My ma has connectivity issues, even in short distance, as my spark does, but I am in a CE country.
Mavic pro, is another class, another category. Ocusync makes a great difference, and not only for better connectivity and range. I can fly it without a device connected, all important information is on the screen of RC. I fly MP with two remotes, while teaching my son to fly, or while someone else handles gimbal and camera. In the same time, someone can watch the view via the goggles. All wireless, and all because of ocusync.
Talking about portability, yes, ma is smaller, but I carry my drones in the original fly more cases, and Mavic pro fits in a very small bag, maybe smaller than ma's bag.
Camera on Air has better dynamic range, but on the other hand is fixed focus.
The two drones are different, and a comparison maybe is not fair. For example, if ask someone to tell us, why he decided to buy air vs Inspire, if he says "because of its size" he is right, but this doesn't make air an overall better drone than Inspire.
And yes, I think air is way more good looking.