In a head-to-head test under reasonably controlled conditions, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this charger really does charge the Mavic batteries faster than the DJI charger. But I'll get to the results in a moment.
First impressions out of the box: It's larger than the DJI charger, and has a lighter feel to it. The AC power cord is much longer than the short one that DJI gives you, which is very handy. AC connector jack is exactly the same as DJI's so you can swap cords if the need arises. It plugs into the DJI 4-port hub just fine, but of course you still only get to charge one battery at a time with that method since that's controlled by the hub.
For my charging time test, I started with two Mavic batteries that were the same age and had approximately the same number of cycles (10-15) on them. I discharged both of them to 30% because it's rare for me to drain them lower than that, and I wanted more "real world" results. I let the batteries rest for over an hour and a half before charging them side by side. Both chargers were connected directly to the batteries with no hub involved.
Charge times starting from 30% state of charge:
DJI charger: 59 minutes
Smatree charger: 43 minutes
Not too shabby; definitely a non-trivial difference there! 16 minutes faster with the Smatree. If I had started with say 10% state of charge the difference would be even greater. I'd say their advertised claim of 20 minutes saved would be right on the money.
The charger itself does get a tad bit warmer than the DJI one, but not unreasonably so. And the batteries don't really get warmer than they do with the OEM charger.
If I had to pick out one thing that I didn't like about the charger, it would be the fact that there is no USB output on the charger like there is with the DJI charger. So in order to charge your controller you're still going to need a separate USB power source. When you're short on outlets, this could be an issue. I see that Smatree sells a 3-port hub which appears to have a USB output for your controller, but I haven't tried that out so I can't comment on that one.
This charger is definitely worth the money when you want to save charging time. Especially if you plan to use both chargers at once.
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