DJI Air 3S vs HOVERAir X1 Pro Max

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Advanced photo/video, travel and low light

Fast sports, autonomous tracking and 8K video

Specifications from manufacturer documentation
Specification	DJI Air 3S	HOVERAir X1 Pro Max
Temperature	-10 to 40 °C	-20 to 45 °C
Positioning	GPS + Galileo + BeiDou	Visual positioning · GPS not required
Foldable	Yes	Yes · full propeller guards
Year	2024	2024
EU class	C1 (EU)	C0 (EU)
Dimensions	214.2 × 100.6 × 89.2 mm folded	149 × 105 × 34 mm folded
Speed	19 m/s in the EU · 21 m/s max.	11.7 m/s · tracking up to 42 km/h
Ascent speed	10 m/s	Not specified
Wind resistance	12 m/s · level 6	10.7 m/s · level 5
Altitude	6 000 m	Not specified
Distance per charge	32 km per charge	Flight distance not published
Transmission	DJI O4	Wi-Fi · optional Beacon
Claimed range	10 km CE · 20 km FCC	500 m smartphone · 1 km Beacon
Storage	42 GB + microSD	64 GB internal
Battery	4 276 mAh · 62.5 Wh	1 920 mAh
Gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal	2-axis gimbal + EIS
Vertical video	2.7K/60 vertical crop	Yes · portrait modes
RAW photos	JPEG + DNG (RAW)	JPEG
Colour	Normal · HLG 10-bit · D-Log M 10-bit	HLG 10-bit · 160 Mb/s
Tracking	ActiveTrack 360° · APAS · front LiDAR	OmniTerrain · AI tracking · enhanced rear detection
Zoom	Dual focal lengths 24 mm + 70 mm · digital zoom	Software framing
Weight	724 g	196 g
Flight time	45 min	16 min
Sensor	1" CMOS + 1/1.3" CMOS	1/1.3" CMOS
Photo	50 MP	48 MP
Video	4K/120 fps	8K/30 fps / 4K/120 fps
Obstacle detection	Omnidirectional + LiDAR	Selfie drone with propeller guards

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