- A smart design makes Xgimi’s new projector disappear
- 1080p image with 510 ISO Lumens
- Around $248 / £185 / AU$350 based on China price
Xgimi has launched a new budget projector, the Z6X, with a smart design: its integrated gimbal allows you to hide the projector bit by rotating it upwards to fit into the rectangular frame.
The design is both practical and efficient: it covers the front and back of the projector when you travel and means that when you’re not using it, it just looks like an object on your shelf.
Although Xgimi describes this as a portable projector, it doesn’t have a built-in battery (like the impressive Xgimi MoGo 4), but assuming you’re going somewhere with a power outlet, it looks like a pocket-friendly and lightweight option.
It’s about the size of an iPad at about nine inches wide, eight inches tall and two and a half inches deep. It weighs 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs).
Xgimi Z6X 5th Generation Projector: Key Features
The Xgimi Z6X is a DLP model that can have a brightness of 510 ISO Lumen and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It has a 1.2:1 yield ratio and 124% coverage of the Rec.709 color space.
The integrated gimbal makes it easy to adjust the projector’s tilt, and it has a range of 150 degrees so you can move between wall and ceiling projection.
Most of the specs are currently only listed in Chinese, so I’m grateful to Notebookcheck.net for the translation: it has HDMI 2.1 with eARC, USB and two 3W speakers with Dolby Audio support.
The operating system is Xgimi’s own GMUI 6.0 (likely to switch to Google TV if it launches in the UK and US, based on our experience with Xgimi’s products) with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections. It also integrates with Xiaomi’s smart home system. Automation includes automatic focus and keystone correction.
We don’t yet know if the Z6X will launch outside of China, but it’s likely: the very similar but slightly less bright 400 Lumen Xgimi Elfin Flip is available via Amazon and directly from Xgimi – although it looks like US and Australian customers will pay a premium if the Z6X does indeed make it to those countries: while the Elfin Flip Flip retails for around £249 in the UK and sometimes even less. Xgimi Australia sells it for AU$999 and Xgimi US charges $999.
The Xgimi Z6X is currently listed on Xgimi’s Chinese website for 元1,705. That’s around $248 / £185 / AU$350 before tax or tariffs at today’s exchange rates.
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