Holy Stone HS360S vs Ruko U11 Pro
These two sit on opposite sides of the 250-gram line, which is usually where the decision ends rather than begins. The Holy Stone HS360S needs no FAA registration to fly recreationally; the Ruko U11 Pro needs registration and Remote ID. The Ruko U11 Pro is the cheaper of the two at ~$230.
| Drone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bundle price | ~$239multi-battery bundle | ~$230base kit |
| True first-year price | ~$239 | ~$230 |
| Flight min per $100 | 8.4 | 11.3 |
| Rating | No cited rating | No cited rating |
| Takeoff weight | 249 g | 270 g |
| FAA registration | Not required | 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 | 4K/30fps |
| Colour depth | 8-bit | 8-bit |
| Log profile | — | — |
| Gimbal | None | None |
| Obstacle sensing | None | None |
| Claimed flight time | 20 min | 26 min |
| Tested flight time | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Transmission | 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi | 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi |
| Max range | 3 km | 500 m |
| Max speed | — | — |
| Wind resistance | Not published | Level 5 |
| Service ceiling | — | — |
| Internal storage | None | None |
| Controller | Holy Stone controller (phone required) | Ruko 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 | Limited |
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Flight claim measured at | Holy Stone quotes about 20 minutes per modular battery, measured without specifying camera or wind conditions. | Ruko quotes about 26 minutes per battery; listings headline 52 minutes, which is the two included packs added together. |
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 →Ruko U11 Pro
Aimed squarely at somebody buying their first drone as a gift, and priced like it. GPS hold, automatic return-to-home, indoor and outdoor modes, waypoint flying and two batteries for around $230. What it does not have is a gimbal, and the 500-metre control range is short even by budget standards — that is a park, not a landscape. At 270 grams it lands just over the registration threshold, which is a genuinely annoying place to be: you pay the $5, take TRUST and need a Remote ID answer, for an aircraft 21 grams heavier than the ones that need none of it. If the weight is the only thing between you and a licence-free flight, several drones in this catalog do the same job under 249 grams.
Full spec sheet →