- DJI Account X Showcases New Lito 1 and Lito X1 Camera Drones
- The evidence points to the Lito being a new basic model
- A second preview hints at new wireless microphones
DJI just teased its next camera drone, and even announced the product name in the process: Lito.
The teaser came via a post on X (formerly Twitter), which linked to a page on DJI’s website. This page displays a message showing the words “New Drone,” then the names of DJI’s current drones flash by (Mavic, Air, Mini, Avata, Neo, Flip) before finally settling on a new word: Lito.
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Just Fly.April 23, 2026, 12 pm (GMT) Find out more: #DJILito #DJILitoX1 #DJILito1 pic.twitter.com/zvpNcCgRIVApril 14, 2026
Beyond that, it reveals very little about the new drone, but I think the fact that the current names in the drone range are still in order of seniority, with the premium Mavic first and the affordable Flip last, suggests the Lito could slot in after the Flip. In other words, it could be even more basic than the current basic option.
While giving consumers more options is rarely a bad thing, I wonder if DJI’s release of another affordable, lightweight drone (if that is, of course, the Lito) feels entirely necessary. The company already offers the Mini series, in addition to the Flip and Neo, at this end of the spectrum.
Do we need a Lito?
With the arrival of Neo 2 at the end of 2025, I feel like the Flip already feels somewhat redundant.
The Neo 2 (priced at just £209 in the UK and AU$409 in Australia) offers 4K video recording at up to 60fps with good stabilization, comes with almost 50GB of built-in storage, omnidirectional object detection (plus LiDAR) and a number of excellent autonomous flight modes, and can be flown with everything from a smartphone to an FPV headset and motion controller. And all that in something that’s light enough to bypass all major drone flight restrictions and small enough to fit in a pocket. A big pocket, yes, but a pocket.
The Neo 2 is still relatively new, so I don’t see it being removed from DJI’s lineup anytime soon. So where exactly will the Lito 1 and Lito X1 fit in?
One possibility is that the DJI Mini 4K, currently the company’s cheapest Mini drone, is on its way out, and the Lito models could be its replacement.
The Mini 4K’s camera is worse than the Neo 2’s, even though both models record 4K footage, but it offers significantly longer battery life: up to 31 minutes of flight time compared to the Neo 2’s 19.
So a Lito with that extra juice but a better camera than the Mini 4K, at a price in line with the Neo 2, might look like something a little different from what DJI already offers.
That said, I’m more than happy to be surprised by some amazing feature, engineering breakthrough, or design change that offers something completely new. DJI is the world leader in consumer drones for good reason, and whatever it has up its sleeve, it’s likely to be compelling in some way.
And the Lito isn’t the only upcoming DJI product we saw this week, either. The company released a second teaser about the X that strongly hints at a new upcoming wireless microphone, along with the date April 28, 2026.
More than soundApril 28, 2026 | 8 a.m. (EDT) Learn more: pic.twitter.com/vHea2bA0tCApril 14, 2026
If the “More than Sound” tagline wasn’t enough to suggest that a new DJI microphone is imminent, the animated video is further proof.
It starts with a series of brightly colored panels that eventually transform into what looks a lot like the receiver of a DJI Mic Mini. I think this suggests we’re about to get a DJI Mic Mini 2, along with interchangeable color panels that can be used to quickly identify different receivers – ideal for recording setups with multiple receivers in play.
With both dates approaching very soon, we won’t have to wait long for confirmation and to find out how the Lito is different from the DJI drones already in play.
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