Customers commend the S5C Elite 1080p Drone for its excellent camera quality, ease of use, and good battery life, making it a great option for beginners. Many also appreciate its price point and intuitive controls, including features like one-touch takeoff and landing. However, some users note limitations in the drone's range and size, which can affect flight performance, especially in windy conditions. The lightweight design, while contributing to ease of use, can also make it susceptible to wind drift.
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Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Controls
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best drone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Battery life gives me around 25 minutes per charge, which is more than enough for casual flights and quick video shoots. The foldable design makes it easy to toss in a backpack, and the remote feels like something out of a sci-fi movie — intuitive and responsive.
For under $300, I got a cinematic view of the world I never thought I could afford. It’s more than a toy — it’s an experience.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
100% recommended
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent drone at a very good price, easy to use, sharp camera, good stability, incredible adventure companion for the city, the mountains, or the beach. I love my drone, for me it's a 10/10.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Range
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice little starter drone. Very easy to operate it. Range and battery aren't all that great tho but it's for my 8yo son and it's perfect for him. Camera is good.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Cons mentioned:
Range
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Cool FIRST FPV
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s not bad for a first drone, very limited range, extremely limited altitude, maybe 75 feet. Battery last about 11 minutes in flight. Strong, yet this is PLASTIC, so beware! Ove flowj this dsily for 2 weeks now, its pretty fun for a low budgettt low range pocket drone. $70ish bucks? Worth it. Just don’t intentionally slam it into things and it will last a while. Careful on the controller, it’s fragile. You could do worse. If you’re looking to FLY RIGHT NOW, you can easily drive to best buy and and be in the air in an hour.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Brand response from Snaptain Team
We really appreciate your feedback to make this item better. I would like to present our deepest apologies for all the inconvenience.
We are dedicated to ensuring your 100% satisfaction. Please reach out to us via [email protected]. We are more than happy to assist you further.
We offer a 12-month warranty for this product, plus lifetime technical support. Our standard for responding to email quests is less than 24 hours, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for beginners!
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So far so good, we took it out in the yard on the first nice day with no wind and so easy to use and manuever! The camera quality is fantastic for a budget drone! We are excited for the fun we can have with it this summer!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Cons mentioned:
Range
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Starter Drone for the Price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Price - 5
Camera - 4, decent image for 1080p
WiFi - 3, be careful with how far up and out you go, you can easily lose connection. Default max height 20m can be increased in 10m increments to 50m. It will beep and try to warn you.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
You get what you pay for.
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy to use and beginner friendly. However for something in its price. I would say you get what you pay for. Its great as a drone however the camera is not on a gimbal so you don't get a smooth but choppy video. It does not have GPS so it wont be able to hold its position u always have to constantly keep controlling it to keep it steady. Battery life is terrible. However this got me outside and was able to get some cool birds eye view footage and that is good enough for me
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Shouldnt even be maufactured
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This drone is an awful excuse for a “good” by definition. I wouldn’t have paid a $1 for it if I got to use before buying. The camera quality, no exaggeration whatsoever, is worse than the most basic camera phone from 2005. Its so incredibly grainy and unclear that it almost seems they went out of their way to make it as bad as possible. I didnt even know cameras with this low of quality still existed. The app is absolutely attrocious. It routinely loses connection with the drone. It also forgets that you used the auto takeoff and won’t let you use the auto land. Or vice versa. The drone maneuvers well overall but that is only when the drone is actually able to connect to the controller. It also advertises 15-18 minute fly time which is just criminally false. I fully charged the battery and took it outside and got 5 mimutes of flight in my back yard flying no higher than 15 ft. I bought it because it had pretty good reviews but now I understand they must have been paid to lie through their teeth because this drone is nowhere as good as the other reviews make it out to be. Not even for a beginner. Because it just flat out doesn’t work. Most of the time. The battery packs are also suppsed to have an LED in them so you can see when they are charged, the batteries that came in mine do not have functioning LED’s so I cannot even tell when they arr charged if at all until I put it in my drone and see if it will turn on or not. TLDR: This is the most poorly manufactured oroduct I’ve ever seen. Any kind of product testing by Snaptain would have told them that thisbwas worthless.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Brand response from Snaptain Team
We really appreciate your feedback to make this item better. I would like to present our deepest apologies for all the inconvenience.
We are dedicated to ensuring your 100% satisfaction. Please reach out to us via [email protected]. We are more than happy to assist you further.
We offer a 12-month warranty for this product, plus lifetime technical support. Our standard for responding to email quests is less than 24 hours, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Snaptain drone
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great product. Easy to use and safe for kids!
It's been a crowd pleaser for sure! Even when it's hit obstacles it hasn't caused major damage or been damaged itself.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Worth the money
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Besides the difficulty of getting the app to work. The drone is great! The pictures and video are clear. As long as the winds are light there's no trouble controlling it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
drone
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
great small drone and the price was great too. easy to fly and great videos and pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good drone
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice drone. Decent picture. Good for beginners. Easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Cons mentioned:
Wind resistance
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Can't handle even a light wind
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Live in a perpetually windy area. This drone cannot be controlled very well, even in a light wind. Trees like drones. Drone now somewhere in fir tree. It's a toy, that's all. Use it only in wide open spaces.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Brand response from Snaptain Team
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. We are sorry to hear you are not satisfied with this item.
We are dedicated to ensuring your 100% satisfaction. Please reach out to us via [email protected]. We are more than happy to assist you further.
We offer a 12-month warranty for this product, plus lifetime technical support. Our standard for responding to email quests is less than 24 hours, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great drone!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We love this drone. It was very simple to set up and runs great! My fiancé had a blast flying it all around our house. It is absolutely worth the price and such a fun product!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Drone review
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I give the drone high praises for its simple controls and ease of use, thus making it a good option beginners.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect starter drone!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I recently bought the S5C Elite drone for a family gathering, and as someone who’s never owned a drone before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Thankfully, this drone made my first experience surprisingly easy and fun!
Setting it up was straightforward, and the controls were simple enough for a beginner like me to figure out. It took a little practice to get the hang of flying smoothly, but once I did, I was impressed with how stable it was—even with a bit of wind. The camera quality was better than I expected, and we got some great shots of the family cookout.
The battery life isn’t super long, so I’d recommend grabbing an extra battery if you plan to use it for extended periods. But overall, the S5C Elite was a great buy for the price. It’s beginner-friendly, durable (yes, I crashed it a few times), and perfect for capturing fun memories. If you’re new to drones and want something easy to learn, this is a solid choice!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Worth it for the price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Product is exactly what you wxpect doe the price point. But the battery life is great, i easily get 20mins per battery.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Funsized and handy
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice compact size, its good for practice before getting some of the higher end ones, and a 15 minute battery is pretty good. Over all its a fun little quad copter that works great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Have some fun
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy to fly. Very good price great beginner drone
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Thank you for your support. We are super excited to provide something that betters your life. We promise to continue striving to exceed your expectations! Remember, your device comes with an 12-month warranty, and anytime you need help, just let us know. Email:[email protected]
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
A decent drone with average camera
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This drone is nice in terms of battery life and flight time. However, the camera does not seem to be 1080p with heavy grain. It rather resembles early 2000s mobile cameras. I knew I could not expect much from a drone in this price category, but the camera could be better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Snaptain Team
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Brand response from Snaptain Team
We really appreciate your feedback to make this item better. I would like to present our deepest apologies for all the inconvenience.
We are dedicated to ensuring your 100% satisfaction. Please reach out to us via [email protected]. We are more than happy to assist you further.
We offer a 12-month warranty for this product, plus lifetime technical support. Our standard for responding to email quests is less than 24 hours, and we look forward to hearing from you!