A 1kWh portable power station that can be recharged to 80% in under an hour, fits on one arm, and you can fly your drone off it mid-field. I’m obsessed, and I haven’t even held one yet.
DJI officially launched the Power 1000 Mini globally on April 20, calling it its most portable 1kWh power station to date, built on more than 15 years of battery research and over 700 battery patents.
DJI making a power station felt weird to me at first. Then I looked at the specs and stopped questioning it entirely.
Here’s what got me immediately:
The Power 1000 Mini comes in at roughly half the size of the larger DJI Power 1000 V2, with a 1008Wh battery packed into a unit measuring 314 x 212 x 216mm and weighing 11.5kg. For context, that’s the kind of size where you can realistically toss this in a car alongside your drone case and not feel like you’re packing for a camping expedition just to shoot one location.
The charging speed is where DJI really flexes.
Plugged into wall power in Fast Recharge Mode, the Power 1000 Mini hits 80% in 58 minutes and 100% in 75 minutes. That’s honestly really fast for a 1kWh unit. Most competitors in this space take two to three hours; above all, I’ve waited longer for my phone to charge.
For drone pilots specifically, this thing is basically a dream accessory. Using the DJI Power Fast Charge Cable for Drones, a DJI Air 3 Series battery can go from 10% to 95% in about 30 minutes. If you’ve ever lost golden hour because you ran out of drone batteries and had no outlet nearby, you already understand why this matters so much.
The recharging flexibility also genuinely impressed me. It supports car charging through a built-in 400W car charger and solar charging through a 400W MPPT module, removing the need for extra adapters. With all these recharging possibilities, you can charge it while driving to your shoot location, then use it on-site. That’s a full workflow in one box.
Longevity is also remarkable here.
The LFP battery is rated to maintain approximately 80% capacity after 4,000 charge cycles, supporting up to 10 years of theoretical daily use. And this power station can handle being sat on, literally. The body has a static pressure-bearing capacity of up to one ton and is rated to operate normally at altitudes up to 5,000 meters.
At $467, it’s not cheap. But for creators, drone operators, or anyone who spends time working outdoors, this is the kind of kit that pays for itself fast. DJI didn’t just make a power station. They made the one they actually needed in the field.
