- The first disclosed image suggests that Lidar could make his debut in the mini series of DJI drones
- The mini 5 could get a larger sensor than the mini 4 pro for better video
- The DJI Mini 5 should take off in August or September 2025
The first disclosed image of what would be DJI’s next mini drone was shared on Dronexl, a site managed by the first Dji Jasper Ellens leak – and it could be the next DJI Mini 5 Pro.
With the Mini 4 Pro which currently holds first place in our best drone buying guide, we are naturally delighted that his successor can potentially land soon – perhaps in August or September.
The mini 4 pro is already the best drone of less than 250g available, and the best premium option for beginners – so what upgrades could they possibly have in its round?
I can think of some improvements that I would like to see, and the image disclosed, which shows that the drone is tested in public in China, seems to tease certain upgrades that have spoken of DJI fans-let’s look at what they could be, and what, let’s hope, will happen in the mini 5 pro.
I will tell you everything about # MAVIC4PRO in the coming days. But appreciate this new #Leaked image of the next # Djimini5 spotted in nature. Are you so excited about it like me? Will certainly buy it. Acclamations! Jasperhttps: //t.co/izq5weleaApril 24, 2025
1. Lidar to make his debut in the mini-series
In the grainy disclosed image, she spotted Lidar sensors facing forward above the drone’s camera.
Lidar would give the mini 5 pro a more effective collision avoidance system than the mini 4 pro, especially in low light – which makes it a safer drone to fly during twilight and night.
Dji made his debut Lidar in the air 3S last year, and the versatile drone proved to be better able to navigate the obstacles and the field at night than its predecessors, which are equipped with a night vision and standard object detection technology.
A mini potential mini would be the first world drone under 250g with Lidar, assuming that it remains in the same weight class as the previous versions – more on this subject below.
As a person who likes to fly at the beginning and the last light, and in areas with many points of interest, I would like to see Lidar Tech, but it is a limited use of users who only manage their drones in open spaces.
2. Longer and more stable flight
Larger engines have also been gleaned from this disclosed image, suggesting a more robust design and potentially more effective performance. This could result in better wind resistance for a more stable flight, as well as improved flight times.
Improving stability and flight times could represent a significant upgrade in an area where the mini 4 pro has not improved its predecessor, the mini 3 pro. Some leaks suggest flight times up to 50 minutes, which would crush the 34 -minute flight time from the mini 4 pro on a fully loaded battery.
This improvement would be enormous for a mini -series drone – 50 minutes is the kind of flight time that I expect from a more expensive and heavier drone.
3. A larger sensor
Some leaks also claim that the mini 5 will pack a 1 inch sensor, which is a much larger sensor than the 1/1.3 inch sensor used by the mini 4 pro.
The specifications of the camera of a drone greatly interest me as a photographer and filmmaker, and a larger sensor could be the most important upgrade in the following model – it should provide a cleaner image in low light, with a better dynamic range, useful in light conditions.
I would take a better image quality in the light difficult for a higher resolution, but we could also see a 5.3 km video, which would mark an upgrade on the 4K video of the mini 4 pro, which is available up to 100 images per second. The largest sensor could be the springboard for some of the biggest video upgrades that the mini-series has still seen.
4. A new direction for design?
Back to the disclosed image, which clearly shows that the drone has propellant guards, a bit like those of the DJI Flip. It would be a first for one of the mini DJI drones, but just because the drone of this image has propellant guards that this does not mean that the final version aura – they could simply be a security measure for the drone pre -production test phase.
If a mini 5 pro had such a design, it could look more like a Flip 2. This would mark a new direction for the DJI mini-series, and the reaction to this possibility was mixed. On the positive level, the propellant guards allow a safer flight in the restricted spaces; But the addition of guards will affect the weight and flight performance, and many fans hope to continue the existing design without guard.
5. No more mini?
The key to the attraction of DJI drone mini-series is that each model falls within 250g, which keeps them in the largely without restriction category, and is a must for beginners and occasional users.
However, if the above speculation is true and the mini 5 arrives indeed with Lidar sensors, heavier engines and a larger image sensor, it would surely make it a heavier drone than the mini 4 pro, which hits less than 250 g.
Could this upcoming model be the first DJI mini drone to switch the scales greater than 250g? And if so, do its upgrades of rumors are worth the price of setting up the drone in the next weight category?
Surely not – if there is a feature that I would like to see in the next DJI mini drone, this is the one that has been there from the start: a weight of less than 250g.
