I hate doing these because someone will ask for my EDUCATED GUESS and the same guy will go "WeLl yOu PrOmIsEd mE a MaVIc 3 bY sEptEMbEr!!1!" when it doesn't workout that way. It's happened before.

I would be happy with:
6-9 months out
$2000
Micro 4/3 sensor
6K video but on an 8K sensor, with a 6K sensor crop shooting option (I don't care about filming in 8k)
Zoom lens 24-48mm, or just a cropped shooting mode
*Swappable lenses would be great if there is no zoom. Annoying, but better than no lens options
Aperture control of course
No changes in photos they are already the beezknees, will only improve with a larger sensor

Range, flight time, sensors, smart stuff, don't care about and never use.

Why I say this?:
Mavic Air 2S was released with barely a peep about a 1 inch sensor now being only $1000. This WAS the reason for the Mavic 2 pro. They wouldn't cannibalize their own line unless they had some really juicy stuff coming

DJI already has Micro 4/3 sensor testing/formatting down with the Inspire 2 X5S camera

They want to keep this simple/hassle free because their sales are MUCH stronger when they make drones small/foldable/all-in-one. Interchangeable lenses seems clunky, but it MUST be the go-to professional tool and groundbreaking. I think a larger sensor zoom lens is the only clear victory they have.

At the least, 8K sensor with 6k cropped shooting would allow you to be at like 150% zoom without any quality loss and that would help solve the shooting modes issue some... still that seems mild compared to a larger zoom lens.

thank u for coming to my ted talk