New FIMI X8 SE (2020) drone has 35 min of autonomy, flies at 8KM and costs $ 399 [+CUPOM]

Xiaomi launched through its FIMI sub-brand the 2020 version of its drone called FIMI X8 SE , which stood out in 2018 when launched for bringing good specs and a very competitive price, $ 499, $ 300 less than the Mavic Air at that time. The new drone arrived at $ 399 in pre-order. Banggood has released a coupon that further improves the price of the drone, just insert the coupon before closing the purchase: BGFIMIX8SE20 that the price drops to $ 350.

Announcement of FIMI X8 SE (2020) at Banggood for $ 399

The new version arrives with optimizations over the first version, only that it is now lighter, weighing 765 grams (25 grams less), with that FIMI was able to optimize the drone's flight time, increasing from 33 minutes of the first version to 35 minutes in this new version. The body and look are identical, same measures.

But the biggest change is related to the distance of control, which jumped from 5 km to 8 km, probably indicating a new way of connection between control and drone. Usually the models that use Wi-Fi connection are limited to a maximum of 5 km, but when using a radio frequency connection, this distance can increase considerably, in the case of the new FIMI drone, 8 km. change related to the way in which the connection has undergone any change or whether FIMI has managed to make any optimization, achieving this result far superior to the competitors.

New FIMI X8 SE 2020 has minor improvements and costs the same $ 499 as the previous version – but is on sale for $ 399

In addition to these improvements, another highlight is that it is on pre-sale by Banggood for $ 399 dollars plus shipping cost, which varies by region, but usually under $ 450 in total for capitals. It is also worth mentioning that usually drones are taxed by customs, with values ​​that may vary according to the value of the drone or informed by the seller.

Below are other interesting features of the drone, many of which are already known from the first version.

The drone has a gimbal system with 3 axes and a 30fps 4K camera of 100 Mbps with small changes over the original (it was not informed if the camera sensor is still from SONY), and finally it brings the traditional compact format already known to drones from DJI's Mavic line, with retractable propellers. The physical shape of the drone is exactly the same as the version launched in 2018, but now it weighs 25 grams less, exactly 765 grams.

With these features the FIMI X8 SE positions itself as one of the best drones in specifications with a value of around $ 500 +/-, well below the Mavic Air that is currently costing $ 919, but which should have a new version soon too. The FIMI X8 SE (2020) features pre-defined intelligent flight modes, hyperlapse, panorama, image tracking, flight profiles and recording.

Its control also has the differential of supporting some smaller tablets such as the 7-inch models, since its design consists of "opening" a central space to couple the device that will serve as the screen and visual interface of the drone's camera.

Xiaomi has been very successful with its Mi Drone and Mi Drone 4K drones in Brazil, models with design similar to the models of the Phantom line, as well as with the MITU "toy" drone positioning itself as a competitor of Ryze Tello. There is still the FIMI A3 positioning itself as a competitor to Spark, always with lower prices.

Xiaomi drones are successful in Brazil even arriving only via import or through unofficial channels

The FIMI X8 SE, despite being announced in 2018, reached the market in January 2019 for the price of US $ 499 in its basic package, the same value as the 2020 version, which initially has a pre-sale discount. Remember that products purchased on international sales sites tend to be taxed when they arrive in Brazil, usually 60% of their sales value. Another detail is that in order to fly a drone legally, it is necessary to approve it in Brazil.

I would also like to inform you that we should have published a review of the FIMI X8 SE model, sent to us still in 2019, but after two flights the drone was updated and simply "went into a deep coma", becoming inaccessible. We tried several times to talk to the support, who simply stopped responding to the solution attempts. At a certain moment an attendant said that they would change the drone, then spoke to try to make a forced "update" process, but the drone is unable to "reach" the stage necessary for this process, probably due to some other problem.

I was particularly disgusted by the support being a shame and having left it at that, as the product was shipped by Gearbest at that time, I couldn't complain, even though I paid R $ 980 in customs fees. What beauty is not?

Below is the unboxing video I made when we received the first version:

NOTE: The advertisement did not have official images with the data of the new model, so I made changes to the images of the original version with the specifications of the new model.

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