Best Digital Photo Frames You Can Buy In 2025

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In this video, Paul ranks the best digital photo frames based on ease of use, image quality and features that you can buy today. From the best large or smallest, highest resolution, smartest, or E-Ink display, these are the top digital photo frames you can buy today that our team recommends based on hours of testing.

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00:00All right, be honest. Are you tired of your photos and travel memories just sitting on your phone?

00:04Digital photo frames are an easy way to share and relive these memories instantly. I've tested

00:09the best digital photo frames that you can buy at different price points and sizes that will make

00:14your photos look great no matter where you display them. I've got a digital frame here for everyone

00:19and I know these are going to be great gifts so you can find the best deals for everything linked

00:23below. Our best overall pick, the Aura Aspen. The Aura Aspen is one of the newest digital photo

00:29frames that we recommend. You're looking at a large 11.8 inch 1600 by 1200 screen for just

00:35$230. The Aura Aspen delivers images that are really crisp, vibrant, and its anti-glare screen

00:41also lets you see these pictures from basically any viewing angle which is especially important

00:46when you're placing them in a very bright room. You can sync your photos easily with iCloud and

00:51Google Photos but if you want you can also upload them directly via email which is great for anyone

00:56who doesn't want to deal with apps as much. But if I'm being honest I actually enjoy using it for

01:01keeping up with the latest photos for my family as they've added them over time. The Aspen even

01:06supports 30 second video clips with sound if you want to mix things up. This is also super easy to

01:11set up and control with touch bars on the top and side of the frame so you're not touching the

01:15touchscreen here and getting your grimy oily fingerprints over this which is another really big plus.

01:21The Aspen is held up by a sturdy aluminum stand which lets you switch from portrait to landscape

01:26mode. Unfortunately you cannot wall mount this but besides that this is the most well-rounded

01:31digital photo frame for a lot of people. For as low as $30 when it's on sale the Atatat digital

01:37photo frame offers excellent image quality on its 1080p 8 inch IPS display. You can get this in 7,

01:438, and 10 inch models. Build quality and design is definitely on the cheaper side but if visuals are

01:49what you care about most and you want to stay within a budget this is one of the best picks

01:54under $50. This is pretty easy to set up and use. It's actually one of the only photo frames on our

02:00list that doesn't require any software or app connectivity. You just plug in your memory card

02:05or a USB drive and the Atatat frame handles the rest automatically playing your photos and media.

02:11This makes it perfect for less tech savvy members of your family. You can even play movies or view a

02:15calendar if you wanted those extra features. And then as far as controls we have physical

02:19ones on the back and it also comes with a remote control for Atatat convenience. Simple and

02:25affordable the Atatat is great for when you don't want to mess with apps. The skylight frame is the

02:31perfect Aura alternative for anyone who wants a simple and no fuss way to display their photos

02:36especially for grandparents or again less tech savvy family members. It offers a 1280 by 800 display,

02:43Wi-Fi connectivity, touch screen controls, and even video playback all in a very easy to use package.

02:49The 10 inch model which I have here is a great size while the 15 inch larger version is also

02:54available if you need that bigger display. Uploading and organizing photos is quick and easy from the

02:59skylight app or even via a custom skylight email which I think would be great again for those who

03:04don't want to mess with apps all the time. And thanks to its internal 8 gigabytes of storage,

03:08your images are always accessible even without a Wi-Fi connection. Just know there is a pricey

03:14subscription for some of the in-app features like creating albums, starting a slideshow remotely,

03:19or changing some of the other on-device settings which is why this $140 frame isn't ranked higher

03:24on my list of recommendations. Now for a frame that balances excellent image quality with simplicity,

03:30the skylight is a standout choice among digital photo frames. Then there is the massive Echo Show 21.

03:38The Echo Show 21 is our best big digital photo frame and probably one of my favorite overall

03:44picks. Let me tell you why. Now this probably isn't what most people think of for a photo frame,

03:49but its gorgeous 21 inch 1080p display is perfect for displaying photos even from across the room.

03:55And with its white and black bezels, I think it still looks like a real photo frame. But that's not

04:01all this can do. This is both Amazon's largest and most expensive smart display yet at $399. But it's

04:08also a smart hub, fire TV, smart speaker, and one of my favorite ways for keeping track of all things

04:14in my home thanks to its helpful widgets like a to-do and shopping list, replacing the whiteboard

04:19on my wall from before it. And with the new Alexa AI Plus software, this is also now my favorite AI

04:25smart home assistant with very natural prompts. An Alexa voice remote and wall mounting kit is

04:30included, which supports horizontal and vertical orientation. But the optional swivel stand costs an

04:36additional $125. So if you're on a tighter budget, wall mounting is probably your best bet.

04:42For photo syncing, it's easiest if you already use Amazon Photos to store your images, but you can

04:47also upload select photos or albums via that Photos app if you want. Don't get me wrong, there is something

04:53definitely beautiful about having a photo frame which is exclusively used to show your images.

04:57But for those who want the best multi-purpose display that can do a lot more, this is the one

05:03to get. And be sure to look out for Amazon discounts, especially around Black Friday, because this gets

05:08some pretty awesome deals. If you want a digital photo frame that looks like or almost just like

05:14hanging art on your wall, you should check out the Aura Ink. At $499, this is not cheap, but it's very

05:20unique in that it features e-ink color display technology. You can think of this as a supersized

05:25Kindle, meaning that it uses very little energy and can last up to three months unplugged before

05:31you need to recharge it. That alone is a huge selling feature if you just want to hang this

05:35cleanly on your wall without dangling cables. The big 13.3-inch display comes in a nice frame along

05:41with a large matte border, which makes it look a lot more like a regular picture frame. Now, this isn't

05:46as bright or vivid as digital photo frames, and it can't play videos or music. This also is not

05:51meant to cycle through your photos quickly as it takes time and it eats through your battery life.

05:56But if you're looking for a photo frame that looks very lifelike with very long battery life and you're

06:00happy cycling through your photos at a slower interval, it's very easy to recommend the Aura Ink.

06:06So there are a lot of great options out there, but our team is constantly reviewing the latest

06:11models to keep this list of best digital photo frames up to date. Let me know which one you're

06:15eyeing or if you think there are any other models that I should try out for next time.

06:19If this video helped you out, make sure to subscribe for more buying guides and you can

06:22follow me to see what other cool tech I'm reviewing. And until the next one, I'll catch you later.

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