The HoverAir X1 established the brand as a serious alternative to the market leader DJI. It was innovative – using the main camera as a tracking device. It was the first drone smart enough to reliably act as a selfie drone, hand-launched to capture video without the need to carry a controller.
This follow-up, the X1 Pro Max (the upper tier option of two new models), brings a similar design concept – foldable and pocketable – but an all-new design and a much more powerful camera, even the offer of 8K video. That's striking since DJI don't offer that resolution with any models beneath the Inspire 3, which costs about the same as a car.
