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A smartphone that’s also a projector? I tested it, and it’s surprisingly good

I have in my hand the single heaviest phone I’ve ever reviewed. It’s beefy in a way I never imagined a phone would be. This phone weighs 1.93 pounds. Pounds! To put that into perspective, my Pixel 9 Pro weighs 0.438 pounds, and the Asus Zenbook A14, a standard-sized laptop we recently reviewed, is 2.1 pounds. 

Yeah, this phone is chonky. But it’s also pretty cool. It’s the Oukitel WP100 Titan

The projector is fairly simple to operate, and does a good job of displaying whatever’s on your screen. When I was testing it, however, I realized the projector did have some limitations. First off, getting it to focus isn’t quite an exact science. 

To focus it, you click either one of the rectangular buttons on the left side of the device. What I discovered is that the ability to get the focus right depends on what you’re watching, how far you are from the projection surface, and how much ambient light you’re dealing with. 

is not for everyone. This isn’t a phone you slip in your pocket and carry around with you. If, however, you regularly need to project your Android display so others can see it, this is the phone to have. You could even adopt it as a second phone for the specific purpose of carrying around a mobile projector.

Another reason this phone might appeal to you is the battery life. I used the projector for an extended period, lit up my office with the Camping Light, and upgraded the OS, and the battery barely depleted. Try that on a standard phone with an average battery and you’ll see that percentage drop fairly quickly.

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Finally, if you regularly find yourself in situations where the environment isn’t exactly friendly to electronics, the WP100 Titan will happily shrug off inclement weather or rough terrain. It’s mighty and it won’t back down.

Currently the WP100 Titan is only available via Kickstarter

Source : ZDNet

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