The latest DJI drone has leaked, and while it’s basically a rebranding of the original Mavic Mini, there’s still a lot of information to unpack.
First off, we know that the Mini SE technically isn’t a new drone because it did not require an FCC certification. So we know that it’s an existing DJI drone with a new name.
“Franken-drone” is the word we’ve come up with to describe the Mini SE. Based on it’s features, it’s been hobbled together using a variety of gear from other kits.
The camera on the Mini SE captures 2.7K video adn 12MP stills just like the original Mavic Mini.
But unlike the original Mini, this new Mini SE uses the orange-blazed propellors from the Mini 2.
Most surprising are the Wifi and Bluetooth specs. All of DJI’s drones released lately, including the Mini 2, have been OcuSync enabled. DJI has branded the Mini SE as Wifi and Bluetooth enabled…which really feels like it’s taking a page from the old DJI Spark drone.
Is the Mini SE built to be flown directly from your Smartphone just like the old Spark drone?
And why did DJI decide to bundle the Mini SE with the new controller that ships with the Air 2S drone?
Twitter prophet OsitaLV thinks the Mini SE will be DJI’s least expensive drone ever, and the timing of the release might be to stomp on the newly released Hubsan Zino Mini Pro.
Should You Buy The Mini SE?
We’ve owned and flown almost every drone released by DJI over the last 6 years, and while we enjoy the Mini 2, it’s not our favorite in the fleet.
But if you’re looking for a budget drone for taking the occassional dronie or photo while traveling or having fun then the Mini SE is likely going to be just fine for that. But remember, this is also very likely only being released for DJI to dump it’s remaining Mini inventory.
And it may be doing it exclusively through Walmart.
What do you think? Will the Mini SE be worth looking at? Are you going to buy? Let us know in the comments!
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If the price is right it is the one I’ve need waiting for I need two for my boys to use that won’t break the bank.