GoPro
GoPro Max 2
$499.99
Released 2025-09
Best 360 Cameras · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. GoPro Max 2 is cheaper at $499.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
GoPro
$499.99
Released 2025-09
DJI
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Released 2025-07
The DJI Osmo 360 wins 2 of the 2 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0.
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The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $499.99 | — |
| Brand | GoPro | DJI |
| Released | 2025-09 | 2025-07 |
| Video resolution k | 8 | 8 |
| Max video (fps) | 30 | 50 |
| Photo resolution (MP) | 29 | 120 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3 | 1/1.1 |
| Aperture f | — | — |
| Waterproof depth (m) | 5 | 10 |
| Battery life min | — | 190 |
| Internal storage (GB) | — | 128 |
| Display size (in) | — | 2 |
| Replaceable lens | Yes | — |
| Weight grams | 195 | 183 |
Sources — GoPro Max 2: gopro.com (verified 2026-07-13). DJI Osmo 360: dji.com (verified 2026-07-13).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 11). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Across 3 testing outlets, the GoPro Max 2 lands as a strong, anticipated 360 camera that lives up to fan expectations, priced around $499-$500 to compete with Insta360's X5 and DJI's Osmo 360. Reviewers praise its full 8K usable footage, swappable lenses, robust feature set carried over from the Hero 13 Black, and near-unbreakable stabilization. Weaknesses noted include the lack of onboard storage, low-light limitations, desktop editing software shortcomings, and 8K being capped at 30fps. (3 sourced reviews, 3 lab-tested.)
Praised: Strong 8K/high-resolution 360 video quality and feature-rich capture modes; Good build/design, including swappable/twist-off lenses and GoPro's familiar reassuring form factor; Excellent, near-unbreakable stabilization.
Flagged: No onboard storage (unlike competitor DJI Osmo 360); 8K video capped at 30fps; Low-light performance limitations and weak desktop editing software.
No sourced tester review yet.