The DJI Ryze Tello is a popular palm‑sized drone designed for beginners, coding enthusiasts, and indoor fun. Here’s everything you should know:
📏 Key Specs
- Weight & Size: ~80 g, measures ~98 × 92.5 × 41 mm—ultra‑portable amazon.com+13ryzerobotics.com+13space.com+13
- Flight Time: Up to 13 minutes per battery (real‑world average ~11 min) doss.co.id+5ryzerobotics.com+5space.com+5
- Range & Speed: Claims 100 m range and top speed ~8 m/s (17 mph), but effectively ~30–40 m in practice ryzerobotics.com+1techradar.com+1
- Max Height: Advertised ceiling is ~30 m, though most users hover around 10 m techradar.com+7ryzerobotics.com+7techradar.com+7
🎥 Camera & Flight Features
- Camera: 5 MP photos (2592×1936), 720p HD video with electronic image stabilization reddit.com+9ryzerobotics.com+9doss.co.id+9
- Flight Modes:
- EZ‑Shots: automated recordings (Circle, 360, Up & Away)
- 8D Flips, Bounce, Throw & Go, Auto take‑off/landing amazon.com+5ryzerobotics.com+5techradar.com+5
- Control Interface: uses your smartphone over 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi; compatible Bluetooth controllers possible techradar.com+13ryzerobotics.com+13doss.co.id+13
🛡️ Safety & Stability
- Vision Positioning System: downward camera + sensors help hover, auto‑land, and Bounce mode amazon.com+13doss.co.id+13ryzerobotics.com+13
- Protections: prop‑guards, low‑battery auto‑land, failsafe descent when connection lost techradar.com+2doss.co.id+2ryzerobotics.com+2
🎓 Learning & Programmability
- Educator‑Friendly: supports Scratch (MIT) for visual coding and SDK for development doss.co.id
- Popular with learners: ideal for classrooms, kids, and beginners to robotics and coding parents.com+1techgearlab.com+1
✅ Pros & Cons
👍 Advantages
- Super lightweight, compact, and crash‑resistant—great indoors techgearlab.com+4techradar.com+4space.com+4
- Accurate, stable hover performance, better than cheaper toy drones nextwavestem.com+13techgearlab.com+13reddit.com+13
- Affordable (~$100–$160), with fun flight modes and educational value
👎 Limitations
- Video quality only 720p — choppy in poor signal amazon.com+5techradar.com+5reddit.com+5
- Wind-sensitive—really only suited for calm indoor or light‑wind outdoor use airbuzz.one+1reddit.com+1
- Limited range—realized ~30 m, not 100 m in busy Wi‑Fi environments
🧭 Who Is It Best For?
- Absolute beginners: learn flying basics easily.
- Indoor flyers: safe for home or classrooms.
- Coding students/users: supports Scratch and SDK.
- Travelers: tiny, no controller carry-on.
Not ideal if you need outdoor performance, high-resolution footage, long range, or professional-grade features. In that case, consider stepping up to DJI Mini series.