Optoma Photon Go

Big promises from a small, portable package

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The Optoma Photon Go is a different beast to anything we have had in our test rooms before. Yes, we've tested ultra short throw projectors before and portable projectors aplenty - but never a portable UST projector, which is what this is.

With a range of setup features to ease the faff of keystone correction as well as a light design and an integrated smart platform, the Photon Go is a great proposition on paper.

The Optoma Photon Go will be available in India soon, and because it's a unique product, there aren't any true direct competitors.

However, we feel that someone considering it will most likely be focusing on the portability first and the ultrashort throw design second.

In that case, they will also be considering more typical portable projectors, such as the Anker Nebula Mars 3 Air, which is one of the best portable projectors we have tested at this level. We like the Anker's overall picture and sound quality, as well as its simple design, which makes it easy to carry around.

If someone is actually focused on the UST element first and foremost, finding an alternative to the Optoma means stretching the budget significantly.

The Hisense PL1 is one of the cheapest available, but it costs ₹1,89,999.

Its performance is superb, but it's designed for permanent placement in your living room and is far from portable.

The Optoma is positioned somewhere between these two markets - an ultra short throw projector with which you can easily watch films or TV on the go.

Nice and light

If it's meant to be portable, it's got to be light. The Optoma Photon Go ticks this box, weighing in at a neat 1.72kg. It is about the size of a lunchbox, which makes it easy to pop into a tote bag or rucksack.