Umar Shakir

If the feature launches, it wouldn’t be unlike Telegram’s animated emoji it added last year. Telegram did have to initially backtrack on “telemoji” apparently due to its resemblance with Apple’s emoji designs, but it looks like WhatsApp will have more unique designs from the start.

The new, denser 3,938mAh battery packs ($400 each) enable the increased flight time, along with a new lighter-weight Gremsy gimbal ($4,000) that is designed for more accurate imaging in industrial applications. It works better with smaller lenses like the 24mm f/2.8 G.

And with Sony’s new RTK kit ($4,000) the Airpeak can be controlled more reliably and accurately, especially around areas of strong interference — think wind turbines. It also enables repeat missions with centimeter-accurate positioning compared to the previous meter-accurate GNSS system.