Is there a cheap drone with premium class features? Of course there is! Xiaomi Mi Drone is the exact answer. This is one of Xiaomi’s newest drones that is ready to compete in the Indonesian market.
We know that Xiaomi is one of the leading brands of a smartphone in the world. It didn’t take long, the brand of a smartphone so quickly got enthusiastic from its fans.
The reason is, because products made by Xiaomi always come with a variety of premium-class quality features. Amazingly, Xiaomi is even brave enough to sell its smartphone products at very cheap prices.
Of course, this success can be achieved because Xiaomi also dares to play economically without having to ignore product quality. Not only playing on smartphone products, recently Xiaomi also launched a drone product for the first time.
Curious as to what the specifications of the Mi Drone are? And how much does Xiaomi’s Mi Drone cost? Read more below.
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Specifications of Xiaomi Mi Drone 2022
- Type : Quadcopter
- Brand : Xiaomi
- Features: WiFi FPV
- Motor type: Brushless motor
- Functions : Camera, Forward or Backward, FPV, Hover, Low Voltage Protection, One Key Automatic Return, One Key Landing, Tap to Fly, One Key Taking Off, Turn Left or Right, Up or Down, and Waypoints
- Built-in gyro: 3 Axis Gyro
- Material: carbon fiber
- Kit types : RTF
- Remote control : 2.4 GHz Wireless Remote Control
- Channel : Unknown
- Mode : Left Hand Throttle
- Controll distance : Above 8000 m
- Detailed control distance : About 3000 m
- Power model: Built-in rechargeable battery
- Battery: 17.4 V 5,100 mAh
- Flying time : About 27 mins
- Charging time : About 3.5
- Video resolution : 1080p
- Weight : 1,800 kg
- Size : 45.00 x 25.00 x 20.00 cm or 17.72 x 9.84 x 7.87 inch
Although it is not the newest drone product, the Xiaomi Mi Drone was introduced to the public in May 2022. However, this cheap Xiaomi drone is still very much worth buying and owning in 2022.
Body Mi Drone
Mi Drone is Xiaomi’s best drone which is priced at a low price. In the quadcopter category, the Mi Drone has 4 motors and 4 propellers. Mi Drone even uses a modular system, which means users can easily detach the drone parts one by one, such as the engine, camera, dynamo, battery and other parts. So if there is damage it will be easier to repair it.
In terms of physical or body, Mi Drone is indeed more similar to the letter “H”. Xiaomi even claims that its new drone product is made of strong and lightweight materials. No wonder this Mi Drone can be flown very easily. That means, Mi Drone is really suitable for novice users who are still very new to flying a drone.
Like a drone from the DJI brand which is no less popular, this Mi Drone is also equipped with a pair of permanent legs. The legs are used as a support for the drone so that it can stand on the ground. In addition, the legs on this drone are also presented for another purpose, namely as a protector of the camera part of the drone so that it does not collide with the ground directly.
Luckily, the Xiaomi Mi Drone already has professional quality even though it is sold at a very cheap price. Mi Drone is even very worthy of being compared with other drones with modern cameras. The reason is that the Mi Drone is equipped with a Gyro System, the goal is that the drone can be flown stably. Not only that, the Mi Drone is even equipped with a GPS System feature. Through this feature, users can more easily find out where the drone is when it is operated in the air.
More than that, Xiaomi has also equipped its first drone product with Blade Protector accessories. This is an optional accessory that is attached to each side of the drone, precisely at the bottom of the Propeller. So, when the drone hits a wall, it doesn’t fall down right away. The first thing that collided was the Blade Protector accessory.
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Battery
Xiaomi has equipped its new drone with a 17.4 volt battery, which of course has a fairly large capacity, which is 5,100 mAh. No wonder Mi Drone can be flown in about 27 minutes in the air. No need to worry, just like drones in general, when flying this drone there is also an indicator in the form of an alarm if the battery is low.
So, the pilot can anticipate to immediately stop the drone flight. Not only that, you can also activate the Returns Home feature if the battery is in critical condition, so the drone will automatically return to where it was flown from.
Remote Control
Then for the remote control itself, the Mi Drone turns out to be using a 2.4 GHz frequency with a very minimalist design. When viewed, the remote display of this drone is indeed very simple and simple. Through the remote control, Xiaomi claims that the drone can be flown up to a radius of 3 km. In addition, according to several sources, through this remote control, you can also activate some of the default features of the Mi Drone, such as the following:
- Automatic Take Off or Landing
- Waypoint Flight Path Planning
- Tap to Fly On Map
- Circle an Object On the Ground
Apart from these various features, of course you can also connect an Android HP device to the drone to activate the FPV or First Person View feature. That way you can also take photos or videos from the camera that is already installed on the Mi Drone.
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Gimbal and Camera
Amazingly, Xiaomi turned out to provide two choices for the quality of the Mi Drone camera, namely the 1080p and 4k quality cameras. Of course, in terms of quality, the two Mi Drone cameras are sold at different prices. The Mi Drone Gimbal also has a 3 Axis gimbal with pretty good quality. You could say, this gimbal can be used to dampen up to 2,000 vibrations per second. That way the photos and videos from the Mi Drone are considered to be quite satisfactory.
Price
At first glance, the Mi Drone is indeed similar to a drone made by DJI. It’s just that the body of the Xiaomi Mi Drone is more like the letter “H”, while the camera and gimbal of the Mi Drone are more like those formed by Yunecc.
Regarding the price, the Mi Drone is apparently offered at a price of around IDR 5 million for the 1080p camera and IDR 6 million for the 4K camera.
Well, that’s the brief information about the specifications and prices of the best cheap Xiaomi Mi Drones in 2022. Hopefully it will be useful.
