Holy Stone HS160 Review – Lightweight Drone

The Holy Stone HS160 Drone is one of the most versatile drones available in the market. People find this drone quite relieving and attractive for their use. The drone is designed to feature so many of technological aspects that it becomes very suitable even for beginners use.

The design of the machine is very sleek and relevant. You can undergo doing so much of work and lots of certain enjoyable activities can also be performed. So, is a good lightweight drone that makes it easier to store it in places when not in immediate use.

Verdict

Coming on to the verdict section of this drone, this drone is a miniature kind of drone that features great camera quality and hardware of this machine resist wear and tear. This drone is lightweight, compact and portable that comes with very good audio, video and picture quality.

You can easily carry this drone from place to place because the propellers of this drone are designed to be foldable which makes it quite portable. This drone has a very good work orientation including a well-defined interior and exterior design. The whole package of this drone comes with a dustproof bag that protects the drone from dust and dirt and other damages.

This is an entry-level drone made especially for beginners use and hence is designed with easy functionality so that users do not get trapped into any sort of confusion. There are certain intermediate hobbyists who can also use this drone in order to perform aerial photo shooting and video recording.

This drone has a pair of spare batteries attached which is pretty good. Along with that, this drone comes with a headless mode and real-time downlink which is very awesome.

Design and Build Quality

Now, let us discuss some important features related to the design and build quality of this drone:-

1. Holy Stone HS160 has a poor flight time of 7-9 minutes which certainly means that the drone battery life is poor or below average.
2. The battery takes almost 100 minutes to charge from 0% to 100% which is very long as compared to the battery backup it provides. Hence the battery design is very poor.
3. Coming to the camera design, this drone comes with a 2mp camera with a 720p resolution that is able to capture good quality pictures and images.
4. The battery overall capacity is 500mAh with a 3.7v lithium polymer battery and the range of the drone is fixed to 200 feet which is a video range.
5. The drone is designed perfectly to provide 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio connectivity along with accurate smartphone connectivity.
6. There are certain four different flight modes available that are made for the users to experience an awesome flight experience.
7. There is a one-button landing and take off along with the designed gravity sensor mode which makes the drone use worth the money and efforts you spend to buy this drone.

The drone has been manufactured keeping in mind that it gives awesome performance and the bugs are regularly fixed with the new updates from the company. Besides other features that have been built in the drone, the propellers are designed so well that it has the collapsing ability as per the needs and requirements of the users.

This drone is made from high-quality ABS Plastic which gives great durability and integrity to the drone which increases its life expectancy. Holy Stone HS160 is hence made in a foldable design which helps the users in easy portability. The build quality of the drone is made for the users in order to resist damages due to accidents or mishaps.

The drone if it crashes anytime resists scratches or cracks since it is made to provide good durability and stability. This drone gives a very good flight experience because of its strong basic framework. So, in all, you can include that the design and build quality of this drone is good as per the price range.

Flight Experience

The flight performance of this drone is very nice. The users love the flight performance of this drone since it has very good features associated with the same. This drone is not a powerful drone but the flight experience it provides to the users is relatively good.

This drone can easily be controlled through a joystick which keeps the drone working stable despite windy conditions. As this drone lacks sensors sometimes there is the possibility that the drone loses its stability in bad weather conditions. This drone comes with an extra battery so you can enjoy 16 minutes of total flight time.

Basically, you can say that the flight experience depends on the weather conditions. On a sunny day, you can enjoy even 9 minutes of flight time. There is a gravity sensor mode that allows easy navigation and movement. The other features and the designed collapsible propellers make the Holy Stone HS160 flight experience more enjoyable.

Camera Quality

This drone has an excellent camera feature with a good resolution of 720p which is able to capture good shots in high-quality mode. Although the camera is a 2MP Camera it allows you to shoot awesome pictures and record high-quality videos. The drone gives a very good clarity to the pictures since it is made for beginners and intermediate hobbyists.

There is an FPV Navigation feature available through which you can link your smartphone to the Holy Stone HS160 and stream videos in high quality. The video footage you get in this drone is very impressive and worth appreciation. You can perform aerial photography and video recording which is only possible due to the altitude hold feature available in the drone.

You can even watch the videos recorded by this drone on a three-inch computer screen without any difficulty. When you are in a windy condition, you may face some difficulty in the video quality due to downlink lagging but this is rare so there is nothing to bother you much.

Remote Control

Like most other drones, Holy Stone HS160 is also provided by remote control. The remote control has a transmission range of 50 to 70 metres. This means that even if you have not recorded the videos you can still land the drone easily.

There is a smart holder provided in the drone that firmly holds your smartphone and avoids it falling or breaking while performing any task. Virtual reality is the best feature of any drone and this drone has earned milestones by including this feature into it with the help of a 3D VR Headset.

Storage

Coming on to discuss the storage of this drone. Holy Stone HS160 has a micro SD card slot for the storage of the drone’s media files. This drone can also be attached to your smartphone so that you can easily store the pictures and videos into your phone’s internal storage. the drone comes with its own micro SD card through which you can easily keep your videos and pictures stored for later use.

Battery

The battery of this drone is a major drawback since this does not come with a satisfactory battery backup. This drone is accompanied by a 500mAh battery that gives a poor flight time of 8 minutes. So, the company also provides a spare battery to enjoy 16 minutes of flight time which is average. The battery of this drone takes about 100 minutes to charge completely. So, a set of spare batteries will let you with the continuation of your work meanwhile the low battery can charge itself. This was all about the battery backup.

Pros

1. This drone has a fantastic build quality and design along with collapsible propellers.
2. The headless mode in the drone allows you to control the drone easily. This feature provides great orientation and stability to the drone’s performance.
3. The holy stone HS 160 Drone comes with various kinds of speed control features that make sure that the beginners control the drone easily. This easily keeps the beginners learning to control the speed of drone levels.
4. The altitude hold allows the drone to perform awesome photography and video recording skills with proper stability to the pictures and videos.
5. Spare batteries are provided by the company that lets you enjoy 16 minutes of flight time. This drone is best for indoors and outdoors.

Cons

1. Flight time is too short.
2. The battery backup is not good.
3. The control range is too short.

Final Thoughts

This drone is surprisingly very excellent enabling good features with virtual reality experience provided to the users. This drone is recommended to beginners to ensure a very good futuristic flight experience with very good camera quality. This drone comes in exciting colour variants that give the drone a beautiful look and the design is pretty awesome. This drone comes at an affordable price with a portable and compact design. This drone comes from a very good reputed company hence durability is good.