Best Pocket Projectors

If you’re shopping for the brightest portable projector on the market, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better option than the Anker Nebula Mars II Pro. Actually, it delivers almost as bright, engaging, and accurate pictures as traditional projectors.

What seems to be most important for any projector is the type of ANSI lumens it uses. This one has 500 ANSI lumens which are so bright that the image will still remain clear and radiant even with a bright overhead light on. What’s more, the Mars II Pro utilizes autofocus technology and auto keystone, both of which work smoothly and render a beautiful picture. The autofocus feature ensures a razor-sharp, high-definition image without any adjustments required from you, whereas the horizontal and vertical keystoning allows you to project a squared image at almost any angle.

Right out of the box, this projector looks super impressive. After booting up, it guides you through connecting to your Wi-Fi network and downloading the Nebular app. Then, it drops you right into the main menu where you can choose to watch YouTube, Netflix, and more services available for Android 7.1.

Anker is one of those rare Chinese brands that are praised all across the globe for innovations, affordable prices, and high-quality computer and mobile peripherals. And its NEBULA lineup represents a new class of smart, portable entertainment devices. The Nebula Capsule is one of them. It's the world’s first portable cinema that deftly combines smart capabilities and extra compact dimensions with immersive audio and visuals. 

For sure, it's the tiny size that grabs your attention at once. Actually, the Capsule is no bigger than a soda can. For this reason, it's extremely portable and can be carried just anywhere you go (a pouch is included for safe transportation).

Thanks to exceptional portability, this gadget is easy to just place on any tabletop and start watching your favorite movies. And despite its tiny size, the throw range of this projector is great. You'll get an 80-100 inch screen from a coffee table. In a relatively dark room, you can back up to about 10-11 feet away and get a large screen with good clarity and brightness ( a radiant 100 ANSI lm picture).

And if the sun hasn’t gone down yet, you can get a pretty bright picture from about 3-8 feet from the wall. The image will be bright and vibrant owing to the advanced DLP technology that utilizes IntelliBright algorithms. The fabulous image quality is complemented by a 5W 360° speaker to deliver high-quality sound wherever you sit. Also, it's worth emphasizing that ht projector can be used in speaker-only mode.

The Vamvo L4200 mini projector is currently one of the best-rated devices on the market since it offers plenty of interesting features at a very reasonable price. So, if you’re looking for a low-cost model for weekend movie nights, keep on reading and discover more.

Firstly, we would like to put emphasis on the fact that even though this home-use projector is advertised as Full HD 1080p, it can only accept a 1080p input. The projector itself has 720p resolution and is able to provide a quite impressive 3800 lux brightness and 2000:1 contrast ratio. Surprisingly enough for such a budget-friendly option, the LED lamp here works for 50,000 hours, giving you a worry-free experience. It’s enough to last for many years without a need for replacements.

Next, the display of the L4200 projector can range from 49 inches to 200 inches in size, depending on how far away it is. The recommended distance is between 4.9 - 15 feet. Do note that the unit has a fixed zoom, so you'll need to move it to a correct position so as to make it fill your screen. On the upside, it lets you flip and mirror the picture, meaning you can either ceiling-mount it or use it in a behind-screen configuration.

Measuring only 4x4 inches, the ViewSonic M1 is surely one of the most compact and lightweight projectors out there. You can easily pack and carry it in your purse or back pocket without it adding heft to it. However, despite its tiny size, this project definitely packs a big punch. Let's see what the M1 offers.

It goes without saying that this model cannot replace a big, fully-sized projector, but it wasn't designed for that. First and foremost, this model was designed for smaller rooms like your or your kids' bedroom and provides about a 50-60 inch image just a few feet away. It handles almost all sorts of hi-fi inputs and supports 854 x 480 resolution, not the highest, obviously, but really good.

Moving on, 50M: 1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio along with the VA2446mh LED delivers stunning, uniform brightness and contrast with a good focus all across the screen. Besides that, a lot of image adjustments are available in the on-screen display (OSD), thus, you can control hue, sharpness, and saturation right while you're watching movies.

The projector also includes a pair of integrated JBL speakers that deliver fairly powerful sound. The on-board sound is really convincing and loud enough for general use without a need for additional speakers but if you decide to amplify the sound, there's a headphone socket included as well. Aside from this socket, the ViewSonic M1 has a good array of modern inputs including HDMI and USB-C ports. So you can use this projector to play videos from laptops, tablets, phones, media players, and more as well as use it with a Fire stick or other streaming device to watch Netflix, Sling, Hulu, etc.

Kodak needs no presentation. It's the iconic American company that produces camera- and image-related products that boast exceptional quality. And what we have here is the revolutionary Luma 150 Portable Projector that delivers audiovisual excellence.

To begin with, this projector can suit not only those individuals that need a reliable device for presentations mainly but also those families that have no space or ability to hang a fully-fledged TV in their bedroom. The thing is that owing to the extra-bright 150-lumen lamp and 16.7-million color display, the Kodak Luma offers you a 16:9 screen that can expand to whopping 150″. And even at the maximum screen size, the image remains sharp and detailed.

For the flexibility of use, the Kodak mini projector has a responsive focus wheel that allows you to adjust the size in fine increments. And what is notable, the unit is capable of projecting so small pictures that you can trace them onto watercolor paper. The vast majority of other portable projectors can't go down that small.

The KODAK Luma 150 features tripod mount on the bottom for standard models, so you can easily install your projector for steady viewing.

The only Achilles' heel of this projector is probably a bit low quality of the speaker. The sound it produces isn't the best in the industry but actually you can always plug an additional speaker into the headphone jack for better results.