{"id":289285,"date":"2025-11-13T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/289285\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:52:07","slug":"djis-neo-2-selfie-drone-launches-globally-but-not-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/289285\/","title":{"rendered":"DJI\u2019s Neo 2 selfie drone launches globally, but not in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">After launching exclusively in China last month, DJI is announcing wider global availability for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/810125\/dji-neo-2-selfie-drone-gestures-lidar-obstacle-avoidance-gesture-control\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neo 2 selfie drone<\/a>, including Japan, Canada, the UK, and other countries where the company sells its drones. But as with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/665418\/dji-mavic-4-pro-no-us-launch-specs-price-release-date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mavic 4 Pro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/716996\/dji-osmo-360-no-us-launch-bh-adorama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8K Osmo 360 camera<\/a>, the Neo 2 won\u2019t be available in the US. \u201cDJI remains committed to the US market and serving our US-based customers. Like many global companies, we\u2019ve had to adjust our market strategies as the local conditions and industry environment have evolved,\u201d DJI spokesperson Daisy Kong told The Verge in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The Neo 2\u2019s upgrades include a lidar-based obstacle avoidance system to detect and avoid crash hazards, an improved following speed of nearly 27mph, better wind resistance, and a new gesture control system allowing the drone\u2019s distance and position to be adjusted without a remote. For pilots who prefer a controller, the Neo 2 has an optional antenna that can be installed, but it\u2019s not needed for autonomous flying. Without the DJI Neo 2 Digital Transceiver attached, the drone weighs 151 grams and can fly for up to 19 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Chinese pricing for the Neo 2 started at 1,499 Chinese yuan, or around $211. DJI does not yet have US pricing for the drone since it\u2019s not planning on selling it here through the company\u2019s official website. Canadian pricing is listed in US dollars at $229 without tax, but the company says \u201cthis shouldn\u2019t be considered a proxy for an official US price.\u201d In Europe it will start at \u20ac239, or \u00a3209 in the UK with taxes included, while Japanese pricing starts at \u00a538,390, or around $248.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Some US stores may sell the Neo 2, as was the case with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/drone\/666425\/dji-mavic-4-pro-on-sale-preorder-adorama-bh-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DJI Mavic 4 Pro<\/a>, but DJI\u2019s spokesperson wouldn\u2019t confirm if the company would honor its warranty if the drone were purchased from an authorized US retailer. For warranty claims, the company instead recommends \u201ccustomers contact DJI Support to determine if their case qualifies for repair.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After launching exclusively in China last month, DJI is announcing wider global availability for its Neo 2 selfie&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[16777,166,3,172,74],"class_list":["post-289285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-drones","tag-gadgets","tag-news","tag-tech","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}