DJI Avata 360 vs Antigravity A1: Jeven Dovey Calls The 360 Drone Contest Closer Than DJI’s Price Tag Suggests

YouTuber Jeven Dovey flew both the DJI Avata 360 and the Antigravity A1 back to back and came away without a clean winner. His comparison video, published this week, pits the two 360-degree drones against each other on flight handling, camera output, controllers, software, and price. The takeaway is not the one most buyers expect: the cheaper DJI drone does not automatically win.

Dovey flew the Antigravity A1 in Utah at launch and the DJI Avata 360 across southern Orange County after it opened US orders at $719 on April 13. The A1, launched in December 2025 at $1,599, was recently discounted to $1,279 for the Standard Bundle. On paper, the price gap looks decisive. In the air, the decision depends on which tradeoffs matter most.

The A1 stays under 250 grams, the Avata 360 does not

The Antigravity A1 weighs 249 grams (8.78 oz) with its standard battery, keeping it below the FAA registration threshold and under EU C0 rules. It also folds into a travel-friendly form factor with collapsing arms. The Avata 360 weighs 455 grams (16 oz) in its Cinewhoop-style cage, putting it firmly into FAA registration territory and EU C1 or higher. For pilots who care about sub-250-gram rules, that difference is not cosmetic.

Flight time favors the A1, transmission favors the Avata 360

Dovey reported getting 15 to 16 minutes per charge from the Avata 360 against its 23-minute rating, while the A1’s high-capacity battery delivered 30 to 35 minutes against its 39-minute spec. That is roughly double the useful flight time on the A1 when flown hard. The Avata 360 pushes back on transmission. DJI’s O4 system held up where Dovey noticed more dropouts on the A1, particularly behind objects. Both held clean signal with line of sight.

Controller flexibility is where DJI pulls ahead

The Avata 360 accepts the RC 2 twin-stick controller, letting pilots fly it like any other DJI drone without wearing goggles. It also works with the DJI Goggles N3 and Motion Controller that ship with the Avata 2. For current DJI owners, the drone-only purchase at $719 is the entry fee. The A1 only flies with its Vision Goggles and Grip Controller. No twin-stick option.

A1 goggles beat DJI on viewing experience

In immersive mode, Dovey gave the edge to Antigravity. The A1’s Vision Goggles use dual 1-inch Micro-OLED displays with the battery mounted externally on a neck cord, keeping the headset light. The screen feels larger and more immersive than DJI’s. The A1’s Grip controller also includes a rotation dial that lets pilots shift their view without turning the drone, which Dovey called more natural for 360-style flying. DJI’s Motion Controller requires reorienting the aircraft to change direction.

Camera specs tilt toward DJI on paper

The Avata 360 shoots 8K/60fps with 10-bit D-Log M color from dual 1/1.1-inch sensors, giving colorists real latitude in post. The A1 caps at 8K/30fps in 8-bit with no flat profile, meaning the colors you capture are close to the colors you keep. Dovey noted that in standard color mode both drones produced comparable images side by side, but professional workflows that require color matching across cameras will push creators toward DJI. Both drones have user-replaceable lenses.

Editing software is where the A1 quietly wins

DJI Studio forces a timeline-based project workflow. To export individual clips, pilots drop footage on the timeline, set in and out points, and export. Antigravity Studio lets creators work on individual clips directly, saving keyframe data as metadata on each file. Come back months later, import the footage, and the edits persist. Dovey described the A1’s clip-level workflow as the better experience for creators pulling selects from old flights.

DroneXL’s Take

Dovey’s comparison lands differently than his Avata 360 vs Avata 2 test last week, which was a clean loss for the newer drone in FPV mode. The A1 versus Avata 360 contest is genuinely split. DJI wins on price, transmission, controller options, and color grading flexibility. Antigravity wins on weight class, flight time, goggle quality, and editing workflow.

The Insta360 connection is doing real work here. DJI came to 360 capture as a drone company. Antigravity came to it as a 360 camera company that built a drone. Both origins show up in the final product.

The Avata 360 will outsell the A1 on price alone. Expect a unit gap of roughly three to one in DJI’s favor by the end of Q3 2026. But Antigravity has already done what GoPro, Sony, Skydio, and Parrot could not: shipped a first-generation consumer drone that works, and that creators keep recommending on its merits.

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