XIAOMI MI Drone vs DJI Phantom 4 Pro - KEN HERON

Touted as "The Phantom Killer", the XIAOMI MI Drone steps up to the plate to challenge the king of all consumer drones.

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This flight complies with the rules set forth by the FAA
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[mikeobrien]

The Mi looks brilliant taking into account its less than 1/3 the price of the DJI. One has to consider value for money and in that contest the Mi wins hands down

[perseohernandez]

Well. we can not expect to have the same features with such a price difference. But really a very good xiaomi quality.

[nck]

You Have to remember that dji4 pro is 1500$ but XIAOMI is 400$

[cheitharol]

Turn off the beginner mode and you can fly more distance

[rcandy]

Hi Ken, New subscriber here, I have the XAIOMI MI Drone 4k and I can assure you that it goes a lot further than the 500 metres you where saying, you can change that in the menu you had that in beginners mode, I've took mine well over 2km's I love my Mi drone it does exactly what I want it to do and it takes great video also, you can also remove the overlay on the main screen so that you get full screen, I wouldn't buy a DJI product clearly because of the people i've seen having problems with them because of the software, anyway great video of the two drones I know within myself I made the right decision to go with the Mi drone 4k also ken try putting a faster SD card in there because I don't get any lag what so ever when I fly mine...have a great day :-)

[FlatlandFPV]

They are no where near close in price as the Mi 4k comes in under $500 even on amazon if you do a search. Mine was $384 express shipped. You are in factory default in every setting, you can adjust pic levels..., you are set in beginners mode on your range limitations, (personally have a 2 mile flight in a wooded area), speed is upwards of 30mph and you know absolutely nothing about the drone, or your lack of knowledge about the features and settings make it seem that way. There are plenty of reviews by people who actually took the time to learn the drone and it hangs tough with the P4 and the Mavic. Just feel you are DJI biased and it shows in the review, but don't call it an honest comparison without at least some knowledge of the product you have in hand. Not saying it can beat the DJI P4 Pro you are comparing it to but its much better than your one sided review. Just my 2 cents.

[pipnmaz]

I'd be interested to see if Ken revisits the Xiaomi drone review after little more time spent with it. Some of the cons / complaints of the drone are purely due to user / set up error.
The complaint of range is purely the default app restriction of 500m which is easily adjusted (refer to 7:57 in the video which shows the distance at 499m) and the complaint of the lack of horizontal speed may be due to the 10m/s default setting in the app (although the footage shows Ken maxing out at only 8m/s) which is, again, easily adjusted up to 16m/s.

[Rvalivesound]

I flew the Mi 4K today for the first time and I was very, very impressed with the way it flew and the potential that it has. I did not find it to be slow at all! On the other hand I am not a P4 owner so maybe I just don't know what I'm missing speedwise! Very predictable and stable. Decent shots without any work on calibration or changing settings on the gimbal or camera yet. I noticed the squeaking noise, but no shaking (in the video or in person). I hear a similar squeaking sound when flying the AOSENMA CG035. I do not hear that with the Spark drone or any DJI drones for that matter. I think its pretty solid with the price its even more attractive! Are you going to get a chance to do more videos with the Mi or was this a one time thing?

[terryedgerton]

G/day Ken. Greetings from OZ. Ken, I don’t think you have been fair in this comparison. You have been operating the P4P as your drone for eons now and have it set up how you like it but the opposition (can’t spell it) is new in your hands. I am sure the Showme is not up to the P4P but at half the price (not $700) it is worth looking at. The P4P is king for sure (my grandson has one and wow) and one day my pension will allow me to have one. The short range and camera deficiency I am sure could have been improved with some fettling in the app. Regardless, I will continue to be very happy with my Mavic. Have a nice Christmas and look forward to your videos. Cheers. 🇦🇺

[TheGalifrey]

You're in beginner mode, hence the distance and speed limit.

[RonaldBrown]

Nice comparison of these two 4k quad's. The Xiaomi has come a long way since it was introduced last year but it still hasn't caught up to the P4. But it is a good budget option for someone who doesn't need all the features DJI offers. Good job Ken, and I hope Santa can come through with that P5.

[PuppiesTheHand]

0:08 the goofy ahh Santa part 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[melvynwilde]

Completely false information! You've obviously got it set in "beginners mode". Hence the limitations. Look at the price - it's the best value drone out there and it performs really well.

[PeterJCimino]

No Phantom 5 yet and we are closing on 1.5 years since this video!! WTF???!?! Love the vids Ken, keep it up! Lets hope the 5 is coming now that the 4 is over!

[MarcusPParso]

Ken, there's a lot of errors in this one but it's OK I"ll let it slide ha ha Don't take the corrections below as a negative I love your work and you were not to know with that beginner thing - it gets everyone

- don't use the cable unless you absolutely have to(ancient phone or tablet etc), there is no lag for most people and infact there's even the option of accessing the second video stream (not documented) on another device at the same time. It seems a few owners on some versions of Android had lag issues - that's an Android and drone thing ha ha. I have never used the cable on either android or IOS. For screen capture IOS 11 now has that built in so I avoid the android mostly.
-You don't need the phone at all to fly the drone, controller is fine
-You had it in beginner mode hence the slow speed and limited range. Typically with LOS you can go up to 4km with out any battery concerns on the returns, Speed with beginner mode turned off in settings is 16m/sec and 18 m/sec in Atti - thats fast !!!!
-The drone operates on the 5Ghz band only which is not that common but it's relatively interference free apart from a few a few 5ghz downsides
-Updating, if you choose to do so does not take 20mins at all unless you had some crazy bad internet access, This is something that you would of course do when you first get the drone but then it's just like any other drone, It's not mandatory either.
-The whistle noise is not out of balance props either its normal on all of them and other brands too, think of it as some happy birds enjoying the drones presence. The shaking thing on yours though is strange
-it folds up really flat too so you can stuff the thing in a backpack and that gimbal can now be used on a very Dildo like handheld gimbal thingo that's just been released which might interest a few

It not a DJI 4 pro killer 3 advanced.... maybe a 4 standard on par but I don't think that was the intention. It's lacking all the obstacle avoidance sensors apart from the ground one and also 4K 60FPS, this one maxes out at 4K30. There's no option (yet) of any ND filters either

It's cheap and the spare $$ that I now have is being spent on a Mavic but this one is a keeper and the two will make a great team

M

[mesodan]

Hi Ken, just a minor correction. The DJI P4P doesn’t have a rectilinear lens. It just uses software to correct it later. If you look at a true RAW file you will see plenty of the fisheye effect.

[highdesertdays]

Xiao Mi - $423
DJI Phantom 4 Pro - $1243
This was an easy choice for me.

[HaveFaithInGod]

One reviewer says you must accomplish a certain number of hours before it'll let you go full distance. Also it can be bought for under $425 not $700. For less than half the cost you can "almost" have the DJI. Looks like a winner to me. Video looked great. Of course I can balance the props and learn the app to save that much money.

[willproduction]

Saving up for mi drone for Christmas!!!

[Poke-Joe]

Good view on both drones glad your here.