DJI has teased a new entry-level drone — but it'll have to be special to outshine my beloved Neo 2

• 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.

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.

The Neo 2 is still relatively new, so I can't see it being kicked out of DJI's line-up 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, could be on the 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 does offer quite a bit more 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's, at price that's commensurate with the Neo 2's, could feel like something a little different from what DJI already offers.

That said, I'm more than happy to be surprised by some incredible feature, engineering 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, it's likely to be compelling in some way, shape or form.

And the Lito isn't the only upcoming DJI product we got a sneak peek at this week, either. The company posted a second teaser on X that strongly hints at a new upcoming wireless microphone, along with the date 28 April 2026.

If the slogan "More Than Sound" wasn't enough to suggest a new DJI Mic is imminent, the animated video is further proof.

It starts with a series of brightly colored panels that eventually morph into what looks very much 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 the dates coming up very soon, we won't have to wait long for confirmation – and to find out just how the Lito differs from the DJI drones already in play.

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