Looking for a good review of the Holy Stone HS230 drone? Well, you have come to the right place.

Holy Stone are a well-known brand in the world of low-cost consumer drones, they have released lots of drones in the past few years and many of them have proven to be very popular.

The Holy Stone HS230 was released around a year ago and has proven to be a huge success with customers with a 4-star rating and lost of positive reviews on Amazon.

It comes with many of the features that have made Holy Stone drones so popular plus it is one of the few drones on the market in which you do not need a smartphone or tablet to make use of its FPV feature.

So, if you are looking for a beginner-friendly drone with some advanced features and a good camera, carry on reading this review, as I believe the Holy Stone HS230 may interest you.

Holy Stone HS230 Review

The first thing you will notice about the Holy Stone HS230 is how light it is, it weighs under 100g, which is super lightweight and it also means that if you live in places like the USA, Canada or UK, you will not need to register the drone to fly it. However, if you live anywhere else, please do check your local aviation rules to see whether or not you can fly this drone without needing to register it.

Since it is so lightweight, it is advised that you never fly this drone in windy conditions, especially if you are a beginner, as it will be difficult to control, and any serious crash will damage the drone.

The drone has powerful brushed motors, it would have been better if they were brushless but these motors are what gives the drone a top speed of 45 km/h which is very fast and why it is classed as a racing drone.

The rotor arms have LED lights underneath which are useful if you want to fly when there is little light and they also help indicate when your drone is fully calibrated. The drone also looks spectacular with LED lights at night time.

The rotor arms also have small extended parts that act as landing legs, they will help you land more smoothly and protect the camera at the same time.

The camera is situated on the nose of the drone, it has a micro SD card slot on the side, but this can only be accessed by detaching the camera from the drone. The camera is one of the best features of this drone and I will expand further on it later on in this review.

The drone is powered by a 3.7v 800 mAh lipo battery which gives it a flight time of around 10 minutes maybe a bit less if you use the FPV features (which you most definitely well). Now, 10 minutes is way too short a time to fly a drone, you will definitely want to fly this drone for longer.

Fortunately, it does come with an extra battery, however, since one battery provides only 10 minutes of flight time and charging them fully takes over an hour, I highly recommend you purchase a couple of extra batteries so that you can get a decent flight time from all four batteries.

One of the best features of this drone is its controller, its not really well-designed but it does come with an integrated LCD screen which means that you will not need a smartphone to make use of its FPV feature.

One of the things that sometimes frustrated me is having to use my smartphone to use the FPV features of a drone. I have always wished there were more drones that had remote controllers with their own screens. I have reviewed a couple of drones that have this feature, the best, in my opinion, the is Upair One drone. The Holy Stone HS230 controller is not as pleasing to the eye as the Upair One controller, however, it works as it should and all the controls are easy to identify. The screen is around 5 inches wide and the video streaming quality is good. It is powered by a 3.7v 380 mAh lipo battery which is rechargeable and can be replaced. The transmission range for the controller is around 100 meters but this is only if fly in good weather conditions and there are no obstructions in the flight path.