The DJI Phantom is no more

In 2019, DJI insisted to me that it wasn’t killing disconnected the Phantom, its iconic enactment of oft-imitated drones that turned the Chinese institution into the powerhouse it is today. And yet, DJI has conscionable announced the extremity of life for its last 2 Phantom drones — the Phantom 4 Pro and Phantom 4 Advanced — with nary caller Phantom models successful sight.

According to a enactment page, DJI really produced its past Phantom successful May 2018, and volition present suspend work for its last 2 Phantom models connected June 1st, 2025. Seven-plus years of enactment is simply a beauteous decent run.

While DJI wasn’t the archetypal shaper of off-the-shelf flying quadcopter cameras — the archetypal Phantom arrived successful 2013, whereas Parrot’s AR Drone was already connected shelves successful 2010 — the Phantom was among the archetypal ready-to-fly ones wide adopted by some consumers and video accumulation pros. Other companies produced loads of Phantom clones and knockoff toys, and the unsocial pillow-and-legs silhouette of a Phantom soon became an instantly recognizable awesome for “drone.” I saw it connected signs banning drones from nationalist parks, for example.

But DJI doesn’t look to request the Phantom marque anymore. Now, astir of its drones are much rectangular packages with fold-down legs for portability, and it has galore different brands to transportation that torch, from the highest extremity Inspire down done the Mavic, Air, Mini, and the caller entry level Flip line.

According to extended leaks via the accustomed suspects (Jasper Ellens, OsitaLV), a caller Mavic 4 Pro is imminent, and a Mini 5 is good connected the way.

We’ve reached retired to DJI for a connection connected the extremity of the Phantom, and the institution should get backmost to america by tomorrow.