just bought mavac pro does the tablet need data to work mavic ,and whats a good to buy

There's no "best" tablet for the Mavic Pro but people having been reporting stability with the Ipad Mini 4. What kind of tablet/phone do you have?

My MP works really well with the latest IPad Mini 4, you will need a mount for it though. Or you can go with one of the Crystal Sky Monitors. Many choices of Phones as well. I prefer the Mini for screen size, & the CS for brightness.

Agreed I use Ipad mini 2

Woe Posted at 2018-2-26 14:07
Agreed I use Ipad mini 2

does it need data to work

fansf18133c8 Posted at 2018-2-26 14:10
does it need data to work

No, it doesn't.
What kind of tablet do you have right now?

fansf18133c8 Posted at 2018-2-26 14:10
does it need data to work

No it doesn't. It's Wifi only

iPad Mini 4 works great for me

A CW Posted at 2018-2-26 15:42
iPad Mini 4 works great for me

Consider buying a new iPad Mini 4 myself.
May I ask if you're using a separate holder for the iPad, or if you just squeeze it into the RC phone holder at the corners?

FlyDK Posted at 2018-2-26 16:02
Consider buying a new iPad Mini 4 myself.
May I ask if you're using a separate holder for the iPad, or if you just squeeze it into the RC phone holder at the corners?

Should of said, I only use it on my P4P as a dedicated device. Use the iPhone 7+ on my MPP. The Mini 4 just about fits in the MP RC though but I find it too big and disproportionate and like to keep things minimal and portable as possible when flying the Mavic.

A CW Posted at 2018-2-26 16:03
Should of said, I only use it on my P4P as a dedicated device. Use the iPhone 7+ on my MPP. The Mini 4 just about fits in the MP RC though but I find it too big and disproportionate and like to keep things minimal and portable as possible when flying the Mavic.

Ok - thank you.

If you get an iPad MINI 4 with cellular you will have GPS for maps, and tracking works, and updating home position while moving works. You SHOULD NOT put it on a phone plan if you are dedicating it to your drones.  More $$$ but you get more functionality.

HDBOB Posted at 2018-2-26 16:07
If you get an iPad MINI 4 with cellular you will have GPS for maps, and tracking works, and updating home position while moving works. You SHOULD NOT put it on a phone plan if you are dedicating it to your drones.  More $$$ but you get more functionality.

Why not use cell on mini4, does it interfere with the  drone signal?

MiniPalourde Posted at 2018-2-26 14:01
There's no "best" tablet for the Mavic Pro but people having been reporting stability with the Ipad Mini 4. What kind of tablet/phone do you have?

I have the 12 inch Samsung TabPro S that runs Windows 10 and it's a Super Amoled display so very bright. I use my Samsung S7 that has similar Amoled, anybody think sideloading Android to my TabPro S and running DJI GO 4 is a good idea or is it too overkill?  

QuadKid Posted at 2018-2-26 14:02
My MP works really well with the latest IPad Mini 4, you will need a mount for it though. Or you can go with one of the Crystal Sky Monitors. Many choices of Phones as well. I prefer the Mini for screen size, & the CS for brightness.

No mount necessary for iPad Mini2 or 4. I have both and they both fit the controller perfect. Fits in the Fly More combo bag too...

I use the mini2 and it fits perfect. Max size that will fit.

Ipad Pro works just fine. You would need a holder for that.

Basically, you don't have to have the internet connection while flying, but note that you need the internet to log in, activate the drone, update the firmware and some functions that need the internet. For the recommended device, you can refer to the compatibility device list. Sometimes we would recommend using the mobile device on our test list because engineers had tested to run DJI GO/DJI GO 4 on that mobile devices and they performed fine.

Surface pro 4

I was in the same boat I didn't want to fork out big $$$$  but after reading many many threads and I am an android guy!! never own ANY apple products!!! but after reading the threads I broke down and bought a ipad mini 4  128g wifi and cellular ( even tho cellular is not activated but I wanted it to have the GPS module )   and I will tell you this WOW what a difference!!  yea I know the price sucks!!! BUT in the long run you will be much happier then going thru android phones/tablet trying to find one that works! and cheaper in the long run!!!

latest ipad mini  wifi

Ipad pro 10.5 inch is very good.
I think the ipad mini 4 will eventually will get bad image transmission after dji updates fw and the go app. This also happened with my phantom 4 pro. Cannot use ipad mini 4 anymore properly. This ipad 4 mini has the a8 chip which is older. The ipad pro 10.5 inch has a10 and iphone x has believe already a11 much faster chips . And dji developes their fw and app so that old devices started to get issues. Anyway you have to try it yourself

Crystal Sky

Bky Posted at 2018-2-26 16:29
Why not use cell on mini4, does it interfere with the  drone signal?

You do not want to receive a cell call when flying. IMO you want this iPad dedicated to your flying controller.

iPad mini 4 works great and fits the controller, just need a longer lightening lead and connect to USB
Get one with cellular for GPS and mapping
Don’t need sim - just use your phone as a wifi point or connect to hot spot
Cheers

I use my iPad Air and everything works great.  If you’re looking for something smaller I've heard the iPad mini works great.

QuadKid Posted at 2018-2-26 14:02
My MP works really well with the latest IPad Mini 4, you will need a mount for it though. Or you can go with one of the Crystal Sky Monitors. Many choices of Phones as well. I prefer the Mini for screen size, & the CS for brightness.

No mount needed the ipad mini 4 fits fine in the bottom arms. How many more times do I need to write this

Huawei MediaPad X2 (Honor X2) - The Best Tablet for Mavic Pro (Platinum).

I myself personally, with my own hands, tried 8 devices (+ I changed firmware on them, did various modifications, etc., etc.):

1. Apple iPad Mini-4 64Gb LTE
2. Apple iPad Air-2 64Gb LTE
3. Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 "
4. Huawei MediaPad X2 7 "(GEM-701L, 3Gb / 32Gb)
5. HTC Nexus 9
6. SONY Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact LTE
7. Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 32GB LTE
8. Samsung GALAXY Tab S2 32GB LTE (SM-T719)

In the end, I sold everything, but left for myself Huawei MediaPad X2, because IMHO - it was the best tablet for Mavic Pro (Platinum) for the total amount of various factors:

1. Big enough Display 7", (74% usage area), with the TRUE resolution: 1920x1200
2. Only MediaPad x2 (from all of 6.4"+) fit into console without additional mounts
3. 3Gb + 32Gb + TF Card (up to 128Gb)
4. Great battery: 5000mAh, (works perfectly in the cold weather, less than -15C)
5. Accurate and VERY fast GPS + Glonass + A-GPS
6. LTE-20 / Wi-Fi 5GHz
7. FUNNY price!  Right now Used or Refurbished Huawei X2 costs from $120

With FirmWare - KangVIP111, Android 5.1.1, Root:

8. The brightness more than 450cd/m2, (no problems with auto-brightness) does not blind in the sun!
9. Antutu = 60,000+
10. No problem with realtime writes cached video
11. There are no lags, no artifacts on the video, don't lose connection
12. Double-tap on the screen => Unlock:  a trifle, but very convenient!
12. Scale DPI-output for any application (DJI GO 4)

PS: as a reserve, I did not sell iPad Mini 4... just because this device is so "classy" ! :-)

Big-DPI

Small-DPI

Big-DPI

Small-DPI

wHand

BackSide

FrontSide

I use a dedicated Mini 4 128gb with wifi only. Thought the extra money for cellular wasn't worth it at the time.
If I had to do it again I would get the Mini 4 with wifi and cellular. Just for the GPS and the ability to see a Map. Right now I save the map location in the cache before I fly and it works to a point.  

With regard to the "If you get an iPad MINI 4 with cellular you will have GPS for maps, and tracking works, and updating home position while moving works. You SHOULD NOT put it on a phone plan if you are dedicating it to your drones." - I would really like to have access to the GPS and maps, but question how you get both without being on 'someones' cellular plan? Getting ready to purchase a Mini 4 for my new MPP.... so thanks!!