12 Best Mini Projectors (Review) In 2021

The top pick for the best mini projector is the affordable and easy-to-use Vankyo Leisure 3. It’s a HD projector that boasts the MStar Advanced color engine and crisp, clear resolution to deliver the perfect picture for bingeing your favorite shows or treating yourself to a movie night.

It’s compatible with a variety of devices including game consoles (so gamers will love it) and your smartphone for almost universal connectivity. The lamp life is 40000 hours and the LED brightness is rated as 2400. If you want a cinema-esque experience, you’ll enjoy up to a 170” picture for a big screen experience. The fan noise suppression system means you can hear everything and the easy carry case means you can take it around to your friend’s place without worrying about damaging it.

If you’re looking for a portable projector for movies, TV, gaming, and more, and also guaranteeing superb value, Dr. J Professional 4 Inch Mini Projector is an excellent choice that won’t cause your bank account too much pain.

The 40000 hour lamp life ensures potentially years of entertainment while the 2000:1 contrast ratio means you’ll get an ultra-clear and vivid image that you’ll struggle to find elsewhere for such a price. There is also improved brightness and a variety of outputs for versatile connectivity. It projects an array of different media options so you can use it to educate as easily as you can to entertain and the tripod mount is something we didn’t expect to find but appreciate it, anyway.

Much less terrifying than the 1997 horror film (and its subsequent sequels) the RIF6 Cube Full LED Mini Projector is fantastic for those short on space but big on a passion for all things cinematic.

The ultra-portable design fits easily in your pocket or backpack for work and can connect using either mini HDMI or project movies, TV, or images through a MicroSD card. It has a 90 minute battery life, which isn’t the most powerful but is decent enough if you want to watch a classic Disney flick on the big screen which can stretch to 120”.  The mounting tripod offers additional options for placement and ensures a stable picture if you’re watching your favorite home movies on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

If you’re looking for the best possible choice from an outdoor movie projector, look no further than the Epson Home Cinema Theater Projector. This option boasts superb 4K enhancement technology that makes every image as clear as day. The 3LCD design is also an innovative addition and eliminates the color wheel and white segment and rainbow effect you might see with cheaper options.

The 2500 lumen bulb makes it one of the brightest and most durable around and delivers high performance even in rooms with ambient light. It’s compatible with both Mac and PC and because of its quality and dynamic colors, it also makes for a fantastic gaming projector for those late-night sessions that always seem to get away from you.

The Apeman Portable Video Pocket Projector fits, as you’d expect, right in your pocket and is an awesome and always-surprising companion for your iPhone while being just as big as it, too.

The lightweight style means it’s easy to carry with you for those important times where you need to project something immediately on the wall. It’s easy to use and the built-in battery gives you as much as 2.5 hours of runtime depending on how large you project the image. With superb video and wide connectivity, it’s a projector for your smartphone, game console, and tablet (among others) that’s on the more affordable side without sacrificing quality for use on the go, at home, or whenever the urge strikes. It makes a great electronic gift anybody would like.

Sleek and stylish, but that’s exactly what you’d expect from such a brand, the Anker Nebula Capsule is one of our favorite options we’ve selected and stands out as a fine mini projector for phone, TV, and more.

The IntelliBright algorithms provides magnificent and vivid images with a 100 ANSI lumens rating and a 100 inch picture to give you a cinematic experience from the comfort of your own home. It doesn’t end there, though. The 360-degree speaker provides glorious and clear audio, while the wifi app connectivity makes it easy to operate without being right beside it. With 4 hour playback, it’s got one of the better battery lives around and it’s also durable enough to survive a knock here and there for when the company gets a little too rowdy.

With excellent picture quality and wide connectivity options, the Elephas LED Movie Projector is a decent mini movie projector that would feel at home in any home across the country.

The compact design allows for simple portability so you can put it in your sling bag and set it up anywhere you like. The picture size ranges from 50 to 130 inches without sacrificing too much clarity, and there is a wide range of connectivity options to adapt your smartphone, TV, or tablet. It’s also the most eco-friendly of all the devices we’ve selected, with a minuscule carbon footprint through low-power consumption and high-life lamp that minimizes waste while still delivering assured quality. For those concerned about saving the planet while watching big screen Planet Earth, this is the projector for you. 

The Optoma Ultra-Compact Short Throw LED Projector fits in the palm of your hand and comes complete with a 20000 hour lamp life for years of entertainment from TV to movies to gaming.

The short throw projection offers excellent clarity while the 20000:1 contrast ratio gives you superb resolution to enjoy your favorite movies in real HD so you won’t notice the difference between this and your TV. It’s easy to set up with auto keystone features and you don’t even need a PC to operate it. Instead, use a MicroSD or USB stick to project your favorites or you can screen mirror from your phone. Overall, you’ll get an LED projector that offers a variety of awesome features that make its near-$500 price tag justified.

The sleek and stylish ZTE Spro 2 Smart Projector is one of the most modern options we’ve selected and it backs up this look by being a wifi projector that will fit comfortably in any 21st century living room, bedroom, or games room.

The 5” touchscreen makes the features easy to navigate while the 20” – 120” screen size provides a huge potential viewing options for cozy nights in or big parties for the season finale of the latest big show. The contrast ratio is rated at 2000:1, which isn’t the most vivid around but is still decent enough for clear viewing and the autofocus feature is an excellent addition. You can also project through the cloud or use the 2GB memory to store videos on the device itself.

The Anker Nebula Capsule II is the second Anker product we’ve chosen, and it improves on the previous generation by delivering something that isn’t just a fine projector for gaming, but for whatever you want to use it for, too.

It boasts innovative DLP technology that ensures a picture so clear and so stunning that you’ll wonder if you’ve died and gone to some kind of projector heaven. (You haven’t don’t panic). The instant clarity feature guarantees a crisp picture without you needing to fiddle with the controls, and the 2.5 hour playback means you can watch most of Avengers: Endgame. You can personalize the functions with over 3600 apps including YouTube and Switch so your favorite sites are never too far away and you can enjoy them all on the big screen just like entertainment was intended to be enjoyed.

With an ultra-portable design, the ViewSonic M1 Portable Projector provides easy and convenient entertainment to any room and provides short throw projection and a 100” max picture size for nearly 9 feet away, so you set it away behind you without worrying about knowing it over.

The setup is simple, so it makes the projector a fantastic gift for those who aren’t as tech savvy as you are (but that won’t stop them asking for help). The dual speakers also provide excellent, clear audio and the battery provides 6 hours of power for bingeing TV and movies. There are a variety of different connectivity options including PC, Mac, HDMI, and USB so you can watch whatever you want, whenever you want, however you want.

Our final pick for the best mini projector is the AEHR Mini Portable Projector which comes in an easy to carry size that’s manageable and easy to use with a heap of useful features that make it ideal for everyone.

It fits in the palm of your hand but can project up to 120” onto the wall for widescreen projection perfection that offers high 2000:1 contrast. Operating on Android 7.1, it’s speedy and lag-free, eliminating problems and allowing you to enjoy connectivity across a variety of devices via Bluetooth and other connection means. The 100 ANSI lumen rating is one of the highest around, making it a portable projector for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac (as well as having 8GB internal memory) that performs much better than the price tag may suggest.