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A year ago, Samsung unveiled a new The Freestyle-enabled smart projector. Unlike most projectors on the market at the time, its biggest selling point was compactness. This product left a deep impression on me at that time. After all, projectors that can be held with one hand are really rare.

A year later, the second-generation The Freestyle Samsung Smart Projector was officially released. The new product continues the previous generation's convenient, compact, flexible and diversified design advantages, and also upgrades the intelligent edge fusion function and solar remote control.

Next, CTOnews.com will bring a hands-on experience of this new product.

When the designer first sees the second-generation The Freestyle Samsung smart projector, it is difficult to associate it with the projector product. Traditional projectors are either square or flat. The Samsung Smart Projector, on the other hand, looks more like a spotlight, a cylindrical body with a base that supports 180 °rotation. The design of the Samsung Smart Projector is outstanding throughout the projector field.

The Freestyle Samsung comes with a smart projector with a very small body size (width × height × depth) of 102.4 × 172.8 × 95.2 mm and a weight of only 0.8 kg. The compact fuselage can be held with one hand, and thanks to this compact shape design, Samsung's smart projector has a strong portable property.

In the appearance design, Samsung enjoys the main color of the intelligent projector body is white, the surface of the body is covered with skin coating, the feel is delicate, at the same time, it can reduce fingerprint residue and keep the body fresh and clean. The base also has a layer of white spray paint, the metal material plays a stable role, and there are four anti-skid rubber rings at the bottom, which can effectively prevent the fuselage from sliding.

Samsung has two rows of circular vents on the body of the smart projector, which can improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the body, and there are 5W speakers at the bottom of the machine, so that the projector can also be used as a Bluetooth stereo. At the top, there is a projection area and an operation panel, the most central position is the lens, and the operation area has volume plus and subtract keys and power keys respectively, and there is also a screen button to facilitate the convenience of mobile phones, PC and other convenient screen. When you turn to the side of the fuselage, there is only one MIC switch button and Micro HDMI port and Type-C interface, maintaining a simple style as a whole.

In terms of accessories, Samsung Smart Projector provides a Type-C 65W charger, a C to C data cable and a Samsung intelligent remote control. In order to facilitate carrying outside, intimate Samsung is also equipped with a white lens protection cover.

And this remote control needs to be praised, first of all, it uses the C-port charging method, which is much higher than the experience of the remote control with button battery and No. 5 battery.

I believe we all understand that in order for the remote control to have power at any time, the family has to prepare several No. 7 batteries at any time. In case the battery at home runs out, you have to go to the supermarket downstairs to buy it. Sometimes the remote control is not used for a long time, the battery will have the risk of leakage.

But with C port charging, all the above troubles will not happen, even if the remote control is out of power, you can find a mobile phone charger to charge it, and more importantly, the remote control is equipped with solar charging, located on the back of the remote control, as long as there is light, it has power. With both TYPE-C charging and solar energy, Samsung really understands the pain points of consumers.

Second, interactive experience after the traditional projector is usually installed, the position will not change much, but the Samsung smart projector is different, thanks to the ultra-high portability, you can move its position at any time.

The Samsung Smart Projector is also compatible with power adapters or mobile power supplies with power of 50W / 20V or above, that is, you can still power it through portable battery, which supports an output voltage of more than 50W, even if there is no power supply for camping.

The Samsung Smart Projector can also be used with the Samsung portable mobile power base (additional purchase), showing an integrated effect when connected to the projector, with a battery life of up to 3 hours. For those who are often used outdoors, it is strongly recommended to buy this accessory.

Photo: the Samsung Smart Projector has a projection ratio of 1.2, a display ratio of 16:9, and supports autofocus, trapezoid correction, and four-way correction. The metal base bracket supports 180 °rotation before and after, which means that not only parallel projection can be achieved, or the projection height can be adjusted at will, but also the image can be easily projected to the ceiling.

Samsung's smart projector also supports automatic correction, which can automatically correct tilted images when the ground is uneven or the device is crooked, and each projection can get a square picture.

Samsung's smart projector can project a projection area of 30 inches to 100 inches, a close projection of 0.8m, and a 30-inch picture. If you want a larger projection area, you only need to increase the distance between the projector and the projected object, the farthest projection distance is 2.7m, and the projection size under this projection distance can reach 100 inches.

In addition, through the remote control, the picture can be scaled freely in a fixed position, and the picture can be reduced to up to 50% without moving the fuselage.

Third, picture quality experience Samsung comes with a smart projector that supports 1080p resolution. We can actually experience its picture quality performance from the following live picture.

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Overall, the picture quality experience is as expected, the details and color performance are good for the compact body of the Samsung projector, and it supports HDR 10 video playback, showing a good high-brightness dynamic range picture. As for brightness, there is basically no big problem as long as you close the curtains indoors or turn off the lights at night.

In mode, Samsung Smart Projector also provides a variety of preset modes, such as movie mode, dynamic mode and game mode. As far as experience is concerned, the Samsung Smart Projector is more suitable for dark rooms in small environments, such as bedrooms, or dormitory beds in the dark outdoors at night and behind curtains.

More live shots of picture quality:

Fourth, system experience in the system part, Samsung Smart Projector is equipped with Samsung's exclusive Tizen system, no boot advertising makes it easier to use. Content ecology integrates mango TV, Galaxy kiwi fruit, cloud audio-visual aurora, CIBN cool meow film and television, kiwi fruit children, CIBN sports and other resources.

The main functions of the interface operation are divided into three options: search, environment screen and media. Search is suitable for fast search of the film and television content you want to see, and it is a network-wide search, and it will not be limited to system content or separate App. There will still be no interference from film and television advertising recommendations in the search settings.

The media is the place to download the third-party App, or you can choose the HDMI external playback source in this interface.

The function of "environment screen mode" is very interesting, it can project static or dynamic patterns to improve the indoor atmosphere, and the preset patterns are also very comprehensive, such as fluorescent graffiti, kaleidoscope, colorful background and so on.

For example, a party, which projects a suitable environmental screen on the wall, can bring a sense of atmosphere. The projected "environment screen" can be static or dynamic, or even transfer the photos from the phone into the Samsung Smart Projector and project them into the environment.

Samsung's wireless projection mode of the smart projector is also more convenient, which can connect the projector and the device directly through the mobile phone, the "projection screen" or the "mirror" function in the PC. The second way is to download App, which can support video, mobile phone, computer, games, music and other options. In addition, if you use a Samsung phone, you can even put on the screen by touching it.

It is worth mentioning that the Samsung Smart Projector has a built-in Samsung Bixby voice assistant, which basically moves the Bixby from the phone. In addition to voice operation to control the projector, you can also ask questions and answers in encyclopedia, query information, weather and so on, perfect liberation of hands.

Speech recognition also supports 16 domestic dialects, especially for the elderly, and the localization is excellent.

The intelligent edge fusion feature mentioned at the beginning of the article is also very interesting. In a nutshell, the two Samsung smart projectors are paired and seamlessly connected together to form a projection screen with a projection ratio of up to 21:9, and the speakers of the two devices produce sound synchronously, which is twice as happy.

Photo: Samsung official website at the end: from the design, picture quality, system three levels, a brief summary of the second generation of The Freestyle Samsung available smart projector.

The first is design, which is undoubtedly the biggest and core advantage of Samsung's smart projector. The spotlight-like shape and the weight of the 0.8kg make this new product extremely portable. Portable and even daily commuting, camping and stuffing it into a bag won't take up too much space. With this bright spot alone, Samsung's smart projector will attract a lot of people. What's more, Samsung can even use a 50W mobile power supply to power it, which is simply an artifact in long-distance camping.

Picture: the second point on Samsung's official website, picture quality. In terms of actual experience, the performance of Samsung Smart Projector is really not bad, at least completely in line with the author's expected performance, 1080p, HDR10, 10bit, as long as the environment is good, it can also bring a shocking visual experience.

The third point is the system experience. Samsung's own Tizen system has a simple interface and does not show too many "gorgeous" elements. But this does not mean that Samsung's system is not good, on the contrary, the author feels that it is really good after using it for a period of time: the interface is simple, but it is also easy to use; the function is simple, but it really has all the necessary resources; in terms of content ecology, it integrates film and television resources such as mango TV and Galaxy kiwi fruit; as for localization, it also supports dialect Bixby, and more importantly, it is advertising-free.

All in all, for users who have portable needs, like long-distance outdoor camping and are ready to buy small projectors, the second-generation The Freestyle Samsung Smart device is one of the few good choices. For example, now many new forces like to create scenes of eating, sleeping and projecting movies in the car, so Samsung's smart projector simply can't be matched any more.

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