Facebook Portal Mini - Smart Video Calling 8” Touch Screen Display with Alexa - White

This is the best gift for grandparents. My mother loves being able to video call her whole family so easily! She isnt good with technology and she was making video calls, listening to music, and loading pictures in the first hour she got it.

This thing is super awesome while social distancing. It’s super easy to make calls. It’s like hanging out with family and friends, but nobody’s actually at your house. It also has a great speaker. We use it a lot for listening to music.

I bought this thinking it would make my home lifestyle more fun, although every time when I would try to use the touch screen it would lag and there would be like a 20 second delay after using the touch screen. The voice control doesnt really function well as I would have to call it multiple times for it to hear me. It does not have the same functions as a typical Alexa device because I cant connect any smart devices to it (such as my smart lightbulb) and it cant answer random curious or fun questions like any other regular alexa device would...so whats the point of it having an Alexa! Theres really no common/useful apps you can use this device (except for spotify) so theres no other use for it other than video chatting. Although this device provides access to a web browser you would have to navigate to any website, such as Youtube, as if your on an iPad, however....ITS SUPER SLOW and glitchy. So I NEVER find myself using the web browser as its just ends up not worth my time to try to use. Also need to note that it has a hard time switching the screen between a vertical or horizontal position as it glitches or sometimes not even responds. Ill give it 1 extra star than this device deserves ONLY because the video quality is pretty good and the cool feature where the camera follows you around in the room. But besides that, if you want to use this thing for ANY other recreational use such as putting on YouTube to watch a cooking tutorial while cooking in the kitchen or ask it typical/simple questions that my echo dot device could answer...then this is NOT the device for you.

Gift for daughter. Electronic guru.

My siblings and I can see and talk to our Mom during the COVID Lockdown. Boosts her spirits

While I fear that technology is becoming too intrusive into our private lives (and fear that Alexa IS actually listening in - in our house shed bored senseless), I have to say I LOVE Portal. I can finally see my grandchildren when chatting with them (Oh right, my kids as well). I cant comment on the quality of the tech side, but it is solid and the video is clean and clear. The sound is good and my grands also love it. (If they are watching, this is a good way to do it...)

Love it

I sent it back because I ordered the wrong product. Im sure it would work well for Facebook.