DJI · Released 2024
DJI Neo review
A palm-sized selfie drone that follows you.
Verdict: The easiest way to get aerial selfies — buy it for fun, not for photography.
Check price on AmazonUnder $300 · check current stock
What we like
- ✓Launches from your palm, no controller needed
- ✓Prop guards make it safe around people
- ✓Can be flown FPV with DJI goggles
What we don't
- ✕Short 18-minute flights
- ✕Struggles in wind
- ✕Image quality below gimbal drones
Who should buy the DJI Neo?
Buy it if: Vloggers, hikers and families who want automatic follow-me clips without learning to fly.
Skip it if: Landscape photography or windy coastlines.
DJI Neo specs
- Weight
- 135 g
- Max flight time
- 18 min
- Video
- 4K/30fps
- Sensor
- 1/2" CMOS
- Photo resolution
- 12 MP
- Obstacle sensing
- None (full propeller guards)
- Max range (FCC)
- 10 km (about 50 m with your phone; up to 10 km with the optional controller)
- Stabilization
- 1-axis + electronic stabilization
- Controller
- None needed — palm launch, phone or voice; optional RC-N3
- FAA registration (recreational)
- Not required (under 250 g)
- Typical price
- Under $300
Manufacturer specs. Real-world flight time is usually 20–25% lower. Sold in the US under an FCC authorization granted before the December 2025 Covered List action — what that means.