![]() ![]() Some features go beyond technology and affect how you interact with the fridge itself. Extra design features Bill Roberson/Digital Trends Advanced models include a panorama camera for a better look, the ability to connect to the Alexa voice assistant, and somewhat limited access to a series of apps that allow you to look up recipes, order off Amazon, check the weather, and so on. InstaView also has a more subtle feature up its sleeve: The right-side LCD panel may not be like Samsung’s touchscreen, but if you knock twice on it, it will turn transparent, allowing you to get a quick look at what’s inside (also available via app). ![]() Using the app, you can change temperatures in the fridge, check to see if the water filter needs to be replaced, and get alerts if anything goes wrong (malfunctions, door left open, etc.). It connects to LG’s SmartThingQ app instead of offering a full touchscreen. The InstaView fridge, on the other hand, takes a more limited approach. When it comes to the sheer number of smart options, the Family Hub is the easy winner. Various Family Hub models also include Bixby, Samsung’s own alternative voice assistant for asking questions and giving commands. That’s a lot, and as a result, the fridge can also connect to multiple third-party apps for greater connectivity. You can look up recipes, make shopping lists, send info to apps (including friends and family), control connected smart devices, search the internet for answers, play music, complete online grocery orders, and take a look at what’s in the fridge thanks to the connected interior cameras. Smart features can vary based on the particular model that you pick out! However, overall the Samsung’s Family Hub comes with a right side, 21-inch touchscreen that acts a lot like a smart display. ![]() The InstaView designs offer side-by-side, three-door French door, and four-door French door designs. LG, meanwhile, offers 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, and 30 cubic feet for its models, making the InstaView a slightly better pick if you need a really huge fridge or like to customize size a little more. These models can vary between a three-door French door style, a four-door French door style, and a 4-door flex door (which is four traditional-shaped doors that open outward, two on the top and two on the bottom). Samsung offers the Family Hub in 22-, 24-, and 28-cubic-foot models. Model options and size LGįortunately, both Samsung and LG offer their fridges in a variety of sizes and types, so no matter your preference you should be able to find a model that works. Overall, the Family Hub will match traditional stainless a little better, whereas the InstaView has limited bright steel options. However, it’s worth noting that the Family Hub primarily comes in a slightly dark, gray stainless steel, while the InstaView comes in a darker black stainless steel, with a few brighter options. In other words, those drawer settings aren't good for much more than labeling what you're putting inside.There’s not a lot of significant different here, thanks to the multiple model options. The drawer finished a few degrees warmer than the refrigerator's 33-degree setting - but so did the rest of the fridge. After that, I tested the refrigerator's coldest setting and dialed the drawer up to its warmest setting ("Produce") to see if it could keep things from getting too chilly. It only came in about a degree cooler than the refrigerator's main shelves, which was still warmer than the fridge's 37-degree setting. During the default, 37-degree setting test, I dialed it down to the coldest setting ("Meat") to see if it could hold a colder temperature than the rest of the fridge. My other complaint with the refrigerator's performance is with that temperature-adjustable pantry drawer. That's clear evidence that the Door-in-Door compartment compromises performance in the rest of the refrigerator, too, at least to a small extent. In each heat map, they show a clear trend towards warmer temperatures on the right half of the fridge, where the Door-in-Door compartment lives. One other quick note on that Door-in-Door compartment. ![]()
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