Xiaomi launched the MiTu Quadcopter drone a couple of weeks back as a cheap and durable RC toy for kids and adults who might fancy the device. The Xiaomi MiTu Drone went on sale towards the end of April in China and the response has been pretty impressive. Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun is now trying to rack up more support for the product by recommending it to fans on Weibo. 

Lei Jun over a 3-day stretch recommended the product severally on his Weibo page. The several teaser posts by the CEO projects the several features of the MiTU drone including ease of operation, portability, HD camera as well as several demo photos of the device. On one instance, the CEO highly recommended the quadcopter drone to fans.

The Xiaomi MiTU drone has a compact size and uses a unique one-piece frame structure design with a plastic body. The plastic has a low density and high toughness making it more resistant to falls. The propeller blades are made of glass fibre. The quadcopter also comes with four wheelbases, each 11cm long. The entire drone weighs just 88g which is ideal for better flights. The body is made of modified PP plastic with low density and high toughness making it more resistant to falling. The propeller blades are made of glass fibre.

Despite being designated a toy, the drone comes with a front-mounted camera which can shoot 720p videos and can capture still image aerial photography at 1600 x 1200p resolution. The MiTU RC Quadcopter also comes equipped with a quad-core 1.2GHz SoC and 4GB of storage. There are several sensors onboard, including ultrasonics, barometers, and optical flow sensors. The drone also comes with precision hovers which enables the drone to fly steadily and smoothly in the indoor environment.

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In addition, it also has a headless mode, gravity sensing, palm take off, four-way rolling and other advanced modes along with a large bandwidth, low delay, anti-interference ability 5.8GHz high-frequency signal Wi-Fi. Surprisingly, the MiTu drone can hit a maximum height of 25 metres while the remote control can be used up to a distance of 50 metres. Keeping the drone fired up is a built-in 920mAh battery that can maintain 10 minutes of playtime. All this comes in at just 399 Yuan ($63). It is likely that Xiaomi would launch the drone for the global market someday but at the moment, online retailers GearBest, Geekbuying and Banggood ships the MiTu drone for $79 which is a pretty fair price.

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Xiaomi recently unveiled an RC drone under its MiTU sub-brand which makes toys. The MiTU RC drone is a quadcopter equipped with the multi-machine infrared battle function.

If you’re a drone enthusiast waiting to buy your first drone without burning a hole in your pocket, you’ve come to the right place. You can now preorder the MiTU RC drone at a lowered price of $79 on GeekBuying.

This is a noteworthy reduction in the device’s original asking price of $89.99. In other words, you end up saving $10.99. Let’s check out a few details about the MITU RC drone.

The MiTU RC drone dons a shock absorption design, coupled with the precision hover function which allows it to fly unwaveringly even in the indoor surroundings. The drone draws its juices from a robust built-in 920mAh battery that delivers up to 10 minutes of flight time.Moreover, Xiaomi MITU RC drone packs a powerful quad-core 1.2GHz SoC along with 4GB of RAM, under the hood. The device adopts 5.8GHz WiFi technology which facilitates FPV HD image transmission. The MiTU drone can reach a maximum height of 25 meters, while the remote control works up to a distance of 50 meters.

Up front, the MiTU RC drone sports a camera that can shoot 720 pixels video and can take still image aerial photography with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. It offers a hearty 4GB of onboard storage space as well.

The highly portable MiTU RC drone is only 11 cm long and it weighs in at just 88 grams. The device boasts a broad range of sensors including ultrasonics, barometers, and optical flow sensors.

You can head straight to this link in order to check out the full specification and avail the deal. It’s worth noting that there were only 60 preorders available at a slashed price.

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