DJI Mavic Pro Aftermarket Battery

[@JosephDawson]

I would like to know if after a year or two if you think this is still as good as a DJI battery?

[@s2s_parrotfan236]

Hey Kelly. Thanks for video, but please follow-up. I think it might be helpful if you went through a checklist of some battery-centric features that we expect from a compatible "intelligent" battery. Whille it's nice to know the flight time, of more importance are things like voltage balance before and after flight, and before and after charging. Also, does the battery display properly on both the monitor and remote control. Can we monitor voltage while in flight? Can we use the 1 through 10 day auto-discharge feature? If we tap the power button before discharging begins, does it "reset" the discharge cycle? Otherwise, we don't know if it's truely an "intelligent" replacement for the stock batteries. (FWIW, your link to Amazon shows "Unavailable" ... no price)

[@TheRezolutionPhoto]

Exactly - in fact an Airdata account is free and you could even see battery discharge curves and temperatures to compare with standard battery. C'mon Kelley - up your game!

[@bookooc5605]

You do a great job with your videos. You notice problems and apologize and explain. No obnoxious music. You are my source for drone info. Thank you. Are you making a Phantom 4 pro vs Mavic Pro/ Platinum review? Subscribed.

[@ericsmith506]

Phantom Pro ? and you didn't catch that in your edit ?!

[@asthaqlafeer]

Eric Smith yo it is not a big fault....

[@readysetdrone]

Sorry!

[@mandoo_ro]

no it's not, maybe just funny. Great videos Ready Set Drone

[@JohnnieV]

I got an error pop up on my screen saying I can only use DJI batteries. They have codes in those batteries.

[@ThePhk5]

what drone, what battery

[@Kingsize001100]

You can switch it in DJI Assistant Debug Mode to Non DJI Battery.

[@KenKneknaneek]

Nice demo. Checked out the batteries. It says they may never be for sale again. Possibly discontinued? hmmm .. wonder .. will keep checking.

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Will it void the warranty?

[@JohnnieV]

Drones and Electric Unicycles absolutely.

[@readysetdrone]

Yes, but this drone is way out of warranty anyway. I got it in October of 2016.

[@s2s_parrotfan236]

Might have been a good "caution" to include! There are enough rookies out there that are just looking for the cheap! FWIW, Amazon still lists this a unavailable " we don't know when or if " it will be.

[@AntlerAssassinTakovich]

Drones and Electric Unicycles without a doubt

[@alancarter8396]

Great I was wondering when someone would try these. In the U.K. they're about two thirds the price. Thanks

[@ansonrinesmith]

I wonder how it will be in a year.

[@veberakos]

1.How it react to a firmware update? I think it failes. 2.How it affect dji guarantee? I think dji will refuse you by default.

[@TruckDriver326]

how are these batteries now after 3 years

[@xray364]

Hey thanks for the review, but would have been nice to get a side by side comparison of flight performance. This battery’s flight time performance seemed a bit low. Btw, I’m in Australia and the affiliate link you won’t send to Australia, so maybe you should find an international affiliate link as well so that you can at least get some sort of credit for sending people there

[@terrylord5033]

I don't think battery drain is linear over time necessarily, especially when you get low. So it might not be easy to calculate the last 20%. Is it not ok to go to 10% or lower ? DJI must have to have gotten 27mins.

[@dunnoyolo2238]

Do you think the mavic pro is still worth buying they have it for $899.99 with one extra battery or would you be better off with mavic air instead?

[@bladesfpv4179]

Gotcha you started without your phone in the controller. But ended with it in. Lol Great review though. Keep up the good work.

[@dronetheworld4k67]

Where u in sport mode and how fast were u flying !?

[@rchobbyandlife]

Hello! How many cycles have this battery already, how has the flight time changed?

[@Fyro1990]

That sound of the MP starting up and taking off gave me goose bumps, glad I charged my batteries and have it all in my car. Think I need to go fly a bit after work.. Also, flying in the rain?! Great video, greetings all the way from South Africa, Gauteng.

[@maupuravida7412]

I use them on my Phantom 4 and I just got a Mavic Pro and also got some batteries for it since I am already familiar with the brand.

[@readysetdrone]

Yep...I've had the P4 battery for a while and have never had any problems with it.

[@ThePalliz]

Purchased qty3 Powerextra batteries - Instantly got 'Inconsistent firmware found' on my App.........now what???

[@readysetdrone]

Easy fix. Exit out to the main screen in DJI GO 4 - the screen where you see a picture of the type of drone you are flying. On that screen, you should get the option to update the battery firmware. Just swipe the green button one the battery firmware should update in less than 2 minutes.

[@ThePalliz]

EXCELLENT! These are my go-to batteries - been flying them since updating firmware & they actually seem to last longer than the DJI batteries.

[@veberakos]

@@ThePalliz just forget the dji guarantee from this point, if you still have...

[@gastong.loperena7378]

Thank you Kelly for this video. Nevertheless I wouldn´t isntall an aftermarket battery in any of my drones. Just my two cents... Cheers from Argentina

[@stringsattached67]

Gaston G. Loperena batteries are batteries are batteries just my 2 cent's 😁

[@BBWinner48]

DJI "Phantom" pro??

[@BAHBDL]

What I would like to know is how will it handle firmware updates when DJI sends out updates. Will it take their firmware update or does it have its own aftermarket firmware?

[@readysetdrone]

It uses DJI firmware and updates the same way as the DJI battery.

[@s2s_parrotfan236]

So, .... how did you test the update process?

[@TimS57064]

Thanks for the vid Kelly.I have a P4p and have the Mavic Pro on the way,not the M2,the original Pro. Need extra batt's for it, so am getting a couple of these. I have used ,I believe this brand ,for my now sold P3P ,and they worked just fine.

[@AshishAmatya]

do u think mavic pro refurb for $660 a good buy ?

[@readysetdrone]

Yes

[@GaryPiazza]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Quick question though. How do you focus your camera if you're not using your phone? If you record video or shoot photos, won't it be out of focus?

[@JohnnieV]

Gary Piazza it very well could be. He was just trying to see life of that after market battery

[@GaryPiazza]

I understand that. What I'm curious about is, can the camera be focused if you chose not to use the DJI GO app? I've wondered how that is accomplished as I've seen others fly with the remote only and get in-focus footage.

[@209rc7]

Gary Piazza you can customize that,I have mine on the C1 button,under the remote control (left side )

[@GaryPiazza]

Ah, yes. Thank you so much Ronnel!

[@209rc7]

Gary Piazza no problem

[@ricardskursitis4401]

Dji phantom pro???

[@ToucanF-16]

Just looked at these; ~$80 on Amazon, DJI MP battery in $10 more. FYI, B&H sells authentic DJI MP battery for $79.

[@RonaldBrown59]

I saw these on Amazon recently and they caught my interest. Thanks for reviewing them and I look forward to follow up when you have used them for awhile.

[@ryanbiscobarnes]

Was there any issues with firmware updates and the battery?

[@Fsoricko]

RyanBiscoBarnes were there?**

[@Fsoricko]

RyanBiscoBarnes WERE*

[@anticapitalize]

What happens when you crash and try to get warranty coverage? That's the $1,000 question with these things.

[@leegenix]

Buy DJI Refresh when you purchase their drones. It covers 2 returns for one year. I purchased the Mavic Air with that plan just a few hours ago at DJI.COM. It will by my first New DJI drone instead of refurbished models I bought before. I feel I deserve a small reward for the heck of it. ;)

[@anticapitalize]

That's good advice, but my point was more about the high likelihood of them denying service when they detect (and blame) 3rd party batteries.

[@veberakos]

@@anticapitalize they will easily deny your quarantee as log shows 3rd party battery... Does not worth on any level and that is not significantly cheaper...

[@millionmilerclub]

Thanks for the review I was worried to buy them but since you said the P4 is working fine for you for a while I will go ahead and trust the manufacturer. My little ol' mavic is going back to Brazil on Power Extras. :)

[@fj1100mark]

Very informative little video you must remember to not keep calling the Mavic Phantom

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks for the tip

[@montiraruba2831]

I have learned from experience that when it comes to jeopardizing your expensive investment, don't settle for a few dollars cheaper and chance of losing your drone.

[@GUENEPO]

Great Video that battery work very well But not for me I like the original in all my drones.Thanks

[@BubCityHoodRides]

Why? They swell up overtime from my experience.

[@swooshdave]

What are your flight times with the stock Mavic battery?

[@RichardsWorld]

Exactly! This video does no good if you don't compare it to an original battery. But the an original battery would have to be kind of new.

[@str8channel]

I sure do love the video from the mavic.... so... this battery seems a little short on flight time compared to the original battery?..... I thought the mavic battery was close to 27 minutes.

[@terrylord5033]

WEeee RV The Johnston's that's DJI stats, but you never get near that. You can expect low 20s

[@RCFlyer85]

Yeah he needs to put both up 50ft and hover until it auto lands and compare like that

[@wraysmith4753]

So far your videos are great . You have a lot of great info . I am still new to all of the drone things . Hope fully i can get a good drone one day ..

[@DroneWolfMedia]

Thanks for sharing Kelly. I'll have to look into this company to see about picking up a couple spares for my P4P. 👍

[@StanCook]

As a DJI Select customer, I get the Mavi Pro batter for $48 from DJI.

[@stanleyf.daniel5734]

Stan Cook wow, that’s amazing. Lowest I get them for with DJI Select is $71. May I ask what your secret is sir ? 😂

[@StanCook]

Join the DJI select club and you get coupons. I think it is $29 a year. You also get advance warning of new product to reorder first.

[@stanleyf.daniel5734]

I just became a member a few weeks ago so it looks like I get 20% off for now. Hopefully I can get the coupons that allow me to purchase Mavic batts for $48 soon. Thanks again.

[@StanCook]

Yes, you have to log in and then go to the link to the left that says Coupon. I had six of them there.

[@phillipshaku1046]

Stan Cook well here we can't get them under 99€ so like 120$, wow

[@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC]

Nicely done Kelly, and the battery looks like a keeper. Great fine

[@angelcordova3494]

U said dji phantom pro instead of dji mavic pro at the begining

[@readysetdrone]

Yep. Slip of the lip!

[@alphaphotoandvideo]

i will never used a 3rd party battery on a $1000 drone. period.

[@gastong.loperena7378]

Me too

[@Recovering_Californian]

DJI batteries fail suddenly too ...ask me how I know :(

[@bighorse215]

Dji doesn’t make the cells so it really doesn’t matter. Your getting up charged so they can pay share holders.

[@arasykeysha]

Realy? How if dji stop producing original mav pro battery

[@ThePhk5]

you don't know who's making dji's batteries, lowest bidder gets the contract, these replacement battery cells could be in the dji case and you wouldn't know it

[@m572009]

Ready set phantom pro

[@chrishope82666]

Honest review. Thanks Kelly

[@brooksmagruder6662]

Sure the review is honest-- but reviewing a cherry-picked free-sample is not nearly as good as reviewing an anonymously bought random battery. Thank supplier for the free one, but review a random one instead.

[@BeautyOfAsia]

thanks

[@alansavage9656]

Excellent video Kelly!!

[@FinleysWorld]

I’m always nervous buying aftermarket but if you think their good I might have to try one.

[@timw3942]

Thanks for the review, but for the $1,000 I have invested in the drone, I think I'll spring for the extra $20-25 to get the DJI OEM battery from DJI.

[@readysetdrone]

I have cycled that aftermarket battery more than 20 times now and not had any problems. I have a P4 battery from the same manufacturer and no issues with it after constant use as well. I can say pretty confidently that these batteries are solid.

[@RCFlyer85]

If these actually use DJI firmware as you state then I'd say they must have some stolen code inside.... Plus once word gets out best believe DJI is going to push an update which disables these batteries

[@readysetdrone]

I have had the PowerExtra P4 battery for several months and it still works fine. Not saying you are wrong, but I have never had any issues.

[@Bryan_ATL]

Hahaha! Don’t worry we get it!, you keep referring to the phantom pro when actually testing the Mavic pro after market batteries, but is all right!, thanks for the video, for sharing and the info!, we appreciate it! 👍🏻

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks for understanding my confusion and thanks for the comment!

[@leegenix]

He was stating that he uses also uses The PowerExtra battery for his Phantom 4 Pro which has worked reliably for several months. Batteries for DJI products are not cheap, especially for the Phantom 4 Pro. Their batteries for the Aras agriculture drones are about $500.

[@alexalex5257]

I get 24/25 minutes of flight time on these batteries!:)

[@benthebot_144]

For me yesterday was foggy and rainy

[@RichardFigueroa1953]

Thank you

[@tommysainthill577]

Good field test. Helpful. Thanks.

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Hey! Nice video....for some reason, I just found your channel today! Subscribed!

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks and welcome to the channel Jay!

[@YellowRoseDrones]

Thanks for testing. I just ordered a pair on Amazon.

[@tisoymorena121]

After 1 year how were the aftermarket batteries?

[@ferik.-aerodron1854]

Another nice video - thank you for sharing

[@spink1000]

Link pls . i wanna try this battery

[@stanleyf.daniel5734]

Thank you. I’ve been waiting for this review. 😂

[@FirstAmericaFirst]

test tip.. just put it in orbit mode :-)

[@vg5157]

Thanks for the video,really ; but I keep my DJI batteries on my Mavic ,thanks anyway

[@clack1971]

Great review sir👍

[@illuminatedperspectives2894]

IM GONNA ASSUME THAT THE AFTERMARKET BATTERY IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE OEM ONE

[@readysetdrone]

I've been using it for almost a year and have not had any problems.

[@kipkilmer1409]

DJI PHANTOM PRO! LOL

[@angelcordova3494]

never mind, my bad

[@davestredulinsky]

Thanks for the info. I could use another battery for my Mavic Pro.

[@garyharvey7905]

got 2, both dead on arrival, complete waste of time, not impressed :(

[@KY_Optics]

'phantom pro'😂

[@kelRGo]

Skydio drone

[@eyesky0934]

Hi there i like your review and thanks now i confident to buy the battery w/c is more cheap than dji batt

[@CanadianDroneHub]

Looks worth it for sure . nice video

[@Nuttster2]

👍

[@larryjanson4011]

but now with it being a crime to play with a TOY. even if nobody else is within ten miles of you. must have a permit, cost with the feds, that must be "up-dated" aka; more money. permission to fly, and in some cases banned in many locations. must be registered with the feds, more money every couple years. and have a tracking gizmo on your TOY. so anybody can assault you if they want to.

[@fentiger865]

Pointless review! How can you make a judgement on its suitability based on a single flight at low level. Why didn't you throw the drone about a bit so see if the battery stayed connected properly. Why didn't you use your phone to show how dji go 4 reports the battery? Individual cell voltages? Will it return home on low battery alarm etc? All these things need answering before any sane person would risk killing their drone (or someone else) with a knockoff battery. Sorry Kelly, not your best review!

[@AntlerAssassinTakovich]

Phantom Pro (holds Mavic battery) 😂

[@blooskyy7]

This is the weak point with any DJI drone, the flight battery! Lipos have a short lifespan and when DJI stop producing them, which I believe they have for the Mavic Pro, the drone becomes a paper weight. As 'Intelligent' batteries are reliant on firmware, from a compatibility pov buying third party is a risk, it may or may not work. I won't be buying another DJI for this reason.

[@j3fron]

Hmph Only 12 or 13 ish flight? Dude are ya serious? That is still too low Used it ateast 50ish or more And THAT THE REAL REVIEW! not some 12 ish shit flight... Ah.....

[@picasox6033]

What a complete waste of time! you say it works, It looks the same, it has the same specs, its cheaper, you didn't crash or hurt anyone, bla bla bla, I think everyone knew that from the get go, how about some real info worth our time? Should we buy the knock off or stick with the original? How much less does it cost? Does it last as long as the original? Why else do you think anyone would spend time watching this video? Perhaps the free battery did influence your review and you weren't completely honest with us, from looking elsewhere I'd say 10 minuets less in flight time isn't worth $20 less in battery cost. One more thing, ( if you crashed into someone or wrecked your drone that would have actually been worth watching)

[@BikerGeek]

10 minutes less? So you get 31 minutes off a standard Mavic Pro battery?

[@hotord205]

👍