Xiaomi has released another teaser of its upcoming drone, dubbed Mi Drone. Beijing-based Xiaomi last week said that it will unveil its first drone on May 25.
The 13-second video first appeared on Chinese streaming website Youku and was later mirrored on YouTube.
The video shows a white-colored drone with four rotors along with a stand on either side and a rotational spherical camera fixed underneath. Much like the teaser images, the video also shows the launch date of the drone.
The Mi Drone is rumoured to feature 4K video recording at 30 frames per second. It is also supposed to come with gesture-based controls. A dedicated app too is said to be there for controlling the device.
The 13-second video first appeared on Chinese streaming website Youku and was later mirrored on YouTube.
The video shows a white-colored drone with four rotors along with a stand on either side and a rotational spherical camera fixed underneath. Much like the teaser images, the video also shows the launch date of the drone.
The Mi Drone is rumoured to feature 4K video recording at 30 frames per second. It is also supposed to come with gesture-based controls. A dedicated app too is said to be there for controlling the device.
The drone will be the company's first, and it's thought to be called Mi Drone. We know this because Xiaomi published a forum post last week to announce it will unveil a drone on 25 May - and it included a rendered image of the product along with the name "Mi Drone" (though it also asked fans to guess what the drone might be called). Now, we have a short video to complement Xiaomi's announcement from last week.
AndroidCentral discovered the video on Chinese streaming site Youku. Unlike Xiaomi's previous teaser image from its online forum, the drone in this video appears to be white instead of black. It also seems to be a quadcopter with a spherical camera that sits below the chassis. If other leaks are true, this device can record 4K video and is controlled by app. We should know for sure on 25 May, when Xiaomi unveils its drone.
Keep in mind Xiaomi had a patent document filed in August that details a drone which can be control via the Mi Band. According to the patent, you'll be able to wear the band and then control the drone by performing various gestures. Who knows if this technology has been included in Xiaomi's upcoming drone, though the company confirmed in its forum that "something wonderful and cool is flying to us very soon".
May has been a big month for Xiaomi. It launched a mammoth 6.44-inch Mi Max smartphone, announced a Mi Box set-top box capable of piping 4K content, and revealed it will build a virtual-reality smartphone that supports Google's Daydream platform. Not stopping there, it now seems to be going after the drone market, with a Mi Drone that might wirelessly connect to its existing Mi Band.
Xiaomi will livestream its 25 May event at 7 am EST on Mi.com.
For those unaware, the Yuneec Typhoon H drone can record videos in 4K resolution at 30 frames per second, similar to the soon-to-be launched Xiaomi drone. The Yuneec drone can capture 12MP images, has a retractable landing gear and folding rotor arms and can be controlled using a 7-inch touchscreen remote controller. The drone can stay in air for approximately 25 minutes and can go up to a maximum height of 400 feet.
Xiaomi plans to make its mark in the nascent drone market which is presently dominated by names like DJI, GoPro and Amazon .
According to a new TechSci Research report, the commercial drone market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 27 percent until 2021.
According to the report, the rotary-blade drone segment dominated the global commercial drone market in 2015 because of its various technical features and benefits that enable these drones to perform intensely in photography, mapping, oil and gas sector and mining industry.
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