Meta Portal

From UK bought a $5 UK to US adapter plug to use charger! Cost was much less than ones shipped from USTook a few weeks to ship but worth it!

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Works really well as intended. Some might say a tablet can do the same, but for ease of use for my 60plus yr old parents, they appreciate the simplicity. This is also a lot cheaper than an ipad!The video calling works super well. Really clear images that are sharper and smoother when WhatsApp calling or using Facebook messenger compared to my mum's old phone. Needless to say she likes the large screen vs her phone.A really big plus of this go model is that you're not tethered to a power cable. Plus I don't get the terrible angles my mum would hold her phone at, now she can put the portal down and the wide angle camera and auto zooming sorts the view all out so we can focus on what's going on.A side benefit is fantastic speakers. My mum uses this for her youtube and treats it like her boombox in the garden or down the community centre!Finally the picture album mode isn't advertised much on the go, but it's there and will share Facebook albums. Fantastic again for various members of our family to submit photos to that album and for my mum to get them automatically.Slight downside was a slightly faffy set up, luckily my sister was there to help mum, but a large part of that was because mum's abroad in a non Facebook supported country (HK). Great that Amazon delivered to HK direct and overall worked out cheaper! (Presumably something to do with tax)All in all, very happy.

This is a unit that stands alone. No extra connection is required. Power for this model is by internal battery which charges from a small comnecting head linked to the transformer. This gives it useful portability. Main connections are set up to WhatsApp and Messenger. This won't work on Skype. Set up is easy. Bluetooth is built in as well as a Browser - through which such pages as BBC iPlayer or BBC sounds can be axcessed. Quality of the speakers on the unit is very good with a resounding bass. Bluetooth connection is also open for use. Screensavers can be set up from existing photos. The camera can be covered by a simple manual cover. Contacts can be sound only or video and sounds. The camera tracks the subject and can zoom in or out or move from side to side. That alone is such an improvement from a static one. Add to this voice control via the "portal" and "Alexa" and you have a really interesting piece of kit which should give many years of fun. Highly recommended.

If you can get one of these while on offer as Meta revamps its range, grab one - they are super value.The microphone and camera are excellent and it works great with WhatsApp video calls.This version works with Microsoft Teams, so useful for Teams meetings - I often use this as a secondary logon device when presenting in Teams so that I can see what other participants are seeing. It is also useful to have a backup if there is a problem with your main machine. The Portal Go supports all the major meeting platforms.The Portal Go also works with Amazon Alexa, so you have voice access to your Alexa skills. It doesn't currently support Amazon Prime Video - and it may never - but UK users will be able to use iPlayer through the browser.As the device is portable, you can pick it up and take to a location with the best lighting for meetings or take it into the kitchen to follow a recipe or listen to music.The camera is much better quality than a typical webcam and it tracks you if you are moving around. The microphone is also excellent and works well even at a distance.Meta is discontinuing consumer Portal devices to focus on enterprise products, but the Portal Go is a relatively new model, so I would expect it to be supported for some time and it should at least continue to work with Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.If you can still find one at the £80 discounted price, the Portal Go is great value.