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

Unable to face time after one month and unable to use the product.

Family loves it,speaker is loud and plays Pandora. The photo gallery is great too

I like being able to see family during the call, interface is great. Connections get lost. I have two, and use each for two cell numbers, need to reconnect and reset periodically. Wish it were less coupled to facebook.

Bought for my parents who aren’t too tech Savvy. They love it! We have never had a problem, it’s always been crystal clear.

So easy to use Can FaceTime 7 people Amazing

Better than I expected!

Bought this for my 76-year-old mother. Have been looking for a completely foolproof way to do calls and video-conferencing with her. After countless devices thru the years, I can say that I finally found it. The interface is really streamlined and (almost completely) foolproof. With the WhatsApp and messenger accounts properly set up, she simply has to touch on the favorite contacts that rest right on the front screen. One tap to call, one tap to pickup. Cant beat that! If for some reason gets out of the main screen (not as easy to happen as in an iPad) or whatever, its (mostly) simple for her to get back to square 0. After several months it never had any problem (i.e. logging out, or asking for the user to validate options or updates, that would be an issue for my mother to deal with). For someone that lives far away from their parents, you can understand how this is gold! It beats the iPad (that she also has but barely uses, and is still a continuous training) that ends up having too many possibilities. Same for Alexas devices that end up having too many options and quickly she can get lost or complicated for someone not used to UXs and smart devices. Aside from the simplicity of the interface, the camera picture qualify is great and the speakers are pretty acceptable. The auto-zoom feature is very useful, however, dont expect this to be like Facetime in your face. The device has some other possibilities and an app store. Facebook is trying to add more apps to it, but frankly, it seems pretty limited still. It is a shame because it is a very powerful VC device. It has already the GoToMeeting app, and would be great if they could add Zoom. Privacy concerns are warranted. The best you can do is use the physical latch to cover the camera (that also is supposed to shut down the mic). But that is a trade-off that I accepted with my mothers device. I got the Portal TV for my own house (and use the latch) and I am waiting for WhatsApp to release the multi-device feature to buy another one for my Mother. If you want an easy, comfortable efficient way to do Video-conferencing, you use WhatsApp and/or Messenger, this is a great device!

Great camera great video qualety Poor apps, disconectvyou from whatsup desktop app for chat every time you want to make a chat. Ask you all the time on the qualety of video chat . This is anoying. Does not use voice to answar or disconect call.

Gift for daughter. Electronic guru.

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