why does the phantom 3 advanced get better range than the phantom 4?

There will be 3 concurrent “invitation only” events in New York, London and Munich. Our guess of the NAB show was just a few days off, makes sense however that DJI announces the new Phantom 3 before the NAB show so they can prepare to showcase the new product at NAB. April 8th is the day we’ve been waiting for. > DJI Phantom 3 Order Link DJI Phantom 3 Order Link < The first phantom 3’s have arived in customers hands in Signapore. To view our own Unboxing please check out our Phantom 3 Professional Unboxing page. This is also due to more efficient motors, ESC’s and the higher voltage battery. Another interesting point is the new higher voltage battery, with 720mAh less capacity DJI is claiming similar flight times as the Phantom 2.

More details will of course come to light in the coming days. This is due to the Lens itself as the Phantom 3 cameras both on the Pro and the Advanced version feature a 94 degree field-of-view. This is either done through software or the lenses of the cameras just aren’t as curved as the older Vision+ or the popular camera lens on the GoPro series of cameras. DJI claims that the cameras are free of distortion and offer Fisheye-less Videos and Photos. Philip Bloom tweeted that it’s the same camera as used on the Inspire 1. I know it’s crazy that we can say “only” to 1080P but these are the days of Ultra High Definition Video.

The Professional features a 4K camera capable of 30FPS at 4K and the Advanced is capable of up to 2.7K (with recently released firmware update). ( Update: The Advanced charger will charge the Phantom 3 battery in 96min and the Pro charger in 60min). The Professional Charger is rated at 100W and the Advanced at 57W. The only difference between the two is the camera and the charge rate on the battery chargers. The new Phantom 3 is called the Phantom 3 Professional and the Phantom 3 Advanced. Items such as replacement parts, or the new UV Filter are available there. Other Phantom 3 Accessories are available on this page. The hard shell backpack is available here and of course fits both drones as well. get your hands on the phantom 3 battery here and it is compatible with both the phantom 3 professional and the p3 advanced.

Update: DJI released the phantom 3 battery and the famous hard shell backpack for order. The new DJI Phantom 3 Professional and Phantom 3 Advanced have arrived! Please Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Phantom 3 News.

Why does the phantom 3 advanced get better range than the phantom 4?