So, if you’re not too worried about the 250-dollar budget, going with the Ara Mason Luxe is the only logical option. The Aura Mason Luxe brings a more robust system where you can switch between landscape and portrait mode while still enjoying superior clarity.

If you’re aiming for a larger frame with a lower resolution, then Carver Luxe is the option for you. You’ll enjoy amazing value from this machine, and the response here is just superior to every other option.

You’ll find many owners growing the Carver Luxe over the Mason Luxe, even if they are not worried about the budget.

By comparison, Pix-Star’s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage. They also have 8GB of internal storage (enough for 10,000 to 30,000 photos assuming an average photo file size of ~300KB). Screen size can vary substantially, from 8 to 13 inches. Frames with smaller displays can be easier to place and are sometimes sharper. Larger options offer more space for your snaps but won’t always have a higher resolution. The sweet spot is usually somewhere around a 9-inch Full HD display. While the Aura Carver Luxe digital photo frame is great, it’s certainly not the best. Aura frames are popular for their high display resolution and free cloud storage. They have a decent mobile app and cloud-only digital frames. You like easily readable text: Because of the high resolution, menu text can appear small, making it difficult to read at a distance. My wife is a talented amateur photographer that takes pictures often, sometimes daily. Many of her pictures are stores on a tablet or pc. This picture frame will give her the ability to enjoy her pictures once they are uploaded to the device.

When it comes to ease of use, we start by adding a batch of images to each frame. We’ll do this in every way supported by a specific frame, so if there’s an app as well as memory card support, we’ll assess how simple it is to upload images using both techniques. We’ll also dive deep into settings menus to understand how straightforward a given frame is to operate, as well as which settings can be customized. We look first and foremost for commonly desired options, such as customizable slideshow intervals, sleep timers and color adjustment sliders.

One thing to take note is that Landscape pictures display better on this device. If you have two Portrait pictures, then the Digital Photo Frame will show two pictures at once (sometimes not desired, but the device has some smart pairing capability). As a result, let the people now you’d prefer photos in Landscape form. Moreover, the configurations can be personalized to fit your specific requirements. So, you’re sure to enjoy amazing value with either one of these devices. It’s a key reason why we recommend digital frames with internal storage, extensive USB and SD card support, and a plug & play feature. We don’t recommend cloud-only digital frames like Skylight and Aura.Aura’s frames are missing too many features to be the best digital frame in their size and price range. They’re quite expensive when compared to Pix-Star’s frames – though thankfully don’t charge monthly subscription fees like Nixplay and Skylight. When you play slideshows on an Aura Carver frame, the photos are streamed from the Aura cloud. These photos aren’t saved locally on the frame.