boldblue737
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My thoughts based on these rumors...
1. Spark is gone. It didn't sell as well as thought and the size wasn't as amazing as people hoped when they couldn't fold the arms.
2. Mavic Air replaces the Spark. They are capitalizing on the more well known and respected Mavic name vs. the tainted "low end drone" Spark name.
3. Mavic Air is near Spark size but folds like a Mavic so really is a huge space advantage for travel. The camera will now be 3 axis and likely 4k. Obstacle avoidance sensors from the Mavic Pro will debut on the Mavic Air sized device. Battery life will be better then the Spark but still less than the Mavic Pro. The Mavic Air will be pushed hard to be the "mainstream" DJI drone, in the way the Mavic Pro took over the mainstream drone category from the Phantom. Basically this will be a current Mavic Pro in a Spark sized (yet smaller when folded) body.
4. The Mavic Pro 2 will debut with an improved 4k camera with 60 fps, a bigger longer life battery, the obstacle sensors from the latest Phantom drone (forward, back etc.) but in the same design of body. Price may skew upwards a few hundred dollars.
5. The Mavic Pro 2's improved battery will be made available to current Mavic Pro customers for better battery life but of course you can't get all the other advantages of the Mavic Pro 2.
Soooooo.... Spark gone, Mavic Air the new "mainstream drone" with Spark size yet now folding, decent battery, 3 axis 4k camera and a new Mavic Pro 2 in the same body with bigger battery, better camera, better sensors.
1. Spark is gone. It didn't sell as well as thought and the size wasn't as amazing as people hoped when they couldn't fold the arms.
2. Mavic Air replaces the Spark. They are capitalizing on the more well known and respected Mavic name vs. the tainted "low end drone" Spark name.
3. Mavic Air is near Spark size but folds like a Mavic so really is a huge space advantage for travel. The camera will now be 3 axis and likely 4k. Obstacle avoidance sensors from the Mavic Pro will debut on the Mavic Air sized device. Battery life will be better then the Spark but still less than the Mavic Pro. The Mavic Air will be pushed hard to be the "mainstream" DJI drone, in the way the Mavic Pro took over the mainstream drone category from the Phantom. Basically this will be a current Mavic Pro in a Spark sized (yet smaller when folded) body.
4. The Mavic Pro 2 will debut with an improved 4k camera with 60 fps, a bigger longer life battery, the obstacle sensors from the latest Phantom drone (forward, back etc.) but in the same design of body. Price may skew upwards a few hundred dollars.
5. The Mavic Pro 2's improved battery will be made available to current Mavic Pro customers for better battery life but of course you can't get all the other advantages of the Mavic Pro 2.
Soooooo.... Spark gone, Mavic Air the new "mainstream drone" with Spark size yet now folding, decent battery, 3 axis 4k camera and a new Mavic Pro 2 in the same body with bigger battery, better camera, better sensors.