Specta Mini Unboxing Setup First Flight

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Specta Android App & User Guide s.cogito-techs.com/guide1#/ The Specta Mini is now available on Amazon for only $289 ! amzn.to/4eRpFpf Received an email from Specta 7/25/2024 indicating that the iOS app for the Specta Mini is now available Great news ! Accessories are now available for the Specta Air & Specta Mini on Amazon ! amzn.to/46ceFz1 Thank you for smashing that like button, your great comments, and incredible support !

[@markm212]

Why not mention that this drone is not usable by anyone with an iOS device!!! Amazon listing does not even disclose this - WTF???

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@markm212 Highly recommend you email Cogito at [e-mail]. Thank you.

[@JoselaverniYabut-ud1gc]

Does it work with iOS applications ?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@JoselaverniYabut-ud1gc Yes it does. There is an app.

[@becerra_1235]

Hi friend, a question, is it better than the DJI Mini SE 2 drone or the Potensic Atom? Thanks

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

It is almost identical to the DJI Mini 2 SE. I have not tested the Potensic Atom but from the reviews I have seen the DJI Mini 2 SE and the Specta Mini are better. Thank you.

[@eyesintheskydrones9412]

Nice. I will be definitely looking at these drones if the ban goes through. I was trying to see where you can purchase additional batteries but I didn’t see a battery only option on Amazon or the companies website. Any insight on this?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Specta tells me more batteries for both the Specta Air and Specta Mini will be available soon - most likely July.

[@jcflying8763]

Hi Bill. Very good showing here. You moved the gimble during RTH that's why it stopped. Even with DJI if you move the gimble it affects the RTH.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Exactly. Thank you so much !

[@MrWingo26]

Does it have geo fencing like DJI does? If not I could easily see why this would be a good alternative

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

The Specta Air does. I 'm not near any airports or restricted areas so I can't tell you about the Mini.

[@Gemini-kl1wn]

Does the Specta brand comes with geofencing like the DJI brand?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

I don't live near a no-fly zone so I could not tell. I heard when someone was testing the Specta Air that it did.

[@Gemini-kl1wn]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer Thanks for the reply.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

From what I understand they have a firmware update to take Geo Fencing away. Will do and update on that.

[@DannyFyffe]

Just ordered it from Amazon on this Prime Day for 229. With discounts we had getting it for 205. It will be here Thursday.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

That's awesome ! Congrats !

[@IdahoQuadcopter]

Nice review Bill. It looks like a winner!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you Marcus. Very impressed with this !

[@Voartist]

Bill, glad I found you. Great video. If I saw correctly, you set up for an Android device. Will it work with iPhone 13? Subscribing. Edit: I just saw your PIN above. I hope it's right because I'm about to buy one. It is now $269 on Amazon. I didn't see anything in the product description or specs that mentioned adding an SD card. Can you comment on brand and size of card I should consider. I know sometimes brand does matter on SD cards. I have a trail camera that will only use 2 brands of SD cards and no, they don't sell their brand of SD card. :)

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

The recommended SD cards are listed in the link for the owners manual in the pinned comment. They are: 16 GB: SanDisk Extreme 32 GB: Samsung Pro Endurance, Samsung Evo Plus, SanDisk Industrial, SanDisk Extreme V30 A2, SanDisk Extreme Pro V30 A1, SanDisk Extreme Pro V30 A2, Lexar 633x, Lexar 667x 64 GB: Samsung Pro Endurance, Samsung Evo Plus, SanDisk Extreme V30 A1, SanDisk Extreme V30 A2, Lexar 633x, Lexar 667x, Lexar 1000x, Lexar High Endurance, Toshiba EXCERIA M303 V30 A1, Netac Pro V30 A1 128 GB: Samsung Pro Plus, Samsung Evo Plus, SanDisk Extreme V30 A2, SanDisk Extreme Plus V30 A1, SanDisk Extreme Plus V30 A2, Lexar 633x, Lexar 667x, Lexar 1000x, Lexar High Endurance, Toshiba EXCERIA M303 V30 A1, Netac Pro V30 A1 256 GB: SanDisk Extreme V30 A2

[@Voartist]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer Sorry I missed that, but thank you much for taking the time to list them! I enjoy your videos!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@Voartist Thank you ! I appreciate that !

[@RonaldBrown59]

Interesting new Mini drone from Specta, but I wonder how well it will sell, considering how closely it resembles another drone. Great unboxing and review Bill, thanks for sharing.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you Ron. I'm impressed with it. Big question is accessories namely batteries.

[@markm212]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer And the fact that an iOS app does not exist for this!!!

[@almeisam]

Reminds me of the DJI Mini 4K. If you're a member of Costco, they have the Mini 3 for $299 that comes with a 64G SD card and three ND filters.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Sure does. It's a great deal at $289 from Amazon.

[@markm212]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer Not if you own an iOS device!!!

[@Pioneerrvtravels]

It is the DJI mink 4k

[@Mr._Sky_Fly]

Looks, flies & sounds just like a Mini 2. Pretty decent picture quality also.. Although I'd still probably spend the extra $10 for the Mini 2 (with the CareRefresh option ..etc) Walmart still advertising the Mini 2 for $299... Great review Bill! Thanks for the insight 👍

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Than you so much. I'm very impressed with it !

[@kroalex81]

Before your first flight you should calibrate compass and imu … another thing could you make a test trying to get Lannc approval to see it allow flight ✈️. Where lannc is requested

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

There are a number of things I do offscreen to prepare for the first flight of a drone and that includes compass and IMU calibrations. I do not live in an area that requires those authorizations - it would be at least 20 miles from where I live. Thank you.

[@OriginalSniperLol]

Most def DJI. Hope they drop the idea of banning DJI 🙏

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you for your comment !

[@PopTheFrunk]

Hey Bill, the Amazon listing says it has "Visual Follow Me", can you confirm if this has tracking like the mini 4 pro?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

I will next time I use it. Thanks !

[@Flea-Flicker]

OK, I don't get it. I have a dji mini2se and the batteries and controller look the same. Is this like we had the Toyota Corolla and Geo Prism was the same car in the 90's? They were made in the same factory side by side in California and as far as I know had interchangable parts.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Software in the battery is different.

[@birdman316]

nice lil camera bird bill! love to see a distance test too!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you ! More videos coming very soon !

[@JohnnieDroneFlyer]

Nice review Bill. But for $10 more i would still consider DJI but it’s definitely giving consumers and option

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you Johnnie. Specta needs to offer accessories and put out information about after sales service in order to be competitive.

[@insertrandomcontent8291]

Could you use the Specta with the DJI Fly app?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

The Specta app is really the DJI Fly app just rebranded. The Specta Mini is only meant to be used with the Specta app. Thank you.

[@jcperine]

Does this have geofence unlock?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

I was told that the Specta Air does. Not sure that the Specta Mini has it. You can email Cogito to find out at [e-mail]

[@jcperine]

Well, today I got it set up to fly for the first time but it would not take off because it was GEOFENCED!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@jcperine I was told there was a firmware updated to take care of this. Did you check to see if there were any updates available (just like the Fly app you can check for updates using the three small dots in the upper right hand corner>About>Aircraft Firmware). If it's updated and it's still locked email Specta at [e-mail]

[@dougannash6985]

The most important question (which no one seems to be answering): does this have the same periodic (90 day) login requirement that the DJI drones/app have?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

I have had it over 90 days and that has not come up.

[@dougannash6985]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer Good to know. I volunteer with SAR and have had to abandon DJI drones due to the login requirement, as we often are operating in areas without cell signal. So if I've "forgotten" to login after the DJI app auto-logs me out (supposedly it's a 90 day timer; I've been auto-logged out after just 2 weeks before) then a piece of mission critical gear is bricked when I might need it the most. It's difficult to overstate how significant of an issue this is. If you log out and try to fly the drone, does it allow you to fly the drone?

[@Packaging_man]

Definitely a DJI product

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you for your comment.

[@ssb73q]

Hi Bill, nice review of the Specta Mini, thanks for sharing. However, a DJI drone by any other name is still a DJI. vbg

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you.

[@DavidinEssexUK]

So how close of a clone is it? I mean do DJI batteries fit?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

The batteries will fit but the software in them is different and won't work.

[@jaa1015]

Fun video, Bill!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you !

[@SasquatchGuitars]

Do you have a link to their flight app for Android? For some reason, my app quit working so I had to delete it. Now I can't find a link to get me back to the download! Please help!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Please use this link s.cogito-techs.com/guide1#/ - FYI it was in the pinned comment. Thank you.

[@GorillamansGarage]

The question is... "Is SPECTA a subsidiary of DJI"? Do you think it is to close to a DJI Mini 4k to be a coincidence?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

These are white label drones. Per Specta they are not a subsidiary of DJI.

[@GorillamansGarage]

@@BillTheDroneReviewer : It is food for thought though.. uavcoach.com/dji-loophole/

[@Pioneerrvtravels]

These are EXACTLY a DJI mini 4k. 100%. Same box and EVERYTHING

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@Pioneerrvtravels Thank you for your comment

[@CCC0122]

I heard the dji batteries are just a tad different, so you can't swap them back and fourth. But how about the props? Anyone know?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

It's possible they are the same. Extra props are available on Amazon.

[@CCC0122]

@BillTheDroneReviewer I picked those up too but with no extra batteries available and an android app that has a bug, I'm probably not going to need these extra props now either

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@CCC0122 Did you email them about the bug in the app ?

[@CCC0122]

@BillTheDroneReviewer I did. I'm kind of shocked. It's been at least 2 weeks since it's been down. I was thinking of a 3rd party fly app...? Any thoughts there?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@CCC0122 I just got on using the Android app, powered up the drone and controller, and had no issues whatsoever. Did you use the QR code in the manual provided with the Mini to download the app ?

[@ModifiedAutoClub]

Just bought this drone and the app will not install on my Google pixel 7 pro it trys to block it I hit install anyway and it acts like it installs it then when it's done it says app not installed can anyone please help me soon as possible

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Email [e-mail]. Describe in detail what is happening. Provide screen shots if you can.

[@aliattar1103]

I have the same drone but don't have the quick shot options. Why?

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Did you use the QR code on the instruction manual to download the app ? If so I would suggest emailing [e-mail] and ask them. Thank you.

[@aliattar1103]

@BillTheDroneReviewer i did, and when i click the button all it does is switch between vidoe and camera

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@aliattar1103 I would suggest emailing [e-mail] and describe it in detail. Include screen shots if you are able.

[@aliattar1103]

@BillTheDroneReviewer i did, but do you know any other free 3 party apps that might work with thoese features

[@aliattar1103]

@BillTheDroneReviewer would you possibly know where i could buy i extra batterie since it is not dji

[@crazydpaintball]

It's a DJI with a different name on it.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you for your comment.

[@Pioneerrvtravels]

It's exactly the DJI mini 4k

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Thank you for your comment !

[@Marina-rm9vz]

is anyone have problem on opening the app on adroid?

[@markm212]

Why is it not mentioned ANYWHERE that this drone does not support any iOS devices! The app is only Android and anyone with an iPhone will NOT be able to fly this!!! All the review vids I've seen on KZbin barely (if at all) mention this! A HUGE no-go for many. Suspicious at best...

[@markm212]

It's not even mentioned on their Amazon listing which is deceptive!!!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Highly recommend you email Cogito at [e-mail]. Thank you.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Received an email from Specta 7/25/2024 indicating that the iOS app for the Specta Mini is now available

[@lawrencejennings6965]

The iOS app is ready!

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

@@lawrencejennings6965 Great to hear. Thank you for sharing !

[@623nicole]

The drone is very good!! The problem is that it only comes with one battery and no battery is compatible!! And as always, the Chinese have it off the market for some reason😡😡😡😡😡

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Extra batteries are available on Amazon - here is the link amzn.to/3AOxrAU