Overview

Currently the market for drones is rising at a considerable rhythm, more and more personal UAVs are showing up every day because a wide variety of brands have taken interest in this field and have no intentions to leave anytime soon, but keep in mind that this is a whole new market, therefore, entails some risks and owning an remotely controlled aircraft means a great responsibility and probably a hard hit to your wallet. But this is not the case for the CX-10W by Cheerson, a basic and affordable drone suitable for beginners that might end up getting you into drones.

The CX-10 is the perfect starter pack for newcomers and enthusiasts that offers a decent quality for a low price alongside some nice features such as the 0.3 MP video camera. This tiny drone that looks like a small toy it’s more than you can imagine, to be precise we are talking about a Quad-copter mini drone that provides you the opportunity to learn and develop the skills needed to fly a larger or more complex UAV, so you can consider this device as some kind of tutorial or firsts steps into a hobby with practical and also entertaining applications.

Design

The CX-10 is quite simple, it falls into the category of quad copter and has a dimension size of 62*62*20 mm, with a diameter from blade to blade of barely 30 mm and a weight of just 15 gr. The four blades that lift the body can be found on each side where also 4 led lights are located just a few millimeters below. It features a 0.3 MP camera in the middle of the body facing towards the front.

The material of which is made is known as ABS material, a highly-resistant plastic used for air crafts, cars, tools and toys. The CX-10 drone can take a few hits and falls without breaking, which is sign of a solid build and also has spare propellers in case that something wrong happens to the originals.

It comes in three color presentations: golden, rosy red and dark gray. Besides that, there is nothing more remarkable about this entry level drone.

Usage and flight

The Cx-10 is easy to set up and easy to use, instead of a remote controller it uses your smartphone as the control device, you can connect them through Wi-Fi once you have downloaded the app that can be easily accessed by scanning the code bars of the box or by getting it through the App store or Google Play store. Once the setup process is ready you can take off for the first time, the control scheme is simple, with the proper actions of flight such as rotation, pitching, ascend, descend or turning displayed on an intuitive UI that looks like a video game HUD, also you can see on screen what the drone is watching  trough the camera.

This tiny drone has a 6-axis gyro that can be calibrated, it can perform flight actions like: ascend, descend, going forward, backward, turn left, turn right, hover etc. The range of control falls pretty short but this is not unexpected, with a distance of 15 M as a maximum. A good feature is the transmission frequencies, which are 8 in total and allow many people to operate their Cx-10 next to each other without problems. Also is ideal for use both outdoors and indoors.

Flight time and battery

This UAV uses a 150 MAH battery that can only deliver 4 minutes of continuous flight and has a charging time of 60 minutes. This is definitely a downside and a clear example of: you get what you pay for; just 4 minutes of flight aren’t satisfying enough.

Features and camera

There aren’t any special feature about the Cheerson CX-10W besides the 0.3 Mp camera and the 4 led lights, however, the camera saves the videos and photos taken directly to your smartphone, but there is the option of using an SD-card(not included) for this.

Specifications

Features

*4 channels with LED lights;

*6-axis gyro with gyro calibration function;

*Ascend, descend, forward, backward, turn left, turn right, hover, Left sideward fly, right sideward fly etc.

*The battery has protective function；

*WIFI mobile control and the R/C distance is about 15m;

*H/L Speed to switch;

*FPV with 3D flip function；

* Has 8 frequency points.

*It has 0.3-megapixel camera to take videos and pictures;

*Memory card and card reader are not included.

What’s in the Box?

1 x CX-10W Mobile RC Quadcopter.

1 x USB charging cable

4 x Spare Blades

1 x User Manual

Review

In summary, the CX-10 is affordable, easy to use, easy to set up, but is clearly a low-end product, although is not bad at all, just basic and simple, don’t look at this as a cheap product, but as a starter-pack or introduction to the complex field of UAVs, which must be operated with skill and responsibility. The control method of using your smartphone as the controller is great, and the drone itself is very responsive and will provide an enjoyable experience. Also, the quality of the materials is acceptable, it won´t break anytime soon if you use it carefully.

In the downside, we can establish that 4 or 5 minutes of use are very short and this will not please everyone, especially when it needs to be charged for an hour. In addition, we think that a 0.3 MP camera falls short. Also is important to remark that strong winds could negatively impact the performance during flight due to the lightweight of the drone.

But if you are looking for a taste of what a drone can do we suggest you get this affordable quadcopter that even a child could use.

If you want to see real pictures of this amazing min-drone, we suggest you visit the full review made by our friends on XiaomiToday clicking here; you will find incredible zoom-in images and what they think about this mini-drone.

Pros

Affordable.

Easy to use.

Easy to set up.

Great for beginners.

Cons

Short flight time.

Low-end camera.

The recharging time is too long.

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This time around we are taking a look at arguably the world’s smallest quadcopter – Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel Mini. Find out more in our full review.

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Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel Mini Quadcopter Review: UNBOXING

The quadcopter comes in a plastic box and the contents include the quadcopter itself, a proprietary charging cable, remote control, instruction manuals and some extra parts in case you brake the device.

Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel Mini Quadcopter Review: DESIGN

The very first thing that is going to amaze you is the fact that this quadcopter is super small. Honestly, it is hard to believe that the thing of this size can even fly. Well, it for sure can.

It is made entirely out of plastic and the build quality is great.

It has a little on/off switch as well as a proprietary charging port (it takes less than an hour to recharge the device).

It has red/blue LED lights under each of the axis.

The remote control is also made of plastic and it is pretty straight forward. It has ascend/descend lever on the left and left/right flying lever on the right. Also, the up/down button works as a trimmer for ascending/descending. The left/right button is a trimmer for the left/right side flying. Finally, the remote controller has a power on/off switch and the power indicator.

The remote controller is powered by two AAA type batteries.

Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel Mini Quadcopter Review: SETUP AND FLIGHT EXPERIENCE

I’ve played enough with this little quadcopter and I want to share my experience, so you won’t brake it immediately. First of, I suggest you going outside and have a bit of a practice in the field with a soft surface. The grass would be great. The football pitch would be ideal. I don’t recommend going to the forest, though.

The first thing you have to do is to put the quadcopter on a flat surface and turn it on using a power switch.

Then you have to turn on the remote controller, pull the left lever to the lowest point till you hear beep, then push the lever to the highest point (you will hear the beep again) and finally push the left lever to the lowest point again.

The blue LED lights on the quadcopter should stop blinking and that means that the quadcopter and the remote controller are paired. This is the “pairing” procedure you have to do each time you turn on the device.

Once you’ve done that, you are ready to take off by slowly pushing the left lever up.

Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel Mini Quadcopter Review: MY EXPERIENCE and CONCLUSIONS

To be honest, this was my first ever quadcopter and I had a lot of fun playing with it. The reason I suggest you going outside for your first flight is that it is not that easy to control it and you need to get used to it.

Also, the all the moves you try to do with this quadcopter, it does it freaking fast and sometimes it is impossible to control it once you are just starting.

However, I got used to it in a few days and I have to tell you that it is pretty fun and it may be a perfect gift if you have a little brother or for your children.

A few downsides are that the instruction manual is very complicated as it is written in Chinglish but that’s not the worst thing. I was pretty disappointed that the battery could not even last full 10 minutes. A good thing is that it doesn’t even take one hour to recharge it.

You can grab Cheerson CX-10 4-Channel mini quadcopter for around $15. It is not a perfect toy but it is a cheap way to buy a quadcopter for beginners or kids.

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