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DJI Air 3S vs DJI Mini 4K: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the DJI Mini 4K: 75% of 97 owners recommend it, vs 63% of 130 for the DJI Air 3S.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

DJI Air 3S

63%of 130 owners recommend
63% recommend · 12% neutral · 25% don't
Owners praise
  • Rock-solid, confident flyer that owners call the best drone they've owned
  • Excellent photo and video quality, with images that hold up even blown up
  • Versatile dual cameras, with the 70mm tele lens delivering pleasing cinematic shots
Owners complain about
  • Image quality isn't clearly better than the Air 3, and some upgraders find the main camera worse
  • Larger and heavier form factor that eats more bag space and is harder to travel with
  • Main camera shows cut bitrate, mushy fine detail, noise, moire and purple fringing
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DJI Mini 4K

75%of 97 owners recommend
75% recommend · 12% neutral · 13% don't
Owners praise
  • Outstanding value for the price
  • Clear, solid 4K photos and video
  • Easy to fly and beginner-friendly
Owners complain about
  • No obstacle avoidance, leading to easy crashes
  • Older camera and dated body
  • Real battery falls short of the claimed 31 minutes
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What DJI Air 3S owners say

“The Air3s just works. The mini4pro is so quiet it's almost a stealth drone but the Air3s is my goto drone for windy days.”
— Grolbu on Reddit
“The Air3S can compete and even beat the mavic 3 pro in some scenarios. Its a amazing drone.”
— glenkrit on Reddit
“Just bought an Air 3s from Adorama 2 weeks ago now Flew for maybe 3-hours total flight time or let’s just say 2 battery charge cycles before I noticed all 3 batteries would stop charging for a second and then start again and then stop, repeat.”
— Affectionate-Buy9412 on Reddit

What DJI Mini 4K owners say

“Es un muy buen dron y se las aguanta bastante con el viento de donde yo vivo”
— @jrdc6603 on YouTube
“Me gusta más la calidad de imagen del mini 4k”
— @enzorr360 on YouTube
“Die Kamera ist nicht so gut und produziert viel Rauschen bei schlechtem Licht. Die behalte ich erstmal, würde die aber nicht weiterempfehlen.”
— touchwiz on Reddit