The VANKYO Leisure 3 is a very basic, entry-level projector. It's designed to quickly share media from your phone or mobile device over a wide selection of inputs, including USB, microSD, or even VGA for older devices.
Our Verdict
Unfortunately, the VANKYO Leisure 3 Mini Projector is bad for watching movies in a dark room. It has terrible contrast, so fine details are very hard to make out in dim scenes. There's also noticeable vignetting in the corners, and it's so dim that it's not useable at all in a room with any light.
- Decent portability.
- Terrible contrast.
- Terribly low peak brightness.
- Terrible accuracy.
Changelog
- Updated Aug 02, 2024: We've converted this review to Test Bench 0.9. We've overhauled our Contrast tests, as we now measure contrast at various average pixel levels (APL). You can see the full changelog here.
- Updated May 23, 2024: Mentioned the newly-reviewed WiMiUS P63 in the Brightness section of this review.
- Updated Feb 13, 2024: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the VANKYO Leisure 3 projector. This brand has a wide selection of projectors, including a wireless variant of this one known as the VANKYO Leisure 3W. The 3W supports wireless casting and streaming from many popular streaming services, including Netflix, but the projector itself is the same.
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This projector is terrible, and you shouldn't buy it. It's so dim that it isn't useable if there's any light on in the room, and it looks terrible in a dark room due to its low contrast.
Check out our recommendations for the best portable projectors and the best outdoor projectors. If you'd prefer to shop for another product in the same price range, look up the best projectors under $500 instead.
The KODAK LUMA 150 is better than the VANKYO Leisure 3, but only because the KODAK is much more portable due to its smaller size and integrated battery. When it comes to image quality, they're both equally abysmal.
The VANKYO Leisure 470 is better than the VANKYO Leisure 3. Both projectors don't get bright enough for use in a room with any lighting and have dull and inaccurate colors, but the Leisure 470 has deeper blacks thanks to its much better contrast, so it looks better in a dark room. The Leisure 470 is also more versatile since it has two HDMI ports, whereas the Leisure 3 only has one.
We've independently bought and tested over 80 projectors and published detailed results for each, so you can decide which one to buy. These have all been tested under the same standardized methodology, allowing you to compare them side by side. We still have all these projects in our lab, so we can continually go back and compare them to ensure our reviews are still accurate. All our test methodologies are also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
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