The hip Chinese projector maker XGIMI has launched what appears to be the successor to the popular mobile MoGo 3 projector that made its debut at IFA 2024 last September. The XGIMI Play 6 is currently only available in the company’s domestic market, but it’s a promising upgrade that we hope will be launched globally soon.
The XGIMI Play 6 has the same tubular design ethos of the MoGo 3, which emerged as one of the most popular and affordable alternatives to Samsung’s The Freestyle portable projector. But it comes with a bigger, longer-lasting battery, a new gimbal stand that increases its flexibility and a small bump in brightness.
The 1080p resolution projector launched in China this week, and it’s likely to adopt the MoGo moniker once it launches globally, if that does actually happen. The beefy new 20,000-mAh battery promises to boost viewing times to 2.5 hours, up from around 2 hours with the MoGo Pro 3, giving it a slight edge over The Freestyle and roughly the same as Dangbei’s Freedo, another best-selling mobile viewing device.
The XGIMI Play 6 also has an edge in terms of brightness, with the company claiming that its light source generates Full HD visuals of up to 120-inches diagonally at 500 ISO lumens. In comparison, the Freestyle is rated at just 230 lumens while the Freedo goes up to 450 lumens – the same as the original MoGo 3. Of course, that’s still nowhere near as bright as the 2,300 lumens of XGIMI’s professional-grade UST projector Aura 2, and it won’t be that useful for daytime viewing, but it’s still a pretty decent number for a mobile projector designed to operate in a darkened place.
Should XGIMI decide to launch the Play 6 internationally, we imagine that the company will drop its proprietary GMUI 6.0 operating system and instead use Google TV, given that it has done this for most of its recent global releases. That would mean getting access to the full selection of international streaming apps, instead of the Chinese services provided by the GMUI 6.0 OS. This will be made possible by its dual-band WiFi capabilities to support wireless streaming, or alternatively via its HDMI 2.1 or USB cables.
According to XGMI, colour accuracy should be pretty impressive, for the Play 6 DLP project covers an impressive 124% of the Rec.709 colour gamut. It also supports HDR10 and HLG visuals, and there are auto-focus and auto-keystone correction features to enable easy set up. The device is also SGS-certified, which means it generates very little harmful blue light, making it easy on the eyes.
As for the sound, this is provided by a pair of 6-watt Harman Kardon speakers built into the unit. Meanwhile, the aforementioned HDMI 2.1 port enables sufficiently low input lag for console gaming. There’s also Apple’s AirPlay 2 screen sharing feature, in case you want to mirror content from an iPhone or iPad to the device.
Other features include a mini Bluetooth remote control that boasts AI voice recognition capabilities, and the newly designed gimbal allows for 360-degree adjustment, making it far more flexible than the original MoGo Pro 3, projecting images even onto the ceiling.
As for the dimensions, the Play 6 is said to measure 96.5x96.5x207.6 millimetres across, while it weighs in at 1.31 kilograms. The product page also shows a lens attachment that enables the device to be transformed into a mood light, and of course, it can also double as a Bluetooth speaker.
We can't say for sure if XGMI is going to launch the Play 6 internationally, but it does do so with most of its new projectors. For now, it's only on sale in China, where it costs 2,099 RMB (around £225), though bear in mind the price tag may be bumped up a bit if and when XGIMI decides to make it available in the U.K.
