DJI Mavic 2 Pro Review - Part 1 - [Unboxing, Inspection, UPDATING Madness!] 

Amazing Video as usual! I always look forward to your reviews as the information you give has really helped me figure out potential business paths with consumer drones. Thank You!

Love your true and unbiased reviews, no matter what brand. Keep up the great work and wonderful content!

nice comprehensive overview, as usual. Thanks Dustin.

I upstand and applause you dustin👏🏼 that was another well executed unboxing video, I have been waiting sometime for this and you have me locked on and interested. I’m looking forward to the flight and range testing, as you mentioned the drone is expensive, but it is the camera we are paying for. The zoom is more my market, and once again awaiting your reviews on that bad boy. I know your not a dji fan, but you take your descriptions of each drone to another level. Love the ‘bleeps!’😆 frustrating I can imagine, and as of now I await the other tests. Well done Dustin and I believe I speak for every subscriber to your channel you are the best👍👍👍

I could not agree more about the micro SD card. That stuff can actually be confusing and I bought the wrong one at Walmart several times just to find out it wouldn’t work in the drone. We fly drones but that doesn’t mean we are some kind of computer data microSD flash drive experts and the good cards that do work are pretty expensive if you just run to Walgreens and that is if they even have that particular high-speed card on the shelf.

Android User here. I had the same problem updating the software. I had to use the DJI assistant 2 on my computer to update my zoom. As always, love your videos Dustin. They are very detailed, long, and never boring.

Haaa, I was waiting for your new serie about the Mavic 2. Where have been Dustin ? Many videos are popping on RU-vid since one week but no trace about you... Glad to see you are in with this new amazing drone. I got the zoom version and I didn't flyed yet. Waiting for holidays soon... Anyway, I'm happy to hear your voice and excited about your new video series...

Talk about the elephant in the room Dustin you are right on everybody else that has reviewed the Pro 2 are falling over themselves with how good it is. You have told it the way it truly is good for you. You certainly have provided an honest comprehensive review without glossing over the downfalls of this piece of machinery.

HI Dustin, Just wanted to say a big thanks for all the great info you have given me lately, to decide which drone to get. Great job on all your video's but I can't wait to see the flight test on the Mavic 2 Pro. My family and I might be on holiday in Hawaii next year so if I see ya I'll say G'day.

Great video! Very cool drone can’t wait to see more ! Keep up the great work:))

I CAN’T WAIT to see your range test!!!! So excited! You make the best videos! I’m a true fan! Thank you!

I love all of your videos and I love drones they are so awesome

Without doubt the best reviewer of drones on yt, great review and very in depth, loved the fact you shown how easy it was to replace the usb cable to swap phone brands, and very interesting about the iPhone/android thing and it didn't work at all on the M2P. Im running a Samsung s8+ and I hope thats gonna work, I like iPhones also but don't want to go and specifically buy one to work with a drone, cannot wait to get my hands on mine, I've preordered it nearly 2 weeks ago from my local dealer.

I always imagining that i’m the one unboxing it and my tears suddenly dropped...I really really love Dji.. BTW love your vids bro... keep it up..

Thanks for showing the gimbal movements when the drone is starting up. Just want to make sure that my Mavic 2 Zoom's gimbal also doing the same thing with the slight twitches.

been waiting for this

Man I'm excited to see what you think! That thing looks sweet.

Go Go Mr Dustin.......regards from India......the long flights from maui to the other island was amaaaazinggg!!Devoted Subscriber for Life!!

Thx for awesome unboxing video ... Now all I have to do is unbox mine

this is the video ive been waiting for

Thanks this video helped a lot.

Wow ! I can’t wait to see the flight test and the video quality. I agree that with the amount of money it’s worth it should be a ready to fly drone.

It must be something with Android. I didn't have any issues with activating my P3 4K or Mavic Air using my iPhone 7+. You'd think a company like DJI would have the resources to make sure it works correctly with at least the major Android vendors. Looking forward to the flight tests.

i was waiting for this, looking forward to the long range tests :)

Great Video Dustin as usual... got the exact same myself ... waiting on Crystalsky update...

i cant wait to see the flight test man.😘😘

cant wait for part 2 please upload it !!

Fantastic review brother, my friend Paul has one with the FPV head set, absolutely amazing drone

Aloha from NC... Ive intentionally not watched any other review on the mavic 2 waiting for yours. Finally got that thing to Hawii!! Keep up the best reviews on the inner web. Cheers

Another great video! You are so complete and easy on the ears! Something you may wish to try in the future - connect your phone with the USB port rather than that side port, just while you are doing these updates! You may even wish to use your clamp and always connect you phone this way? I used to have those exact same issues but changing the way I connect the phone to the remote solved that. Then once everything is updated, you can use the side port again if you want! Can't explain why this works, just found that it did!

Been Waiting for this :) Cheers

can't wait for part 2

Glad to see you weathered the hurricane. Great review as always. Looking forward to further reviews and flight footage on this 1” sensor drone. I guess they figured they didn’t have to include a micro SD card because it has 8gb of built in memory.

Thanks for the unbox. I have the DJI spark. I didn't get an sd card with mine but I get your point about including one.

Already looking forward to one of your amazing range tests!

Glad to see you are safe also. What a pain in the arse if you have an android phone, I love this new Mavic but I can’t justify spending the money on another drone so similar to my pro. I’m seriously contemplating getting a used Typhoon because of the Dji no fly zones. I went to a beach a while back, couldn’t fly because of a power station that I could just about see on the horizon. Looking forward to your range test, they always make my palms sweat and thats just watching you.

Seen em all but this is the one I've been waiting for. Thanks Dustin.

You need more subs! I always wait for your drone review before i look into getting a new drone! Thanks Dustin!

Super honest review 👍

Your amazing and love the videos bud. Can't wait for your flight video 😁

👍👍👍Thank your for your great Videos 👍👍👍

Cant wait for range test.

great video - thanks.

Hopefully DJI will fix that issue for the Android phones. Awesome review Dustin!!

Nice stuff, just got the Mavic Pro for my self. Looking forward to the flight of the Mavic 2 and it’s your fpv videos that had me getting a drone :)

it will change to 5ghz aswell for distance,,,love your video man ,very detailed ,,keep it up ,im really hoping to get the mavic 2 pro with the hassleblad lens /camera

very good review my friend as always

I had the same problem with my Android phone and I decided to do it on my computer and it worked well

Dustin you are the "Best reviewing". Things as they are 👍

I had the same issues Dustin, I contacted dji and they said they are working on a fix. I used dji assistant 2. They said to clear cash in the settings. In my opinion dji assistant is way easier

Mahalo for putting up great videos. Wife and I are planning a trip to NE Thailand and are looking to buy a drone to get some beautiful footage of her hometown. You have a great personal presence. Hopefully, I can talk her into going to my hometown in Hawaii next trip. Your videos are slowly convincing her.

I should be getting my Mavic 2 next week. I was hoping DJI would have resolved all the Android bugs by now. Luckily, I have an iPad 4 Mini which I bought to use with my first Mavic Pro. Looking forward to the rest of your videos in this series.

Hi again, I used my mini 2 ipad and it worked great first time and I just use the mini just for my mavic 2 zoom. one thing to watch out for is update for landing is missing for a spot on landing in the latest app. Also my controller will not turn on with one quick press and then hold. It only works with a short press and 3 short presses and then it will go on. The best thing for me is it is really quiet as I also use it for herding cattle and sheep (they just look up until you get close to them)

Time for the range test!

This is cool, amazing looking drone.

Great video brother

I think the update and connection issues are fixed, at least for the iPhone. Just went through the whole process without a hitch. Thanks for this video. It made getting set up much easier! Sorry - you said that in the video. Hopefully android gets fixed!

Hi Dustin, great un boxing and true thoughts on this drone. What's the best an biggest micro sd card for the drone would you recommend ?. Have DJI sorted out the Android app bugs do you know ?

Dustin, I got the same problem when trying to update from the smartphone. Couldn't bypass this stupid error. I've finally used the PC update. And guess what ? At 99% of the pushing phase , (the crucial one) I got a blue screen !!!. I was very anxious but finally the yellow LEDs stopped blinking and the drone restarted after a moment with the green LEDs. DJI updates process are really a pain in the a***

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Great score Dustin 😉🤙

Great drone mate 😉😉😉😉😉

Just subscribed ;) first ever drone arrives tomorrow the mavic 2 zoom ;) just a quick question is there any training modes on the mavic 2 ie limiting the distance speed etc for first timers? Cheers from the UK.

nicee! first comment then watch ;) love the mavic 2 series!

I've tried upgrading the firmware on android sooo many times and it didn't work at all... As soon as I switched to and iPhone, it updated no problem. Why dji! Why

honestly ... this is the reason why people follow you .. what a complete review .. everything covered ,. I watched not 1 other review until I seen this .. DJI.. you made our dustin throw a few f@@ks .. will I update to the mavic 2 pro or zoom ... hmm ? psst dustin thats a light under it thats how honest your reviews are you didnt even watch another one to know this .. brilliant just brilliant review thank you from all of us who follow you.

Dustin: We had a hurrican warning here Dji Mavic 2 Pro: Hold my possibility to fly with wind strenght Ps: Love your Videos😊

Hi Dustin, I recently got the Mavic 2 Pro and I discovered that one of the arms creak when you fold it up. Is that normal? Also, what are your opinions on the camera quality of the Mavic 2 pro? Is the sharpness sufficient, are the pictures good looking? Don't know if I should return mine and get the Air!

Hello I just got a mavic 2 pro and as I am new to mavic I hear a cooling fan noise just after 2 or 3 minutes of keeping the drone on idle without flying is that normal? Is the cooling fan creates a little noise after some time idle turning on or just mine has any issues please let me know thank you

Great drone reviews, thanks. I am having the same problem with my LG G6 connecting to my mavic 2 zoom. Keep us updated if you figure it out. Thanks

The controller connector for charging is actually a Micro USB OTG connector. So it is a standard connector, but they really should have it as USB-C as they're doing it with everything else.

Very informative although long, video. I have not had the type of problems, thank goodness. My Mavic2 Pro flies lovely. Made a few recordings. Although I have a 64Gb memory card in the drone, I get all my footage on my (new) Samsung A10. Is there a way that I can record onto the 64Gb without first filling up the 'phone USB? Looking forward to more tutorials. This one I found acceptable inasmuch that you take your time to explain. On the other tutorials, I had to consistently review to see which button gets tapped. For a beginner like me, it is very important to see which button it is. Thanks Dustin. Keep it up.

Sweet!!! 👍👍👍

I had the disconecting problems with my mavic air, threw out that cable and used the full size cable with the usb directly to the middle bottom of controller. After doing that NO MORE PROBLEMS. I think there has been a bad batch of connecter cables for android. Wish that the sidfe sensors would work all the time, not just in trypod mode.

Dustin, I've never flown a Mavic so I'll be following your reviews very closely until I order and receive one...!

My dream drone

Unsted of using the mirco usb can I use my regular iPhone charger and connect it under the control

you will use the new mavic pro or air?Or some different drone?

Iv had android problems now i have to budget in a i pad some where. good review.

No one ever mentioned the camera button on the controller is like a real camera where it has 2 detents for focus and then taking the picture. Couldn't figure out how to take a picture for a while. lol

Mag interference may be the reason why the phone didn't work. I think. Next, try doing this outside and it should go away. Some type of magnet may be interfering with the update maybe. So try doing that outside. Did it work? If yes, you just relieved my stress :)

Wow this thing looks like quality. But no way I'll be buying one (I'd go for the Zoom) until they've ironed the kinks out, and there are more than a few... Can't wait for the flight review Dusty! (If you can get a team of DJI technicians to talk you through the start-up process) 😁👍🏼👍🏼 ...And _some_ people actually think the Xiaomi Mi Drone is pernickety! 🙄🤣

Great video. Thanks. Just an FYI, Ipad mini first gen does not run the DJI Go 4 app.

i also heard that the landing and take of it doesnt have presision landing return to home ,saw it on a youtube video

is the Mavic Pro platnium worth getting now in 2020 ?

I’m happy with Mavic Pro for now, maybe 1 year later

What does the “refresh” option cost? Thx

Hey Dustin just curious if you are interested in the skydio 2 and are you going to to get it and what's your take on it for flying. Because I like long range and not sure if it's going to be able to to do long range

Dustin, can you confirm whether there are any marks from shipping on the very back of the gimbal arm? Lots of reports of scratches where it has caught on plastic damper mounts behind during shipping. Trying to establish how common a problem it is before I take the plunge!

I really want a mavic 2 pro, but I’m just a kid and don’t have enough money😓😥😥LOVE your videos I subscribed and liked keep it up

Have you had any experience with the “smart controller”? If so, how does this work exactly, is it completely free from any use of your phone plans for using the app to fly these? Thx

Well as much as i hate to mention it but ill be sticking around all your Review Parts of the Mavic 2 Pro and i guess we both know why :-)

Hi Dustin. Just wondering - how old mavic fly with new prop. Any chance to check?

How many days is the shipping to hawaii?

I did my Zoom updates with an iPhone -- no problem. Also .. iPad mini fits WITHOUT the need of a bracket. Fits right in to the same holder as the phone. You do need a different cable but I bought one for $9 off of Amazon. It's in beta for the Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro right now but maybe in a future could you do a demo of Litchi?

How do you calibrate it and sensors

Have mavic pro love it don't think the new series is worth the cash thanks drone bro ✌️ glad to see you weathered the storm

those 2 on the bottom are LeD lights for low light take off and landing and night time

That comes a sd card straight from d box sir?

Wow, you are one lucky guy. You live in paradise, you get all the best drones. I wouldn't be surprised to learn you're married to a supermodel. 😉 Seriously, with as much as these type of drones cost and with all the tech in them I'd be afraid to fly it. It just takes all the fun out of the hobby in my opinion. Now if you needed really high quality video for work or videography was your hobby, that's a different story.