The XGIMI Halo+ is a 1080p HDR10/HLG projector. The projector comes with a full suite of image correction technologies, including autofocus, intelligent screen adjustment, and auto keystone correction with object avoidance, so it compensates for any geometry errors in the image automatically. It adjusts itself when it detects objects in the frame. It has Android TV with Chromecast and AirScreen built-in and supports Bluetooth 5.0/BLE and Wi-Fi. It has one HDMI port and can passthrough advanced audio formats from DTS and Dolby through eARC. Finally, it has two integrated 5W Harman/Kardon speakers.
Our Verdict
The XGIMI Halo+ is unremarkable for watching movies. It has okay contrast but mediocre peak brightness, so it looks its best in dark rooms, even with its visibly raised blacks. Unfortunately, this projector's pre-calibration accuracy is quite poor, but you can greatly improve its image accuracy with the limited calibration options. It has a wide color gamut, although the projector isn't bright enough to make its colors truly pop. Finally, fan noise is also noticeable at max brightness, although easily tuned out by audio.
- Full suite of smart features and wireless connectivity options.
- Extremely portable due its small size and integrated battery.
- Poor pre-calibration color accuracy, so you really need to calibrate this projector if you care about color accuracy.
Doesn't passthrough any lossless audio format.
The XGIMI Halo+ is an unremarkable portable gaming projector. The projector accepts a 4k @ 60Hz signal but scales it to its native 1080p, and it doesn't support 120Hz. Input lag in Game Mode is subpar; it will suffice for slower single-player titles, but most gamers will be dissatisfied with the unit's responsiveness. Brightness is mediocre, although it's not bad considering the unit is a very compact LED model. The contrast is alright; again, not bad considering the projector's capabilities, but the black floor is raised, so darker games appear gray in a dark room. Fan noise is also noticeable at max brightness, although easily tuned out by game audio.
- Full suite of smart features and wireless connectivity options.
- Extremely portable due its small size and integrated battery.
- Poor pre-calibration color accuracy, so you really need to calibrate this projector if you care about color accuracy.
Latency is too high for any serious gaming.
Limited resolution and refresh rate support.
The XGIMI Halo+ has mediocre peak brightness. It looks fine on a smaller screen in a dark room, but it quickly starts to look dim if you leave a few lights on or try to go much above 80–100 inches. The good news is that brightness uniformity is fantastic, so the image doesn't have obvious bright or dark patches across the screen. Overall, it works best as a portable projector you use in darker environments rather than a light-blasting living-room model.
Very uniform brightness, with no obvious hot spots or dark corners.
Bright enough for a comfortable image on a smaller screen in a dark room.
Too dim for a satisfying image with the lights on or in bright rooms.
Limited headroom if you want a very large screen size.
The XGIMI Halo+ has okay contrast for a portable LED projector. In a dark room, it delivers a generally pleasant image, but blacks are visibly raised, so dark scenes never look truly deep or cinematic. As scenes get brighter, contrast holds up reasonably well. It's fine for casual movie nights or TV, but serious home-theater fans will want something with deeper blacks.
Contrast is acceptable for casual viewing in a dark room.
Blacks are clearly lifted, so dark scenes lack depth and richness.
Changelog
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Updated Jan 29, 2026:
Mentioned the newly reviewed Dangbei Atom in the Brightness section of this review.
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Updated Jan 16, 2026:
We mention the newly reviewed Epson Lifestudio Flex Plus in the Brightness section of this review.
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Updated Jan 14, 2026:
We've modified the text in our Brightness and Native Contrast text boxes as a result of our latest test bench and added a Sequential Contrast test. We've also added Brightness and Contrast performance usages in the Verdict section.
- Updated Jan 14, 2026: We've converted the review to Test Bench 0.11, which renames our Contrast test to Native Contrast, and adds a Sequential Contrast test box. We also added new Brightness and Contrast performance usages in Our Verdict. See the 0.11 changelog.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the XGIMI Halo+ projector, which succeeds the XGIMI Halo. The newer Halo Plus has a higher brightness rating than its predecessor, has MEMC motion smoothing technology, and can passthrough DTS-HD and DTS-Studio Sound through its eARC port.
| Model | Brightness | MEMC | ARC/eARC |
|---|---|---|---|
| XGIMI Halo+ | 700 lumens | Yes | eARC |
| XGIMI Halo | 600 lumens | No | ARC |
Our unit was manufactured in China.
Popular Projector Comparisons
The XGIMI Halo+ is an unremarkable but solid portable projector. It isn't especially bright, and its contrast is only okay, but it still looks better than many similarly priced portable models like the Samsung The Freestyle 2nd Gen or the Anker Nebula Capsule 3. If you don't need an integrated battery, the XGIMI Elfin offers very similar overall performance and usually costs a bit less, making it a better value for most people.
Check out our recommendations for the best portable projectors, the best outdoor projectors, and the best home projectors. If you'd prefer to shop for another product in the same price range, look up the best projectors under $1,000 instead.
The XGIMI HORIZON and XGIMI Halo+ serve different purposes, with the Halo+ being much more portable due to its size, weight, and integrated battery, although the HORIZON can also be moved around easily if needed. The HORIZON is much brighter, so it can handle a few lights in the room, but the Halo+ has slightly better contrast, so it looks a bit better in dark rooms.
The XGIMI HORIZON Pro is slightly better than the XGIMI Halo+, though the Halo+ is more portable thanks to its lighter weight and integrated battery. Aside from portability, both projectors share similar characteristics, though the HORIZON Pro delivers a sharper image thanks to its pixel-shifting technology. The HORIZON Pro is also brighter than the Halo+, but the Halo+ has slightly better contrast.
The XGIMI Halo+ is much better than the Anker Nebula Capsule 3 Laser. The XGIMI is much brighter, has better contrast, and has a much wider color gamut, so it projects a more vibrant image than the Anker. The Anker is more accurate than the XGIMI but not nearly enough to compensate for the XGIMI's edge in image quality.
The XGIMI Halo+ is better than the XGIMI MoGo 2 Pro. The Halo+ is slightly bigger and heavier than the very light MoGo 2 Pro, but it has an integrated battery, making the Halo+ more portable than the MoGo 2 Pro. The Halo+ is also significantly brighter, with slightly better contrast, so it projects a more attractive, vibrant image. The Halo+ also has an eARC port, so it can passthrough more advanced audio formats than the MoGo 2 Pro can through its ARC port.
We've independently bought and tested over 60 projectors, and we've published all the 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 methodology is also public on our website, so you can validate the results yourself.
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The projector's peak brightness is mediocre. It's bright enough to look good in a dark room, but too dim for a pleasant viewing experience with a few lights on. It has fantastic brightness uniformity, so the sides of the projection don't show any noticeable differences in brightness when compared to the center.
As the table below shows, the other picture presets are in the same ballpark or even a bit dimmer than the Custom calibrated mode, so switching modes doesn't meaningfully increase brightness and mostly just changes the image's color tone.
| Picture Mode | WLO | CLO |
|---|---|---|
| Movie | 478 lm | 480 lm |
| Football | 476 lm | 481 lm |
| Office | 360 lm | 337 lm |
| Game | 291 lm | 412 lm |
If you're not satisfied with this level of brightness, check out the brighter XGIMI HORIZON, Epson Lifestudio Flex Plus, or Dangbei Atom instead.
This XGIMI Halo projector has an okay native contrast ratio overall. In near-dark scenes where most of the image is black with only a few highlights, its black levels are visibly raised, so shadows don't look deep in a dark room. As soon as there's a bit more mid-tone and bright content on screen, though, its contrast improves quickly, and mid-bright scenes have decent depth and separation between light and dark areas. It still doesn't compete with dedicated home-theater projectors for inky blacks, but for a portable DLP model, its contrast is serviceable as long as you're not expecting reference-level performance in very dark scenes.
The contrast on this unit is much better than on the Epson EpiqVision Mini EF21, but if you'd like even better blacks, consider the LG CineBeam Q instead.
The projector has a wide color gamut. It covers nearly all of the Rec. 709 color space used with SDR content, although its blues, purples, and reds are inaccurate. It also does a decent job with the wider Rec. 2020 color space.
This projector has poor pre-calibration color accuracy. Most colors exhibit extremely noticeable accuracy errors, sometimes appearing as completely different colors than they should be, and the projector's white balance is completely off; reds and blues are overrepresented in all shades of gray, particularly in the whites. The projector's color temperature is good, although it is too warm out of the box.
The XGIMI Halo Plus only has 1-point white balance calibration, but it's enough to significantly improve the projector's color accuracy. After calibration, colors still show many accuracy errors, but the white balance is fantastic, and the color temperature is almost right on target.
This 1080p DLP projector utilizes an LED bulb as its light source, and according to the manufacturer, it's rated for up to 25,000 hours of use, so you likely won't need to replace it.
The projector has a fixed 1.20:1 throw with no zoom or lens shift and only Auto Focus and Auto Keystone. Here are some lens-to-screen distances to help with your setup:
- 80" screen: ~6.97 ft
- 100" screen: ~8.72 ft
- 120" screen: ~10.5 ft
The projector features a lightweight design and an integrated battery, making it easy to carry around. It has full auto keystone correction, autofocus, intelligent screen alignment, and obstacle avoidance, eliminating the need for manual image corrections, making setup easy. The projector has two 5W Harman/Kardon speakers, eliminating the need to connect it to a soundbar or audio system when traveling.
If you like this unit's portability but would like it to be more robust, check out the Anker Nebula Mars 3 instead.
The XGIMI Halo+ is reasonably quiet for a small LED portable. The fan is audible at full brightness in a silent room, but it fades under normal TV/game audio at typical seating distances.
The XGIMI Halo Plus also supports Bluetooth 5.0/BLE and has Wi-Fi 5.
The projector accepts 4k signals but scales them to 1080p. Although the EDID advertises RGB at 1080p @ 60Hz, text looks fuzzy, so it isn't rendering true 4:4:4 chroma.
The projector's input lag is subpar in Game Mode, so it isn't optimal for gaming. Still, in a pinch, it's fine for some single-player titles, but serious gamers should look elsewhere.
The XGIMI Halo+ has a single HDMI port with ARC. You can plug a soundbar/AVR into that port, and the projector will send audio from its built-in Android TV apps back over ARC. There's no way to connect an external HDMI source to the projector and have its audio forwarded to the soundbar, as there isn't a second HDMI input to route through, and the ARC link doesn't relay third-party inputs. In our tests, ARC from the internal apps output stereo LPCM; multichannel/lossless formats didn't pass.
The projector supports 3D, with Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom, plus 3D-to-2D conversion for both.
