DJI Mavic 3 Classic: Specifications, design, pricing and a potential release date for upcoming cheaper drone option
It appears that DJI is on the verge of announcing another drone. To recap, the company has introduced half a dozen this year alone, most recently with the Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T for enterprise users. Additionally, there has been the Mini 3 Pro and the Avata for consumers, as well as two other enterprise drones that arrived earlier this year. Now, it seems that DJI has finalised the Mavic 3 Classic, which would be the fifth model in the Mavic 3 series, including the new Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T.
Based on earlier information, the Mavic 3 Classic will be cheaper than the Mavic 3 and the Mavic 3 Cine, DJI's other consumer-grade Mavic 3 series drones. Reportedly, DJI has set the drone's price at approximately US$1,400, which would represent a US$500 discount on the Mavic 3. For reference, this price would make the Mavic 3 Classic about twice as expensive as the Mini 3 Pro, too.
Incidentally, it appears that DJI has already certified the drone for sale in the US. Surfacing on the Federal Communications Commission last week, the drone features the chassis of the Mavic 3 but with a tweaked camera set-up. Seemingly, DJI has omitted the Mavic 3's telephoto camera, presumably wherein some of the US$500 saving lines. Still, the Mini 3 Classic is expected to utilise the same 4/3-inch CMOS sensor as the rest of the Mavic 3 family, as well as Hasselblad camera tunings. Currently, DJI is thought to have earmarked late October for the Mavic 3 Classic's release, potentially October 27. However, the company has not started teasing anything yet as it always does before product launches.
