Syma X5sw - Comments

Conclusions: No control, but a better brand with more control.

Conclusions: Fun at first. Allright image while it worked. The drone was a blast, it lasted about 2 weeks, then i was flying 15-20 feet in the air and the drone did a barrel roll and crashed. I cant fly the drone anny more. I have read the other customer reveiws and they said that Syma wouldnt take my drone back! I recomand DJI phantom 1 over this drone!

Conclusions: Has a mind of its own. Without user input this drone spontaneously increases altitude and/or drops. Youre constantly trying to adjust for that. The propeller guard broke third time i used it. That said, if you have a bit of drone experience its not a bad unit because theres a camera and its cheap.

Conclusions: X5SW is multifunction and more powerful than X5C this is untrue compared to the x5c it doesnt even compair, the wind pushes it all over the place will be returning

Conclusions: I wish I could return mine but i can't. Quad would not fly forward, but went up instead into higher wind current, lost reception, wind carried into dense forest and lost I lost it. Very disappointed.

Conclusions: I liked the simplicity of setup. Battery life was so short that without additional batteries it is impractical to use. Once I got a set of 6 additional batteries, I had only cycled through the batteries once before one of the motors went out. Not pleased.

Conclusions: Won't fly 5 days later

Conclusions: received with a bad battery charger ............

Conclusions: I was not impressed with the performance of this toy. It looks cool and similar to a DJI but the features are nothing alike. The specs say 50 meters range but it's more like 20 at best. It has zero control on low setting and headless mode does not work on low setting either. On a slightly breezy day I lost control of the drone and it got stuck in a tree. On high setting everything works good and it is easy to control but not worth the price I paid for it. I should have spent seven dollars more and gotten the JXD 509W that has altitude hold, FPV and return feature. I would not recommend this to anyone. If it wasn't for the fact it got stuck in a tree and damaged a propeller I would return it as defective. I may modify the range but haven't decided since it requires you to solder new antennas on transmitter and drone.

Conclusions: Of the four of these that I bought, two of them did not work. The two that worked fly pretty well for a toy drone, but with the included battery they have a very limited flight time (averaged about 5 minutes per battery).

Conclusions: This thing flew straight 4 times before the left side motors started lagging. I have no clue how to fix it. Other than that, everything works properly. The WiFi to Phone for live view works really well, I just wish it had some lasting power. Good drone to learn the mechanics of quadcopter flight on, which will be a must for cinematographers going forward.

Conclusions: Pretty disappointed! Bought this drone after purchasing an X5C model for my stepson. The X5C has been a pretty decent drone. We were first time flyers and it has definitely given us an idea on what we want on this little asventure. So I purchased this X5SW thinking it would be comparable in performance, but within day 1 the issues started and I can yet find what the problem is. Will not fly properly at all. I'm not saying that I would not recommend this drone at all, but I am very disappointed in it!

Conclusions: Not happy with my purchase of quad copter pulls hard to the left and stayed that way try to adjust settings but same results.....not happy at all.

Conclusions: Got this for my Boyfriend's Father for Christmas.....it worked for about two weeks and then broke....I should've totally listened to the bad reviews!!! One of the propellers stopped working it hovers on the ground but will not lift...PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW ITS FROM AN ACTUAL PERSON NOT A ROBOT OR WHATEVER THE OTHERS AREEEEEE!!!!

Conclusions: This drone works better without the camera, it doesn't work with wind because of its weight. If you look to take good hd shots, this is not a good drone, but if you look for a practice drone this is the one

Conclusions: motors burn out every thirty days

Conclusions: I have two other Syma copters, the normal X5C is a much better, the motors and gearing are quieter, the stability control is much better. I bought this expecting the same quality as the X5C and was rather disappointed. I took the camera off and put it on my X5C, works fine, this thing is being used for parts.

Conclusions: Purchased this quad as a starter quad. Worked fine for a week then the problems started. When flying outside there has to be zero wind or you can not control it. Battery life..very poor best I got was about 6 minutes..Flying in FPV, Not a good idea to much of a delay.. The thing I am really disappointed with is the small gears that are on the motors move making the quad not fly..I have to open the covers on the gears and slide them back down..on top of that now the quad is drifting backwards. IDK if the blades are out of balance or its the gears or what...I can't fly it now..The price I would have to say is not worth it..My opinion its a 30 dollar quad not a 60 dollar one. Overall very very disappointed..Hate giving these type of reviews especially when i researched for over a month before ordering...

Conclusions: I had to get used to flying this drone, as I had never had one or flown one before. I like the camera and how it has the live feed with the app. However, it's extremely light, and the slightest breeze throws it off course. I definitely recommend flying it on a nearly windlass day and in a large open area with little chance of it going into traffic if it crashes. I bought (separately) a set of 6 extra batteries and a charger that charges all 6 at once, and very quickly. I recommend buying that too.

Conclusions: I purchased this model after having an X5C that burnt out a motor. I really liked the X5C. I expected this model to be the same but better. I do not think it's as good. The benefit is this model has headless mode, which make it easier to fly (for a beginner). The FPV is neat but it adds complication to the operation (having to set your phone to the copters Wifi). The real drawback is this model does not fly in the wind very well. It has a bug that causes the plane to push less in the wind instead of pushing harder. This bug makes it near uncontrollable in a slight breeze.