Holy Stone Mini Drone for Kids and Beginners RC Nano Quadcopter Indoor Small Helicopter Plane with Auto Hovering, 3D Flips, Headless Mode and 3 Batteries, Great Gift Toy for Boys and Girls, HS210 BlueGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardClimatePartner certified

After going through multiple drones from local stores that broke within hours, I decided to try this one based on the great reviews—and I’m glad I did. It’s been a few weeks, and this little drone is still going strong despite regular indoor use.My son, who’s actually younger than the recommended age, is able to fly it with ease. That speaks volumes about how intuitive and beginner-friendly it is. We fly it together often, and it’s become a favorite activity in our household.We haven’t tested it outdoors yet, as we live in a windy area, and given its small size, I doubt it would hold up well in strong wind. Indoors, however, it performs reliably with stable controls and no noticeable loss of connection.The build quality is solid—much more durable than others we’ve tried. It’s handled a few bumps and crashes without any damage, which is impressive for a drone in this price range.Overall, this drone has exceeded my expectations. It’s a great choice for beginners or younger users (with supervision), and it brings a lot of fun without the frustration of flimsy construction or complicated controls.

For a little indoor toy drone. It's a lot of fun. Don't expect this to be an outdoor freestyle machine, because it's not. I was looking for something to fill the void for when I either can't or just don't feel like going out to fly my drones and this does the job. It's quick and easy to get going and reasonably stable. Make sure you check the manual because there's plenty of settings to adjust and calibrate the way it flies hidden with controller combinations. If I had to complaint about anything it's with the charger. Do NOT plug the cables all the way in the charger ports. The ports are extremely tight and it was difficult to unplug the batteries without fearing ripping the cables the first I did this. Plug them in just snug enough so they'll charge. Aside from that, everything about this package is great.

I bought this as a gift. I think the most difficult thing to deal with is attaching and detaching the battery terminals, they are so small, and look like they would eventually break after use. I also wish the instructions were also in Spanish. Otherwise a great little toy.

The media could not be loaded. I now own a Holy Stone HS100 GPS 2K Camera Drone (not for indoors, it's a big one) and two HS200 Mini Drones, the first one must have got banged around or crushed during shipping as the top plastic was loose and it didn't hover properly, rising upward constantly on its own.Note: The video was done even with THAT issue lol.Little concern about that after the support I recieved when I "thought" my HS100 had a hovering issue due to complex calibration and me being new to drones at the time.I contacted Holy Stone directly and was asked a few simple questions and almost immediately sent out a replacement without being bothered to ship the defective one back.I can't stress the fact enough of how incredible the Holy Stone support team is, you even get a 'Welcome to the Family' message upon purchase, allowing for easy contact if there is any issue.Although I sincerely doubt that is the intention of the message, it IS convenient to be able to reach them by their initiative of simply letting you know they are there if any concern comes up.I felt that to be the important factor in my review as is speaks volumes to anyone who may be debating between companies.I would never buy a drone anywhere else at this point.On to the Mini Drone...Pros:Three batteries - You can pretty much charge and fly, the charger has a charging port on each side (so you can charge two at once) starting with one and adding the second while still playing with the third...waiting for the first to be done charging.Personally I was able to just cycle batteries and never take a break if I didn't feel the urge.Dual Charger Included - Covered that above.Three speeds - Indoor flight training, Indoor crash course, and take it outside lol...not really labeled like that of course. It beeps to indicate a speed change when you press the button, one beep for slow, two for medium, three for fast.Headless Mode - The only way to fly unless your really good, or your used to flying UFO's heh. (See cons)Trim Function - To calibrate any auto drifting forward/backward or left/right. Which it seems to remember and usually only needs to be done once.Stunt Button - One press and then holding a direction on the joystick makes it do flips in almost any direction. I have only used my perfectly working one a couple times since I have been busy, but I 'think' it even does angled flips...hard to tell when it was flying up by itself at first.Propeller Guards - The one thing I REALLY wish my HS100 "did" have, even sold separately--my hover issue on the HS100 came from a crash that damaged my propellers about five minutes after getting it, which customer support stuck with me through 30 messages or so to finally figure out AND sent me a spare propellor kit free of charge.You can pretty much play bumper drones (although I don't recommend it) without worry. I have literally pushed it away with my palm while someone else was flying without a scratch on me or the drone. Again, I am NOT suggesting anyone does that.Customer Care - Not Service, Care. I was asked to report on how my replacement flew after recieving it, just to make sure I was completely satisfied with my product.On top of that I now have six batteries...and a second one to smack around like a pinball machine lol.It's fun as all ℍⅇƙ to fly around inside the house, I have ceiling fans and such and still haven't had much issue.Cons:Headless Mode - It constantly beeps which can drive you nuts and makes it harder to tell if its the batteries or the mode.Considering its an indoor toy, I think this should have been the default setting or just did one long beep and shut up (that would have been ideal for any of their drones), the big ones keep beeping too.That is literally my only realistic complaint.No GPS/Camera - C'mon, it was like $20-$30, what do you expect? Honestly lol...you get what you pay for.Bottom Line:I have loved Holy Stone for its true concern for customers since day one and will continue to love them for as long as that remains the case.The drone is fun, good for almost any age range for practice, as long as they can understand don't touch the spinning propellors...even though you wouldn't lose a finger from this model, it'll freak a kid out i'm sure. I'm up in my thirties and enjoy this thing, good practice for my HS100 too since the controls arre ALMOST identical.Definitely recommended, and if this model isn't to your liking...Holy Stone is the way to go regardless.To be crystal, I have no affiliation with Holy Stone or any of its staff beyond customer service conversations, i'm just an average joe who believes this is how companies SHOULD be, and I feel the need to let people know when they are.6 stars for letting me keep the buster and spare batteries when I got a fluke.