Buying a projector to create a home theater with a big screen has been a trend in modern families, especially for the young generation. Auking mini projector M8-F and Emotn C1 projector are two popular projectors with a good reputation on the market now. What’s the difference between them and which one to buy? There is a side-by-side comparison.
1. Appearance
Auking mini projector M8-F and Emotn C1 projector are basically in white in appearance. The most difference is that the Emotn C1 has been embellished with fluorescent yellow on the top and both sides of the body machine, which makes it looks more fashionable and recognizable at the first sign.
In addition to the color, the shape of these two projector is totally different. Auking mini projector M8-F is a classical cuboid in appearance, while the Emotn C1 projector adopts a “roof” shape on the top with a silicone groove for placing remote controls or mobile phones when projection, which frees hands from grasping and burden.
What’s more, when considering the size, Auking mini projector M8-F is smaller and lighter than Emotn C1. From the material quality of these two projectors, Emotn C1 is much superior to Auking mini projector.
2. Image Performance
When talking about a projector, the big screen and image performance is the most important factor to consider with. Both Auking mini projector and Emotn C1 is LCD projector with a light source of LED. Auking mini projector only has a brightness of 2500 lumens and 2000:1 contrast, while Emotn C1 has a higher brightness of 8500 lumens and a contrast ratio of 5500:1.
In addition, Auking mini projector only supports 1080p videos. Emotn C1 has a native resolution of 720p and it not only supports 1080p but also supports 4k video decoding. A bigger screen needs better performance in technology. Therefore, Emotn C1 is much superior to Auking mini projector in images.
3. Audio Performance
Emotn C1 and Auking mini projector have built-in speakers. But Emotn C1 has a 5W speaker and a BOX sound cavity structure design. What's more, when switching to Bluetooth speaker mode, the optical machine of Emotn C1 will be closed and equipped dual-fan cooling system, which will reduce fan noise by 85%, lower than 30db. Compare to the Auking mini projector, Emotn C1 produces a clear and purer sound.
4. Ports and Connection
Both Auking mini projector and Emotn C1 projector have basic connection ports of HDMI, USB, and AV interfaces. However, compare to Emotn C1, Auking mini projector does not have VGA and TF card ports. What’s worse, it needs an extra lighting cable as an HDMI adapter( not included) or wireless HDMI dongle to connect with a phone, while the Emotn C1 projector doesn’t need this burden.
What’s more, Emotn C1 has two USB ports and two HDMI ports. One of the USB is for transmission and the other is for charging the media device when projecting. And these two HDMI ports can connect streaming media equipment, such as fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.
In addition, Auking mini projector only supports wired connection while the Emotn C1 supports both wired and wireless connections because it is equipped with its own 5G WIFI hotspot, which ensures wireless screen projection can be used directly even in a place without or with a poor WIFI signal.
5. Summary
In summary, Emotn C1 projector performs much better in appearance, images, audio, various ports and dual connection methods. Auking mini projector M8-F is cheaper and with limited function and performance.
| Spec | Auking M8-F Projector | Emotn C1 Projector |
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| Size（mm) | 195x152x69mm | 225 x 186 x 109mm |
| Weight(kg) | 1.30KG | 1.69KG |
| Light source | LED | LED |
| Brightness | 2500lumen | 8500 lumen |
| Resolution | support 1080p | native720p, support up to 4k |
| Contrast Ratio | 2000:1 | 5500:1 |
| Screen Mirroring | Wired | Wired and Wireless |
| Bluetooth | / | BT5.1 |
| Focus | Manual | Manual |
| Keystone | Manual | Manual±15° |
| CPU | / | Mstar TSUMV53RUU |
| Trumpet | / | 5W x1, Customized BOX x1 |
| 4K Decoding | No | Support H.265 |
| VGA | 1*VGA | 1*VGA |
| USB | 1*USB | 2*USB |
| HDMI | 1*HDMI | 2*HDMI |
| AV | 1*AV | 1*AV |
| Earphone | 1 | 1 |
| TF card | No | 1 |
1. Appearance
Auking mini projector M8-F and Emotn C1 projector are basically in white in appearance. The most difference is that the Emotn C1 has been embellished with fluorescent yellow on the top and both sides of the body machine, which makes it looks more fashionable and recognizable at the first sign.
What’s more, when considering the size, Auking mini projector M8-F is smaller and lighter than Emotn C1. From the material quality of these two projectors, Emotn C1 is much superior to Auking mini projector.
2. Image Performance
When talking about a projector, the big screen and image performance is the most important factor to consider with. Both Auking mini projector and Emotn C1 is LCD projector with a light source of LED. Auking mini projector only has a brightness of 2500 lumens and 2000:1 contrast, while Emotn C1 has a higher brightness of 8500 lumens and a contrast ratio of 5500:1.
3. Audio Performance
Emotn C1 and Auking mini projector have built-in speakers. But Emotn C1 has a 5W speaker and a BOX sound cavity structure design. What's more, when switching to Bluetooth speaker mode, the optical machine of Emotn C1 will be closed and equipped dual-fan cooling system, which will reduce fan noise by 85%, lower than 30db. Compare to the Auking mini projector, Emotn C1 produces a clear and purer sound.
Both Auking mini projector and Emotn C1 projector have basic connection ports of HDMI, USB, and AV interfaces. However, compare to Emotn C1, Auking mini projector does not have VGA and TF card ports. What’s worse, it needs an extra lighting cable as an HDMI adapter( not included) or wireless HDMI dongle to connect with a phone, while the Emotn C1 projector doesn’t need this burden.
In addition, Auking mini projector only supports wired connection while the Emotn C1 supports both wired and wireless connections because it is equipped with its own 5G WIFI hotspot, which ensures wireless screen projection can be used directly even in a place without or with a poor WIFI signal.
5. Summary
In summary, Emotn C1 projector performs much better in appearance, images, audio, various ports and dual connection methods. Auking mini projector M8-F is cheaper and with limited function and performance.
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