The 11 Best Rated Drones On The Market For Under $1,000

It’s 2016, and drones are becoming more and more common. Drones are great for recording parties, pranking people,and they’re even potentially being used as a delivery system. Here are the 10 best drones that you can purchase for under $1,000.

 

1. SYMA X5C Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter With HD Camera

For the relatively low price of $41, you can purchase the SYMA X5C Explorers. It’s definitely a great value, and perfect for anyone looking to buy their first drone.

Features:

  • Equipped with HD camera and 2GB Memory Card
  • Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors
  • 7 Minute flight time and 100 minute charge time

Buy Here: $41.32

 

2. Cheerwing Syma X5SW-V3

 

Another great drone for its’ relatively low price is the Cheerwing Syma X5SW-V3.

Features:

  • Wifi FPV allows you to view photos & videos while flying it through IOS and Android phones
  • One key 360° roll, continuous roll for perfect action and wonderful performance
  • Equipped with HD camera

Buy Here: $50

 

3. Syma X5SW 4 Channel Remote Controlled Quadcopter

 

The Syma X5SW 4 Channel Remote Controlled Quadcopter is a great Quadcoper due to its’ ability to transmit high-quality video feed in real time from your drone to your phone.

Features:

  • Can fly indoor or outdoor
  • Wifi FPV allows you to view photos & videos while flying it through IOS and Android phones

Buy Here: $63

 

4. UDI 818A HD+ RC Quadcopter

The UDI 818A HD+ RC Quadcopter has some really awesome features such as a return home function, an HD camera, and 6 Axis Gyro Stability.

Features:

  • HD+ Return Home Function: One key to return your aircraft makes it easy to find thee way home
  • HD Camera
  • 6 Axis Gyro Stability

Buy Here: $99

 

5. Holy Stone F181 Quadcopter

With a sleek, futuristic design, the Holy Stone F181 Quadcopter is another good choice for beginners.

Features:

  • Equipped with a key return and headless security system
  • Range: About 50-100 Meters. Battery runtime 7-9 Min. Charge time 80 Min
  • 4 Channel Transmitter

Buy Here: $99

 

6. DJI Phantom 3

While clearly more expensive than most of the drones included on this list, the DJI Phantom 3 is one of the highest quality drones on the commercial market.

Features:

  • View a live image streamed from the drone up to a half mile away on the free DJI Go app using your mobile phone or tablet.
  • Fly up to 25 minutes with the included intelligent battery.
  • GPS assisted flight features let you concentrate on getting great images while the drone helps you fly safely.

Buy Here: $481

 

7. DBPOWER UDI U845

 

With an interesting UFO design, the DBPOWER UDI U845 is supposedly easier to fly then drones with a ‘drone’ design.

Features:

  • Gravity Induction Mode
  • Headless Mode and One Key Return
  • Wifi Camera

Buy Here: $105

 

8. Kolibri Discovery Delta-Recon U818A Quadcopter

As a highly reviewed drone, the Kolibri Discovery Delta-Recon U818A Quadcopter definitely stands out.

Features:

  • Up to 8 minutes flight time
  • Automatic Return Home Failsafe
  • On-board 720p HD/30 fps camera with recording

Buy Here: $140

 

9. Holy Stone F180C Mini RC Quadcopter

With a drone and a remote that look straight out of a video game, the Holy Stone F180C Mini RC Quadcopter is a relatively tiny drone with a camera that is great for learning to fly drones.

Features:

  • Super mini drone for beginner, perfect drone trainer
  • A key 360° 4- ways flip, continuous roll for perfect action and wonderful performance
  • Equipped with Video/Photo Camera (1280×720 Pixel)

Buy Here: $60

 

10. Landvo JJRC H8D Quadcopter

The Landvo JJRC H8D Quadcopter has a ton of awesome extra features, such as the ability to transmit video from the drone straight to the controller.

Features:

  • Exclusive first dual control mode, with the player operation for novice entry-level model and the professional player’s technical level model.
  • Remote control can freely switch for about throttle control, more suitable for multi-regional multi-range of people to use.
  • JJRC H8D drone with LANDVO logo is equipped with a professional level of aerial 5.8GHz high-definition camera, maximum up to 2 million pixel.

Buy Here: $130

 

11. DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter 4K UHD Video Camera Drone

This drone is by far the most tricked out on our list. So tricked out, in fact, that DJI has put a feature on this drone that makes it impossible to fly it within a 15 mile radius of the White House.

Features

  • 4k UHD video recording with fully stabilized 3-axis gimbal; Vision Positioning system allows stable flight indoors
    Lightbridge digital streaming allows live viewing of 720p video
  • Included flight battery and rechargable remote controller means this system is ready to fly out of the box
  • DJI Pilot app for iOS and Android allows live viewing and complete camera control

Buy Here: $969