- DJI’s X account teases new Lito 1 and Lito X1 camera drones
- Evidence points to the Lito being a new entry-level model
- Another teaser hints at new wireless microphones
DJI has just teased its next camera drone – and it’s even announced the name of the product in the process: Lito.
The tease came via a post on X (formerly Twitter) that links to a page on the DJI website. That page displays a notification sticker displaying the words “New Drone,” then scrolls past the names of DJI’s current drones — Mavic, Air, Mini, Avata, Neo, Flip — before finally settling on a new word: Lito.
The X post also includes a date – April 23, 2026 – and some interesting hashtags, including #DJILitoX1 and #DJILito1, suggesting that the Lito range will launch with two initial products.
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Just Fly.23. April 2026, at 12:00 (GMT)Learn more: #DJILito #DJILitoX1 #DJILito1 pic.twitter.com/zvpNcCgRIV14 April 2026
Beyond that, it reveals very little about the new drone, but I think the fact that the current drone series names tick by in order of seniority, with the premium Mavic first and the affordable Flip last, suggests that the Lito may come in after the Flip. In other words, it could be even more entry-level than the current entry-level choice.
While giving consumers more choice is rarely a bad thing, I wonder if DJI launching yet another affordable and lightweight drone (if, of course, that’s what the Lito is) feels entirely necessary. The company already offers the Mini series plus 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 that the Flip already feels somewhat redundant.
The Neo 2 (priced from 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 on-board storage, omnidirectional object sensing (plus LiDAR) and a host of excellent autonomous flight modes, and can be flown with anything from a smartphone headset and an FPV controller. And all that in something light enough to evade 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 dropped from DJI’s line-up just yet. So where exactly will the Lito 1 and Lito X1 fit in?
One possibility is that the DJI Mini 4K, which is currently the company’s cheapest Mini drone, could be on its way out – and the Lito models could be its replacement.
The Mini 4K’s camera is worse than the Neo 2’s, despite both models recording 4K footage, but it offers quite a bit more battery life – up to 31 minutes of flight time compared to the Neo 2’s 19.
So a Lito with the extra juice, but a better camera than the Mini 4K’s, at a price on par with the Neo 2s, could feel like something a little different to what DJI already offers.
That said, I’m more than happy to be surprised by some incredible feature, technical advancement, or design tweak that offers something completely new. DJI is the world leader in consumer drones for good reason, and whatever it has up its sleeve is likely to be compelling in some way, shape, or form.
And Lito isn’t the only upcoming DJI product we got a sneak peek at this week, either. The company released another teaser on the X that strongly hints at a new upcoming wireless microphone along with the April 28, 2026 date.
More Than Sound April 28, 2026 | 8 AM (EDT) Learn more: pic.twitter.com/vHea2bA0tC14 April 2026
If the slogan “More Than Sound” wasn’t enough to suggest that a new DJI Mic is imminent, the animated video is further proof.
It starts with a series of brightly colored panels that eventually transform into something that looks like the receiver on a DJI Mic Mini. I think this suggests we’re getting a DJI Mic Mini 2, along with interchangeable color panels that can be used to quickly identify different receivers – ideal for recording multi-receiver setups in play.
With both dates coming very soon, we won’t have to wait long for confirmation – and to find out how the Lito differs from the DJI drones already in the game.
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