Facebook Portal Plus Reviews

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Facebook Portal and Portal+ review: Video chat takes center stage

Facebook's $349 Portal+ is the bigger, more expensive version of the Portal, with a large display that can be rotated between landscape and portrait modes. Though the bigger, more flexible screen does have its advantages, it's much too big and...

Decent display ; Compact size ; Wide field-of-view ; Smart camera tracking ; Robust video chat features ; Alexa integration

Apps are limited ; Two voice assistants are confusing ; Not as functional as other smart displays ; Facebook's track record with data security

Nov, 2018

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Expert review by : Carrie-Ann Skinner (techradar.com)

Facebook Portal Plus review

Facebook's largest smart display with a tiltable screen

Camera ensures you’re always in the center of the frame ; Large 14-inch tiltable screen ; Choice of Alexa or Facebook’s voice assistant

Facebook’s voice assistant isn’t as capable as Alexa ; No support for Netflix ; Can’t issue audible recipe instructions

Dec, 2021

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Expert review by : Maggie Tillman (pocket-lint.com)

Facebook Portal+ review: Do the plusses outweigh the minuses?

It's Facebook's Messenger-centric video call device, complete with Amazon Alexa compatibility, but is it trustworthy and even worth buying?

Gorgeous display ; Premium build ; Excellent video call experience ; Built-in Alexa and Portal voice assistants ; YouTube casting ; Lens cover for privacy

Limited apps (including no Facebook or Messenger) ; AR and Singing features aren't useful ; Requires Messenger ; Security is questionable

After months of testing we ultimately think Portal+ offers the most premium video-calling experience of any device or service out there. But we can't see who'd want to buy this thing. It has as many plusses as it does minuses, and for many, those...

Sep, 2019

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