Question 10 · Drone · Field checked Aug 2026
What is my next drone?
An honest answer for every budget, re-judged as the market moves, and the one I’d put my own money on, crowned. No “it depends.”
BudgetThe answerPrice
Best under ₹35,000
DJI Neo
₹34,990
Why it might win
Under 135g, no licence needed in most places, launches from your palm
Why it might not
Short flight time and no FPV goggle support
Judged best under ₹35,000, but not crowned.
Where it placed →
OR
For landscapes and real estate
DJI Mini 5 Pro
₹94,990
Why it might win
Excellent stills and video from a sub-250g body, still under most licence thresholds
Why it might not
Fixed overhead angles; it hovers rather than flies through a scene
Judged for landscapes and real estate, but not crowned.
Where it placed →
OR
The answer.
My pick
DJI Avata 360
₹1,19,990
Why it might win
FPV flying with a full spherical sensor to reframe after the fact
Why it might not
Needs goggles and a controller, and it is the least beginner-friendly drone here
“My old drone shot the same postcard from the same altitude, every time. This one flies through the scene instead of hovering above it.”
Prices from Amazon.in at time of writing. When the answer is something I own long-term, it gets a full write-up on thisismynext.in. Brands: got a contender for this fight? Long-term review units welcome; they never buy the verdict.