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hello everybody I'm crystal and today we're going to be taking a look at some of the best portable projectors these projectors are quite small and most of them even fit in your pocket so you would think the picture wouldn't be that great but in 2015 projector companies have really stepped up their game delivering some amazing quality projectors than can fit in the palm of your hand so without further ado let's get right into the four best portable projectors of 2015 so let's start with a united object smart beam laser projector it comes in at four hundred and twenty dollars and comes with a free tripod stand depending on where you order it like United objects website this is a smallest projector of the group and one of the more interestingly designed ones as well it weighs one point twelve pounds and is actually the world's smallest HD LCOS laser projector at only 2.2 inches all around so it can get pretty hot but with this native 720p resolution and as fast laser autofocus this portable projector offers some very crisp and clear images instantly no matter where you move it the picture is very bright red it up to 60 lumens so watching movies even when in a non pitch black area is manageable overall the quality is great and can stay in focus at very far distances with a max screen size of 100 inches the picture can have a very harsh bluish tint at times but it's not very obvious unless you're compared to another projector it's very easy to get used to the UO smart beam laser projector does have built-in speakers and they get pretty loud I don't have to watch something on the go but of course not loud enough for a full length movie the quality of the sound isn't too great either it's not horrible but it's a little muffled and I'd say it's probably the worst of these four projectors especially since the projector itself creates a little noise with its fans also there is no audio output so connecting speakers of any kind is out of the question setting up a video for playback it's very easy you can connect your phone wirelessly with miracast or DLNA or you can connect the laptop using an HDMI cable although one side will need to be mini HDMI there's a 4200 milliamp battery and and that is set to last up to two hours a little bit more if you're connected with HDMI so if you're watching a long movie you'll have to make sure you plug it into a wall outlet the United objects smart beam laser projector offers great video quality amazing for such a tiny little device sure the speaker's aren't the best and the battery is a bit small but this is the ultimate portable projector if it's selling point being its size it's very simple it's incredibly small and most importantly displays a beautiful picture next we have the Pico Pro from cell you on another projector that is beautifully designed being one of the thinnest projectors made you can pick one up for around three hundred and fifty nine dollars it's only 181 grams a half an inch thick and six inches across making it into a pocket with ease it has a very interesting design as if two bricks are stuck together it almost looks like if you should be able to twist or turn them but don't do it they are one solid body it also comes with a stand with 360 rotation which makes finding a surface for it to rest very easy sell you on states that the projector light comes in at 32 lumens but don't let that fool you the Pico Pro can get very bright and the quality is fantastic as well as 720p it offers infinite autofocus so you never have to worry about fiddling around with the focus and it works just as well as the laser autofocus on the smart beam projector your picture will always be clear you'll never see it out of focus and up to a screen size of 250 inches the color temperature can be a little warm and leaned more towards a purplish hue by comparing it with other projectors the purple hue is very apparent but it doesn't take too much time to get used to it either it supports the standard connectors like the Euro smart beam but for mini HDMI port and miracast or DLNA capabilities unfortunately the speakers on the Pico Pro don't get too loud either but the sound quality is actually fantastic the speaker's off is a best sound quality over the other projectors by far since this is a family's projector that projector itself remains very quiet so there's no unneeded noise to distract a viewer although the Pico Pro offers great sound quality you do have an option headphones for private viewing or even hook up the projector to speakers to create a real movie theater like experience while we're not exactly sure of the battery capacity inside the Pico Pro we are told that when wirelessly connected you can go for at least two hours and when wired with HDMI at least stream it's also nice to see that the Pico Pro comes in different colors like black silver and gold a three hundred and fifty nine dollars it's a little cheaper than the United optics smart beam laser projector while having better sound and the headphone jack and although the purplish tint is a drawback it's a little more preferable over the bluish hue the third projector we have is the asus s1 mobile LED projector and it costs about $300 this projectors design isn't as eye-catching as the others but it's still small at four by four point four inches and 1.2 inches thick and it's actually lighter than the Euro smart beam laser projector a 3/4 of a pound it doesn't come with a tripod but it does support one the acss one also gets insanely bright at 200 lumens so viewing from far away the picture will still be viewable this projector unfortunately does not have any type of autofocus so you'll have to resort to the manual focus wheel on the side the resolution does take a dive this time around dropping to a max of 480p so it won't look as crisp as the other projectors but still without being said the overall quality of this projector may be a bit better than the other two colors are beautiful and the picture is super bright there's no big huge shift like the others it may lean a little towards the blue side of things but nowhere near as much as a yield smart beam laser projector or the pico Pro you have a lot of control over the quality of the projection when you dive into settings where you can change the contrast and even put on different modes like standard theater etc one nice thing about the ACS s1 is its ultra short throw ratio which is just the angle of which a picture is shown on the left we have the Pico Pro and on the right we have our ACS s1 both are sitting at the same height of the table yet the ACS s ones picture is shown higher at a 41 inch diagonal projection which makes it very easy to play videos at short distances like this this time we have a standard my connector on the back along with a USB port because this projector can actually charge your phone even if it's off unfortunately you cannot connect your phone wirelessly to the acss one you'll have to connect using MHL the speakers are not the best sounding but certainly not the worse they are however the loudest of the four and if you want to go even louder hooking up speakers is possible using the headphone jack with this projector being bigger than the others asus was able to fit a six thousand milliamp battery in here allowing three to four hours of playback although not the most interesting design and it's low resolution the asus s1 is a great portable projector and it offers a great picture quality it's the cheapest of the four at $300 so it's definitely worth considering and last but certainly not anywhere close to lease we have a portable projector that is in a totally different league than the others it's a $600 ZTE s pro 2 so what makes this projector so much better and pricier than the rest well there's a ton of reasons but there's two big things one this projector runs Android and sports a 5 inch touchscreen and 2 the picture quality is out of this world yes the ZTE S pro 2 is running Android 4.4.4 kitkat and has a very beautiful 5-inch HD touchscreen on the top where you can surf the web download apps in the Play Store browse your photos and even message your friends this projector has you covered no matter who you are or what you have you'll be able to view content on this device of course the projector can connect to Wi-Fi but if you're a Verizon or AT&T customer you're in luck because this projector comes in Verizon and AT&T variants so you can project YouTube Netflix or even websites even if you're somewhere without Wi-Fi even if you're not a Verizon or AT&T customer and find yourself somewhere without Wi-Fi you'll be able to take advantage of the projectors micro SD card slot and as you would expect the projector is capable of projecting with miracast and the standard HDMI cable once again there's a USB port for charging it doesn't come with a tripod but it is capable of being used as one although the little leg in the bottom may be enough for the picture quality is by far the best of the four with a 720p resolution and 200 lumens it projects a nice and bright crisp and clear image and colors are absolutely beautiful at a maximum of 120 inches there are no weird tensing hues or strange color temperatures colors are very accurate and the whites are very white it has an autofocus feature that's slower than the others and we'll try to address every so often but you can disable it once you place the projector down it only takes a second or two to focus but it creates the sharpest image of the four there are different brightness settings like low and medium and for the high option you'll need to plug the projector into an outlet which is unfortunate but it must be a big battery dream one feature that the ZTE s pro 2 has that the others don't is keystoning which means a projector will automatically correct the angle to prevent the picture from stretching so even if the projector is not sitting horizontally on the wall the projector image will remain in a true rectangular shape the speakers on the projector are about the same quality as the ACS ones but just a bit quieter but once again a headphone jack is available for audio output inside is a 6300 milliamp battery which can last for up to three hours which is pretty good considering there's pretty much a full phone running inside there it's the biggest projector of the four coming in at five point three by five point two inches and being 1.2 inches thick is definitely a beast of a portable projector outperforming the others in almost every area although it is at least portable of the four it can be a bit pricey too at $600 but if you buy it at a Verizon or AT&T store it is cheaper especially if you add it with a contract there's a little something for everyone here with these four great portable projectors of 2015 whether you want to impress people with a very stylish and compact design have the ability to create a home theater anywhere project beautiful video without breaking the bank or going all out there's a portable projector for you thank you very much for watching and if you enjoyed this video please give us a nice big thumbs up because that really helps us out also comment below and let me know which one of these four projectors you would pick up also don't forget to check out these four videos on the side here and our weekly podcast and lastly head on over to android authority comm because we are your source for all things Android