HoverAir X1 Pro vs HoverAir X1 Pro Max
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 HoverAir X1 Pro is the cheaper of the two at ~$699.
| Drone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bundle price | ~$699multi-battery bundle | ~$899multi-battery bundle |
| True first-year price | ~$699 | ~$899 |
| Flight min per $100 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Rating | No cited rating | No cited rating |
| Takeoff weight | 192 g | 193 g |
| FAA registration | Not required | Not required |
| Remote ID | None | None |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | 1/1.3" |
| Sensor area | 69.1 mm² | 69.1 mm² |
| Megapixels | — | — |
| Max video | 4K/60fps | 8K/30fps, 4K/120fps |
| Colour depth | — | — |
| Log profile | — | — |
| Gimbal | None | None |
| Obstacle sensing | Rear + side | Rear + side |
| Claimed flight time | 16 min | 16 min |
| Tested flight time | — | 11 min |
| Battery | — | — |
| Transmission | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Max range | 1 km | 1 km |
| Max speed | 26 mph | 26 mph |
| Wind resistance | Level 5 (10.7 m/s) | Level 5 (10.7 m/s) |
| Service ceiling | — | — |
| Internal storage | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Controller | None in the base kit — palm launch and phone app; Beacon 2 remote in the combo | None in the base kit — palm launch and phone app; Beacon 2 remote in the combo |
| Return to home | No | No |
| Geofencing | No | No |
| Care plan (1 yr) | Not in our snapshot | Not in our snapshot |
| US availability | Sold | Sold |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Flight claim measured at | HoverAir quotes 16 minutes. Reviewers flying the near-identical Pro Max in tracking modes have reported 11 to 13 minutes, so treat the number as a best case rather than a plan. | HoverAir's figure is 16 minutes. Reviewers flying it in tracking modes report 11 to 13 minutes, which is the number to plan a session around. |
HoverAir X1 Pro
The jump from the original X1 is mostly the sensor: a 1/1.3-inch chip, the same size DJI puts in a Mini 4 Pro, behind a rotating camera module that shoots 4K/60 and handles portrait framing without a crop. Tracking got faster too — it will hold a rider at 26 mph — and rear and side sensors now watch the directions a following drone actually gets into trouble. Still no GPS and still no return-to-home, which is the line dividing this whole category from camera drones: if the Wi-Fi link drops, the aircraft lands rather than coming home. Sixteen claimed minutes is the other number to hold loosely, since testers running the near-identical Pro Max in tracking modes landed at 11 to 13. Worth it if you ski, ride or run and want the camera to do the following.
Full spec sheet →HoverAir X1 Pro Max
Eight-kilo-pixel video off a 193-gram aircraft that launches from your palm is a genuinely odd spec sheet, and it exists because this is a camera that follows you rather than a drone you fly. The 1/1.3-inch sensor and seven-element lens hold 8K/30 or 4K/120, which gives you room to reframe a tracking shot in post rather than steering during it. Everything else is inherited from the X1 Pro: rear and side sensing, tracking to 26 mph, caged props, and no GPS. That last omission is the one that decides whether this is right for you. Without GPS there is no return-to-home, so a dropped link ends in a landing wherever the aircraft happens to be. Reviewers measuring real tracking flights land at 11 to 13 minutes against the 16 on the box.
Full spec sheet →