

Cheerson CX-10W-TX RC Quadcopter is similar to CX-10WD-TX but this does not come with auto  take off and landing and even it does not feature the altitude hold. Its a simple mini quadcopter with 0.3 mega pixels camera which can be controlled using the transmitter similar to CX-10WD. I recommend buying the latest CX-10WD-TX, as it has altitude hold and auto flight features

Cheerson CX-10W, is a plain WIFI FPV quadcopter which is controlled by the app and has an option for real time FPV over wifi and also features WIFI FPV and 0.3 megapixels camera.

Cheerson CX-10C, the Smallest Camera Quadcopter

Cheerson CX-10C is the first smallest nano quadcopter with camera, it does come with 0.3 mega pixels camera and has an inbuilt SD card slot.and the flight time is around 4-5 minutes approximately, check out my detailed post on Cx-10C here.

CX-10A and the initial CX-10

CX-10A is the smallest drone from cheerson with Headless mode, flying with the controlled orientation can be a problem for beginners and that's where the headless mode helps, with the feature turned on, you don't need to worry about the head and tail of the drone, learn more about the Pitch Roll and Yaw of drones here

The Cheerson CX-10, this is the initial version of mini/nano quadcopter from Cheerson, this went crazy all over the world and in fact it gave a boost to the Cheerson brand, making it much more popular. the only downside of these nano quads from is that it does not come with the replaceable batteries, you need to go through some tweaking to get the integrated battery replaced.

Click Here to buy Cheerson Nano Quadcopters

While Cheerson is ahead in producing smallest drones with and with out cameras, Hubsan on the other hand is competing well with the new nano quadcopter launches,H111C and H111D are available now for sale.

RC Leading RC111 RC 111F WiFi With Auto Take-off and Landing

RC Leading RC 111 quadcopter is a new entry to the mini quadcopter arena. To be more precise on the naming convention, RC Leading is the brand/company name producing this model. A closer look at RC 111 reveals that  the design is almost a clone of the most popular Hubsan H107C+ quadcopter ,check out my detailed review on H107C+ here.

This Drones comes available in two variants RC 111 with 2 mega pixels camera and RC111F comes with 720 HD camera with 5.8GHZ WIFI FPV for real time video feed. As seems on the most drones today, RC 111 is featuring headless mode, oney key automatic return to home, one-Key auto take-off and landing positioning itself as an entry level quadcopter

The battery seems to be proprietary, meaning- the battery is an integral part of the design. though the battery is detachable, it can only be charged when inserted into the quadcopter through the usb cable
The battery is rated as 3.7V 520mAh, and expected to give a flight time of around 6-10 minutes and the charging time of a full charge cycle is 90 minutes.

Though the design seems to be derived from Hubsan H107C+, the transmitter and the features are all different and unique including the colors. both RC 111 and RC 111F comes in four different colours (Black Yellow, Blue Rose)

Transmitters of RC 111 and RC 111F Variants.

The picture on the left is the transmitter for RC 111 variant and the one on right is 5.8GHZ WIFI FPV quadcopter transmitter which ships with RC 111F. both the transmitters has a Control distance of 70-80 meters, seems to be fair enough for the quad of this size. The Transmitter is operated with 4 1.5 AA batteries which can be equipped at the back.

Features and Specifications of RC 111

Brand: RC Leading
Variants: RC 111 and RC 111F
Motor Type: Brushed Motor, Built-in 6 Axis Gyro system
Flight Features: 360 degrees spin,Barometer enabled Altitude Headless Mode,One Key Automatic Return to Home,One Key Landing,One Key Taking Off
Remote Control: 2.4GHz Wireless Remote Control
Camera:2 MP for RC 111 and 720 P for RC 111F
Mode: Mode 2 (Left Hand Throttle)
Detailed Control Distance: 70~80m
Battery: 3.7V 520mAh
Flying Time: 6-10mins
Charging Time (h): 1.5

Pricing and availability.

Both RC 111 and RC 111F are available for $45 and $75 respectively at Gearbest, check the below links for more detailed specifications and pricing

RC LEADING MODEL RC111
RC LEADING MODEL RC111F

Bayangtoys X16, a Big Cheap Brushless Quadcopter

While the JJRC impressed with the mini brush less quadcopter, the  X1, its now the bayangtoys X16 which is getting soon launched with brush-less motors along with WIFI and 5.8GHZ FPV variants, though the BayangToys is not well know brand, but sure its going to make its presence in the drone world.

The BayangToys x16 looks big, almost the size of Cheerson Cx-20, and the JJRC H25/H26. In My honest view, if you have a closer look at X16, the design seems to be derived from CX-20 and JJRC H25/Syma X8G, though the X16 is not a GPS Drone, the GPS mold at the top resembles that of CX-20 along with the propeller design and the motor caps.

The Two thing that would make the Bayangtoys X16 stand out would be its flight time along with its flight speed. X16 comes equipped with 2200 mah battery which is said to offer a flight time of  12-16 minutes and a charging time of 4 hours,not bad for a quad of its size. Baromoter meter enabled Altitude hold, headless mode for the orientation flying, along with the one-key automatic return  are some of the interesting features of X16

The Transmitter seems to be standard one with the black buttons on a white body and operates with 6 AA batteries. Interestingly, the range of X16 seems to be a maximum of 350 meters and the camera is a 2.0 Megapixels. Below are specifications and Features of BayangToys X16

Product Technical Specifications

Brand Name: BayangToys
Item NO.: Bayangtoys X16
Color: White, Black
Frequency : 2.4G
Channel : 4CH
Gyro:6 Axis
HD Camera:2.0MP
Battery for Quadcopter: 11.1V 2200mAh Li-poly(Included)
Transmitter Battery: 6 x AA battery(Not included)
Charging Time : About 210-260 mins(Plug charging)
Flying time : About 12~16 minutes
Charging time:About 210-260 minutes
Controlling distance:About 260-350 meters
Product size:40*29.5*17.5 cm
Box Size:35.5*17.5*35cm

Features:

WIFI FPV with 2.0MP HD camera.
GPS Mode, Automatical Return.
With High Hold mode can set height.
Headless mode,360 roll.
6-Axis gyro quad-rotorcraft flight, strong stability,can easily implement various flight movements, stronger wind resistance, easier to control.
The quadcopter can fly both indoor and outdoor.Including 4CH digital proportional RC system.
Rechargeable high performance battery.
Function:up/down,left/right sideward fight,forward/backward,turn left/right,with gyro/flash lights,A 360-degree 3D and special functions(continuous rolling)

Image Gallery of BayangToys X16

Pricing and Availability

X16 is currently priced at 109.66$ at gearbest almost the half the price of CX-20, from my perspective this seems to be a good value for money quads with brusless motors and extended flying time when compared to Syma X8G and other big quadcopters in the same range.

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