hey I'm Ben from AUTHENTECH and today
we're comparing the new DJI spark verse
the Mavic Pro oh and if you haven't seen
my in-depth spark review yet be sure to
watch that at the end now let's start
with size and portability the spark
weighs just 300 grams that's with props
and battery Mavic weighs 734 as for
dimensions the spark is 143 millimeters by 143 by 55 that Mavic is 83 by 198 by
83 this one is interesting because when
the Mavic is unfolded it's clearly much
larger but when it's folded up it
travels really compact the spark however
can't fold in arms like the Mavic though
I wish it could so when transporting
it's small but not crazy portable like
fit in your pocket small though I do
have that feeling we'll hopefully see
this in a future model next they both
can be controlled via a Wi-Fi mobile
device or using a dedicated controller
now unfortunately since the spark
controller isn't out yet I couldn't test
that out but of what I've seen it looks
very similar to the Mavic design I
personally love that Mavic controller
it's very ergonomic and comfortable in
hand folds up small for portability to
compare Mac's transmission range while
maintaining video streaming the spark
and maverick are the same when flying
via Wi-Fi 80 meter distance and 50 meter
height with the remote controller spark
and go 1.2 miles and Mavic goes 4 point
3 both are crazy far in my opinion as
for top speed both our throttle when
flying via Wi-Fi the spark tops at 6 and
1/2 miles per hour Mavic at 9 when
flying via dedicated controller these
both take a massive jump spark at 31 and
Mavic a sporty one area of key
difference in battery life spark is
rated up to 16 minutes still good for
its small size and the Mavic up to 27
minutes this obviously makes sense as
that Mavic has a much larger battery
over the spark more than double the
milliamp hours now on to the big test
camera comparison both cameras are one
two third inch CMOS sensors spark is 12
megapixel Mavic is twelve point three
five the lenses are different 25 mil at
2.6 on the spark 28 mill at 2.2 on Mavic
the lower f-stop on the Mavic will help
in low-light but interestingly spark had
that slightly wider field of view for
video resolution the spark is only 1080p
30fps 24 megabits per second while the
Mavic can crank out 4k 30fps 16 megabits
per second I filmed some side-by-side
comparison footage for us to analyze and
see if we could spot the differences
here's some of my observations they both
have great stabilization spark only
being two axes in the Mavic has three
now please know I'm editing and
uploading on a 4k canvas and this 1080p
spark footage is getting op scaled I say
for overall quality it still holds up
well and looks pretty dang good
nice colors white balance not too
saturated or over sharpened all settings
were set on default overall nice dynamic
range on both spark and Mavic however
the higher video bitrate on the Maverick
is going to help in some key areas one
being the finer details especially in
the shadows and highlights take this
freeze-frame for example on the Mavic
you can see some details in the tree
bark versus the spark rushes those
blacks and we can't see much a few
seconds ahead let's pause and check out
the tree branches the spark holds up
very well against the mattock here solid
clarity and sharpness and those leaves
one other area of the Mavic will
outshine the spark is in low-light
here's a quick photo and video
comparison and the spark honestly does a
nice job for its price point so very
interesting overall in certain shots I
can clearly see the better camera on the
Mavic Pro but then other times the spark
held on close and still captured
beautiful shot my only complaints well
sometimes the gimbal horizon goes off
mid-flight and this happens on both of
them I'd love to see an update fix this
also I wish the spark could record 4k
video and I wish the Mavic would fix
that focusing issue there are still
times I command it to refocus and snap a
shot and it still comes out blurry
anyway as for pricing the Mavic Pro is
currently a thousand dollars while the
spark is going to be almost half that
price around 5 to 600
dollars in closing which one is better
more bang for the buck well of course it
really comes down to your budget and
what you intend to use the drone for are
you intending to capture family memories
friends at the park or maybe aerial real
estate photography and up in your game
on YouTube let me know what your
thoughts are down in the comments and
which one you would want and why they
both have tons of smart features like
active track and object avoidance both
are easy and safe to fly smart reliable
convenient to transport you seriously
can't go wrong with either now if you
want to check out the current pricing
I'll give you those links down below
also make sure you watch my in-depth
review of this new spark if you haven't
already consider subscribing thanks so
much for watching and until next time
let's live AUTHENTECH