8 Digital Picture Frames to Make Your Memories Last a Lifetime

The 10.1-inch Nixplay Smart digital photo frame has an HD IPS display with a detailed resolution of 1,280 by 800 pixels and Wi-Fi connectivity. The latter allows you to sync your favorite images from Facebook, Dropbox, and Google Photos (among others) from anywhere in the world. This digital photo frame stands out among others because of its multi-lingual support, so if you’ve got family or friends you want to connect with who are German, French, or Japanese, this might be the perfect gift for this holiday season.

It even syncs with your smart speaker for playing custom playlists of all your photos, meaning you can ask Alexa to play specific slideshows for whatever occasion — whether it be photos of vacations, holidays, or family get-togethers.

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This budget-friendly offering from Kodak (one of the leading names in photography gear and equipment is incredibly well-suited for any digital frame user, new or old. Upload memories with friends or family onto the Kodak app, and the digital photo frame will seamlessly switch between all of the best moments in life.

Customers are fans of the product, adoring its functionality (it triples as a calendar, an alarm clock, and has a weather widget). Our favorite part? The picture quality is astounding, with reviewers raving about its high resolution — but what else can you expect from this photography giant?

Thanks to its easy-to-set-up touchscreen display and a feature that allows you to upload new photos via email, this digital picture frame is the perfect gift for a parent or grandparent. With close to 20,000 positive reviews, shoppers adore utilizing this product to connect with family, regardless of distance or location.

We love that the set-up of this digital photo frame is quite easy, making it an effortless way to indulge in memories. You can even send a ‘heart’ on your favorite pictures, alerting those with whom you’re sharing these captured experiences to show how much you miss them or how much of a good time you had.

You can even send a thank you note to the person who emailed you a photo straight from it. The frame has enough storage capacity for 8,000 photos and is equipped with a gorgeous 10-inch 1024x600 resolution screen.

The Aura Digital Photo Frame offers incredibly sharp and detailed image quality in an attractive 9-inch black frame that's sure to match any decor.

Compared to our best overall pick, the Nixplay Smart, Aura's frame does offer a more impressive image quality in higher resolution. However, the Aura Mason is more difficult when it comes to retrieving photos from online sources like social media, so we recommend uploading directly from your device. If you’re planning on gifting this digital photo frame, Aura offers the option of uploading photos prior to purchase, so you can personalize any present with a sweet touch.

Other key features for this frame include a slideshow function, a motion sensor, and a “smart select” mode that skips low-resolution and blurry photos or ones that contain nudity.

If you’re looking for a frame that’s a bit larger in size, the Nethgrow 21.5-inch Smart Photo Frame is a great option. This Wi-Fi-enabled digital picture frame can be controlled by multiple users, so you can have fun with friends and family, changing out options on the photo app that you’re required to download.

As cool and convenient as digital picture frames are, aesthetically speaking, they stand out. NIX's Lux series helps put an end to that. It is wall-mountable and can also serve as a calendar or clock. We appreciate its other features, such as the ability to showcase a weather station, background music, video playback, picture display, calendar, music, slideshow, automatic on/off, rotation, and body motion sensor.

If you want to try a smaller size, there is also an option for a 15-inch frame available for a lower price point.

This affordable digital picture frame by Nixplay has an 8-inch display with 1,280 by 800 pixels and a 16:10 aspect ratio. In addition to showcasing images, the frame can also play 720p video footage that is saved in the MP4 format.

Key features of the gadget include an SD card and USB slots for loading images or video, a built-in motion sensor, and stereo speakers. Nixplay offers the frame in multiple sizes and price points, which range from 8 to 15 inches.

When functionality is one of the top features you’re looking for in your digital picture frame, we recommend choosing a television that doubles as one instead. Our recommendation? The Samsung Frame, a 4K HDR Smart TV perfect for gaming, television, and streaming on any of your favorite services (Hulu, Netflix, you name it). It’s even compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

When the television is idle it goes into Art Mode, where you can select beautiful works from Samsung’s Art Store Collection. You’re also able to go into the Smart View app the company offers and upload your own personal photos, allowing the television to double as a digital art frame.

Since this frame allows you to condense the bulk of your screen needs to a single device, it serves as so much more than a digital picture frame, which justifies its steep price tag.

From the reviews alone, it seems as though this digital picture frame from Frameo is perfect to gift to parents and grandparents alike. At 10 inches, this product is the perfect size to place onto a nightstand or frame on the wall. Beyond its excellent low price of $70, this option has unlimited free cloud storage and a built-in 32GB memory.

A bonus: Frameo’s Digital Picture Frame is equipped with superior color fidelity, a feature that preserves the vividness and clarity of each of your photos.