Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 drone announced with 32-minute flight time

Some of Xiaomi’s coolest tech, is found in the brand’s home-country China. The latest in the series is the Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 camera drone, which has launched under the Fimi sub-brand. The Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 comes with some impressive features, including a Sony camera sensor, 4K recording, and a 9km range.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3, including details on pricing and availability.

Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 drone: What’s new?

The Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 drone weighs just 250 grams and comes with a 9km range. It has been announced in a single-battery and a dual-battery version, the latter providing 32 minutes of flight time.

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This is more than most drones including the popular DJI Mini 2, which offer between 20 and 30 minutes of flying. It even beats the new DJI Mini 4K’s flight-time by one minute!

The drone also supports dual-band network support (2.4GHz and 5.3GHz) and can switch between the two. It can also be charged fairly quickly with 27W charging support.

Other features include a 48MP Sony ½-inch CMOS camera sensor which can shoot true 4K at 60fps, but also synthetic 8K timelapse videos. That’s four times the resolution offered by entry-level drones like the IZI Pro Mobile Drone.  It can also offer 12x digital zoom, and comes with a vertical shooting mode that lets the drone adapt to vertical devices.

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There are also a bunch of safety features built into the Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3, including RTH automatic return, real-time GPS monitoring and a low-battery return prompt.

The Xiaomi Fimi Mini 3 is priced starting at 1,999 Yuan (about Rs 23,000) for the single battery variant, and 2,299 Yuan (about Rs 26,500) for the dual battery variant. The drone is currently not available in India, so your only option to get these here is to import or manually buy it from China.