DJI has teased a new entry-level drone — but it'll have to be special to outshine my beloved Neo 2
The DJI Lito could arrive on April 23, but who exactly will it be aimed at?
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/sam-kieldsen · TechRadarNews By Sam Kieldsen published 16 April 2026
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- DJI's X account teases new Lito 1 and Lito X1 camera drones
- Evidence points to the Lito being a new entry-level model
- A second 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: the Lito.
The tease came via a post on X (formerly Twitter), linking to a page on the DJI website. This page shows a message ticker displaying the words "New Drone", then the names of DJI's current drones flick by – Mavic, Air, Mini, Avata, Neo, Flip – before it finally settles on a new word: Lito.
The X post also features a date – 23 April 2026 – and some interesting hashtags, including #DJILitoX1 and #DJILito1, suggesting the Lito range will launch with two initial products.
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Beyond that, it reveals very little about the new drone, but I think the fact that the current drone range names tick by in order of seniority, with the premium Mavic first and the affordable Flip last, suggests that the Lito might slot in after the Flip. In other words, it might be even more entry-level than the current entry-level choice.
While giving consumers more choice is rarely a bad thing, I do wonder if DJI launching yet another affordable and lightweight drone (if that is, of course, 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 the Neo 2 at the tail end of 2025, I feel like 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 built-in storage, omnidirectional object sensing (plus LiDAR) and a host 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 dodge all major drone flight restrictions and small enough to fit into a pocket. A big pocket, yes, but a pocket.
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