A wall-sized Frameo frame for the family room: a 32-inch Full HD touch screen, 64GB of memory, a built-in speaker for video with sound, and collage, calendar and greetings on the same screen.
MaxAngel's 32-inch Frameo frame is the size of a small television, and it changes what a photo frame can be. On a family room wall it turns the whole slideshow into a shared event: a group photo from last summer's reunion shows every cousin's face at roughly life size, visible from the sofa, the dining table and the doorway.
It is a frame for rooms where people gather. The screen is a 32-inch IPS touch panel at 1920x1080, the same Full HD resolution as smaller 15.6-inch and 21.5-inch frames, spread across a much larger area.
That last point shapes where it belongs. At 32 inches, 1920x1080 works out to roughly 69 pixels per inch, less than half the density of a 10.1-inch frame at 1280x800. Up close, individual pixels become visible; from a few steps back, the picture looks smooth, as a television does.
The right spots, in practice:
Touch still works at this size. A grandparent can walk up, tap to pause on a photo from the reunion and point out who is who to a visitor, then swipe on. The wide IPS viewing angle keeps colours right for people sitting at the sides of the room.
For how 32 inches compares with every other Frameo size, see Frameo frame sizes.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | FODS-US-M-320K |
| Screen size | 32 inches |
| Panel | FHD IPS touch screen, wide viewing angle |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Built-in storage | 64GB |
| Card and USB | SD card slot and USB port, 32GB FAT32 recommended |
| Photo app | Frameo for iOS and Android, over Wi-Fi |
| App videos | Up to 15 seconds; longer from SD or USB |
| Audio | Built-in speaker |
| Display extras | Date, clock, weather, calendar sync |
| Photo modes | Custom albums, collage of up to 6 photos, greetings |
| Settings | Brightness, volume, sleep mode |
| Rotation | Auto-rotate, wall-mountable |
| Weight | 19.5 pounds |
| Colour | Black |
| Power | Mains adapter |
| Warranty | 24-month replacement, lifetime technical support |
Many Frameo frames play video with little attention paid to audio. MaxAngel builds a speaker into the 32-inch frame and makes a point of it: grandchildren's laughter, a birthday song or a first word plays out loud as the clip appears, which suits a screen this big.
Two ways video reaches the frame:
The 64GB of built-in memory gives video room to live. MaxAngel quotes more than 160,000 photos, a figure based on compact files; full-size phone photos and video clips take more space, so the real mix will be lower, but 64GB is double what most Frameo frames carry.
For cards and drives, MaxAngel recommends 32GB or smaller, formatted as FAT32. Larger ones may not be recognised, so a 32GB card is the safe buy.
Photos and clips can be sorted into custom albums, and the frame can send themed greetings for birthdays and holidays. On a screen this size, a greeting from all the grandchildren feels like a banner across the room.
The frame also shows the date, clock and weather, and syncs a calendar so the week's plans sit beside the photos. For a busy family, the frame becomes a shared noticeboard as well as a gallery.
The memory card guide covers FAT32 formatting on Windows and Mac.
The MaxAngel 32-inch frame measures 25 by 16 inches and weighs 19.5 pounds. It is designed to be wall-mounted, and that weight means treating it like a small television rather than a picture: proper fixings into studs or solid masonry, and two people to lift it into place.
A plan for the wall:
Once on the wall, everything happens on the touch screen or through the app. The owner can pause a photo, adjust brightness, or browse albums, and the family keeps sending from their phones.
MaxAngel covers the frame with a 24-month replacement warranty for quality issues and lifetime technical support. Unusually, it states that the warranty applies in full when the frame is given as a gift, so the person receiving it has the same cover as the buyer.
The frame arrives in a gift-ready box, which at this size is quite an arrival.
Wi-Fi, name and time zone are all in the first-time setup. If the frame later drops offline, Frameo frame not connecting to Wi-Fi has the fixes.
Only a handful of Frameo frames reach 32 inches. BIGASUO's 32-inch frame is the direct rival, with the same 64GB and Full HD screen, a radio for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, and SD cards and USB drives up to 128GB.
The MaxAngel answers with a calendar, collage mode, greetings and a warranty that follows the gift.
| Frame | Size | Memory | Wi-Fi | Stand-out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaxAngel 32 | 32 in | 64GB | Wi-Fi | Calendar, collage, 24-month warranty |
| BIGASUO 32 | 32 in | 64GB | 2.4GHz and 5GHz | Cards and drives up to 128GB |
| BIGASUO 21.5 | 21.5 in | 64GB | 2.4GHz and 5GHz | Smaller wall frame, same memory |
| Moonka 21.5 | 21.5 in | 32GB | 2.4GHz and 5GHz | A lighter step up from 15.6 |
A 21.5-inch frame is worth considering before committing to 32. It still reads well across a room, it is far easier to hang, and at the same 1920x1080 resolution its picture is noticeably denser.
How to decide:
Whichever size wins, all of these frames share the free Frameo app, so the family sends to a 32-inch wall and a small bedside frame in exactly the same way.
MaxAngel also makes the popular 10.1-inch frame, a good second frame for a grandparent's bedside, fed from the same app.
19.5 pounds, and it measures 25 by 16 inches. Use wall fixings suited to a small television.
Yes. A built-in speaker plays audio from app clips of up to 15 seconds and from longer videos on an SD card or USB drive.
MaxAngel recommends SD cards and USB drives of up to 32GB, formatted as FAT32.
Yes. MaxAngel's 24-month replacement warranty applies in full to gift recipients, with lifetime technical support.