I am really wanting a drone and looks like in 2 weeks I will get a paycheck and I will be able to buy one. Should I wait for the phantom 5, or just buy the 4 pro? Any rumors of dates or anything like that when the phantom 5 might be coming out?
buy the Phantom 4 pro now or wait
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Do you need one today? Get a p4p
Can you wait 3 weeks? Mavic 2 pro comes out and will rival image quality and features of p4p in s much smaller package at a better price.
Do you want the “best”? P5 should be out some time after summer (perhaps).
Edit: seems Mavic 2 might be delayed until June The DJI Mavic Pro II may be delayed until late spring
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Any new DJI drone that's released will have issues that will take months to resolve. That's the pattern we've seen for years and I expect no change in this pattern anytime soon. That's exactly why I waited 6mos after P4P was released before I bought mine. The P4P is a good solid drone that has a 4+mile range and a great camera. Nothing else comes close to that.
You might wait for the Mavic2 to be released ONLY to see if it affects the P4P pricing. DJI has a pattern of lowering price on old models when new models are released. If the Mavic2 does in fact rival P4P camera-wise, I would expect the price on P4P to be lowered a little. However, we really don't know when Mavic2 will be announced. March is the rumor, but it's only a rumor at this point.
You might wait for the Mavic2 to be released ONLY to see if it affects the P4P pricing. DJI has a pattern of lowering price on old models when new models are released. If the Mavic2 does in fact rival P4P camera-wise, I would expect the price on P4P to be lowered a little. However, we really don't know when Mavic2 will be announced. March is the rumor, but it's only a rumor at this point.
The Mavic air is getting very good reviews, might be worth considering.
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I love my p4p+. The mavic air had just been released when I was making my purchase decision but I liked the better camera of the p4p+, it's proven track record, longer flight time and wider operating envelope (speed, winds, etc). Hard to say whether I would have waited had I known the mavic pro 2 was just around the corner. Still, I have the p4p+ now and I love it!
Without knowing exactly what the Phantom V will bring, tough call, I always like the latest greatest so if you can wait?
If not, the P4P is an excellent bird and is available as we speak.
If not, the P4P is an excellent bird and is available as we speak.
Yes, however that would kill the Mavic pro sales stone dead. Should be called a Spark pro, but reviews are excellent.
Not really, it's also limited on flight time versus Mavic Pro. But your right, it shouldn't carry the Mavic name without Ocu-Sync IMO.
The MavAir also a much louder. You can't do things like this below, which was from a Mavic Pro.
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With the rumors of the Mavic 2 do you think once it is released it will drop the phantom 4 pro price?
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I think the release of the Phantom 5 will more likely affect the P4P price.
Yes but some may like the form factor of the phantom better. And hopefully it will receive a discount
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This has been in the "Rumor" stage for some time now? I've yet to see any confirmation from DJI on this. So far, the only signs have been hand-drawn sketches of what it might look like and chit-chat.
