DJI Air 3 vs DJI Mini 5 Pro

Advertised battery life and performance depend on recording modes and conditions. Find our reviews on each product page.

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Advanced photo/video, battery life and telephoto capture

Premium travel, content creation and low light

Specifications from manufacturer documentation
Specification	DJI Air 3	DJI Mini 5 Pro
Temperature	-10 to 40 °C	-10 to 40 °C
Positioning	GPS + Galileo + BeiDou	GPS + Galileo + BeiDou
Foldable	Yes	Yes
Year	2023	2025
EU class	C1 (EU)	C0 / C1 depending on battery
Dimensions	207 × 100.5 × 91.1 mm folded	157 × 95 × 68 mm folded
Speed	19 m/s in the EU · 21 m/s max.	18 m/s · 19 m/s with Plus battery
Ascent speed	10 m/s	10 m/s
Wind resistance	12 m/s · level 6	12 m/s · level 6
Altitude	6 000 m	6 000 m · 4 500 m Plus battery
Distance per charge	32 km per charge	21 km · 32 km Plus battery
Transmission	DJI O4	DJI O4+
Claimed range	10 km CE · 20 km FCC	10 km CE · 20 km FCC
Storage	8 GB + microSD	42 GB + microSD up to 1 TB
Battery	4 241 mAh · 62.6 Wh	2 788 mAh · 4 680 mAh Plus
Gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal, roll up to 225°
Vertical video	2.7K vertical crop	Yes · true vertical capture + rotation 225°
RAW photos	JPEG + DNG (RAW)	JPEG + DNG (RAW)
Colour	Normal · HLG · D-Log M 10-bit	Normal 10-bit · HLG · D-Log M
Tracking	ActiveTrack 5.0 · APAS 5.0	ActiveTrack 360° · night-time omnidirectional detection
Zoom	Dual focal lengths 24 mm + 70 mm	1–3× at 4K · 1–4× at FHD
Weight	720 g	249 g
Flight time	46 min	36 min
Sensor	1/1.3" Dual CMOS	1" CMOS
Photo	48 MP	50 MP
Video	4K/60 fps HDR	4K/120 fps
Obstacle detection	Omnidirectional	Omnidirectional + LiDAR

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