DJI Neo 2 vs HoverAir X1 Pro Max #djineo2 #hoverairx1promax

Now, what's better, the DJI Neo2 or the

Hover Air X1 Pro Max? Well, as far as

the Hover Air X1 goes, you certainly get

the more compact form factor. It's

roughly about half the footprint of the

Neo2, making it a lot more pocket

friendly. And if you're looking for a

little bit better video quality while

being a little bit smaller, the Hover

certainly has an advantage there. As far

as the video quality, you can record 8K

resolution at 30 fps, 4K at 120 frames

per second, and the 4K 60 is also HDR 10

bit, and it can record log color

profiles. So, for professional use

applications, you're certainly going to

get better looking video footage coming

out of the hover. You also get the

dollyot tracking capabilities, which is

going to offer tracking shots with a

little bit less side to side or up and

down auxiliary movements, giving you

that more professional look.

Furthermore, the Beacon controller is a

pretty innovative design on the Hover.

It's a lot more compact with its modular

design. You can use it with just the

touchscreen or one-handed or two-handed

mode. It has built-in motion

controllers. It's just a little bit

better thought out and certainly more

portable design compared to the

traditional RC controller found on the

Neo. Lastly, you get more internal

storage capacity of 64 GB versus 49 gigs

and a SD card slot, which is not

available on the Neo 2. Now, what are

the advantages on the Neo2? Well,

firstly, much better and consistent

tracking performance. We found ourselves

in a lot of situations where uh even

though this has obstacle avoidance

system, it still managed to crash versus

we have omniirectional obstacle

avoidance on the Neo2 that works a lot

better. And even if it gets contact with

a branch along the way, it will actually

recover, do a 360 spin, and continue

following you versus in most cases if

the hover gets into a crash, it's just

going to give up and you kind of lose

your shot. Now, even though we have 8K

and higher quality 4K capturing

capabilities on the Hover, I still think

that the 4K 60 looks great on the Neo2.

Big upgrade from the original and good

enough for most users out there. The

other big thing is that it's very

efficient with its video capturing

capabilities. At around 50 megabits per

second, you can capture over 2 hours of

4K footage internally versus about an

hour and a half on the Hover if you're

just using the internal storage.

Furthermore, you get slightly better

battery life on the Neo2 and with the

transceiver module and the RC controller

of up to 10 km range versus only 1 kmter

range with the hover. Another big thing

is the hand gesture controls. You can

simply bring out your palm, go left,

right, up and down, back and forth, and

the drone will mimic your exact

movements. You can do this in active

track mode and in spotlight and actively

adjust the angle of your viewpoint while

it's in flight. Super handy and

convenient and works great most of the

time. Last but not least is the price

point. If you can get your hands on the

Neo2, it's an exceptional value. Here in

Canada, it's about $230 USD versus uh

the Hover, even if it's on sale, is

around at least three to four times the

price. That's certainly uh a pretty big

deal, especially considering that if

you're looking for a good self-tracking

drone, this is actually the better

tracking drone versus this has the

better camera quality. So, it really

depends on what your needs are. But if

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