YENOCK 21.5-inch Frameo Frame

At 21.5 inches in a 16:9 shape, the picture itself is roughly 18.7 by 10.5 inches. That is more than double the picture area of a 15.6-inch frame, and it changes how the photos are enjoyed. Faces in a group photo are recognisable from the back of the room, and a photo of a mountain holiday fills the wall like a window.

What YENOCK builds in:

• A 21.5-inch Full HD IPS screen with a 178-degree viewing angle, so the picture holds up from the armchair in the corner.
• A wooden frame in a warm coffee colour.
• 32GB of memory, which YENOCK puts at about 80,000 photos of 300KB each.
• USB and SD slots that work as soon as a drive or card goes in.
• Dual-band Wi-Fi for 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks.
• A wall bracket and a table stand, both in the box.

The resolution works out at about 102 pixels per inch, lower than a smaller frame's but right for a screen seen from several steps away, where the eye cannot pick out finer detail anyway.

Photos arrive through the free Frameo app. Every relative installs it on an iPhone or an Android phone, pairs once with the code the frame shows, and can then send pictures and short clips from anywhere. Multi-user sharing means the whole family can post to the same frame, and only invited phones get in.

A few things the owner will do by touch:

• Tap a photo to pause it and look closer.
• Send an emoji back to the person who sent it.
• Swipe back to a favourite from last week.
• Set the sleep mode so the screen switches off overnight.

For a grandparent whose eyesight is not what it was, the size itself is the gift. A grandchild's face on a 21.5-inch screen is close to life size, and a text caption under a photo is far easier to read than on a phone held at arm's length.

Sleep mode matters more on a big screen, since a 21.5-inch panel lights up a dark room. YENOCK builds it in to save electricity, and it also keeps the lounge dark after bedtime.

Auto-rotate turns photos to suit the frame's position. On the wall bracket, most families hang it sideways for group photos, though it can be set upright for portraits.

The Frameo app sends photos and clips of up to 15 seconds. YENOCK also mentions sending by email, but Frameo frames receive photos through the app, so plan on the app for every sender.

Inviting relatives step by step is covered in adding photos to a Frameo frame, and the first start in setting up a Frameo frame.

Before drilling, work through this list:

1. Find a socket. The frame runs on mains power all the time, so hang it within reach of the adapter's lead, ideally just above a socket.
2. Check the height. The centre of the screen at roughly eye level when seated suits a lounge.
3. Find the fixing. On plasterboard, use proper anchors or find a stud; the frame is about 20 by 15 inches.
4. Set up first. Connect Wi-Fi and send the first photos while the frame is still on the table stand.
5. Hang and rotate. Once on the wall, auto-rotate turns the photos to match.

Not every family wants to drill. The table stand holds the frame on a wide sideboard or a low bookcase, where it stands like a large framed print, and it can move to the wall later if the room changes.

Dual-band Wi-Fi helps with placement. Walls between the frame and the router can weaken a 5GHz signal, and in that case the frame can fall back to 2.4GHz, which carries further through walls.

The USB and SD slots are useful even on the wall. Load a stick with a decade of scanned family albums, push it in once, and the photos are available straight away. YENOCK says no extra steps are needed after inserting a drive.

If the frame cannot see the network, the Wi-Fi help for Frameo frames goes through the router settings.

The YENOCK suits a warm, traditional room. Akimart's frame adds a VESA wall mount and weather and clock on screen. BIGASUO's doubles the memory for a family with a huge archive.

Moonka's 21.5-inch frame is the closest match in spirit, another wooden border for a traditional room. Its brown wood is a touch different from YENOCK's coffee tone, and its Wi-Fi 6 support suits the very newest routers. The YENOCK answers with USB and SD slots and a bracket in the box, handy for a family that wants to load old albums from a stick and hang the frame the same afternoon.

Before you buy the YENOCK, check these points:

1. Wall space. Measure for about 20 by 15 inches.
2. The colour. Coffee-coloured wood suits warm tones.
3. Memory. 32GB plus USB and SD covers most families.
4. Senders. Every sender uses the Frameo app.

YENOCK also makes a 10.1-inch frame for a bedside. See the Frameo size guide for every screen size side by side.