DJI Spark

DJI Spark
  • Category

    Nano/Micro/Mini

  • Release Date

    2017

  • Max. Speed

    50 km/h

  • Max. Range

    2 km

Product Overview

The DJI Spark is a palm-sized drone that brings the power of aerial to your fingertips. With its max range of 2 km, it can monitor your property from afar but still return home before you know it. This lightweight drone has an impressive battery life of 16 minutes at a speed of 50 km/h, and with a feature called Return Home, no matter how skilled you are at flying, you'll never lose your drone again. The DJI Spark's camera shoots in stunning 1080p resolution and features 12 MP stills. Plus, with Obstacle Avoidance, the DJI Spark is always watching out for obstacles on its flight path to help keep your drone safe!

The DJI Spark is a fantastic entry drone for people who want to experiment with aerial photography and videography but don’t want to make an investment in a more expensive drone. It’s also a great drone for kids and teens to learn the basics of flying.

DJI Spark Specification

Overview

The DJI Spark is a Multirotors drone that was released by DJI in 2017.

A multirotor drone is a multiple propeller, vertical lift drone. These drones are more maneuverable due to their flight profile, being able to fly much closer to buildings and other obstacles. Multi-rotor drones like the DJI Spark also tend to be faster to deploy, and tend to be significantly cheaper to acquire and operate.

The battery capacity inside is 1480 mAh.

Category
Nano/Micro/Mini
Type
Multirotors
Brand
DJI
Release Date
2017
Country of Origin
China
Battery Capacity (mAH)
1480 mAh
Rotor Count
4
Performance

The DJI Spark falls within an 'average' speed of drones with a max speed of around 50 km/h. If you're a beginner or even an intermediate drone user, than this should still be plenty. if you're looking for something a bit faster however, it'd be best to keep looking.

Falling inside a decent flight range for drones at 2 km, you'd be safe to fly it outside of line-of-sight. You won't be disappearing to the other side of the city, but you will get more than enough range for average and above-average usage.

The drone sits well within an average flight time when compared to other drones, with a maximum flight time of 16 min. This flight time will be plenty of the average user, and should give you more than enough time between charges. You can always bring an extra battery to swap out between flights, or just a battery pack to charge it up as you go should you need a little more flight time.

Max. Speed
50 km/h
Max. Range
2 km
Max. Flight Time
16 min
Size

Dimensions of the DJI Spark come in at 143 × 143 × 55 mm.

With a total weight of only 300 g, the drone comes in on the lighter side of drones. Perfect to carry around with you, or throw into a travel bag.

Dimensions
143 × 143 × 55 mm
Weight
300 g
Camera
Video Resolution
1080p
Video Framerate
30 fps
Camera Resolution - Photo
12 MP
Live Video Resolution
720p
Live Video Frame Rate
30 fps
Live Video Feed?
YES
Other
Minimum Temperature
0 °C
Maximum Temperature
40 °C
Features
Waypoint Mode?
YES
Beginner Mode?
YES
FPV Mode?
YES
Altitude Hold Mode?
YES
VTOL Mode?
YES
One-Key Take Off?
YES
One-Key Landing?
YES
Return Home?
YES
Obstacle Avoidance?
YES
Controller App?
YES
Smartphone Mountable Controller?
YES
No-Screen Controller
YES
Gimbal Stabilizer?
YES
LED Lights?
YES
Propeller Guards?
YES
Facial Recognition
YES
FPV Goggles?
YES
Gesture Control?
YES
Micro USB?
YES
MicroSD
YES
WIFI?
YES

Where to buy the DJI Spark

The lowest price is $177.99 for the DJI Spark, available from multiple sites. The 15 purchase links we have analyzed have revealed an average price of $415.

DJI Spark Quadcopter (Alpine White)
racingtama.com
$177.99
DJI Spark Quadcopter (Sky Blue)
racingtama.com
$177.99
DJI Spark Quadcopter (Sunrise Yellow)
racingtama.com
$177.99
DJI Spark Fly More Combo (Sky Blue)
racingtama.com
$279.99
DJI Spark Fly More Combo (Alpine White)
racingtama.com
$279.99
DJI Spark Fly More Combo (Lava Red)
racingtama.com
$279.99
DJI Spark Fly More Combo (Meadow Green)
racingtama.com
$279.99
DJI Spark Quadcopter (Meadow Green)
dronecosmo.com
$314.99
DJI Spark Portable Mini Drone Alpine White (Renewed) (Standard Unit)
amazon.com
$379
Dji Spark Fly More Combo White With Controller
ebay.com
$405.99
SG701S RC GPS dji spark drone price with 5G WiFi FPV 4K Dual HD Camera Optical Foldable E520S Flow Quadcopter SG907 Mini PK Dron P6K2
dhgate.com
$515.24
Dji Spark Drone - Alpine White - Walmart.com
walmart.com
$569
DJI Spark Drone Fly More Combo - Alpine White
thegoodguys.com.au
$764
DJI Spark, Fly More Combo, Alpine White
amazon.com
$798.98
DJI Spark, Portable Mini Drone, Alpine White - Amazon.com
amazon.com
$819

Reviews of the DJI Spark

4.0

Based on 6 reviews

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Ups the ante on selfie drones
cnet.com
  • - 4.1
The DJI Spark puts some of the company's category-leading technologies into a small, approachable camera drone at a more affordable price. Its camera is excellent, too, especially against its current competition. However, part of the reason it is cheaper is because you basically get the drone and nothing else. It's something to keep in mind if you're thinking you might eventually want to do more than take selfies or short-range scenic shots controlled with your phone. The controller does make a huge difference and is certainly worth the investment if you want the increased range and control. But really, if that's your main goal along with better photo and video quality, save up and buy the Mavic Pro.
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DJI Spark Review
pcmag.com
  • - 3.5
The DJI Spark is a $500 palm-size gesture-controlled selfie drone for the masses, but it's hampered by short flying time and an app that could be easier to use.
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DJI Spark review
digitaltrends.com
  • - 4
If there’s one thing DJI is good at, it’s stuffing a ton of features and functionality into increasingly small drones. Nothing showcases this talent more than the DJI Spark.
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DJI Spark review: a little bit of magic in the palm of your hand
theverge.com
  • - 4.5
By learning to compromise, DJI has delivered its most accessible drone yet
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DJI Spark Review
trustedreviews.com
  • - 4
DJI Spark review: DJI's gesture-controlled drone is incredibly fun to fly with lots of automated modes that make it a great first advanced drone.
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DJI Spark review
techradar.com
  • - 4
Controlling the DJI Spark with your hands is the closest thing to moving objects with the Force like a Jedi.
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