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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 19 reviews

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Customers love the DOBBY Pocket Drone for its portability, compact size, and high camera quality, which allows users to take great pictures. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the drone's short battery life.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Portability
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very Cool but buy some batteries

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Let me start by saying that I have the Yuneec Breeze and it is a very good mini drone. I love the portability and the features. The Dobby is a lot smaller, folds, and offers very similar features including face tracking, journey mode for fly-out videos, follow me mode, telemetry, a GPS, and the ability to fly indoors. It also has an optical flow sensor to aid indoor flight. It is a huge plus to be able to pocket such a powerful drone. The ability to launch out of and land right on your hand is the coolest! No landing zone necessary means no concrete scuffs or grass stains on the blades from your impromptu lawn mowing when you land in your yard. I would have liked to have seen a powered vertical camera gimbal like the Breeze has. Instead this must be manually adjusted pre-flight on the Dobby so you need to know what angle you're going to be filming and shooting at. Photos are as good as you'd get in a flagship smart phone and 4K video recording is not stabilized so you will have mixed results. I do not like the software image stabilization due to the black bars that appear when you pan the drone too fast. Hopefully that can be addressed in a software update. Now on to the battery life. I'm realistic. I knew going in that this drone, being smaller than the Breeze, would probably have a shorter battery life and I was right. About 9 min vs the Breeze's 12 min. Not bad I think but I really wish Dobby included an extra battery like the Breeze does. It could use it. Extra batteries are about $60 and are a necessity unfortunately. Overall this little drone offers more features than the Breeze. Features like voice commands from your smart watch (untested) and 3 tap auto take-off (untested). Its a very small and friendly drone that I could see taking out in public and shooting a few self photos of the fam without causing a disturbance. The Breeze is a little too big to bust out for a quick shot. Its worth noting that the Breeze is quieter than the Dobby which sounds like a very angry hornet in air. Not a deal breaker. If you want the most powerful, foldable, and pocketable drone, you've found it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Size
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Dobby Drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm impressed by this drone's small size and performance. Photos and videos are good. Only wish the battery lasted longer and were not quite so expensive. Seems to only work with a smartphone that runs in the 5mhz bandwidth.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice selfie drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have the Yuneec Breeze, which I love, and this tiny flying camera is a winner too! App is excellent and a little bit better than the Breeze app. Palm take offs and landings are pretty cool. Easy to fly and very stable. Is not as noisy in person then all the youtube videos I saw. Have not had chance to try all the flight modes due to weather but I am really excited to fly more with this drone. You can get props, prop guard , and battery on amazon. The Breeze is small and portable but this Dobby fits in your pocket. I am registered with FAA for all my drones but this guy is under weight limit so no need to register. If you could set camera angle from your phone on this like the Breeze, the Dobby would be perfect. Highly recommend this drone to all

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Portability, Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Love my Dobby

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this drone because of the small size. I needed something easy to carry on my vacation. It is the perfect selfie drone. Take great pictures. Video isn't great because being a small drone it moves around a lot causing shakey video. If you're looking for a selfie drone for pics, Dobby is your drone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Compact drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I own several drones. The ease of this drone is its compact size. You can throw it in your pocket and nobody knows you have a drone. This is a selfie drone. Really designed to take pics and videos of you. I have had some trouble with it maintaining stability in cloudy weather. I honestly like this drone due to its size. I have taken some amazing pictures with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great portable drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The drone was a gift for my son, he builds satellites foe Lockheed. He was thrilled with it, had it up and running in minutes. He was impressed with its features and the way it packs for carrying. It takes high quality pictures and the control app worked well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect Starter Drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    All the GPS tech of a Phantom. Compact, great for travel. WIFI control from a smart phone or tablet. No FAA flight registration required, GPS will not let you fly in drone restricted airspace. Short flight time 4-9 minutes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drone in this price range

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I loved this product. All features are good. The battery backup is little low. Stays around 20 mins. But the cam quality and the mobile app are cool.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Drone for selfies

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    This a great drone for use during travels. Witth a small size. Easy to carry in the trip

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to fly

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    Easy to fly. Hovered nicely. Great for beginners. I would not recommend beginners to fly this drone indoors till you get some practice on the apps controls.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Finally a drone that works

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very stable and easy to fly, just wish the battery lasted a bit longer but ok for the size of the drone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dobby Drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent little drone. It took a photo that made the news.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    OK

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this product is ok as some are not holding charge.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We had some trouble getting the app loaded on our smart phone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ultimate drone for indoor flying

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is the best drone for indoor flying as well as selfies... Lighting is an issue with clicking photos indoors.. however it does perform great for outdoor selfies. Overall good buy for the price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Dissatisfied

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product worked at beginning, even though battery life was over estimated, however after a week of use, one of the electric motors went bad and drone was uncontrollable.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Defected drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Did not charge the battery !! It just left the ground for 2-3 mins..

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Selfie Drone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you are looking for a done that can fit in you pocket and pull out when you want to grab that quick video shot or selfie then this is the drone for you, only con it has is the battery life is only about 6-7 minutes, this is not a drone for people that want to shot professional video just little clips that you can use to share with your friends and social media, it does have some cool advanced feature like follow me and orbit and selfie modes, drone had EIS (electronic image stabilization ) lens can be adjusted for different angles for getting different shots, you can charge the battery using the USB charger with your cell phone charger or other device. flight range is about 300 feet using your Phone with android or IOS app.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Portability, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A really neat product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this last week and finally got around to setting it up and flying it this weekend. It is a really neat product.Easy to set up (around 20 minutes) and fun to use. Very compact and loaded with lots of high tech features. The most interesting is how it can actually land on your hand. My second favorite is the "follow me" technology. If you want a full featured, small, easy to use drone with a built-in 4K camera and 1080p video, this is one to buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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