Real owners lean toward the DJI Mavic 4 Pro: 54% of 13 owners recommend it, vs 42% of 12 for the Holy Stone HS720.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“Agree the M4 is seriously impressive. It’s the first drone I’ve owned where the photos don’t look like they came from a phone.”— grimdar on Reddit
“Thanks to the Mavic 4 Pro's fantastic low light optics and zoom capabilities, I was able to zoom in later in the video and identify the guy.”— Suicidal_Amoeba on Reddit
“My first Mavic 4 failed in less than 3 months (has a weird vibrating gimbal that started mid-flight out of nowhere) and I just parked it and bought another. It sucks, but it’s the risk you take with the state of the world right now.”— Suspicious-Block-614 on Reddit
“Holy Stone seems to be leading the budget drone market right now with their quality.”— @Uberhr on YouTube
“This is by far the best low cost drone i ve seen yet. Well done HolyStone”— @milaneisner196 on YouTube
“It quit working after three flights so I returned it to Amazon and left a review telling the truth.”— @sgbawg0 on YouTube