Samsung Fridges - Show Off Your Kitchen Style
Samsung fridges are designed to show off your kitchen style. They have clever features that keep you entertained and well-organized.
SmartThings is a no-cost app that lets you control your fridge using Wi-Fi. It is easy to alter the temperature of the fridge and make use of the FlexZone compartment to serve as an deli, wine beverage, soft freeze zone.
The Family Hub
The Samsung Family Hub fridge's 21-inch touchscreen makes it the kitchen's control center. Its apps are a solution to manage grocery lists and calendars as well as logging household and food inventory, and storing memos for family members. Music apps (Spotify, iHeartRadio) and the ability to see the inside of the refrigerator without opening the door are also available.
In addition to a plethora of features, Family Hub refrigerators can be used as a smart home control connected to Wi-Fi and letting you control other Samsung smart devices, such as SmartThings-connected ovens, hobs and range hoods. Samsung's app lets you begin monitoring and controlling these appliances from anywhere provided there is an internet connection.
This feature isn't included in all models of the Family Hub fridge. Some models don't come with a camera that enables the View Inside feature. Others do but only two cameras are available at a given time.
Frydge found it a useful app for reducing food wastage and maximising the potential of the refrigerator. We used it to set reminders for when we'd like to eat leftovers, and also track the expiration dates of the items in our fridge. The fridge's cameras also allow us to quickly and easily create shopping lists for our grocery stores to ensure that we don't miss any important items on our next trip.
Family Hub refrigerators have other clever features that help them stand out among the other refrigerators. They include an automated morning briefing that includes news articles, as well as an interactive voice-controlled browser. The fridge comes with an integrated speaker which can play audio podcasts, music and other audio-based content. It's a fun feature however it lacks the audio quality of an actual Bluetooth speaker.
The Family Hub fridge's main drawback is the price, but it has numerous other fantastic features. It's among the best-designed smart fridges on the market and it offers a wide range of features that are worth the price even for families who aren't planning to make use of all of its capabilities.
The Freezer
The Family Hub Refrigerator is Samsung's most daring and innovative attempt to sell us smart refrigerators. The fridge is more contemporary than any other on the market because of its 21.5-inch touchscreen, which has apps, an inventory-watching camera inside the door and a sleek, attractive stainless-steel finish. It's also costly with prices starting at $5,600 or $6,000 for a counter-depth model that has more capacity.
The Family Hub can do just about everything you'd like to do with a fridge include stream music, and manage your calendar or grocery list. However, its bloated apps, the lack of voice control, and its absence of SmartThings integration (it does have a camera, though) feel like missed opportunities. And it's less spacious than the top-of-the-line French door models, even with the extra capacity for ice.
Another thing to consider when buying a fridge is the amount of energy it consumes throughout its entire life. This includes the embodied energy of the raw materials used in its construction, the energy required to produce it, and any additional natural gas or electricity it will consume while operating in your home. We've done some research and found that Samsung fridges generally have higher energy efficiency than standard refrigerators.
You can also determine how much energy your refrigerator consumes by examining its ENERGY STAR rating, which should tell you what percentage of energy it uses each year. It's important to keep in mind that the ENERGY STAR only is applicable to refrigerators that have met the highest standards of energy efficiency. Even a "high-efficiency fridge" will consume more energy than a refrigerator that doesn't. It's important to do thorough research prior to buying a refrigerator.
The French Door
The Family Hub fridge is Samsung's latest, and perhaps boldest attempt to convince consumers on the concept of a smart fridge. It takes the French door build that's now nearly ubiquitous in modern refrigerators, and adds the 21.5-inch touchscreen loaded with cameras and apps on the inside that keep an eye on your food supply, and comes in a sleek black stainless-steel look. It's also, in my opinion, the most expensive refrigerator on the market (though it's not necessarily the most expensive as that distinction belongs to the company's chef-focused Collection fridge that starts at $5,000).
The fridge feels futuristic, but it doesn't feel as if it's a complete departure from the way we've always used fridges. The refrigerator has always been an important post in town for busy families. It was used for storing calendars, to-do lists and report cards to remind us of soccer practice or to note down the things we needed to purchase.
Samsung's application has many of the similar features of smartphones. However the capabilities are limited. The apps seem designed mostly to allow you to track your food inventory and set timers, however it's hard not to be disappointed that Alexa integration is nowhere to be found.
While Samsung doesn't offer an official breakdown of where their products are assembled, based on the fact that they have four chip fabrication centers in South Korea and one in Austin, Texas, it's probably safe to assume that most of the fridges are made overseas (Manufacturing-Centers). This means that, over the course of the product's life cycle, the sun's energy is used to make the raw materials that make up the fridge. Then, the kinetic energy is used to transport the fridge, manufacture it, and operate the fridge.
From a carbon footprint perspective, smart refrigerators are much more efficient than traditional fridges as they consume less electricity and gas to cool the contents and power their internal systems. Smart refrigerators are energy efficient and designed to conserve power when not in use.
The Bespoke
If you're willing to spend more than $3,000 on a refrigerator with a customizable design, this model from Samsung is a great way to show off your kitchen's style. The model has removable colored panels that can be changed at any time. It's ideal for those who want to match their interior design. If you're looking for a more sophisticated features, this refrigerator might not be worth the price tag.
Smart refrigerators are connected to the internet through Wi-Fi. They let you examine the condition of your appliance remotely, check what's inside without opening the refrigerator door, and even verify whether the doors are shut. They conserve energy, too. Many include coffee makers and ice makers to help you save more.
These appliances are designed to help conserve energy, with ENERGY STAR Certification and SmartThings, which enables you to track and manage the energy consumption of your refrigerator through an app on your smartphone. You can also set up an alarm that reminds you to purchase groceries or put food out for disposal.
The Samsung Family Hub fridge uses touchscreens that resemble a smartphone and lets you make grocery lists, search recipes and more. The app can be used to stream TV on a Samsung smart TV. A Wi-Fi connection is required as is an account with a Samsung account.
The Family Hub can also be used to manage your schedule and to leave notes for family members or housemates. You can also opt to connect your Samsung fridge with your Samsung SmartThings smart home system, so you can view what's inside the fridge from anywhere.
However the touchscreen can be difficult to use. It's not as responsive as a smartphone and the ability to draw and type often being a struggle. It is also limited in terms of its touchscreen resolution. The huge bezel on the screen could make it hard to accurately choose the button.
If you're looking for eco-friendly features as they go, the Family Hub refrigerator is a good option. The Energy STAR rating means that it uses less than half the energy of a typical fridge for homes. This is due to its lower energy consumption and a more efficient refrigeration system. The fridge's embodied power is also low, meaning that it does not require as many raw materials or resources to manufacture.