Holy Stone
Holy Stone HS600D
Holy Stone's most ambitious aircraft: a genuine three-axis gimbal, 48MP stills, integrated Remote ID, Level 6 wind resistance and roughly 6 km of transmission, for around $400. Reviewers have called it a clear improvement on everything the brand made before it and still short of the Mini it is priced against. The number to look at hardest is endurance. The box says 40 minutes per battery and 80 across the two included packs; independent reviewers measured 20 to 25 minutes per charge, which is the largest documented gap between a claim and a measurement anywhere in this catalog. Everything else behaves as advertised. At 603 grams you are registering it, taking TRUST and relying on its own Remote ID broadcast. It also arrives with two batteries, a carrying case and a screened controller in the box, which at this price is unusual and is part of why it compares well on paper with drones that charge separately for all three.
The 250-gram line
Over 249 g: FAA registration is required ($5, 3 years) and it broadcasts Remote ID itself.
Every recreational flyer must also take TRUST and carry proof of it, at any weight. Rules checked against faa.gov on 2026-09-24. Not legal advice — how this is worked out.
What that 40-minute claim is measured at
Holy Stone claims up to 40 minutes per battery and headlines 80 minutes for the two included packs. Reviewers measured 20 to 25 minutes per charge — the widest gap between claim and measurement in this catalog.
That works out to 10.0 claimed minutes per $100 of the base kit. Compared with the rest of the catalog.
Buying one in the US: sold
Checked 24 Sep 2026. Current model, sold new in the US and in the UK and Canada through Holy Stone's own channels.
Specifications
True first-year cost: ~$400 — the base kit at ~$400; no crash-plan price has been verified for this model, so nothing is added for it.
What it has
- Three-axis mechanical gimbal
- 48MP stills and 4K/30 video
- Integrated Remote ID broadcast
- Level 6 wind resistance
- 6 km (20,000 ft) transmission range
- Two batteries included
In its favour
- A real three-axis gimbal and integrated Remote ID for around $400
- The best-reviewed aircraft Holy Stone has made
- Level 6 wind resistance and 6 km of range
- Two batteries in the box, which matters given the real endurance
Against it
- Claimed 40 minutes per battery; reviewers measured 20 to 25
- 603 g means registration, TRUST and Remote ID obligations
- Six kilometres of range and no sensors, so every metre past line of sight is flown on trust
- 1/2.3-inch sensor keeps it a good-light aircraft
- The 80-minute headline is two batteries added together
The two lists above are drawn from the manufacturer’s published specifications and from the cited reviews, not from owner reports.
What owners report
No owner discussion has been collected for the Holy Stone HS600D yet. Rather than fill the gap with something plausible, this section stays empty until there is a real body of owner reports to read. The specs above come from the maker’s published documentation.
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- 28.1 mm²
- Claimed
- 28 min
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- ~$370
Best for: Range and wind resistance under $400
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A two-axis motorised gimbal plus electronic stabilisation, brushless motors, GPS return-to-home and built-in Remote ID — for a drone that has been on shelves since 2022, the feature list holds up better than the numbers behind it. Range is the giveaway: the controller is rated at roughly a kilometre, a fraction of what the newer sub-250 gram models claim, and there is no obstacle sensing. At 380 grams it also crosses the registration line, which means $5 to the FAA, a TRUST certificate and Remote ID that this aircraft at least provides itself. Two batteries come in the box, which is where the "52 minute" figure on the packaging comes from; a single flight is 26.
- Sensor
- 28.1 mm²
- Claimed
- 26 min
- Base kit
- ~$300
Best for: A first drone where two batteries matter more than range
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Holy Stone spent years making competent toys and then built this, which is the first of their aircraft that invites comparison with a Mini rather than with a hobby quadcopter. Three-axis brushless gimbal, a 48MP 1/2.3-inch Sony sensor, 6 km of transmission, subject tracking, built-in Remote ID and 249 grams on the nose. Reviewers have been noticeably warmer about it than about anything else in the brand's catalog. The gaps are still real: no obstacle sensing in any direction, a fixed-focus f/2.6 lens, and a measured 22 minutes against a 30-minute claim. At roughly half a Mini 4 Pro's price with a real gimbal and real Remote ID, though, it is the most credible budget alternative here.
- Sensor
- 28.1 mm²
- Claimed
- 30 min
- Bundle
- ~$420
Best for: The best-equipped sub-$400 camera drone
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