DJI Neo drone teaser points to a September 5 reveal
Rumored to be DJI’s $200 drone for beginners
🚁 DJI Neo drone appears to be a palm-sized drone for consumers
📆 An official DJI teaser points to a September 5 launch event
🎥 It has a simple start button to take off and start recording 4K video
📲 Designed for controller-free flight with only the DJI Fly app
🪶 135g weight and 🔋 ~20-minute flight time
💰 Price leak: $$199 for the drone; $329 for the Fly More bundle
DJI Neo has been teased as a new drone launching on September 5. Thanks to leaks and a full-on YouTube hands-on video, we can tell you almost everything about this $200 to $329 pocket drone a week in advance.
The DJI Neo is slated to be a palm-sized drone with built-in propeller guards, very much like the Avata and Avata 2 but way smaller, according to an unboxing video from Italian YouTuber Enontheroad. In the video, Nicola Cortellucci details the DJI Neo will shoot 4K videos with a 1/2-inch sensor and a single-axis gimbal.
As a drone aimed at novice flyers, the drone can automatically take off from your palm and start recording by pressing a button on the drone without the need for an app or controller. The drone will also supposedly be fully controllable through the DJI Fly app and include a larger 22GB of internal storage.
Other leaks from the FCC and a Jasper Ellens’ X post suggest the DJI Neo will weigh just 135 grams, making it the company’s lightest drone ever. Currently, DJI’s lightest drone is the 249-gram DJI Mini SE. Flight time is supposedly limited to about 20 minutes, about five to 10 minutes shorter than DJI’s other drones.
Lastly, thanks to a Walmart price leak, we can already tell you the drone will cost $329 for the Fly More package, which includes three batteries, a charging hub, and a shoulder bag. The drone alone could cost around $200, according to international pricing leaks.
If true, the DJI Neo would hit the same magical $200 price that caused the PlayStation Portal to fly off shelves last year. That’s ideal as we head into Black Friday.
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