Rumor: Xiaomi to Release Consumer Drone
iiMedia, 2/18/16
Chinese Android device maker Xiaomi will reportedly release a consumer drone with a 350 mm rotor-to-rotor distance, according to a leaked picture and schematic obtained by Chinese media.
Xiaomi may formally announce the drone at its Mi 5 smartphone product launch event on February 24, and the drone may be priced as low as RMB 699.
The drone is reportedly being developed by Xiaomi's Guangzhou-based subsidiary FIMI Technologies and will be sold through Xiaomi's distribution and marketing channels. It will be an entry-level aerial photography drone with possible GPS and altitude holding technologies, but it is not expected to have a pan and tilt head. The drone will likely carry a simple camera in place of an action camera.
A source at FIMI Technologies said that the drone will be released soon, and a source at Xiaomi said that the Xiaomi drone has already entered mass production with an initial run of 10,000 units.
Keywords: pricing hardware Xiaomi drone FIMI Technologies
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