Best digital photo frame UK 2024: From Google, Amazon and more

There are two big brands in the digital photo frame biz: Aura and Nixplay. They produce the best digital photo frames in terms of picture quality, features and size of the canvas. Nixplay’s photo frames have artificial intelligent smarts that can focus on faces, while Aura’s frames are just beautiful to have in the home, with portrait photos being displayed side by side. Digital photo frames from both brands are smart, so you can upload photos straight from your phone.

Aeezo is a fairly new digital photo frame brand that offers more budget-friendly options. Amazon and Google also make digital photo frames, but they’re considered “smart displays” because their main purpose isn’t to display photos.         

While most digital photo frames are smart and wifi-compatible, meaning you can upload photos directly from a cloud storage service such as Google or Dropbox or directly from the manufacturer’s app, you don’t necessarily need a wifi connection to use these types of devices. Most of the digital photo frames on our list have a slot for an SD card, so you can import photos to the device without having to connect to the internet.

The easiest way to upload pictures onto a digital photo frame is to download and use the brand’s app. Aura, Nixplay, Aeezo, Google and Amazon all have their own individual apps that allow you to transfer photos from your phone’s library directly to the photo frame, over wifi. Most brands also have a browser uploader if you’d prefer to transfer photos from your PC or Mac, and both Aura and Nixplay’s photo frames have either a USB or SD card slot, if you’d prefer to upload offline.      

If you want a way to display hundreds of photos in one single frame, a digital photo frame is an excellent investment. Some even double up as smart speakers, enabling you to play music and ask questions. They make great gifts and there is a huge range of styles to choose from. It’s the most modern way of showing off your pictures in your home.   

We’re totally in love with the Aura carver – it’s slick, easy to use, looks great on our bookshelf, and, most importantly, really showcases our photos beautifully. If you’re looking for something with even more impact, the Vieunite frame is absolutely breathtaking – but expensive. If you have a smaller budget, Hijoy is a great bet – it’s simple but gets the job done well.

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