Updated 21 Oct 2026
Is the XGIMI MoGo 4 Laser worth it?
Yes — as a portable, if you watch in the dark.
It's compact, runs on its own battery and has Google TV, Harman Kardon speakers, a tilting stand and auto focus, so you can point it at a wall or ceiling anywhere. Colours are rich. It's dim, so it needs a fully dark room and a small picture, it's 1080p, the battery lasts about two hours, and input lag is far too high for gaming.
Good to know
- Battery lasts about two hours.
- Input lag is too high for anything but slow games.
- Colours are too warm out of the box.
- Can't remove judder, so pans look choppy.
- Built-in battery and Google TV
- Small, with a lens cover and tilting stand
- Quiet enough for a bedroom
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Get it if…
- You want films on the bedroom ceiling.
- You take it camping or to friends'.
- You want something tiny with its own apps.
Skip it if…
- You want to game on it.
- Your room is ever lit.
- You want a big, sharp 4K picture.
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How we reached this verdict
Expert Reviews calls it arguably the best portable projector, brighter than the LED MoGo 4, with battery life its only downside. RTINGS is harsher: rich colours and a convenient design, but very dim, raised blacks in dark scenes and awful input lag.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Expert Reviews, RTINGS, XGIMI (specs), RTINGS, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 21 Oct 2026How we decide