DJI's first 360-degree drone leaks again – and an official launch could be very soon

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DJI's first 360-degree drone leaks again – and an official launch could be very soon News By David Nield published 23 November 2025

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The DJI Avata 360 may look similar to the DJI Avata 2 (Image credit: DJI)

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DJI is expected to launch its first drone with a 360-degree camera in the near future, ready to compete directly with the Insta360 Antigravity A1, and a fresh leak gives us some indication of when the DJI model might launch.

It's expected to be called the DJI Avata 360, and DroneXL has spotted that the flying machine has just been granted regulatory approval at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US.

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However, there's the potential of a DJI device ban looming in the United States, which could come into force on Tuesday, December 23. That will happen unless the US government specifically approves DJI technology as permitted before then.

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With that in mind, the team at DroneXL expects DJI to try and get the 360-degree drone on sale before December 23 – otherwise, it's not going to be available in the US at all. In other words, we might see the DJI Avatar 360 appear any day from now.

Predicted specs

Insta360 has already unveiled the Antigravity A1 (Image credit: Future)

Some important specs for the drone have been revealed so far, from both the FCC filing and other sources. It looks as though we're going to get a 38.67 Wh (14.32 V) battery, which would be a 26% capacity boost from the DJI Avata 2.

Dual 1/1.1-inch CMOS sensors are expected for the camera system, enabling 8K video capture in 360 degrees at 50 frames per second,, with 4K/120fps standard video and 38MP panoramic still photos also still available.

Four front-facing sensors and two side sensors are expected to provide obstacle avoidance, and enable the drone to follow moving subjects. As for connectivity, OcuSync 4.0 tech will apparently provide a range of up to 20 kilometers (12.4 miles).

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All of this should be official sooner rather than later, even if there remains a lot of uncertainty about DJI in the US. We've written a full explanation of what the ban would potentially mean for new and existing DJI products.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you'll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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