DJI Mavic Mini Versus Spark | Should You Upgrade?

In this video I am discussing and weighing the pros and cons of both the new DJI Mavic Mini and the DJI spark and if it is a worthwhile upgrade. The Spark was a great drone and there are many pilots who still fly with it as their primary drone. With the launch of the Mavic Mini, many Spark owners are wondering if this new drone warrants an upgrade. The Mavic Mini is even more compact and portable than the Spark with some great new upgrades and features, however, there are many features that you would have to give up if you do decide the upgrade. Let's compare the Spark and Mavic Mini to see which is best suited for you.

The DJI Spark is no longer available for purchase on the DJI website, however, it can still be purchased on Amazon.

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[Unungi]

my conclusion after watching several reviews i bought mavic mini.... heres what i found now but i cant say about spark coz i havent test it...
1. the 2.7k 30fps is very nice to have and useful in post for cropping
2 the mini is lacking dynamic range sometimes i dont get the highlight i expected.
3. the 5km range really doesnt matter coz even if u fly more than 1 km u wont able to see... hope u would not want to lose the drone risking to go 5km....also dont go too high altitude strong wind is the worst enemy of the mini. but within 1km range and 200 m
altitude hope u will find best angle
4. some are explaining absence of obs sensor at the front.. but dont be... use the camera view as your obstacle sensor 😁 because more sensor on the drone definitely reduces flight time .. you dont need much sensor if u know how to fly and carefully examine sorrounding before takeoff
4. battery life is great ...in real time i can fly 20-25 mins depending on how hard the wind is
5. the quick shot mode is good but only circle mode has the best tracking mode of the locked object. i hope this will be improved in further updates.
6. in video mode the iso and shutter speed cannot be manually adjust...but the ev is quite good for me and always lock your exposure setting so that u can easily edit in post.
7. lastly i cant believe the smoothness of the footage came from this small light drone.... i always wonder the strong wind will be causing trouble but this mini stays strong and fights that wind and still able to take a smooth buttery videos but too much strong wind drains battery and also always scares me that sometimes it almost look like itd gonna lose against wind.... but i am still amazed that it stays strong and how hard it fights against the wind.... still i recommend to be careful against strong wind warning
THANKS HOPE THIS WILL BE HELPFUL FOR SOME PEOPLE

[matstang]

Love my spark. Was considering upgrading to the mini but it appears that it wont necessarily be an upgrade! For its size, the spark does it all!!

[FaceBoydFamily]

I think I'll stick with my Spark for a while. The obstacle avoidance just saved it the other day, so that's important to me. In the US not having to register the Mavic Mini doesn't mean much. If you're flying for recreation, you still have to follow the same rules as registered drones. If you're flying Part 107 then you are still required to register the Mavic MIni. If you're going to fly outdoors with the prop guards it's over 250 grams and has to be registered.

[anthonykristoffersonalonzo]

I practiced with a Tello and the Mavic Mini is just what I was waiting for.

[revjeffthomson]

No active track in the mini? That’s all I needed to hear...thanks.

[brianchristiansen]

You didn’t mention that you can’t manually ajust shutter speed, iso and white balance on the mini. That is something that can have a major impact of the look of the footage.

[jasonearlybowens]

I like the upgraded flight time on the mini but with the spark you can tap the power button twice and have the spark take off out of your hand. This feature has been very useful for me if I’m on a boat or any other place that you want to keep your drone off of the ground and from around people.

[AdamBoltGoldCoast]

Question:- One thing I used while travelling was palm launch on the Spark. This was needed in many areas that I travelled to in the Maldives as it made it easier to launch the Spark from my hand than off a sand bank that had potential to damage the drone with all the sharp bits of broken coral that could end up in the motors from the down draft of the props at take off. Another thing that I think needs to be mentioned is the lack of programable function buttons on the Mini’s remote. I have my Sparks buttons set to AE lock + Gimbal up/down. These are functions I would find difficult to live without. I also haven’t seen in any videos yet if it’s possible to change the pitch speed of the gimbal on the Mini? It was easy to change the speed in the Go4 app for the Spark which gave me nice control over panning the gimbal up/down. As a Spark owner I’m not convinced the Mini is a suitable upgrade, unless there are some major firmware/app updates to the Mini on its public release later this month. Cheers Adam

[ChongBen_]

I like the mavic mini, but i need to stick with my spark until mavic mini pro max!😉

[HookedOnClassics]

I just bought a spark. It had more features that caught my eye. Had my first flight today HOOKED

[JaimeCasap]

That was helpful! I have a Spark and based on this, I think I'm going to keep it for a while until I see what the wisdom of crowds says about the Mini...Thank you!

[tylerruane]

No obstacle avoidance, no active track, no DJI go 4, no ocusync, I’ll just stick to my spark

[bryanbuff]

I’m actually downgrading from the Mavic Air for 3 main reasons:
1) Longer flight time
2) While the Mavic Air is portable, the Mavic Mini is even lighter/smaller.
3) Ability to charge the drone with the battery in it, and with a power bank.

These outweigh the cons for me. I do hope DJI adds the ability to manually control shutter speed and WB for video though.

[blowduke]

Got a spark, just bought a mini for travelling on motorcycle as the battery life of the mini is so much better and only need one, always got one eye on battery display on sparky .

[get_outdoors]

I recently sold my Mavic Air because I found I wasn’t flying it so much, I will be buying this drone as I’m a ultra lightweight hiker/ mountain biker and will be ideal form a weight/ form factor (I just hope DJI allow phone control in the future). As a casual flyer I’ll also feel a lot more happy allow a drone that is half the price of a MA to sit around collecting dust.

[typxxilps]

my flight time of spark was damn low 12 minutes ... and that would let assume mini flight time of 26 min.
But most reviews I be seen so far indicate 28, 5 + minutes so that is a real huge progress

[ina_doesstuff]

That's alright, I'll just upgrade to Spark. Not like 2k and 1080p has a major difference, and it's cheaper for a used one.

[SeanDIY]

I have the spark and if they had an extended battery I'd never even consider the mini. I'd also say they would sell a lot of batteries.

[idrone]

I'll give up 2.7k and 3 axis gimbal for all the camera functions the Spark offers alone. I love all the active track features of the Spark and being able to control the Spark manually in quick shot modes. Flight times are no bid deal for me but if I were to upgrade it would be the Mavic Air or better. Really enjoy your channel and its content. Thanks!

[BoscoDASuperhero]

I have the spark and I’m gonna keep it. I like the idea of the mini, but I think I may just hold out for a mavic pro