I've read that the Phantom line is dead and that the Mavic is its replacement, I've also seen quotes from DJI representatives saying this isn't true.  At this point I'm not optimistic that there will be a Phantom 5, I'm curious what others think and if we could get a statement from DJI on the matter.

  

DJI will not make an official statement.

What have you seen suggesting it wasn't true?
Can you point me towards it?

It's obvious that DJI lost interest in the Phantom line long ago.
The P4 pro is now five years old.
If there was ever going to be a P5, it would be getting old now.

If there was a new phantom, it would have a decent way to go to beat the M3, i think the M3 will be the flagship consumer drone until the M4 or sommat in between...

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I think most people would prefer the portability of the Mavics over the phantom.

Agree with DAFlys, but I prefer the image quality of the P4P over any Mavic, especially with low light.  

From the specks listed the Mavic 3 has a 4/3" CMOS sensor with a digital shutter and a max bit rate of 200 mbps verses the Phantom's 1" CMOS, manual shutter and a max bitrate of 100 mbps.  I'd be interested to see a comparison of RAW 4K video shot with each so we can see what the difference is.  Obviously having a higher bitrate on the Mavic means your recording more information but the smaller CMOS sensor means your picture quality isn't going to be as good as the Phantom's.  

It's been 5 years since the P4P came out and from what I can tell the Mavic 3 is at best equal to it, certainly it doesn't meet expectations of those of us who've been waiting for a successor to the P4P.   

Viralsaber Posted at 11-10 07:09
From the specks listed the Mavic 3 has a 4/3" CMOS sensor with a digital shutter and a max bit rate of 200 mbps verses the Phantom's 1" CMOS, manual shutter and a max bitrate of 100 mbps.  I'd be interested to see a comparison of RAW 4K video shot with each so we can see what the difference is.  Obviously having a higher bitrate on the Mavic means your recording more information but the smaller CMOS sensor means your picture quality isn't going to be as good as the Phantom's.  

It's been 5 years since the P4P came out and from what I can tell the Mavic 3 is at best equal to it, certainly it doesn't meet expectations of those of us who've been waiting for a successor to the P4P.

Flew my Phantom 4 Pro recently and was still amazed at the picture quality this five years old bird puts out. I don't see how Mavic 3 would surpass its picture quality on a five years old drone with a 1" sensor.   

DAFlys Posted at 11-9 01:02
I think most people would prefer the portability of the Mavics over the phantom.

Not at the expense of picture quality.

Viralsaber Posted at 11-10 09:56
Not at the expense of picture quality.

I would accept worse picture quality for portability.     If I was earning real money from the drone Id get the inspire.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-10 10:03
I would accept worse picture quality for portability.     If I was earning real money from the drone Id get the inspire.

I doubt that's the sentiment of most people who are using the Phantom since pictures and video is what there selling, not the comfort of the drone pilot.  

I've been using the P4P professionally since it came out, I looked at the Inspire but there was really no need to make such an expensive jump because the P4P's picture quality was so good.  It's also quite portable, I can bring it on an airplane as a carryon, you can't do that with an Inspire.

Viralsaber Posted at 11-10 07:09
From the specks listed the Mavic 3 has a 4/3" CMOS sensor with a digital shutter and a max bit rate of 200 mbps verses the Phantom's 1" CMOS, manual shutter and a max bitrate of 100 mbps.  I'd be interested to see a comparison of RAW 4K video shot with each so we can see what the difference is.  Obviously having a higher bitrate on the Mavic means your recording more information but the smaller CMOS sensor means your picture quality isn't going to be as good as the Phantom's.  

It's been 5 years since the P4P came out and from what I can tell the Mavic 3 is at best equal to it, certainly it doesn't meet expectations of those of us who've been waiting for a successor to the P4P.

but the smaller CMOS sensor means your picture quality isn't going to be as good as the Phantom's

The flaw in your argument is that a 4/3 sensor has an area approximately double that of a 1 inch sensor.
Now what was it that you were complaining about?