Customer Ratings & Reviews

I only wanted an "entry level" drone to try for fun. This one did not fit the bill. It does work, but barely. Construction seems ok and the controller and my phone pair just fine. Flying is a different matter. While it does respond to controls it tends to drift every which way, even in no wind or indoors. The live view is useless since it is way too slow and loses signal easily. I do appreciate you can capture video straight to your phone though. It already got banged up a few times so I cant even return it. I get its a cheap drone but it isnt the cheapest one either. Best Buy: why stock a product that barely works?

The clarity of pictures and videos is sub par. Good for a beginner to learb the basics. Easy to controll

App keeps stalling. Bluetooth range is very short. Cannot handle mild wind.

i got this as a gift for my dad and within the third use, one of the motors stopped working and i had to return and exchange it, lets hope this next one doesn’t break

I have flown this a couple of times and it is fun. I added an sd card but I cannot figure out how to get camera to work. May be my fault but I think the instructions could be better.

Snaptain’s S5C Elite drone is an inexpensive drone that is well-constructed – but it has performance issues that would keep me from recommending it to anyone. Out of the box, the drone comes in a well-padded case complete with extra propellers (enough to replace all the propellers on the drone) and a second battery. The design of the drone definitely benefits from design elements of *ahem* more expensive professional drones. The controller fits very well in the hands and all controls are intuitive – images from the drone are displayed on your phone via the associated Snaptain app. Note: the clip which holds your smartphone wouldn’t support the weight of my large smartphone and so I had to use the drone with the display, unsupported, reclining all the way back. The batteries charge directly with USB-C and I like that there is no indirect charging mechanism. Each battery is fully enclosed with a USB-C charging port. Having a second battery with you allows for a useful total time of interaction (20+ actual minutes overall). Not included in the box are a memory card and the three AAA batteries that are required to power the controller. Control of the drone is done directly between the controller and the drone – and as such, this radio-controlled drone needs to have perfect connection to the controller. And Snaptain’s implementation of this is fraught with problems. Use of the drone will require almost perfect visual proximity to the drone. Although the specifications for the drone suggest that the drone is capable of a maximum flight height of 164’ with a maximum flight distance of 328’, I found that drone operation became extremely erratic whenever the drone was more than about 50’ from the controller. By erratic, I mean that as soon as the drone was even short distances from me, the reaction time to my commands was on a delay and the drone tended to drift on its own when there was no physical interaction on the controller. So my own interactions with this drone suggests the following caveats: never fly the drone over water, never fly the drone over a tree or bush or house or shed, only fly the drone in a fully open space like a field or park, & never allow the drone to drift out of direct sight (and sound). The drifting problem with this drone should be the ultimate deal breaker. This is not so much an entry-level drone as an annoying toy with delusions of grandeur. Much better drones are dropping in price so maybe take a look at what else is available right now.