For nearly two years GoPro’s Hero4 Black has been the standard-bearer for action cameras. It can shoot 4K at 30 frames per second, 1080p at a blistering 120fps, and the footage from both looks fantastic. Two years is a long time to be sitting on a throne, though, and it gives potential usurpers ample time to learn your secrets. That’s just what’s happened with the Yi 4K Action Camera.
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Sub Title: Better Than the Real Thing
+For nearly two years GoPro’s Hero4 Black has been the standard-bearer for action cameras. It can shoot 4K at 30 frames per second, 1080p at a blistering 120fps, and the footage from both looks fantastic. Two years is a long time to be sitting on a throne, though, and it gives potential usurpers ample time to learn your secrets. That’s just what’s happened with the Yi 4K Action Camera.
Yi 4K Action Camera
-8/10
-Wired
-Same specs as the Hero4 Black but half the cost. Adds a nice touchscreen and better battery life. Works with GoPro accessories.
-Tired
-Entirely unoriginal and it makes you feel bad for buying it. Hard to tell when rolling. Can’t change settings in waterproof housing, and housing is sold separately.
-Yi 4K Action Camera
+8/10
+Wired
+Same specs as the Hero4 Black but half the cost. Adds a nice touchscreen and better battery life. Works with GoPro accessories.
+Tired
+Entirely unoriginal and it makes you feel bad for buying it. Hard to tell when rolling. Can’t change settings in waterproof housing, and housing is sold separately.
+When GoPro made the Hero4 line, it decided that the mid-tier Silver edition would have a touchscreen on the back, but that the top-tier Black edition would not. The Yi 4K basically took the Black edition and put the Silver edition’s screen on it, but it’s larger (2.19 inches versus 1.5 inches), higher resolution (330 pixels per inch), and more responsive than GoPro’s.
@@ -812,153 +812,153 @@But for now, I guess I’m saying, yes, the Yi is the better buy for most consumers. I just don’t feel good about saying it.
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