As I understand it, the hardware is exactly the same.
I have run through the Python code and have run the video example on the
Tello and it works well. This for me is a great step forward since we now have a full explanation of the video stream and how to decode it.
I have not got this working yet but the Tello_Video(With_Pose_Recognition) looks like it can provide gesture commands to the control of the
Tello.
So the original
Tello with up to date firmware can be controlled using the Python sample code.