Xiaomi first announced its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed Mi Drone in May last year and just as we reported, the Mi Drone comes in two versions, one with 1080p camera and another version with a 4K camera.  The 1080p version of the Mi Drone immediately went up for sale that same month, clutching a 2,499 Yuan ($380) price tag. On the other hand, the 4K version of the Mi Done was only made available for testing via an open beta programme which began in June last year.

Nine months after its announcement, the Xiaomi 4K Drone has now gotten a release date. According to reports, the device is scheduled for launch on March 3. The price is still set at 2,999 Yuan ($460) while the battery costs 499 Yuan. Okay, in case you don’t know much about the Mi Drone, it packs a 5,100mAh battery that can last up to 26 minutes of flight time. So, you’ll definitely be needing more than one battery.

The Mi Drone 4K version only differs from the 1080p version in some aspects. The most important one is the 4K 360-degree camera that it packs which should provide better image quality. The device uses the same processor as the 1080p version, thus it is likely the run-time of the Xiaomi UAV would be less than 26 minutes, more reason why you’ll need to get a spare battery. It retains all the cool features the Mi Drone 1080p version launched with like the remote control pad which uses a smartphone as display and more.

Related: Here’s The Xiaomi Mi Drone In Pictures!

The Xiaomi 4k Drone will be available from March 3 on Xiaomi Mall, Mi Home, Xiaomi official flagship store on Lynx, Jingdong, and Suning.

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Xiaomi is all set to unveil its first drone tomorrow at 7PM in Beijing. The company has been teasing the new device for the past few days, revealing some features as well. Now, the latest teaser for the Xiaomi drone reveals another important feature of the device — portability.

The teaser shows that the Xiaomi drone can be carried around inside a regular backpack, which means the product’s form factor would be compact. This is definitely good news since carrying around a large drone can be a hassle and it is always better if you can fit it inside your everyday backpack while travelling.

In case you remember, the earlier teasers had confirmed that the new drone will come with a four-rotor design and a rotating camera. The drone is said to support 4K video capture at 30 fps. As for the pricing, it is said that the new drone will be priced at around 3999 Yuan ($610) which will be great considering that this will be a high-end drone comparable with market leaders.

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Xiaomi has a tradition of disrupting the existing market leaders and looks like it is all set to do this in the UAV market as well. At present, the popular DJI is known for its Phantom and Inspire series drones, but these are costly products and out of the reach of many everyday drone lovers. Xiaomi’s new offering could be a potential solution to such buyers, who want to get the best out of their new drone without having to empty their pockets.

It is said that Xiaomi won’t be manufacturing the new drone, instead has given this to a third party manufacturer. We will get more details during the launch tomorrow, so stay tuned for more details.

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Xiaomi has officially confirmed that the first drone from the company will be announced on May 25 at 7PM in Beijing, China. We have already got a glimpse of the device, revealing a powerful setup and now, the first teaser video of the drone has been released. The new teaser gives us a much better look of the device, including its rotors, and camera.

First of all, the Xiaomi drone will be using a four-rotor design, as mentioned earlier. Also, like expected, the camera on board will be a rotating one, which means you can capture images and videos with the help of the drone in flight from various angles.

It definitely looks like an exciting device! Check out the whole video from here.

Specs wise, we haven’t got much information, but it is said that the new drone will be able to capture 4K videos at 30 fps. Also, the company is reportedly trying to compete with established drone makers like DJI, which means we can expect a lot of high-end features on the upcoming device. What’s more, pricing is expected to be around 3000 Yuan ($610), which will be great, if it has half of the features of the 8999 Yuan ($1375) DJI Phantom, which is considered one of the best in its class.

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That’s all we know about the device, for now. But stay tuned as we expect a lot more details in the days to the launch.

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We have been hearing about Xiaomi’s first drone for the past few months, but, until this month, the company didn’t confirm the existence of this new product. However, earlier in May, Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s CEO revealed that the new drone from the company was real and it would be announced by the end of this month. Just as promised, the company has now officially confirmed the release of the Xiaomi drone next week.

Xiaomi’s official Weibo account released a new poster on its page revealing that that the company’s first drone will debut on May 25 at 19:00. The teaser also gives us a first glimpse of what the new UAV will look like. It seems that the drone will come equipped with a ball shaped camera (could be rotating) at the bottom and four rotors on top. The image does make it look a bit large, but in reality the size could be smaller.

Unlike earlier rumors, recent reports have said that Xiaomi’s first drone is actually going to be an high-end one. The new drone is said to be able to capture 4K videos at 30 fps and come with other top-end features to rival products from companies like DJI. On the other hand, the cost is said to be kept competitive, around $600 which would less than half of what you would usually have to shell out for a powerful camera drone like DJI Phantom.

Since there’s still a few days for the launch, expect Xiaomi to reveal more interesting details about its drone. So, stay tuned!

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Xiaomi is all set to launch the Xiaomi Mi 5 handset at its Spring Conference tomorrow in China. We have all been waiting patiently for this event for the past few weeks and our wait has almost come to an end. In less than 24 hours, the event kicks off and we will meet the one of the most awaited smartphones of the year, the Xiaomi Mi 5. However, it looks like this may not be the only product that will meet us at the event tomorrow.

According to the noted analyst, Pan Jiutang, Xiaomi may announce another product at the event tomorrow. This is possible since the event goes on for a whole two hours, which is long enough for a couple of product announcements. The analyst revealed this info via his weibo page. He said that there would be more products in addition to the Xiaomi Mi 5 and that he was looking forward to ‘one more thing’.

At this point of time, there are a couple of guesses for the second product. It could be the rumored Xiaomi drone, that we all have seen in renders and pictures. But given that an executive claims that the drone would be announced later, we are not quite sure of this.

However, what seems to be more likely is a new Mi Water Purifier. Now you may think that this possibility has come out of the blue. But there’s some backing to this reasoning. The company’s Mi Purifier account released a new teaser image a few hours back, which shows off a product that’s likely the next generation purifier. You can check out the image from above.

There could be other products as well, but Xiaomi is yet to reveal anything about them. Anyways, let’s wait for the event tomorrow, to get official details about the company’s new products.

Also, you can check out the live stream of the event tomorrow directly on Youtube from below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5xSfaMbLdc

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