FiMI drones

In less than 5 years, Xiaomi has gone from a startup to a global player in the smartphone market. They are also manufacturing other kinds of tech gadgets (like tablets, action cameras, smart bands, TVs, and Scouters). Currently, Xiaomi has 3 drones: Mi 4K, MiTU, and Fimi A3.

Xiaomi FIMI drones

Now, their drone division is called FiMI and the most popular models are X8SE 2020.

In 2021 FIMI released their first brushless drone under 250 grams. The X8 MINI comes equipped with a 4K camera and has up to 31 minutes of battery life.

FIMI drones roadmap

4K drones FIMI drones under 250g Other FIMI drones Other FIMI products
Mi Drone 4K FIMI X8 MINI Xiaomi MiTu brushed Fimi Palm gimbal
FIMI X8 X8 MINI V2 FiMI A3 5.8G analog FPV Fimi Palm 2
Fimi X8 SE 2020 Mijia 4K Action camera
Fimi X8 SE Mi Smart Phone gimbal
Fimi X8 SE 2022 Mi Action camera gimbal
X8SE 2022 V2
TX10 remote controller
X8 PRO 2023  

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Find below the latest FIMI drone stories

FIMI PALM 2 gimbal: Still only 4K@30fps?

Photo of FIMI Palm 2 stabilizer
Xiaomi is about to release their second generation of FiMI Palm gimbal. Apparently, the FIMI PALM 2 is more just a facelift than a real upgrade compared to its predecessor. Also, featuring only 4K@30fps recording, can't be counted as DJI Pocket 2 alternative. The Palm 2's grip has been completely redesigned compared to its predecessor. If you put them side-by-side...

FiMI Palm review: Best 4K pocket gimbal under $200?

FiMI Palm Review
In order to begin my review honestly, we must admit that the FiMI Palm is not an innovative game-changer product. DJI released such pocket gimbal with even better specs one year earlier before Xiaomi. At a glance, the only pros of the FiMI Palm over the Osmo Pocket is its much-friendly price tag. But, if you dive deeper into...

Coming soon: FIMI X8SE 2020 4K drone

Xiaomi FIMI X8 SE 2020 edition
Wee Tsai, a social media representative of Xiaomi, just rumored few photos of the upcoming FIMI X8SE 2020. The pictures show pretty nice upgrades, most of them we hoped for! Back in 2019, the FIMI X8SE was one of the best Mavic Pro alternatives, but now it has become quite outdated in most aspects. FiMI promises that the new 2020...

Xiaomi Yuemi 1-axis phone gimbal stabilizer for $39.99

photo of Xiaomi Yuemi 1-axis gimbal
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Yuemi Technology is about to release its first phone gimbal. Despite that, the Xiaomi Yuemi features only one motor claim to allow smooth footage due to its powerful 32bit ARM process and 6-axis gyro sensor. The gimbal can easily be switched between portrait and landscape mode. According to the advertised specs, the Yuemi 1-axis gimbal weighs just...

FIMI PALM 4K Handheld Gimbal Camera: The Osmo Pocket killer?

FIMI PALM 4K Handheld Gimbal Camera
After DJI announced their OSMO Pocket, it was only a matter of time for other manufacturers to develop similar ultra-compact handheld stabilized cameras. The FIMI PALM is Xiaomi’s response to DJI’s Osmo Pocket. At first sight, there is not much design difference between these two handheld 4K gimbal cameras. Also, both have similar size and weight as well. While...

Coming soon: Xiaomi FIMI X8 SE (Black edition)

Xiaomi FIMI X8 Black edition
Long time ago, the famous Henry Ford said that 'Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black'. Based on this principle, after many rumors and lots of speculation, Xiaomi officially revealed the Black Edition of their popular FIMI X8 SE drone. Unfortunately, besides the higher price tag and black...

Xiaomi FiMI A3 review: Is it worth it?

The FiMI A3 will be the first Xiaomi drone reviewed at FirstQuadcopter.com. From its announcement day I wanted to test it personally. I liked the idea that adopts analogue 5.8G FPV instead of WiFi FPV. We are proud being between the first drone blogs selected to make an in-depth review of the FiMI A3 quadcopter. My plan is to record...

Coming soon: Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE 4K Drone

FIMI X8 SE drone
A few weeks ago, on FiMI's website, a new banner appeared with the text "Totally Evolved - 10th December 2018". It was the first clue that a new Xiaomi FiMI drone will be announced soon. Unlike its predecessors, the new Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE features a foldable design. Let's have a closer look on the first rumors about the...

FIMI A3 GPS drone with 2-axis Gimbal & 1080P Camera

FIMI A3 GPS enabled drone with full hd camera
Back in 2016, FiMI in collaboration with Xiaomi announced the Mi 4K drone. Now, FiMI Technologies comes up with another quadcopter called FIMI A3. Unfortunately, in terms of video rigs, it seems to be worst equipped compared to its processor. It has 2-axis gimbal vs 3-axis gimbal, also only Full HD camera vs Ultra HD camera. According to the advertised specs,...

FUNSNAP iDol AI aka Xiaomi Drone iDol

FUNSNAP iDol AI gesture drone
Frankly, I'm pretty confused regarding this new iDol foldable selfie drone. I'm not clear if it will be released by FUNSNAP or Xiaomi (or both). FUNSNAP iDol AI is a next-generation selfie drone capable to shot full HD selfie videos. Instead of a mechanical gimbal, the manufacturer opted for electronic image stabilization (EIS), which unfortunately has poor performance. Compared to the...

Xiaomi MiTu drone: Features & Specs

Xiaomi, one of the most popular Chinese electronic gadgets manufacturer just revealed their second drone. The Xiaomi MiTu quadcopter brings infrared battle feature which allows multi-player flights. According to the manufacture's specs, the 920 mAh battery allows about 10 minutes of flight time. Frankly, not bad for such a small and inexpensive drone. In front of the MiTu drone is located...