Frameo 10.1" WiFi Digital Picture Frame, Electronic Photo Frames - White

Why it's worth it

This MaxAngel-built Frameo frame pairs a 10.1-inch 1280x800 IPS touchscreen with 32GB of onboard memory plus SD and USB inputs. It uses the Frameo app's invite-only sharing, and it wall-mounts, which most frames in this guide do not.

Local storage is unusually generous for an inexpensive frame. The 32GB of internal memory is far more than the cloud-first frames give you locally, and the SD card slot and USB port let you load a library directly. That matters for two groups: households with slow or intermittent internet, and anyone digitizing older prints who would rather not push thousands of scans through a phone app.

Sharing is invite-only rather than open. The Frameo app only accepts content from people the frame owner has invited, which is a tighter default than an email address anyone can forward to. Senders push photos and short videos from iOS or Android, and the recipient does not need an account of their own to see them arrive.

From our review of 8 digital picture frames

What we like

• +Local storage is unusually generous for an inexpensive frame
• +Sharing is invite-only rather than open
• +The IPS touchscreen and auto-rotation cover the basics properly
• +It does more than a slideshow

What to know

• –App-sent videos are capped at fifteen seconds
• –The resolution is mid-pack, not a bargain version of the top pick
• –The privacy documentation is thinner than the established brands'