Mavic Pro vs Mavic Air - Which to Buy

If you are buying a Mavic, you want to make sure you get the one with the features and capabilities that best suit your needs. The Mavic Pro is proven to be an amazing drone that takes 4K video and can travel pretty easily with you on just about any video shoot or adventure. The Mavic Air is even smaller and has many of the same capabilities. However, the Mavic Air does give up some things in exchange for it's amazingly small size. This video outlines the advantages and disadvantages of both these DJI quadcopters and gives you a good understanding of which might be the best fit for your needs. We use thirteen objective criteria to compare both drones and make recommendations based on the results!

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[RGMGFitness]

*Hands down, the BEST comparison video between the Mavic Pro and Mavic Air I've seen to date.* Awesome job and I loved the boxing references! Well done!! I'm anxiously awaiting my 'Flame Red' Mavic Air which I should have next Tuesday. Can't wait to get the puppy up in the air. Oh, only one 'small' mistake (or mis-spoken) at the end of the video. You said the pricing as of Feb. 20th...but you meant to say Feb. 2nd, 2018. Great job again!!

[Yorku_testuje]

I own Mavic Pro 2 years now. Done some great vids with it. Happy with googles.
Now:
1. Flight time is important sure but 21 mins vs 27 mins is not a huge difference. 10vs25 is sure, but to make good shots you need 15 mins tops. Because this is why you bought it right? Unles you flying it for fun, but Pro with it's size and weight is not easy to control. Not as easy as Air.
2. Camera quality - Pro is slightly more sharper but colors are better on Air same as focus, gimbal is more stable and less fragile
3. You get 3 sets of sensors - I crashed my Mavic 3 times on the trees during intense shots and 3 of them where while I was flying backward
4. Distance - 4 km easy on Pro vs 2km on Air - but hey - believe me or not - never been flying more than 1, 5 km during filming. For fun - yes I did set 7, 5 km distance flight one way - I flew from my home to my friend. Never been so scared.
5. Controllers - Pro with screen, Air - without - fine Pro is better BUT to be honest - I always check battery level etc. on the phone not on the screen. You can fly Pro without connecting your phone? sure but so what if you can't see what you filming. you can do the same with Air + even better because it has gesture control.
5. I paid 2000 eur for Mavic and googles. I am selling it now for 1100 EUR 2 years later. Am I happy? yes because I just got Mavic Air and I can tell you straight away - it is better for non-professional filming and fun flying.
6. Pro - I will miss you, Air - long live the king :)


ps. fantastic comparison and I agree 100%.
ps. Googles are nice but you need to have nice area around you to use them. Flying low is very dangerous as you won't see cables or other small obstacles and Pro won't always detect them. They are heavy and chunky and you will get tired after top 20 min of using- I used them to watch movies - my neck was screaming to put them away after 1h...


Anyways I recommend both drones, but my choice is now Air.

[gavsmith]

If I already owned a Pro, I wouldn't bother buying the Air.
If I owned neither, I'd definitely buy the Air.

[miramarensis]

For some of us that value range, endurance and signal strength, the Mavic Pro Platinum is the clear winner. If you add a less cumbersome goggles experience, the choice is even easier to make. The Air has the size and price advantage but I'm pretty sure the Pro handles wind better and is quieter which offsets the Air's edge. My 2 cents.

[DespideTuJefe]

Dude... thank you so much for this video. I bought the Mavic Air and wanted to return it to get the Mavic Pro. After watching this video... I'm glad I got the Mavic Air. 👍

[The_Guth]

I know the feeling of moving to a complete different city, that means leaving behind everything you know and everything you fought to survive for, it aint easy. But in the bright side welcome to LA my dude, you deserve a place and home for your family, you stuck to your roots and mission and life. That right there is a true inspiration of being a great human being. Wish you the best x

[hayabusa]

Great video, clear, informative, no crappy music, no over enthusiastic child, shouting and saying ‘awesome’ ‘rad’ and any other non sensical word, every 5th word, this is useful.
I have the pro, its fine for me.

[wcw]

you didn’t mention the fact that mavic pro and air have totally different gimbal design. it is true that the air’s gimbal is more robust, but the pro’s gimbal can have wider angle of pan movement(30 degrees on the pro vs 12 degrees of the air), and the pro’s gimbal can rotate 90 degrees to shoot in true portrait mode. Although i agree that the air’s gimbal is more robust in terms of design but it still could not sustain damage from impact and a crash may cause it to malfunction. Plus the pro’s gimbal is made of metal vs plastic on the air, metal looks better imo

[flywithholyspirit]

Hi there. I bought the pro yesterday and I very pleased with it. Enjoyed your video.

[KrisAdamsTV]

I am so happy with my Mavic Air. I think the takeaway point is that either of these drones can get you amazing footage. That's not where it ends though. A lot of the brilliance of a video comes from the editing room. Countless hours adjusting and splicing footage turns great shots into amazing videos.

Thanks for sharing this, and keep up the good work. A lot of people benefit from the videos you make 💪

[BikesDrones]

Hope this video gets the views in deserves. So well crafted and informative. So many Mavic Air videos out now but none have as much useful information as this video. Thank you.

[fdrjohnson]

Thanks for taking the time to thoroughly review both drones. I just purchased the Mavic Air today from B&H. I wanted to get the FlyMore Package but they're on backorder. I've been researching for a few months and the Air looks like a clear winner amongst a number of drones in this category. I plan to take it to Vietnam and Thailand this summer, so I'll be trying to get well acclimated before my trip. Thanks again.

[DustyVid]

The pro when looking at the two flags looked sharper even some of the items in the background looked sharper

[bradmaxwell]

Have to say im a bit of a dji addict, in order of ownership (not keeping any at the same time) has been P3 Standard > P4 > Mavic Pro > Spark > Mavic Pro Plat > Mavic Air and currently have no drone, I would go back to Mavic Pro Platinum in a heartbeat but want to wait and see if a new Mavic Pro is announced soon, I loved the AIR but its just too noisy in comparison to me and the follow me mode was too slow for what I wanted (18mph max)

[TMAdventuresT]

Just got the Mavair and it truly is the next generation drone much better quality in every department, some great points raised 👌🏽

[abugarcia]

After 1 year and had owned both Mavic Pro and Air, my preference is the Pro. And now I had sold both and got the Mavic Pro 2. It knock out both the Pro and Air.

[nickpearson]

This really helped me for when I can afford a drone down the road. I feel a lot more informed about both drones

[kiliankorner]

Thank you so much for your current drone videos concerning the Mavic Air. You always mention good aspects, comparisons and present them absolutely authentically. The Mavic Air is going to be my really first drone. Thumbs up and greetings from Germany ✌🏼

[mattball]

Good Video. I was just considering my own choices. All the talk up of the Air but the video examples of the Pro look better. More detail, sharper, more contrast. I see this in other videos too. What good is a faster bitrate when the video is not as clear. Thanks for the demo. Seriously, pause the vid at 2:16 and 2:45. Just look at the image quality. Mavic Pro seems warmer, not as cool blue. Look at the trees. Mavic Air video they are blurred, and on the Mavic Pro trees, fence, rocks on the railways, utility wires look better. MP looks better, sharper more contrast all around. Maybe 100 Mb/s isn't all it's cracked up to be in this version. Longer flight time, sharper clearer video and pics AFAICT. Mavic Pro on the way.

[MNDashcam]

I have a mavic pro, spark, Enterprise dual thermal, and may buy a mini soon. Besides geofencing, dJI is pretty good.