I have a background in RC hobby but I don´t consider that important to this point, and if I take that experience into account then I´ll repeat what I said before here: the P3 is almost miraculous, and not only for the Lightbridge which is indeed quite a feat but maybe not the biggest on the P3.
Yes you can have extremelly sophisticated and advanced systems in RC like the ones you mentioned and more, much more. But - and therein lies the crucial point at least IMO - it´s also extremelly complex. In contrast to the Phantom which is highly capable, reliable and sophisticated yet extremelly simple to deal with.And I don´t mean only the flying part though that is unquestionably the biggest achievement of all, and maybe the reason behind its success (and IMO a potential source of problems too): pretty much anyone without any previous RC experience can unbox it, read the manual while it charges and then take off, fly around and land with infinitely more chances of success than even the simplest RC copter.
I won´t even get into 7 (or more) channel copters, airplanes and other models here, I´m comparing it to the basic and yet the P3 outperforms many sophisticated and complex aircrafts. In other words, to get to the level of experience afforded by this $ 1.5K quad in RC you have to invest a lot, learn a lot and practice an even bigger amount. If that´s good for non-hobbysts I find it even better for me, a hobbyist.
RC is a highly evolved niche, but it´s a niche and for a reason. I have in high regard the incredible level of dedication in all aspects that one needs to really get into and go on in RC. I walked that path myself but the drone and the P3 in special are another thing, another level. I´ve got amost 200 flights and as many hours already with my P3 without a single issue. Without having to replace a motor, or prop or any other part. It´s plug-and-go-play on and on.That´s a whole different experience, one I´ve only previously had with smartphones, home theaters and stuff like that.
I know many are having problems with batteries, FWs and cracking shells and stuff. That´s bad I agree but many (maybe more) aren´t, and that´s good. Such is life. And most are easy fixes, maybe not as easy and immediate as our "everything for now" society demands but sure enough a far cry from the RC experience. I´ve never had a model before - electric or combustion, flying or submerging or speeding or whatever - with even close such trackrecord of reliability and "uninterrupted fun service". I absolutely love to tweak and fix and improve these things but for a long time I´m enjoying hours after hours of simple, charge-and-play.
As a disclaimer, I´m in no way tied to DJI or any other drone company. I´m just stating my user POV, my hobbyst perspective because after yrs of dealing with some really complex and expensive toys I´m now playing with one that´s fun, capable and relatively cheap. And playing lots, in some very sophisticated ways too.
Sorry for the long post and just to get it straight I totally I respect yours and wish you have a good experience with your Phantom too ;-)