I thought it would be fun to put together this video of the many new features and enhancements of the new DJI Mavic Air 2. I know from speaking with my subscribers that many first-time drone pilots who purchased the Mavic Mini are contemplating upgrading to the Mavic Air 2 and not sure if it’s worth the extra money. In this video, we go over 32 reasons why upgrading to the DJI Mavic Air 2 is a good idea. Now to be fair the Mavic Mini is an impressive little drone that is affordable yet powerful in its features so to keep things fair I also offer a few reasons why you may want to stick with the Mavic Mini. Please Note: I made a little mistake in the video, the Mavic Mini indeed does support upward gimbal rotation.

A bonus reason that I did not include in the video is a more accurate “return to home” landing. The DJI Mavic Mini does a good job of coming home when you initiate a “Return To Home” and lands in the general location within a few feet. However, the precision landing is really impressive on the Mavic Air 2 as in my testing it always landed within inches of the take-off location.

DJI Mavic Air 2: https://bit.ly/3aEkkiI

32 Reason To Upgrade To The Mavic Air 2

1. Ocusync 2.0 with 10 KM range
2. New controller design, better ergonomics, and easier to mount your phone
3. Fully USB-C
4. Can you phone case on when mounting in the controller
5. Toggle witch on the control for tripod, normal and sports mode
6. Quick-release propellers
7. Option to film in flat color profile (d-cinelike)
8. High resolution 4k 60 FPS video
9. Larger 1/2 inch quad bayer sensor
10. 120 MB/S bit rate compared to 40 on the Mavic Mini
11. Full HDR video and photos
12. Front and rear sensors
13. 34 minute flight time
14. A larger selection of QuikShots
15. New intelligent flight modes: Active Track 3.0, Point Of Interest 3.0, Spotlight 2.0
16. AirSense (North America Only)
17. APAS for automatically moving around objects
18. Small foldable profile
19. LED lights on the bottom of aircraft
20. Larger LED lights on aircraft making it more visible at night
21. A more solid and quality build.
22. Handles wind better
23. Will support the DJI Smart Controller
24. 240 FPS slow motion
25. 8k Hyper-lapses
26. 48Megapixel photos
27. SmartPhotos
28. Much faster in the air
29. Can fly in 10 degree colder temperatures (-10 to 40 celsius)
30. More accurate precision landing
31. Can capture raw photos
32. 8GB of built-in storage

A few reasons why you may not want to upgrade from the Mavic Mini to the Mavic Air 2

1. Costs More
2. No Longer 249 grams (must be registered)
3. Mavic Mini is smaller and easy to pack
4. Can note charge by USB or power bank.