A Folding Fimi X8 SE Drone capable of shooting video in 4K has been announced by Xiaomi. My only fear was that Xiaomi Fimi might bring out a selfie drone that is only flown by a smartphone. Looking at the first image I’m sure this is not the case and whatever Fimi Drone they release the drone flyers team will be sure to provide all the information here so you can decide whether this new X8 SE 4K folding drone is for you or not.
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
First photo of the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone
Update: 28th November 2018. I received an email from FiMi this morning confirming that the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone will be released on the 10th of December.
Xiaomi FIMI will announce a New Folding Drone the X8 SE capable of shooting video in 4K on a Decemeber 10th. Similar in design to the best selling DJI Mavic series and the recently released Hubsan Zino this new Drone will be the successor to the 4K Phantom type Xiaomi Quadcopter Mi Drone . If you are thinking about buying a Hubsan Zino Folding Drone or any other folding drone and you are not in a hurry then it could be worth waiting for the specs on this Fimi Drone.
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
Totally Evolved the FiMi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone Event
Wee Tsai from FIMI posted up a little teaser today 27th November 2018 on Facebook that was quickly removed but you can see by the image posted and now confirmed the Ultra Portable Fimi 4K foldable drone to be announced on December the 10th 2018.
FiMi are obviously taking a lead from drone supremos DJI who often announce new drone products at an ‘event’. However DJI seldom give any indication as to exactly what new product they will be releasing and leave it to leaks and guys like OsitaLV on Twitter.
At this moment in time we are unsure as to what name will be given to this new portable aerial photography 4K drone from FiMi as they are waiting on registration documents and name approval.
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
DJI Mavic Killer, no way, Hubsan Zino Killer Possibly?
As with every folding drone that gets released these days hysterical DJI haters start posting up that this drone or that drone is going to be a DJI Mavic Killer, we have seen all the clones come and go and none baring the Autel Evo Folding Drone and the latest Folding Parrot Drone the Anafi, have come anywhere near the quality than you can get from the basic Foldable Mavic Pro Drone. We are realistic and really hope the new FiMi 4K folding drone will be able to capture excellent 4K video and high quality aerial photographs. If it can and we think it will be able to meet this criteria and come in at a price-point of around $400/$500 then FiMi will have a best selling portable drone.
With the release of the DJI Mavic Pro 2 folding drone and the Mavic 2 Zoom you can now buy a good used original Mavic Pro Flymore Combo for approximately $600 so any decent 4K Folding drone at under this price will be well received by enthusiastic drone flyers throughout the World.
We are very surprised that FIMI are announcing a new drone so soon as their latest model the FIMI A3 has yet to be delivered. (CLICK THIS LINK)
The Totally Evolved banner suggests that this 4K drone when folded will be slightly bigger than a mobile phone.
Fimi A3 update 3 December 2018: Having seen a few videos from the A3 we can safely say that we have never ever witnessed better video capture from a drone in this price category
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
I think they may have been prompted to do this for a number of reasons the first being that the XiaoMi FIMI A3 has received fantastic preorders with over 4000 on Banggood and looks like a real challenger to Hubsans 501 range of drones and it even competes favourably against the higher priced Hubsan ZINO Folding Drone.
Also first customers have received Hubsan’s new folding Zino Drone (CLICK THIS LINK) and this new FIMI X8 SE 4K Folding Drone will be in direct competition to this Hubsan Zino Drone model.
This was posted today 2/12/2018 on one of the Hubsan Facebook pages regarding the purchase of a Hubsan Zino. We are not here to knock Hubsan but it seems they are experiencing difficulty with their Folding Zino Drone launch.
I do not regret the purchase in pre-order of my zino. What I regret is that in 2018 a company of the size and reputation of Hubsan put on sale to thousands of copies of a drone not successful, not optimized, and applications not to the point. That’s what makes me angry. I don’t understand that a company of this size takes such a risk of commercial fiasco.
Posts similar to the one above are appearing and this opens a great window of opportunity for the Xiaomi Fimi Folding 4K Drone.
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
What can we expect from the FIMI X8 SE 4K Folding Drone?
Please note that the specifications of the Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE Folding 4K Drone have not been confirmed but having analysed the specs on the 4K Mi Drone and the latest Fimi A3 Drone we would like to see the following:
- One Key automatic take off
- One key automatic return
- Low Voltage Return, it will detect low battery levels and automatically return to home.
- Follow me mode
- Active Track
- Automatic return to home on signal loss
- Dronie/selfie mode
- Time-lapse feature
- Panorama Mode
- Orbit mode
- Waypoints
- Sports mode
- Optical Flow and Ultrasonic sensors
- Low battery protection
- GPS and Glonass vision based positioning system
- Double IMUs and electric compasses
- Real-time location tracking incase the drone gets lost
- Super stable 4K video and the ability to shoot video in 1080P
- 3 Axis Gimbal
- Raw Photography Capture
- Adjustable Camera settings. The ability to adjust the white balance, ISO and exposure.
- Wide angle low distortion lens
- Quick release aerodynamic efficient propellers
- 25 minutes plus flight time
- Over 2 Kilometre Range
- FPV. First Person View Video feed to the App
- Modular lightweight design with folding arms
- Geofence feature so it automatically hovers at the edge of No-Fly Zones
- SD card slot
- Adjustable Return to Home Height
- Balance Battery Charger
- Cortex M7 Platform
You will be able to buy the Fimi X8 SE 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
We also expect the FiMi 4K Folding Quadcopter Drone to be powered by the same 3rd generation flight control algorithm platform that is in the FIMI A3 Drone. This dual GPS/ Glonass runs on the efficient Cortex M7 platform. The leaked Totally Evolved banner seems to suggest that the drone can be flown using a smartphone but we would hope they produce a remote control to fly this new drone. The camera will likely have the Ambarella ISP processor and a Sony CMOS sensor.
We would love to see that the 4K FiMi folding drone will have a detachable camera that could be mounted on a hand held gimbal perhaps that’s asking too much but dreams cost nothing!
You will be able to buy the Fimi 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
We would also like FiMi to get one of these new Folding 4K Drones in the hands of a few of the respected drone reviewers ASAP. They failed to do that with the FiMi A3 and I just hope they have realised it’s imperative to use this strategy even if it means the reviewers sign an NDA until the product is officially announced. Hubsan also made a big mistake with the ZINO and are struggling to sort out a few glitches with firmware updates before they get a load of disgruntled owners.
XiaoMi FIMI Foldable 4K Drone Price
There has been no indication of the price of the FIMI 4K Foldable Aerial Photography Drone but as the FiMi A3 sells at around the $250 and the Hubsan Zino under $400 we would expect the 4K video FIMI folding drone to be priced at around the $380 to $450 mark maybe a little more but Fimi will want to stay competitive.
Drone Portability is the Key
Going back a few years everyone who wanted to capture decent video and aerial photography were flying DJI Phantoms or similar size models. They took great videos and photographs but were quite cumbersome to carry about. This all changed DJI released the foldable Mavic Pro and people started to realise that great footage was obtainable from smaller portable compact drones. If you are travelling especially to far away places then taking a Phantom sizes drone or anything larger can be a real hassle a foldable drone has obvious advantages.
You will be able to buy the Fimi 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
Why buy a Fimi Folding 4K Aerial Photography Drone?
As smartphone technology get better with every new release and the cameras in them improve more and more people become “Photographers’ and are able to capture excellent videos and photographs from their pocket devices. There are however some images that cannot be captured by even the best DSLR cameras. Some of our very favourite images are the Birds-Eye or Top-Down perspectives that an aerial photography drone can capture. You would be hard pressed to capture the photograph below from an aircraft or helicopter and if you could it would come at a very high cost. The image was taken from a Mavic Pro and if similar quality photos can be captured from the Fimi 4K then Xiaomi are on to a winner.
Best Low Priced 4K Folding Drone 2019?
Will this new drone from FIMI go on to become one of the Best Drones 2019 remains to be seen but we believe that if anyone is to challenge DJI’s dominance then it will be FiMi/XiaoMi. However we are going to stick our neck and say that the new Fimi 4K folding drone has a real opportunity to become a best selling 2019 drone. Just look at the pre-orders for the Hubsan Zino which has been released early and un-finished. There is big big market for a portable folding 4K drone at a low price point compared to DJI drone models.
You will be able to buy the Fimi 4K Folding Drone here CLICK THIS LINK
Some of the folding drones that were released in 2018 have been very disappointing, the GDU O2 Folding Drone never lived up to all the hype and now GDU say they are releasing an O2 Plus Portable, the C-Fly Obtain just looked cheap and nasty and the Zino needs some serious firmware updates.
Folding Drone Comparison
As soon as the specifications are released and the price confirmed we will compare the Fimi Folding 4K drone to other drones in this price bracket with similar features.
As and when we receive more details on this 4K folding drone from FIMI we will post them up here. Drone innovation is exponentially developing which can only be good news for drone flyers as it will drive down prices and deliver flying experiences that a few years ago would have cost fortunes. Well done FiMi we look forward to this release.
About the Drone Flyers Team
We have been testing and reviewing Drones, Quadcopters and Remote Control products for a number of years now having tested over 150 Quadcopter/Drones, RC Cars, RC Boats, RC Helicopters and RC Planes. Our youngest drone flyer is only 6 years old and the oldest 68 years old. We have a number of DJI Drones in our collection including an Inspire 2 a Phantom 4 Pro and a Mavic Pro a member of our team is a qualified drone pilot. We don’t do unboxing videos and believe that only by testing a product overtime that you can ascertain its real worth. We are passionate about all things Remote Control.
