Mavic 3 vs Evo 2 | DJI vs Autel | Which is the better drone?

The DJI Mavic 3 and Autel Evo 2 Pro are two of the best options out there. We will take a look at both of them to see which one might be the best option for you.

0:00 - Mavic 3 vs Evo 2 on the scene of Groundhog Day
1:17 - Video comparison
4:38 - Low light comparison
6:02 - Side by side comparison
7:25 - Why you may want the Autel Evo 2 Pro
8:05 - Why you may want the DJI Mavic 3

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[hoboi]

Mavic 3 has an edge for color, but with color grading you’re good. The night shots for the evo surprised me. But that geo restrictions on the magic is holding it back. The gimble replacements make the evo a winner. Thank you for this review

[RonaldBrown]

Good comparison video, and your testing location was beautiful. Both drones did a really good job with zooming and lowlight. Thanks for sharing Jack.

[cwclarkephotos]

Nice comparison, sticking with my Evo 2 pro

[shaneholman]

When I swapped over to the Evo 2 Pro 6k I was excited. I loved the lack of geofencing, large smart controller and the camera was nice. However that excitement slowly diminished when I started having issues. I first found out the obstacle avoidance system is super sensitive. So I almost exclusively flew with it off. Otherwise it wont let you get 10 to 15 feet away from anything. Secondly It does take some time to get used to flying it as it handles differently than DJI. After tweaking the settings I got it set up how I like it. Battery life isn't as good and they claim it to be. While we all know that what is advertised isn't what you will get...I was finding usually 25 to 30 minutes was the max I could get as anything more the batteries really don't like it and can damage really easily. Ive been flying for over 8 years and this drone takes the cake on having to replace the batteries the most. I still have Phantom 4 Pro batteries and Mavic Air 2 batteries still in great shape with over 200 flights each. After about 60 to 70 flights the Autel batteries start to lose a lot of voltage and begin swelling. One of the things that make my blood boil with it is during video shooting. Often time when I am wanting to get a level shot as I either am moving side to side the drone cannot stay level. It will either slightly ascend or descend and ruin the shot. I usually have to take this type of shot multiple times to get one that looks good and level. I have never had that issue...even with my first drone the Phantom 2 vision plus...lol. Its almost as though it is following the contour of the ground. Also the camera NEVER remains level, regardless of calibration before flights. It may start level, but after a few turns and a few minutes later it is no longer level. Off and on I have run into bugs in their software that have been at my expense (according to Autel). Once the drone no more than 30 feet away decides to return home which it perceived to be off the coast of Africa. Turned that direction and lifted up. Was still connected to the drone but it ignored every command I gave it until it crashed into a tree. After being on hold for 2.5 hours I finally spoke to someone about it and sent it in for investigation and repairs. They claimed it was my fault and charged me $300 with no explanation of why the drone did what it did. Another time I brought the drone down and landed it and it would not power down. It wanted to lurch straight up and I had to keep the stick down to keep it on the ground. It would not shut down, even after doing the manual force shutdown with both sticks inverted down. I literally had to hold the drone down with one hand and try to shut the battery off. It refused to do so and so I had to just eject the battery all the while the blades were spinning. After that I decided enough was enough. Poor customer service (not that DJI is any better), unreliable drone glitches, poor battery usage life and unreliable flight mechanics, camera is never level...so forth and so on. I hate to have to return to DJI, but time is money for me and Its sad that my mavic air 2 can get a shoot and a half done with one battery where the Evo 2 pro needs almost 2 batteries to finish one.

[quiet]

Not an expert but doesnt the Evo 2 footage look overexposed?

[brycesteiner]

In the night zoom, Evo had less noise by quite a bit. I had a hard time telling because of YT compression. I believe EVO lets you fine tune your look in the drone too. I don't think you could go wrong with either if price was equal.

[valleyvistadrones]

Love my EVO II Pro but wouldn't give up my Mini 2 for anything. Great video, but how about some groundhog shots? LOL!

[venkateshwarraopilli]

Amazing ❤️👍 keep it up 👏🙏🙏 make more videos 🤩🙏🙏my support from Gujarat India 🇮🇳👍🙏 take care ❤️👍🙏🙏

[EbenRogers]

This review the EVO Definitely did a good job in night in regards to sharpness. However in every other category the M3 wins. Color saturation and sharpness was a blowout. The EVO is such a soft image. The EVO not having geofencing is a plus as well, unless you get fined. Range, which isn’t observed in this review, the M3 wins.

Overall great review and if I had an EVO I’d want it to win this comparison as well but the truth is, it simply doesn’t IMO. I’m going to get the M3. It’s more expensive but I believe it to be the better drone. Day/twilight pictures it was an easy winner IMO. That said, the EVO is much older and held its own, particularly in night. Just don’t care for the softness of the image and the washed colors.

Thanks for your review.

[TristanMaligDelta]

I've been a long time DJI user yet I've flown a few Autel drones. Both are great companies with the drones they release and hold merits in their own rights. I am still considering getting the Evo 6k or if not, the Evo Lite+ I'm sold by the geofencing. Yet whenever I get contracts to film professionally, I've always gone to my DJI drones and especially my recent acquisition of the DJI Mavic 3. Its great seeing videos like this where the presenter isn't completely biased to one side.

[joelegg]

Thanks for time putting this out I have a Mavic 3 wish I went with Autel. Geo-fencing is for the birds.

[dougcooper]

Excellent Comparison Video Of The Mavic 3 Versus The Autel Evo 2. When Autel Comes Out With The New Evo 3, or Whatever Name They Use, That Would Be A Great and Better Comparison, Mavic 3 Versus Evo 3. Thank You Jack and Chris!

[Tonkabollocks]

Good work! Did notice some differences in time of day/lighting angles and flight paths in some of the side by side footage! But REALLY this is: CAMERA TEST - DJI Mavic 3 - 4/3" vs Autel/1", on weight/endurance/camera it seems to me the Mavic 3 wins Mavic 3 CLAIMS significantly higher forward sensing speed! (No contest on: 1) price! 2)Geofencing/'freedom to fly' and hard to argue that to OA/CA on Evo 2 is STILL superior, as it was not presented here!)

[ronmac]

Wow - what a difference in image quality!

[techdoc.repair]

The autel drone has obsticle avoidance while piloting the drone, the dji only avoids things while in auto pilot.. the autel is better, has better avoidance and is just better.

[Emuspaul]

Well, I'm keeping my E2P, since there doesn't seem to be significant difference in video quality, and Autel has no geofencing, has HDR, and my orbits work well. Only glitch is AO calibration error message keeps flashing on the screen, and the OA calibration tool doesn't work on my iMac. I preordered the Nano plus because I was interested in the Mini 2, but my DJI Phantoms are bricked at my house despite LAANC for 200 feet.

[darrellbrown]

Clearly, Mavic3 stands out in color quality

[samtronicsvideo]

Hi… interesting comparison…. But, unless I missed it, what was the iso setting of each camera? Hopefully the same for both drones…. Regards…. Ron

[OliverWolter]

It is obvious, the EVO produces more detail. But for some it is too much truth, and they prefer the softer image of the M3, calling it more cine-like. I do prefer the EVO because for one, I do not shoot movies and second, I can render it soft in post if I chose to do so. But I can not reveal detail which hasn´t been there to begin with.

[Templario_]

Now the same but with the Autel Evo 2 Pro V3. A real monster at night