A Frameo frame dressed to sit among printed photographs: a brown wood-look surround, a 1280x800 IPS touch screen, 16GB inside plus up to 32GB more on a card, and photos that turn to fit the frame.
Weipan's 10.1-inch Frameo frame is made to blend in with the family photos that were there first. The surround has a brown wood finish, so on a bookshelf of silver-framed weddings and sepia christenings it reads as one more picture rather than a screen. Only when the slideshow moves on does anyone notice it is digital.
The wood is a finish rather than solid timber: Weipan lists the frame material as plastic. That keeps the frame light and easy to wipe, and from the armchair the effect is the warm brown of a traditional picture frame.
Inside the frame:
The frame measures about 10.4 by 7.2 inches, a little smaller than a sheet of letter paper. That makes it easy to slot into an existing arrangement on a shelf or a piano top.
Weipan pitches the frame as easy for all ages, and the touch screen is the only control. For a grandfather who has never owned a tablet, that means one tap to pause a photo he likes and one swipe to move on.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 10.1 inches |
| Panel | IPS HD touch screen |
| Resolution | 1280x800 |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Built-in storage | 16GB |
| External storage | Up to 32GB |
| Photo app | Frameo for iPhone and Android |
| Accounts needed | None: no email or social media |
| Connection | Wi-Fi |
| Video from the app | Short clips, up to 15 seconds |
| Orientation | Auto-rotate, upright or sideways |
| Colour | Brown wood finish |
| Frame material | Plastic |
| Frame size | 10.43 x 7.24 in |
| Power | Mains cable |
| Warranty | 1 year, manufacturer |
| UPC | 618087158295 |
One of the things families like most about Frameo frames is what they do not need. Nobody sends photos to the Weipan through email, and nobody has to post them on social media first. Relatives install the free Frameo app, on iPhone or Android, and send pictures straight to the frame from wherever they are.
Setting up the Weipan for a parent usually runs like this:
After that, the grandparent does nothing but enjoy it. New photos and short video clips land in the slideshow as they are sent, from the grandchildren's school trip to the dog in the snow.
Privacy comes from the same design. Only phones that have been added with a code can send to the frame, so there are no strangers, no adverts and no public feed.
A few everyday realities:
The setup guide for Grandma's frame covers each screen, and the Frameo explainer sets out what the free app does and what the optional Frameo+ adds.
The Weipan holds 16GB of photos and short videos in its own memory, and Weipan says it supports up to 32GB of external storage on top. For most grandparents, 16GB is plenty: makers of 16GB Frameo frames rate them at tens of thousands of photos. The card becomes useful for bigger jobs.
What each kind of storage is good for:
| Storage | Best use |
|---|---|
| 16GB inside the frame | Everyday photos and clips sent from phones |
| A card up to 32GB | Scanned old albums, a backup copy, longer videos |
A wood-finished frame often goes to someone who loves the old albums, and those make a lovely addition. Scan a few dozen wedding and christening photos, copy them to a card, and the Weipan can show the 1970s alongside last weekend.
Tips for a card that works first time:
Keeping a copy of the album on the card also protects it. Frameo frames can back up their photos to a memory card from the settings, which matters if the frame ever needs a reset or is replaced.
A sensible split is to keep the phone photos in the frame's memory and the scanned archive on the card. The card can then be swapped for another decade of scans on the next visit, without touching the family's newest pictures.
If the memory fills, deleting photos on the frame frees space again. Hiding a photo only takes it out of the slideshow and leaves it stored. The memory card help covers card sizes and formatting in more detail.
Wood-finish Frameo frames are a small group, and each takes a slightly different route to the same warm look. Weipan offers 16GB and a one-year warranty in a brown finish. TIKVITO's wood frame is among the most chosen of the group, and QOCEN's brown wood frame doubles the memory to 32GB with cards up to 64GB.
| Frame | Storage | Card | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weipan 10.1-inch wood | 16GB | Up to 32GB | 1-year warranty |
| TIKVITO 10.1-inch wood | Built-in, tens of thousands of photos | TF card batch uploads | The best-known wood Frameo frame |
| QOCEN 10.1-inch wood | 32GB | microSD up to 64GB | Reactions, albums, sleep timer |
| MaxAngel brown wood with white mat | 32GB | SD card and USB drive | A printed-photo look with a mat |
Choose the Weipan for a family that values the longer support and sends a steady stream of photos rather than a flood. Choose QOCEN when there is a big archive to load, since its 32GB and 64GB card support give far more room.
MaxAngel's wood version adds a white mat inside the frame, which makes the screen look even more like a printed photograph behind glass. It also brings a synced calendar and a collage mode.
Before choosing, look at the room it will live in:
Black, white, wood and mirror frames are compared in the 10.1-inch Frameo roundup.
It has a brown wood finish. Weipan lists the frame material as plastic, which keeps it light and easy to clean.
No. Each sender installs the free Frameo app and adds the frame with its code. No email account or social media is involved.
16GB built in, with support for up to 32GB of external storage.
Yes. Auto-rotate turns photos to fit whether the frame stands upright or sideways.