Aura Carver HD WiFi Digital Picture Frame, 10.1”, Add Photos with Aura App, Free Unlimited Storage - Wirecutter’s Pick for Best Digital Photo Frame 2022 - Gravel

I bought this as a Father’s Day gift for my husband’s new office, and it was a total hit. The frame feels high-end and looks sleek on his desk—not like one of those clunky digital frames from the early 2000s.Setup was a breeze (even for the non-tech-savvy among us), and the photo quality is chef’s kiss—crisp, vibrant, and definitely lives up to the hype. We uploaded a mix of family photos, vacation shots, and the occasional toddler selfie, and now his office has a personal touch that makes it feel way more inviting.Bonus: I can add new photos from my phone anytime, which means surprise updates that make him smile mid-meeting.Highly recommend if you want a thoughtful, modern gift that actually feels premium.

So, I’m a bit of a hobbyist photographer , and I’d been wanting something to show off the photos I’ve taken throughout the years without having to shuffle through thousands of images. After doing a bit of research I stumbled across this brand and I’m glad I did. I love it. The frame is so elegant and looks nice on our tv stand. It stays plugged in 24/7, and will power itself off when it detects that the lights are all off. A convenient feature if you plan on keeping one in the bedroom. My favorite thing about this device is that Aura provides you with unlimited cloud storage for your photos and videos. That is almost unheard of now a days and since they are stores in the cloud, I’m assuming if the frame ever “goes bad” you could just get another one and sign back into your account and reconnect your photos. It’s fun going through my library of photos and picking and choosing which I want to upload and share. You can set a timer on how long you want the photo displayed . I chose 30 seconds as I plan on uploading hundreds of photos. Videos will also play back on the frame, but are limited to 30 seconds as well. (I think). The display is nice and antireflective. It has nice colors. It doesn’t have the best contrast ratio, and looks washed out from extreme angles, but that’s ok. For the most part it’s a beautiful screen in a beautiful frame. I love this thing so much, I immediately bought a second one to gift to my uncle for his birthday. Oh and you can send a link to your family members to register an account and also upload photos to the same frame! So cool!

This frame has excellent photo quality, is easy to set up, easy to add or change photos, and easy to invite others to upload photos. This was the perfect gift for our 90 year old mother/grandmother/great-grandmother. She loves seeing the photos of the family, enjoys having different photos each time she looks at the frame, and loves that family members are adding photos regularly. It's a great conversation starter too when family talks about the photos or friends see the slide show. Highly recommended!

This was one of the best Christmas gifts I've ever received! My kids gave it to my husband and me. We keep it in the kitchen, and the pictures change regularly. We see it all the time and get to enjoy all the pictures. We need another one so we can see more! The only drawback is that I'd like a bigger size. I think it is available in a bigger size.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I got this for my Grandma and it's amazing it has so many options and settings so that she can see all of the pictures she loves

This is the third Aura frame I’ve purchased. Everyone we gift them to loves them. Love that the owner can invite whoever they want to add to and view their photos. The only thing I would like to see changed would be a way to turn off the live view on Live Photos easier and more efficiently.

100% would recommend! We got out for our wedding and have loved being able to look at pictures throughout the day. We have given this as a gift to multiple family members as well. They have loved it and enjoyed looking through pictures to find the ones to add to their frame. One of the best things is you can add others to your frame- this has allowed us to add pictures of our baby to her grandmas frame! A great way to stay in touch!

This purchase was made with the recommendation from the Wirecutter dot com. The frame must always be plugged in, with a proprietary (but included (and very long)) charge cable. Very vibrant screen and decent screen to frame ratio. The frame itself is very well built. Unfortunately, there is no way to wall mount it. It has to be placed on a shelf or put on a table. Also, the frame is landscape only, no way to turn it sideways. Some portrait pictures sent to it end up with large black bars on the side, whereas some get cropped to fill the frame. In my experience , portrait pictures sent from an android device got cropped and iPhone portrait pictures displayed with black bars (no cropping in). I don't know if this is a rule, as I've only played with it for 30 minutes or so. The setup was fairly simple, but it took a while to load pictures once they were sent. The app would say that the pictures were added to the slideshow and sent to the frame, but they didn't load for a solid 30 minutes. There is a great feature that allows friends or family to add pictures to the frame. This made a great Mothersday gift for a mother who has limited wall space for more pictures. There is an option to add a caption to each picture which is extremely handy for when you send pictures to a family member's frame, so they can get a clue as to what the picture is of or when it was taken. Very pleased with it so far.