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XGIMI Halo+

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  • 1080p FHD (1920 x 1080)
  • 700 ISO Lumens brightness
  • 2 x 5W Harman Kardon speakers
  • Built-in 59.454Wh battery, 2.5hrs
  • Throw ratio 1.2:1, image 40-200 inches

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Summary

A tower-shaped 1080p DLP portable projector with a built-in battery, auto setup and Android TV, and one of the few cordless mini projectors with a real independent test history. Check the brightness fine print before you buy: independent labs measured anywhere from about 284 to 753 ANSI lumens against a 900-lumen claim, and this Android TV revision has no native Netflix.

Strengths

  • Auto focus and geometric correction finish in about 4 seconds, and ProjectorCentral found the result “as good as I can do it manually, sometimes better.”
  • PCMag called the dual 5 W Harman Kardon system possibly the finest it has heard from a projector this size and weight class.
  • Brightness uniformity measured 88%, with no hot spots or dark corners.
  • A full Android TV 10 build rather than a nerfed app store, with Wi-Fi streaming built in.
  • PCMag saw far fewer rainbow artifacts than typical for this class of DLP projector.
  • The original revision keeps 3D and MEMC, which the Halo+ (New) drops.

Weaknesses

  • No native Netflix on the Android TV build — a con in PCMag, ProjectorCentral and CNET.
  • Battery runtime lands near 90 minutes to an hour and a half in tests, not the claimed 2.5 hours, and battery power roughly halves light output.
  • Keystone correction is expensive: a 10-degree tilt cost 48% of measured brightness.
  • No zoom and no lens shift, so image size changes only by moving the projector — 60 inches at 5.2 ft, 100 inches at 8.7 ft.
  • Cold start takes 46.2 seconds, and turning the unit off takes two presses of the power button, which CNET found “exceptionally counterintuitive.”

Verified specifications

ModelXGIMI Halo+ (original, 2021, Android TV 10); a later “Halo+ (New)” revision runs Google TV.
DisplayDLP, 0.33-inch DMD, native 1920 × 1080.
Brightness900 ANSI lumens in the original US marketing; XGIMI now publishes 700 ISO lumens (ISO 21118).
Light sourceLED, rated 25,000 hours by XGIMI.
Contrastnot published by XGIMI.
HDRHDR10 and HLG input.
4Kaccepts 4K input and downconverts to 1080p.
3Dyes, with DLP-Link glasses (original Halo+ only).
Throw ratio1.2:1 fixed; no zoom and no lens shift.
Image size40–200 inches per XGIMI; ProjectorCentral rates 60–200 inches.
Keystoneautomatic and manual, horizontal and vertical; ProjectorCentral measured correction up to ±45 degrees.
Battery59.454 Wh built in; XGIMI claims 2.5 hours in ECO mode at 50% volume.
Speakersdual 5 W Harman Kardon.
Storage2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, about 8 GB free out of the box.
Noiseunder 30 dB rated by XGIMI; ProjectorCentral measured 36.4–37.2 dBA at the exhaust.
Power100–240 V AC, 90 W rated; 74.3 W measured maximum.
Dimensions6.75 × 4.47 × 5.71 in (171.5 × 113.5 × 145 mm); 3.5 lb (1.6 kg).
In the boxpower plug, manual, warranty card, Bluetooth remote control and a travel nylon bag.
Warrantyone year in the US; 24 months in the UK.
Full research notes and sources

Brightness: three claims, none settled

XGIMI currently publishes 700 ISO lumens, measured to ISO 21118. A German database converts the ISO figure to a claimed 875 ANSI lumens — a derived number, not a measurement.

None of the outlets documents its method in comparable terms, so no single figure is authoritative. RTINGS calls brightness “disappointing” and says it “quickly starts to look dim if you leave a few lights on.”

Plan for a small screen in a dark room. Two more things eat light: a 10-degree keystone correction cut measured brightness by 48%, and running on the battery roughly halves output.

Battery life in the real world

XGIMI claims 2.5 hours of playtime, but the fine print defines that as ECO mode at 50% volume, and XGIMI’s own EU FAQ states more plainly that “the battery lasts around 2 hours.” ProjectorCentral measured 1 hour 31 minutes in Movie mode before the unit dropped to Energy Saving. RTINGS says the battery is limited to just over 90 minutes.

Battery power also roughly halves light output, per CNET and PCMag. Nobody has published a failure rate for battery degradation, and two r/xgimi threads describe a unit that will not charge (the LED stays solid red instead of blinking) and a unit that will not power on at all — individual reports, not a prevalence signal.

Repairs, warranty and running costs

The LED light source is rated at 25,000 hours, which ProjectorCentral equates to more than 17 years at four hours a day; there is no lamp to replace.

Warranty is one year in the US — XGIMI’s own warranty page, ProjectorCentral and PCMag all say so — against 24 months in the UK. Repairs run through service-usa@xgimi.com with a 12-digit serial number and proof of purchase. There is no public parts catalogue, no published repair documentation and no user-serviceable path; unauthorized repair or disassembly voids the warranty. XGIMI does publish local firmware images and warns against installing firmware from other models.

Running costs are small. ProjectorCentral estimates about $17 a year in electricity at 8 hours a day, 200 days a year and 14 cents/kWh. Optional extras: a carrying case at about $89 (PCMag), the X-Desktop Stand Pro at $100 (ProjectorCentral), and a Puffin TV web browser at about $1/month or $10/year if you want in-projector browsing — no browser is preinstalled.

Is it worth it?

At roughly $449 — the price XGIMI’s own US store has listed against an $849.99 reference — the Halo+ undercuts its $849 launch MSRP by more than half and suits a buyer who specifically needs cordless 1080p, auto setup and strong onboard sound. Between $450 and $600 it stays reasonable for outdoor or bedroom use. At the $849 MSRP the measured performance does not carry the price unless the battery is the whole reason you are buying.

The decision hinge is not brightness — every source agrees it suits small screens in controlled light. The hinge is whether cordless operation matters. If it does, this is one of the better-tested options. If it does not, the same money buys a better picture from an AC-only projector.

Which model this is

This page covers the original XGIMI Halo+, the 2021 Android TV model sold as ASIN B09D39TCFK. XGIMI later released the Halo+ (New), model WM03A, which runs Google TV and adds licensed Netflix, an “Atmosphere Function” and a Bluetooth 5.1 remote — but drops 3D, MEMC and DTS audio. Every independent test cited here (PCMag, ProjectorCentral, CNET, RTINGS) tested the original Android TV unit, and XGIMI’s US store keeps the two as separate product pages.

Netflix deserves its own warning. A unit bought today should be assumed to have no native Netflix. The fix is a streaming stick in the HDMI port or the newer revision.

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