DJI’s Tinniest, Least expensive Drone Is Coming Again to Terrorize Your Neighborhood

Dronemaker DJI is hinting that we may very well be in retailer for one final drone launch earlier than the tip of the yr. Nonetheless, leakers have already got spoilers for what seems to be a sequel to the small, cheap, and incredibly loud DJI Neo drone. The little drone might scream as loud as a banshee’s wail, which makes it the proper doohickey to deliver us frights earlier than All Hallows’ Eve. Nonetheless, it seemingly received’t be coming to the U.S. anytime quickly over the federal government’s personal fears of Chinese language surveillance.

Drone and motion digital camera leaker Igor Bogdanov posted quite a few images on X exhibiting off what’s clearly a successor to the DJI Neo, prone to be referred to as the Neo 2. Bogdanov has a comparatively correct monitor file for leaks, so the pictures could also be coming from DJI’s upcoming official announcement. Judging purely by the pics, the brand new Neo drone sports activities an up to date propeller cage and an expanded antenna on the again. It nonetheless seems to be the identical small measurement as the primary Neo, although it apparently has extra sensor bars on the entrance panel.

👉You may love the specs.) For now, here is just a bit bit of information for you:
👋 Gesture and voice management
🌐 New omnidirectional sensors
📸 2-axis gimbal
🔋 19 minutes within the air
🏠 Auto return dwelling
⚡️ Direct charging
and…We’ve got to go away one thing for them.😉#djineo2 pic.twitter.com/d8cSP8lcp3

— Igor Bogdanov (@Quadro_News) October 24, 2025

In keeping with Bogdanov, the brand new drone might embrace an enhanced battery life that guarantees 19 minutes of flying time in comparison with the earlier 10 to fifteen minutes on the primary DJI Neo. Even higher, the Neo 2 might help a 2-axis gimbal that can allow you to spy your environment with out having to spin the drone alongside its x-axis. With these further antennas, the brand new drone might have a bigger vary than the unique Neo’s efficient working vary of solely 50 meters (with out utilizing a controller). The brand new DJI Neo 2 might even help omnidirectional sensors, which hints at doable impediment avoidance you usually solely get while you transfer as much as the DJI Mini class for a number of hundred {dollars} extra.

The added options might enhance the DJI Neo 2’s value above the unique $200 beginning value (earlier than you added extra equipment like a controller and a number of batteries). That’s, in case you can really deliver it to the U.S. as soon as it’s formally on retailer cabinets. The China-based firm’s merchandise—not just its drones—are facing a full ban on U.S. gross sales. Within the meantime, the U.S. has successfully soft-banned the entire dronemaker’s imports. The federal authorities has labeled DJI a “Chinese language Army Firm” and claims its consumer-end drones characterize a nationwide safety threat. Earlier this month, DJI filed an appeal over its designation with the U.S. Court docket of Appeals. Nonetheless, the tip result’s that U.S.-based patrons have only a few choices for buying DJI’s merchandise.

It’s left many U.S. drone flyers pulling their hair out, as DJI nonetheless affords among the greatest and most reasonably priced flying cameras. Again in September, DJI showed off its Mini 5 Pro drone with a bigger, 1-inch CMOS sensor inside its mild body. That drone was promoting for 799 euros, or beneath $1,000 in U.S. {dollars}. It’s nonetheless not accessible for Stateside flyers.

In an announcement, DJI advised Gizmodo, “DJI stays devoted to the U.S. market and is optimizing our technique to greatest serve our prospects amidst evolving native circumstances.” If these drones had been to come back to the U.S., it will nonetheless have to cope with President Donald Trump’s love of tariffs and the continuing worldwide delivery snafu that’s literally destroying shipments earlier than they will get to customers. So in case you plan to order a brand new Neo from abroad, simply be sure that the little drone arrives at your door, or else UPS will actually go Ghostbusters in your poor bundle.