A Frameo frame that looks like a pane of glass: a white body with a translucent acrylic border, a 1280x800 touch screen, 32GB inside and a USB port for bringing whole albums in from a flash drive.
AMABOO dresses its 10.1-inch Frameo frame in translucent acrylic instead of the usual black plastic, so the photos seem to float inside a pane of glass. The white body and see-through border suit pale shelves, bright kitchens and bedrooms where a dark slab would feel heavy. Behind the acrylic sits a 1280x800 IPS touch screen with a 178-degree viewing angle, the same sharpness families know from most 10.1-inch Frameo frames.
The model is the HB-02, and it measures about 11.3 by 8.1 inches, close to a hardback book lying on its side. Inside, AMABOO keeps to the parts a grandparent will use every day:
That last point counts for more than it seems. A grandparent who never opens the settings still gets a frame that goes dark at bedtime and lights up with breakfast, once someone sets the hours on the first day.
The look is what sets this frame apart from a plain black one. Everything else, from the free app to the 15-second video clips, works the way it does on any Frameo frame.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | AMABOO HB-02 |
| Screen size | 10.1 inches |
| Panel | IPS touch screen, 178° viewing angle |
| Resolution | 1280x800 |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Built-in storage | 32GB, rated at 40,000+ photos |
| USB port | USB flash drives only, no computer transfer |
| Photo app | Frameo, free for iOS and Android |
| Connection | Wi-Fi |
| Video from the app | Clips up to 15 seconds |
| Orientation | Auto-rotate, upright or sideways |
| Frame | Translucent acrylic border, white body |
| Frame size | 11.3 x 8.1 in |
| Calendar | Syncs a calendar beside the photos |
| On-screen extras | Albums, collage up to 6 photos, greetings, date, clock, weather |
| Settings | Slideshow speed, brightness, volume, auto on/off |
| Power | Mains cable, no battery |
Most Frameo frames lean on the phone app alone, and the AMABOO does too for everyday photos. Its extra is a USB port that reads flash drives, which gives the family a second road in for big batches. AMABOO is clear about one limit: the port takes flash drives only and does not accept photos from a computer plugged in by cable.
That shapes how a family uses it:
Phones stay the main route. Every relative puts the free Frameo app on their phone, iPhone or Android, types in the frame's code once, and from then on photos and short video clips arrive within moments. AMABOO puts the setup at about fifteen minutes, after which the person receiving the frame only needs to enjoy it.
The USB port earns its place in a few situations:
Format the stick on a computer before copying, since Frameo frames generally read FAT32 drives. The friend code is explained step by step in sending photos to the frame, and memory card and storage help explains formatting on Windows and Mac.
AMABOO gives its acrylic frame the same set of extras found on the best-known 10.1-inch Frameo frames. A calendar syncs beside the slideshow, albums keep the wedding apart from the new puppy, and collage mode puts up to six photos on screen at once. Date, clock and weather sit alongside, and themed greetings can be sent for birthdays and holidays.
Here is how those features fit into a grandparent's ordinary week:
| Family moment | AMABOO feature |
|---|---|
| Grandad's clinic appointment on Thursday | Calendar beside the photos |
| Fifty party photos arriving at once | Collage mode, up to 6 per screen |
| Mum's birthday morning | A themed greeting sent from a phone |
| Deciding whether to take a coat | Weather next to the slideshow |
| A dark bedroom at night | Auto on/off and brightness control |
Volume sits in the settings next to brightness, since video clips play with sound. Clips sent through the app stop at 15 seconds, which suits a first step or a candle being blown out.
Albums are made on the frame itself. Grandma can keep the grandchildren in one, the garden in another and the old black-and-white scans in a third, then choose which one plays that week.
A few limits come with every frame of this kind:
If the frame refuses to join the network, the help for a frame that won't join Wi-Fi starts with the router's 2.4GHz band.
Four frames sit close to the AMABOO HB-02, and the difference between them is mostly the look and the second way photos get in. AMABOO also makes a 15.6-inch acrylic version for families who love the style but want a bigger picture. MaxAngel and Pastigio keep the 10.1-inch screen and 32GB but change the finish and the card slots.
| Frame | Screen | Storage | Second way in |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMABOO 10.1-inch | 1280x800 | 32GB | USB flash drive |
| AMABOO 15.6-inch acrylic | 1920x1080 | 32GB | SD card, USB drive, computer |
| MaxAngel Classic Black | 1280x800 | 32GB | microSD card |
| Pastigio 10.1-inch | 1280x800 | 32GB | microSD, USB-C drive, Windows computer |
Pick the AMABOO when the room decides. A white or cream interior, a glass shelf or a sunny sill all flatter the clear border, and the calendar and collage keep up with the best-selling black frames.
Step up to the 15.6-inch AMABOO when the frame will be watched from a sofa rather than a chair beside it. The larger screen is Full HD, so faces stay crisp at the bigger size, and it adds an SD card slot and a computer connection that the 10.1-inch model does without.
Before wrapping it, run through a short check:
The round-up of 10.1-inch Frameo frames lines up every frame of this size side by side, and the AMABOO 15.6-inch acrylic frame has its own details.
Not by cable. Its USB port reads USB flash drives only, so copy the photos onto a stick on the computer first, then import them on the frame.
The border is translucent acrylic around a white body, so the edge looks like clear glass. The screen itself is a normal 10.1-inch IPS touch screen.
AMABOO rates the 32GB memory at more than 40,000 photos. The real figure depends on the size of each picture and how many videos are stored.
Yes. Set the auto on/off hours once and the screen goes to sleep at night and wakes each morning on its own.