Holy Stone HS360S vs Holy Stone HS175D
Both are under the 250-gram line, so the legal position is identical and the decision comes down to the rows tinted below — the specs where these two actually differ. The Holy Stone HS175D is the cheaper of the two at ~$170.
| Drone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bundle price | ~$239multi-battery bundle | ~$170base kit |
| True first-year price | ~$239 | ~$170 |
| Flight min per $100 | 8.4 | 13.5 |
| Rating | No cited rating | No cited rating |
| Takeoff weight | 249 g | 215 g |
| FAA registration | Not required | Not required |
| Remote ID | Not published | Not published |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3" |
| Sensor area | 17.3 mm² | 17.3 mm² |
| Megapixels | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Max video | 4K/20fps | 2.7K/25fps |
| Colour depth | 8-bit | 8-bit |
| Log profile | — | — |
| Gimbal | None | None |
| Obstacle sensing | None | None |
| Claimed flight time | 20 min | 23 min |
| Tested flight time | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Transmission | 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi | 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi |
| Max range | 3 km | 1 km |
| Max speed | — | — |
| Wind resistance | Not published | Not published |
| Service ceiling | — | — |
| Internal storage | None | None |
| Controller | Holy Stone controller (phone required) | Holy Stone controller (phone required) |
| Return to home | Yes | Yes |
| Geofencing | No | No |
| Care plan (1 yr) | Not in our snapshot | Not in our snapshot |
| US availability | Sold | Sold |
| Released | 2023 | 2021 |
| Flight claim measured at | Holy Stone quotes about 20 minutes per modular battery, measured without specifying camera or wind conditions. | Holy Stone advertises 46 minutes, which is the two included batteries added together; a single pack is about 23 minutes. |
Holy Stone HS360S
Two hundred dollars, GPS, optical-flow hold for indoor flying, a modular battery and 249 grams on the scale. Read the camera spec twice, though: the 1/3-inch GalaxyCore sensor records 4K at 20 frames per second, which is below the 24fps floor most people consider watchable and well below the 30fps everything else here manages. Stills at 4K resolution are fine. There is no gimbal and no obstacle sensing, and return-to-home fires automatically on low battery or lost link, which is the feature that keeps a first drone out of a tree line. As an aircraft to learn on in an open field before spending real money, it does the job; as a camera, it is the weakest in this catalog.
Full spec sheet →Holy Stone HS175D
Worth including mainly as a warning about how the word "4K" gets used at the bottom of this market. Holy Stone's listings put 4K on the box, and the aircraft will indeed produce a 4096x3072 still image — but video tops out at 2,688 by 1,512 at 25 frames per second, which is 2.7K, not 4K, and below 30fps. Everything else is what $170 buys in 2026: brushless motors, GPS hold, return-to-home, a 90-degree manually adjustable lens with no gimbal at all, and about a kilometre of range. Two batteries come in the box, which is where the advertised 46 minutes comes from. At 215 grams it stays under the registration line, and as a genuinely cheap way to learn stick control outdoors, it still works.
Full spec sheet →