The Best Portable Projectors for 2025

Deeper Dive: Our Top Tested Picks

Pros & Cons

• Lightweight
• Full HD (1080p) native resolution
• Android OS 9 for streaming, Wi-Fi, and screen mirroring
• Battery rated at up to 2.5 hours per charge in Eco mode

• No controls for adjusting image quality, even for brightness and contrast
• Only one picture mode
• Image is slightly oversharpened
• Requires a network connection to mirror mobile devices
• Hard to adjust for best focus

Why We Picked It

The flagship model in Kodak’s Luma line, the 1080p Kodak Luma 450 weighs just 1.2 pounds. It’s also small enough—at 1.3 by 5 by 5 inches (HWD)—to fit on your palm or in a coat pocket, and it comes with a table-top tripod to make it easy to aim at whatever you’re using for a screen. Built around an LED light source and a DLP chip, it includes an HDMI port and a USB Type-A port for reading files from USB memory or powering an HDMI dongle, plus Wi-Fi for mirroring iOS and Android devices via the network it’s connected to. (The Wi-Fi also supports streaming using Android OS 9 apps, but we’d recommend getting a third-party streaming dongle instead.) Its battery life is rated at 1.5 hours for High power (brightest) mode, 2 hours for Normal, and 2.5 hours for Eco.

Who It’s For

Any projector this small will necessarily have limited brightness and audio volume, which makes the Kodak Luma 450 the wrong choice if either of those issues is a deal killer for you. However, the 3.5mm audio-out and Bluetooth support will let you connect headphones or an external sound system for better audio. And although the usable image size will depend on the ambient light level, the rated 200 ANSI lumens is enough to light up a roughly 55-to-75-inch screen in a dark room. If that’s bright enough for what you have in mind—whether that’s watching a movie or viewing photos or a presentation in small groups—the Luma 450 will give you a 1080p image from a projector that’s light enough to bring with you without weighing you down.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

200 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

1920 by 1080

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 30Hz

Inputs and Interfaces

hdmi 2.2 (HDCP 2.2)

Dimensions (HWD)

1.3 by 5 by 5 inches

Weight

1.2 lb

Warranty

1 year

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Kodak Luma 450 Portable Full HD Smart Projector Review

Pros & Cons

• Supports up to 1080p input, downconverting to native 720p
• HDR feature effectively enhances shadow detail
• Built-in Google TV, Netflix for streaming
• Just 1.4 pounds, including battery
• Compact, twist-on stand enables easy image-position tweaks

• Low brightness rating of 150 ANSI lumens
• No 3D support

Why We Picked It

Small, light, inexpensive projectors necessarily make compromises. The Capsule Air, however, makes all the right ones for a projector that’s small and light enough to carry without a second thought. The Anker Nebula Capsule Air uses a 1,280-by-720-pixel DLP chip and a red/green/blue LED light source, putting out the rough equivalent of soft-focus 1080p imaging. (It takes up to a 1080p signal.) A little bigger than a soda can, it qualifies as a mini projector, but one you can wrap your hand around, much like holding a dumbbell. The Air delivers good image quality and reasonable brightness for its $399.99 list price, plus streaming with Google TV and a licensed Netflix app. It earned our Editors’ Choice award for lightweight mini projectors.

Who It’s For

It’s all about the portability and how much you really need a projector that you can carry with you. The Capsule Air stands out for its balance of image quality, streaming capability, and price. (If you need something slightly brighter, with true 1080p output, also look at the Air’s kin, the slightly heavier and bigger Anker Nebula Capsule 3.)

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

150 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

1280 by 720

Maximum Resolution

1920 by 1080 60Hz

Inputs and Interfaces

HDMI 2.1, USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Dimensions (HWD)

5.5 by 2.7 by 2.7 inches

Weight

1.4 lbs

Warranty

1 year

Learn More

Anker Nebula Capsule Air Review

Best Portable Mini Projector for Brightness

Xgimi Halo+

Pros & Cons

• Small and light
• Image quality easily good enough for casual viewing
• Built-in Android TV 10 for streaming via Wi-Fi
• Rated at 900 ANSI lumens using AC power
• Supports 4K input (native resolution is 1080p)

• Android TV doesn’t include a Netflix app
• Although HDR input is watchable, SDR input looks better

Why We Picked It

The Xgimi Halo+ starts with a combination of high brightness, robust audio, and image quality. That makes it one of our top picks for a mini projector. It also has Android TV for streaming as an extra. Even when set for best picture quality rather than highest brightness, it lit up a 90-inch screen in low levels of ambient light in our tests, and its audio was also among the best, delivering good enough quality at high enough volume for a large family room. Color accuracy and shadow detail were better for SDR than for HDR in our tests. Still, it handled HDR well enough to deliver a watchable picture, which is more than many 1080p resolution models with HDR can manage. One other key plus is the onboard rechargeable battery. Using it lowers brightness and usable image size, but the 2.5-hour life is enough to let you watch a full-length movie. 

Note that although the version of the Halo+ with Android TV that we tested is still available at this writing, Xgimi is in the process of replacing it with a nearly identical version under the same name. The only difference is that the new version uses Google TV instead.

Who It’s For

The Xgimi Halo+ is a strong candidate for anyone who wants a smart (i.e., streaming) portable projector that’s easy to carry and set up as needed, inside or outside. It’s an even stronger candidate for those who also want robust audio without needing an external sound system or want to run on a rechargeable battery when there isn’t an AC outlet available. What the Halo+ stands out for, however, is its combination of all those features plus high brightness for its size and class, which translates to larger usable images in any given light level than its competition can deliver.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

900 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

1920 by 1080

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 HDR; Full HD 3D

Inputs and Interfaces

HDMI, USB 2.0

Dimensions (HWD)

6.9 by 4.5 by 5.7 inches

Weight

3.5 lbs

Warranty

1 year

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Xgimi Halo+ Review

Pros & Cons

• 1080p native resolution, with support for 4K input and HDR
• Integrated Android TV 11
• Long-lasting, solid-state LED light source
• Resists water, dust, and drops
• Long battery life

• No optical zoom
• Battery status light can be distracting when watching from behind the projector

Why We Picked It

The Nebula Mars 3 may look like a car battery with a handle on top, but that’s only because it comes equipped with an internal battery rated to deliver its maximum brightness—full power mode, at a rated 1,000 ANSI lumens—for 2 hours on a single charge. It’s also rated for 5 hours in Eco mode. Along with its long battery life, it boasts water, drop, and dust resistance, which means it’s designed to survive a den full of rambunctious kids, a movie night in the yard that gets rained on midway through the movie, or being bounced around in the back of an SUV if you bring it on a camping trip. It also delivers 1080p native resolution, along with pretty good onboard audio quality for the projector’s size, and it can serve as a Bluetooth speaker or as a power bank to charge other gear.

Who It’s For

You’ll find water and drop resistance in just a few projectors. And the more often you watch outside—whether backyard movie nights, regular TV watching by the pool on warm nights, or rainy-day entertainment on camping trips—the more appealing the Mars 3 will be. You can find lighter alternatives if you don’t want to lug around its nearly 10-pound bulk. But if you can handle the weight, the Mars 3’s balance of durability, brightness, and battery life will be hard to beat.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

1000 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

1920 by 1080

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 60Hz

Inputs and Interfaces

HDMI 2.1, USB-C, USB-A

Dimensions (HWD)

9.8 by 6.3 by 10.2 inches

Weight

9.9 lbs

Warranty

1 year

Learn More

Anker Nebula Mars 3 Review

Pros & Cons

• 4K resolution
• Higher-than-typical brightness
• Good color accuracy, contrast, and shadow detail
• Supports HDR10, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Filmmaker mode, and IMAX Enhanced
• Integrated smart TV OS includes Netflix app
• Designed for Xbox certification

• Single-chip DLP design can be prone to rainbow artifacts

Why We Picked It

The 13.9-pound Hisense C2 Ultra stretches the definition of portability, but a good portion of that weight is due to three features that make it an exceptional choice among 4K room-to-room models. Its gimbal mount and its optical zoom lens (rare for the breed) help make setup quick and easy without degrading image quality or brightness with a digital zoom. And its JBL audio system, with two 10-watt speakers and a 20-watt subwoofer, delivers sound that’s robust and sharp enough that you should never need to lug an external audio system along with it. 

Just as impressive? Top-tier brightness and image quality for its class, plus leading-edge features. Hisense rates the C2’s brightness at 3,000 ANSI lumens and its color gamut at 110% of the spec for 4K UHD projectors and TVs (BT.2020 aka Rec.2020). It also supports every current variation of HDR, including Dolby Vision, plus Filmmaker and IMAX Enhanced modes. It even boasts a Designed for Xbox certification for gamers, and its Vidaa OS for streaming improves on the more common Google TV. With all these features, all nicely implemented, it’s our top pick for a high-end room-to-room portable. 

Who It’s For

The C2 Ultra’s weight will limit its appeal for most people to applications that don’t require moving it very far. If you want a projector strictly for moving from room to room as needed, it’s an excellent fit. It’s also a solid choice for installing semi-permanently in a family room, say, and only occasionally moving to another room or to the backyard for a movie night—or even beyond that for applications that require longer treks. If you want to avoid sacrificing image quality for easy portability, it may well be the most portable choice available.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

3000 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

3840 by 2160 using 1920 by 1080 DLP chip with XPR fast-switch pixel shifting

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 60Hz, HDR; Full HD 3D

Inputs and Interfaces

HDMI 2.1, USB 3.0, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI (eARC)

Dimensions (HWD)

11.3 by 9.7 by 9.7

Weight

13.9 lbs

Warranty

1 year

Learn More

Hisense C2 Ultra Review

Pros & Cons

• 1080p native resolution; supports 4K input
• Handles HDR input well
• Includes gimbal mount and automated image adjustment features for fast setup after moving
• Laser-phosphor light source
• Does not show rainbow artifacts

• Loss of shadow detail, low contrast, and low brightness in some situations

Why We Picked It

Almost all of the models included here use a single DLP imaging chip. That means they can show the red/green/blue flashes called rainbow artifacts that some people see more easily than others and find annoying. The Epson EpiqVision Mini EF22 has the advantage of being guaranteed rainbow-free, because its three LCD chips—one for each primary color—show all three colors at once, instead of one at a time. It’s also lighter than 4K room-to-room portables, thanks to being a 1080p model. Its 6.6 pounds make it a little easier to carry.

Other strong points include a bright laser-phosphor light source, rated at 1,000 ISO lumens, fully integrated Google TV for streaming, and a gimbal mount plus automatic setup features that let you go from power-on to watching in seconds. Another plus is its pair of 5-watt speakers and a passive radiator (basically a resonator to enhance low frequencies), which delivered good sound quality and volume in our tests. 

Who It’s For

For some, the EF22’s guaranteed rainbow-free image is enough to make it the obvious choice. But its high brightness, good image quality for HDR, light weight, Google TV, gimbal mount, and more also make it a good choice for those who never see the flashes. It even has a short enough input lag for casual gamers and is available in a choice of colors, all of which make it an attractive pick if 1080p is the resolution you want.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

LCD

Rated Brightness

1000 ISO Lumens (Equivalent to ANSI)

Native Resolution

1920 by 1080

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 60Hz, HDR

Inputs and Interfaces

USB-A, HDMI 2.1 (HDCP 2.3)

Dimensions (HWD)

7.5 by 9.3 by 7.5 inches

Weight

6.6 lbs

Warranty

2 years

Learn More

Epson EpiqVision Mini EF22 Review

Pros & Cons

• 4K resolution
• Hybrid laser/LED light source
• Supports HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision
• Automated image adjustment for fast setup after moving
• Built-in handle for easy carrying

• Black level is high enough to hurt contrast in a dark room

Why We Picked It

The Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K SE’s $1,299 list price and only slightly lower street price may not scream “budget,” but it’s our top pick for a low-cost, room-to-room 4K model, and it delivers a lot for the price. Key features include a laser-LED hybrid light source rated at 1,800 ANSI lumens, a color gamut rated at 123.3% of BT.709 (the standard for HDTVs), and Dolby Vision support added to the more common HDR10 and HLG HDR. It also offers fully integrated Google TV for streaming, easy automated setup, high volume, and robust audio built around two 15-watt speakers. Most important, it delivered good color accuracy in our tests, along with good shadow detail and a decent sense of three-dimensionality. 

Who It’s For

The 4K SE isn’t a good choice if you insist on a sleek, consumer-electronics look. (It looks more like a tall car battery with a handle on top.) However, it’s a solid choice if you want a projector you can take from room to room, out to the backyard, and beyond, and you care more about how well it works than how good it looks. The 4K SE does better on both image quality and audio than some more expensive competition; it doesn’t cost much more than an equivalent 1080p model; and the handle makes it easy to carry. If you want low cost and 4K in a portable projector, the 4K SE may well be the one you want.

Specs & Configurations

Engine Type

DLP

Rated Brightness

1800 ANSI lumens

Native Resolution

3840 by 2160 using 1920 by 1080 DLP chip with XPR fast-switch pixel shifting

Maximum Resolution

3840 by 2160 60Hz

Inputs and Interfaces

HDMI 2.1, HDMI (eARC), USB-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, USB Thumb Drive

Dimensions (HWD)

8.7 by 6.5 by 10.4 inches

Weight

9.9 lbs

Warranty

1 year

Learn More

Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K SE Review

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Buying Guide: The Best Portable Projectors for 2025

Portable projectors come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and weights, which are among the most important factors in deciding whether they fit the applications you have in mind for them. Quite simply, if a projector is bigger or heavier than you’re willing to lug around, it’s not the right model for you. The same factors are also closely tied to capabilities—bigger, heavier models tend to be brighter, for example, and often deliver more robust audio, two issues that also determine what each model is best suited for.

All this means a good place to start your buying search for the best portable projector is to divide the universe of models into categories by size, shape, and weight. To help you decide which category you should be looking in, we’ll start with the smallest, lightest projectors and work our way up, noting additional factors for defining categories where appropriate and covering what you need to know about key specs along the way.

Note that although the names we’re giving the categories are widely used, individual manufacturers are free to define them however they like. So if a model has a term like “Pico” or “Pocket” in its name, it will usually fall into the category as we’re defining it here, but not always. We’ve seen some “pico projectors” that are way too big to fit in any pocket. Also, keep in mind that the categories tend to fade into each other at the extremes. So, if you think you might want a model at the biggest, heaviest end of one category, you should also look at the smallest, lightest end of the next step up.

Pico Projectors: The Smallest and Lightest

Pico projectors, or pocket projectors, are the smallest, lightest category of portable projectors. Most weigh well under a pound, but some are a pound plus a few ounces. Their defining characteristic is that they can fit in a pocket, which could mean fitting easily in a shirt pocket or just barely making it into a large overcoat pocket. They tend to have low brightness (less than 100 ANSI lumens for the smallest ones) and typically include onboard batteries. They also tend to have low resolutions (as low as 640 by 360 pixels), but their low brightness ensures you won’t usually notice the low resolutions, because you’ll need to keep the images small enough to hide any loss of detail or sharpness that might mar image quality compared with higher resolutions.

(Credit: ViewSonic)

The smallest projectors in this category are ideal choices if you want a smartphone companion that takes no more effort to bring with you than carrying a second phone. It will give you a somewhat larger image than you can get from a tablet, whether for showing off photos or streaming movies, and if you download a movie to your phone before getting on a plane, you’re all set for the flight. The largest will be a better fit for a backpack or briefcase. However, they’ll give you a little higher brightness for a bigger picture or for viewing at a higher level of ambient light. For road warriors, they’re perfect for giving desk-side presentations to one or two people from files stored on a smartphone, a memory card, or USB memory. For home entertainment, they’ll similarly throw a large enough picture for just a few people, but you’ll probably need an external Bluetooth speaker to go with them.

Palmtop Projectors: Fitting in Your Hand

What you personally consider a palmtop projector will vary depending on how big your hands are. But as a rule, these models have a square or near-square footprint (like your palm itself) and a relatively flat shape, so they’d be stable sitting in your palm. (Projectors shaped like towers aren’t palmtops.) For our classification purposes, we limit size to no more than about 5 inches on the longest side. Typical weights are well under 2 pounds, and sometimes less than 1 pound; rated brightness is typically in the 200-to-400-ANSI-lumen range; while native resolution is often as high as full HD (1,920 by 1,080 pixels). At this writing, few projectors in this category offer built-in streaming features, but as this capability keeps migrating down to ever-cheaper projectors, that may change.

(Credit: AAXA)

Models in this category also tend to have built-in batteries and are small enough to slip easily into a briefcase or backpack. Their higher brightness relative to pocket projectors lets them project the same image brightness but at a larger size in any given level of ambient light. That makes them better suited to viewing by several people at once rather than just two or three, whether for business presentations, showing off photos, or watching movies. As with pocket models, the audio tends to be low volume and low quality.

Oversize Palmtops: Bigger and More Versatile

The next step up in weight category divides into three distinct groups. The first is oversize palmtops. (The others are mainstream mini projectors and a special-purpose variation on mini projectors. We’ll cover both in the next two sections.) As you’d guess, oversize palmtops look like bigger versions of palmtops. Widths and depths can be up to a little more than 8 inches, and weights are typically between 2 and 4 pounds. Native resolution is typically 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. (At least one 4K model was available at one point, but it has been discontinued.)  Rated brightness for the category is typically between 400 and 800 ANSI lumens, which can give you a big enough picture to see all the detail 1080p promises.

Most, but not all, oversize palmtops include built-in batteries so you don’t always have to connect to a power outlet. When using battery power, however, they typically drop brightness significantly to get a longer battery life. Depending on the projector, you may or may not be able to set it for the highest brightness when using battery power. But if you can, don’t expect the battery to last long.

In addition to being well-suited to the same sort of applications as palmtop projectors, but for bigger audiences or brighter rooms, oversize palmtops can also serve as business projectors for small conference rooms. Models that handle movies and video well are good choices for casual viewing at home, particularly for ad hoc setup as needed. Some even include built-in Android TV or other smart TV choices for streaming.

Mainstream Mini Projectors

The best mini projectors have changed over the years. Originally, they had traditional lamp-based designs and weights of less than about 4 pounds, as distinct from the slightly lighter categories mentioned above that use solid-state light sources—mostly LEDs. Today, however, solid-state light sources have completely taken over the mini projector weight class, which covers the same 2-to-4-pound range as oversize palmtops. The two categories also offer similar ranges for brightness, native resolution, and most other features. As with oversize palmtops, most include built-in rechargeable batteries.

(Credit: Anker)

Where the two categories differ is in their shape and in some key features that make the best mini projectors a better fit for home entertainment. Although no particular shape defines a mainstream mini projector, most are towers, like models in the Anker Nebula Capsule series. The extra height makes room for relatively robust audio systems, which deliver higher volume and better sound quality in almost every case than any oversize palmtop. Most couple that with built-in smart TV features for streaming—typically using Android TV for older models or Google TV for newer ones. None of this hurts their usability for business presentations, and some types of presentations can benefit from the better audio. But the extras also mean these models will do a better job than most oversize palmtops for watching movies. Many can also double as Bluetooth speakers.

Inexpensive Single-LCD Mini Projectors

A relatively new category of mini projector is—for lack of a better term—the inexpensive single-LCD projector. Most projectors that qualify as portable in any sense use a single DLP chip for their display, at least partly because it’s easier to keep the weight down when using only one chip. However, they show only one primary color on screen at a time, rotating through the primaries in sequence, and leaving it to your brain to combine the primaries into all the colors you see.

This works fine for everyone most of the time, and for some people all of the time. However, an eye movement or an object moving on screen is enough for bright areas to break up into little red/green/blue flashes known as rainbow artifacts. And for those who both see these easily and find them annoying, that can be a problem.

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One way to avoid these artifacts at a manufacturing level is to use three chips, as with the three-LCD chip design that’s standard for most LCD projectors. The three chips put all three primaries on screen at once, and let your brain integrate the colors over space rather than sequentially over time. But three-chip designs are expensive and tend to add weight. Another alternative, which these lightweight single-LCD models offer, is to use a single large LCD with enough individual cells to deliver the resolution you need. Cover the cells in a 5,760-by-1,080-pixel matrix with red, green, and blue filters, so each set of red, green, and blue gives you a single pixel, and the image resolution works out to 1,920 (5,760 divided by 3) by 1,080 pixels. This single-LCD approach won’t usually give you the same level of contrast that a DLP chip would, but it’s guaranteed not to bother you with rainbow artifacts, potentially making for better image quality.

Models in this group are in the 2-to-5-pound range, with most weighing less than 4 pounds. All the units we’ve seen require AC power. Although light enough to be easily portable, they’re meant to set up either permanently or to move no farther than to another room or to the backyard for a movie night. Native resolution is typically HD (1,280 by 720 pixels) or full HD (1,920 by 1,080 pixels), and rated brightness ranges from about 200 ANSI lumens to a little over 400 ANSI lumens, which makes them best used with lights off for maximum picture quality. Audio volume and quality are both typically at least good enough to let you watch movies without needing an external audio system, and in some cases are a lot better than merely good enough. Most do not offer built-in smart TV features, but they typically offer both an HDMI port that can accept a streaming dongle and a USB port that can power the dongle. There are no models in this roundup currently, though we have included them in the past.

Room-to-Room Portables: Can You Hear Me Now?

Room-to-room portables are best understood as standard lightweight mainstream projectors that add their own robust audio systems, so you don’t have to hook up external speakers. Before this category existed, the conventional wisdom for setting up any projector for a home theater or home entertainment had been that if you’re going to go to the bother of getting a projector, you’ll want a better audio system than any projector can fit in its case. For projectors that were light enough to move easily from room to room or to the backyard to watch a movie, that typically meant that you also had to lug an external audio system with it.

Room-to-room portables solve that problem. Most make extra room in their bodies for a worthwhile audio system by being about twice the height of a typical standard projector, making them cubical, or close to it. A few gain the extra space by using an oval shape instead. Because these models aren’t meant to be moved far, they can be heavier than other categories of portables, and have a large range of weights. The lightest we’ve reviewed is just over 3 pounds. The heaviest is more than 14 pounds.

(Credit: ViewSonic)

Most other specs vary tremendously, as well, so you have plenty of variety to choose from. Among the models we’ve tested, rated brightness ranges from 300 ANSI lumens to 2,400 ISO lumens (equivalent to ANSI lumens), native resolution ranges from 720p to 4K, and display technologies include DLP and three-chip LCD. All use either LCD or laser light sources. Most require AC power, but some of the lighter ones include onboard batteries, and a few of those are drop-resistant and water-resistant, making them particularly appropriate for carrying to the backyard. As with mainstream mini projectors, many can also double as Bluetooth speakers. All the models we’ve seen offer smart TV for streaming, most often in the form of Android TV in older models or Google TV in newer ones, which is either fully integrated or supplied on a dongle—sometimes with a second remote.

Larger (But Still Portable) Projectors

Keep in mind also that you can find any number of standard, mainstream projectors that weigh between 5 and 6 pounds that are also reasonably portable, and in some cases, even include “portable” as part of their model names. They include single-chip DLP and three-chip LCD models, can be virtually any common resolution, and can use lamps or solid-state light sources. They can also be designed primarily for business or for home use, and they all require AC power. Typical brightness levels are 3,000 to 4,000 lumens, making them good choices if you need a large image in a brightly lit room.

Ready to Buy the Right Portable Projector?

Portable projectors offer such a large range in size, weight, brightness, resolutions, and other key features that the best one to buy depends almost entirely on the application or applications you want to use it for. Be sure you’re clear on what those are. Whether you’re a business traveler who makes presentations at multiple venues, or you want to share movies and photos with friends, or you need a projector strictly for an occasional movie night in the backyard, you’ll find a portable model up to the task. Just make sure you pick one that’s designed for the type of images you’re projecting, the spaces you’ll be in, the number of viewers, and—assuming you don’t want to be forced to get an external sound system as well— the audio volume and quality you need.

The projectors we highlight here run the range from 5 ounces and small enough to fit in your pocket to well over 10 pounds and luggable from room to room. Any one of them could be your best fit for a travel companion or as a stay-at-home portable projector for moving no farther than the backyard. For more options, check out our guides to the best home projectors, the best outdoor projectors, and the best projectors overall.