I’ve been testing the brand-new DJI Mic Mini 2 for three weeks — and it’s the best budget mic for content creators

The DJI Mic Mini 2 is, without a doubt, the best microphone for content creators on a budget. Building from the Mic Mini’s already impressive roster of specs, the Mic Mini 2 now has vocal tones — à la Shure — swappable colorful body plates, and the RX now has backwards compatibility, meaning you can connect older DJI TXs. It’s just not compatible with 2022’s DJI Mic.

Of course, you still get pro-level sound quality, with clarity across plosive and sibilant words, and a rich, warm profile (which you can make even warmer with the “Rich” vocal tone). On top of being pro-quality at a decidedly budget price, the Mic Mini 2 comes with either a smartphone USB-C RX or the traditional camera RX.

This level of versatility, not to mention its sublime ease of use, makes the DJI Mic Mini 2 super easy to recommend. I can’t imagine my content without this mic now — and I don’t think you’ll regret getting this mic, either. To find out why I gave this mic a 5-star rating, keep reading this DJI Mic Mini 2 review.

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DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Specs

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Price & availability

The Mic Mini 2 is available in three styles: Transmitter (TX) only (if you already have a receiver for your recording device), smartphone creator, or standard creator. I tested the 1-TX smartphone creator, which comes with one microphone and one USB-C receiver (RX).

The prices vary according to how many TX units you get, but one TX + USB-C RX would be £49, and two TX + USB-C RX would be £69 from Amazon. The standard creator package with two TX and a standard RX (for cameras and phones) is £89.

This is almost incomprehensibly cheap for a microphone of this caliber. The previous model, Mic Mini, is £65, so there’s been a price increase of £20, but I really don’t mind considering the improvements. The DJI Mic 3 was recently released for a max of $329/£259, but I would reserve recommending this only for videographers or pros. The Mic Mini series is for content creators or newbies.

I’ve also tested the $139/£129 Rode Wireless Micro, and I now use the DJI Mic 2 in The Coffee Lab, my TikTok/Instagram series.

I think you’d be happy with any of these aforementioned mics, but if you’re on a budget, it’s got to be the £49 Mic Mini 2. You cannot tell how cheap this mic is by listening to it.

Availability

All that being said, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows in DJI land. You might have noticed a glaring omission in the pricing information above. In light of the U.S. government’s ongoing drone-related feud with DJI, the Mic Mini 2 is not available in the U.S., and will not be available in the U.S. at all.

From DJI’s spokesperson: “We do not have US pricing. The DJI Mic Mini 2 will not be available in the US market as the application for authorization is still pending.”

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Design & controls

The Mic Mini 2 has a utilitarian design, which I personally love. It’s relatively inconspicuous while also boasting the DJI logo for those social media “I’m a content creator who knows what I’m doing” points.

The USB-C receiver is transparent — a major noughties vibe if you ask me — and beyond easy to use. It has two buttons: one for pairing, one slider for on-mic ambient noise reduction. Simply slide the slider to turn ambient noise reduction on or off. This is great, as it means you won’t have to fiddle with apps during interviews or content creation sessions.

The TX itself is also transparent, which I personally love. You can get covers in orange, green, pink, and basically every color of the rainbow. On top of this, you can get a pack of multi-colored windscreens/dead cats for an extra £20.

I’m happy to see this degree of personalization — now you can have the same mic as every other content creator (because it’s that good) but still make it your own.

Charging case

The charging case size will depend on the model you purchase, but mine was relatively compact — just double the size of my AirPods Pro 3 case. I was able to throw the mic in my bag for on-the-go content creation without needing to rearrange my suitcase.

I could also fit the windscreen/dead cat in the charging case alongside the RX and TX — another major plus for on-the-go usage.

Controls

As touched on above, the DJI Mic Mini 2 is beyond easy to use. There are buttons on the TX and RX, but I rarely had to use these. The mic always automatically connected to the RX, and the RX always automatically transmitted to my phone camera. I didn’t have to do anything.

If you’re a complete mic newbie, you will not be disappointed or frustrated with the Mic Mini 2. It has seriously changed my content for the better.

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Features & connectivity

As this is a £49-£89 mic, it’s not as feature-heavy as the DJI Mic 3. The Mic 3 has a touchscreen on the RX and chunkier TXs, onboard storage, timecode sync, and handles up to four mics on one receiver. You won’t find any of this on the Mic Mini 2.

But that’s not to say the Mic Mini 2 is featureless, because that’s far from the truth.

As with the Mic 3, the Mic Mini 2 can link with DJI devices like the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 and Osmo Pocket 3 without a receiver. It’ll also hook up to the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro or DJI Osmo Action 6 wirelessly, too. This works via DJI’s proprietary OsmoAudio — which is essentially just Bluetooth, making it fine for vlogging but poor for loud environments and wide audio dynamic ranges, where you’ll want to hook up via the RX for higher recording quality.

You can also connect to any phone without a receiver using standard Bluetooth. I used the RX with my iPhone 16 Pro for all content.

The Mic Mini 2 also records a safety track: one at normal volume, one 6dB quieter to prevent clipping. It also has vocal tone modes to make your voice sound deeper, should you so desire, which I’ll go into more detail about below.

If you want a more professional-feeling mic, I’d recommend checking out the $329 Rode Wireless Go Gen 3 or the $399 Rode Wireless Pro, which we used in our Buy or Skip videos. Both of these models have 32-bit float onboard storage (up to 40 hours), and the Pro has premium features like a timecode generator.

App

The DJI Mic Mini 2 uses the DJI Mimo app, which is relatively straightforward to use. You can update firmware, add voiceovers, and import audio clips for videos recorded on DJI cameras. If you shoot on DJI cameras or use the built-in editing software, it’s an essential. However, if you predominantly film with your phone, I’m not sure you’ll need it. Actually, I was using it without the app for weeks before I downloaded it, and I don’t think I missed out on much — but that could be because I record on my phone.

As you can cycle through noise reduction modes on the receiver itself, you don’t need to use the app to select this or configure any settings.

You get much more in the DJI app than Rode’s app, so if you’re the kind of person who loves a companion app, I’d recommend the Mic Mini 2 over the Rode Wireless Micro.

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Audio quality

For just $49 (the combo I tested), I could not believe the sound quality. I’ve tested pretty much every mic brand under the sun, and, for me, Shure always comes out on top — but the DJI Mic Mini 2 is a fantastic budget option if Shure is a little out of reach.

I use the DJI Mic Mini 2 for my Instagram content, which you can watch here.

Did you hear that sound quality? It’s faithful, rich, warm, and while there’s a little popping, this is nowhere near bad enough for me to knock stars off. Perfecting microphone etiquette will help reduce popping, so that’s something I need to work on.

As usual, though, I put the DJI Mic Mini 2 through our standardized audio tests, which I’ll get into now.

Standardized audio testing

To test the quality of the Mic Mini 2, I put the microphone through its paces with plosives, fricatives/sibilance, and ambient noise reduction. This is with the windscreen/dead cat attached.

Plosives

To test plosives, I recited some tongue twisters. This is me being really forceful with the air and really trying to make popping sounds. If you have decent microphone etiquette, yours won’t be as bad as this. Again — watch the embedded Instagram video if you want a real-life usage.

As you can hear, there are quite a few pronounced pops. However, this didn’t clip the recording. As long as you know how to speak into a microphone, you should be fine. I never experienced majorly off-putting pops in my real-life usage.

Fricatives/sibilance

Take a listen to this MP3.

I was super surprised by how adeptly the Mic Mini 2 handled hissing sounds. Again, I was really trying to enunciate all that sibilance, so I was genuinely impressed here. You don’t even have to know microphone etiquette for the Mic Mini 2 to make you sound good!

Ambient noise reduction

For this test, I recorded two clips. One with noise reduction set to High, one with noise reduction turned off.

This is with noise reduction on high.

I sound a little underwater, but in general, this is majorly impressive for a £49-£89 mic. You can’t hear much of the ambient noise track — in real life, it was seriously loud. I’d recommend using the Mic Mini 2 in loud places like city interviews without a worry.

This is with noise reduction off.

Even with noise reduction off, I was really impressed with this performance. Seriously, the DJI Mic Mini 2 feels like my forever mic now. I don’t think anyone would be disappointed with this budget beast.

Extra features

As touched on above, the DJI Mic Mini 2 has two (three, kind of) vocal tones in the Mimo app. You can choose between Rich, Bright, or Normal. Take a listen to my voice clips below.

This is with Rich.

I think my voice actually does sound deeper. It enhances the lower range of my voice, which gives me that broadcast-like sound, but there is a little fuzziness not present without the tone.

This is with Bright.

I really don’t think this suits my voice — it makes me sound a little pinchy. This would be if you want to make your voice sound more energetic and fresh.

This is with no vocal tones.

As you can hear, my voice is still audible and clear in all three of these clips — it’s just your preference. I think I like my voice unfiltered, though.

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Battery life

With a fully charged case, the Mic Mini 2 can provide up to forty-eight hours of battery life. Let me just put it this way: I’ve been using the Mic Mini 2 for four weeks, and I’ve only had to charge it once — I post about five videos a week. I never have to think about charging the Mic Mini 2, which is such a relief when I’m thinking about everything else that comes with content creation!

This is so much better than the Sennheiser Profile Wireless, which is intended to last seven hours, but I found myself needing to recharge it every couple of days (despite only using it for maybe two hours).

DJI Mic Mini 2 review: Verdict

The DJI Mic Mini 2 is my perfect microphone. It’s plug-and-play, works without a companion app, sounds great, looks great, and is just £49-£89. I seriously don’t know what else I could ask for.

I hope the 5-star rating speaks for itself, but if you still need a little persuading, let me try my best. I use this mic for my Instagram page, it’s ready to record in seconds after plugging into my phone, and I can record directly into my camera or into Instagram. There’s never any audio sync issues, my voice is always clear, and it wouldn’t set me back $$$. This is the cheapest, quickest way to hack pro-level video at an amateur-level price.

I’m going to use the DJI Mic Mini 2 for the rest of eternity (or until it breaks, of course). This is the best affordable mic for mobile content creators, and it’s not even close.