Xgimi has been shipping new projectors at a relentless pace lately, and now two more slot into its Elfin family: the flagship Elfin Flip 4K and the more affordable Elfin Flip Laser. Both went on sale on July 15, 2026, and both promise what Xgimi calls a serious upgrade in optical and audio performance over the outgoing Elfin line.
The headline gimmick is the design. These are “book-sized”, foldable projectors that you can tuck away when you’re done. Pick one up, drop it on a surface, and the picture is supposedly ready to roll — no faffing about with tripods or shelving. Both units look nearly identical to their predecessor, which is no bad thing.
Under the hood, the two share more than they differ. Each uses an RGB triple laser light source rated at 1600 ISO lumens and packs a 7W Harman Kardon-tuned speaker with Dolby Audio, which Xgimi reckons is enough to skip a separate sound system. Google TV is baked in, so Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV are all a click away.
The differences are where the money goes. The Elfin Flip 4K delivers, unsurprisingly, 4K resolution, a claimed 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 110% BT.2020 colour coverage and factory-calibrated colour accuracy of ΔE<1. Its optical zoom runs a 0.98–1.3:1 throw ratio, and gamers get VRR and ALLM support alongside a 1ms latency figure. As with most projectors, though, 120Hz is capped to 1080p — 4K tops out at 60Hz.
The Elfin Flip Laser steps down to 1920 × 1080 resolution and a 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, with input latency quoted at 20 milliseconds at 1080p 60Hz. It keeps the same laser engine, brightness and speaker setup, so the core experience shouldn’t feel like a huge compromise for anyone who doesn’t need pixel-perfect 4K.
Both models come with the usual crop of setup conveniences:
- Auto-keystone correction
- Auto-focus
- Obstacle avoidance
On price, the Elfin Flip 4K lands at £869 / $999, while the Elfin Flip Laser undercuts it at £689 / $799. That puts the flagship squarely against the award-winning Hisense M2 Pro, which currently sells for around £870 and has earned praise for its bright image and painless setup.
It’s a genuine fight. The Hisense remains a five-star benchmark, but the Elfin Flip 4K’s grab-and-go form factor and promising spec sheet make it a real contender for the crown. Whether the portability edge is enough to unseat the champion is a question the review bench will have to settle.
