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Drone Comparison:
Here are the six drones that we’ll be comparing.
Price | Ease of Use & Travel | Flying | Camera
Mavic Pro
Phantom 3 Professional
Inspire 1 Raw
GoPro Karma
Phantom 4 Pro
Inspire 2 X5S
Best Drone Camera Pricing:
These is one of the easiest ways to decide which drone is best for you. There is a big range of pricing from consumer drones to professional equipment designed to be operated by a video production team.
Ease of Drone Use and Travel:
How easy is it to travel with your drone? How much time does it take to pull it out of it’s case and get into the air. The winners here are the Mavic & Karma; followed by the Phantom series; followed by the Inspire series. There are a lot of factors that go into measuring this so we rated the following drones with a simple 1-10 score.
Mavic Pro
10 out of 10
Phantom 3 Professional
7 out of 10
Inspire 1 Raw
6 out of 10
GoPro Karma
10 out of 10
Phantom 4 Pro
7 out of 10
Inspire 2 X5S
6 out of 10
Best Drone Flying Performance:
These drones have a big range in flying performance and features. Which is best for you? All of these drones can fly in light wind and include basic obstacle avoidance and return to home features. There are many factors in determining the best flying features so we’ve simplified it to a 1-10 rating.
Mavic Pro
9 out of 10
Phantom 3 Professional
8 out of 10
Inspire 1 Raw
8 out of 10
GoPro Karma
8 out of 10
Phantom 4 Pro
9 out of 10
Inspire 2 X5S
10 out of 10
Best Drone Camera Quality:
This is the most important factor in determining the best drone for you. If you’re buying a drone with a camera, make sure the camera quality meets your standard. The lowest score here is the Karma because it uses the GoPro camera. The highest score is the Inspire 2 which delivers 5.2K in 12bit with 4.2Gbps. That’s 53x the amount of video data as the GoPro. Also, the Inspire cameras are the only two with interchangeable lenses. There are many more factors that go into this so we gave each drone a simple 1-10 rating.
Mavic Pro
6 out of 10
Phantom 3 Professional
6 out of 10
Inspire 1 Raw
9 out of 10
GoPro Karma
5 out of 10
Phantom 4 Pro
7 out of 10
Inspire 2 X5S
10 out of 10
Best Drone Overall:
This rating can’t determine the best drone for you. However, we’ve summed up all the features and have given a final score of best drone overall. We recommend looking at the “Latest Pricing” and selecting the best drone at the price you can afford.
Inspire 2 X5S
10 out of 10
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