DJI Mini 2: Now with 4x zoom and 4K, plus more tech news you need to know today

Your Tech News Digest via the DGiT Daily Tech Newsletter for Thursday, November 5th, 2020

1. Best New Drone: The DJI Mini 2 is doing it again

The new DJI Mini 2 stole the crown as the best drone you can buy for under $ 500 … from DJI itself, says Jonathan Feist of DroneRush.com. He would know he already has one.

The new drone we just announced had some leaks upfront, but now we know this is the perfect successor to the DJI Mavic Mini, which remains a drone under 250 grams for those FAA reasons (i.e. you don’t have to register the Mini 2 with the FAA before the flight) and inexpensive. Also, it flies 150% further and now shoots 4K.

The quick details:

• While the Mini 2 looks the same on the outside, the built-in components have been greatly improved.
• It is important that the camera is an important upgrade: the newer 1 / 2.3-inch sensor produces 12-megapixel still images and 4K videos at a data rate of 30 fps and 100 Mbit / s.
• One of the better updates is also the lossless zoom
• With up to 4x zoom, you can fly safely at a distance from your subject, ideal for taking photos of pets or taking pictures of a waterfall in the distance without taking long flight times.
• It’s $ 50 more than the previous Mavic Mini ($ 399), but it’s now a little more advanced.

And here is what Feisty wrote to me to bring you, our beloved readers, up to date:

• The DJI Mini 2 is priced at $ 449, and the additional price over the 2019 DJI Mavic Mini increases drone performance to up to 4K video recording, up to 4x zoom, superior connectivity and range, a faster drone with more flight time. and a few other adjustments that make a more robust machine easier to fly. “
• “The Mini 2 is for sale now and is a solid buy for the price. As for a flying camera, under $ 500 is hard to beat for a 4K shooter.
• “We don’t expect the new drone to go on sale this holiday season around Black Friday, but we do expect more solid deals on the older DJI Mavic Mini, perhaps even a permanent drop in price after the Mini 2 launches (pun intended.) ”
• Oh, and there’s the usual $ 599 Fly More combo that includes spare batteries, a nifty remote control, pouch, spare blades, and more.

2. Apple A14 Bionic test: is the latest 5 nm iPhone 12 silicon even more powerful than Android SoCs? The short answer is that it’s yes, but there are interesting differences in how Apple approaches CPU, GPU, and memory (Android Authority) performance goals.

3. Xiaomi’s new telescopic lens could vastly improve its smartphone cameras by … looking just like an old point-and-shoot style camera setup! As long as Xiaomi does not name this innovation … (Android Authority).

4. The next value Samsung phone could contain a 7,000 mAh battery. Samsung is pursuing its own success here when it comes to mid-range or budget phones with comparatively large batteries without smartphones looking strange (Android Authority).

5. Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Test: So climb up and shine and buy when it goes on sale (Android Authority).

6. Apple reportedly has a shortage of power management chips for the iPhone and other devices. The well-known suppliers are likely to prioritize Apple orders, which can also lead to bottlenecks at other manufacturers (AppleInsider).

7. Future smartwatches may be powered by your movement. Clocks had technology similar to this in the past, but powering a ticking clock over an entire device is a new breakthrough should that come into play (Android Authority).

8. The FCC fined T-Mobile $ 200 million for Sprint’s alleged abuse of low-income subsidies (FCC filing).

9. It is not that I am following the Pope’s monthly directions, but this month the Pope asked Catholics to pray. “that the advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence can always serve humanity. ”(Twitter).

10. Someone transferred ~ $ 1 billion from a Bitcoin wallet in the last 24 hours that have been inactive since 2013. Probably related to the Silk Road? (Ars Technica).

11. Astronomers track mysterious space radio waves to a source in our galaxy (The Verge).

12. The Future Technology of Back to the Future II, Rank (Gizmodo).

13. “If I took a cat from Germany and brought it to Japan, would it understand native cats?” A cute story about a horse in the comments too. (r / nostupidquestions)

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