Samsung Fridges - Smart Features That Make Life Easier

Samsung refrigerators have many intelligent features that simplify your life. They are also Energy Star certified and have a 10-year warranty.

Family Hub is a touchscreen device with Android built into the refrigerator. It lets you manage your calendar, create grocery lists, and stream music.

FlexZone

While LG might be ahead in terms of cutting-edge refrigerator features, Samsung offers a few features that set its refrigerators apart from others. Some Samsung models feature a Food Showcase and a FlexZone that can function as a refrigerator or freezer. This section is equipped with a Smart Divider that helps organize items and maintain the correct temperature.

This model is a great option for those looking for modern, sleek design in their kitchen. It features a stainless steel finish with a handleless design that looks fantastic in any style of kitchen. It has plenty of storage space, including two crisper bins with humidity control and three adjustable shelves which can be moved when needed. This refrigerator is also ENERGY certified, which means you can be confident that it will help lower your energy costs.

Samsung's FlexZone feature lets you transform your bottom area into a freezer or fridge depending on what you need. This is an excellent way to increase your storage space and cut down on energy costs. You can even utilize the FlexZone to keep frozen food items and fresh vegetables in the same space. This feature is only available on certain Samsung French door fridges.

The Samsung FlexZone refrigerator has a flexible layout that can accommodate many different kinds of food and beverages. The shelves can be adjusted to accommodate tall or large items. The compartments are separated with doors that can be controlled independently temperatures. It comes with a handy Ice dispenser that can make both crushed ice and cubes. It also comes with a full-width pantry drawer for storing deli meats and platters for parties.

This Samsung refrigerator comes with a huge capacity for storage and is ideal for those with little space. It features a sleek and modern design and a door-indoor feature that lets you access your favorite snacks with ease. The refrigerator is constructed of durable materials and comes with a digital compressor. It also has a recessed pivot that reduces air gap and helps keep your refrigerator operating smoothly.

Door-in-Door

Door-in-Door refrigerators have a separate compartment inside the refrigerator that opens with one pull of the handle, making it easier to grab condiments, beverages, or snacks without opening the main fridge. This can reduce cold air loss, keeping your food fresher for longer. Certain refrigerators have this technology as a separate option, while others, such as the LG Side-by-Side Refrigerator LRMVC2306S, incorporate it into the design of the fridge so that opening the dedicated door opens both the door-in-door compartment and the main refrigerator compartment.

While many bells and whistles could seem like gimmicks for some but they are designed to address an actual need of the consumer. The Door-in-Door compartment in Samsung refrigerators is a great example. It allows you to easily access items like butter, ketchup and milk that are often utilized without opening the entire refrigerator which could lead to an interruption in cold air.

Some Samsung French-door models have interactive refrigerator doors, like the Family Hub. These allow you to plan your calendar, stream apps and create to-do lists on the fridge's touchscreen. Some even have cameras inside the fridge so that you can check on food and drinks from anywhere.

Family Hub

A 21-inch touchscreen powered by Tizen is built into the refrigerator. It can be used as a digital board, smart speaker powered by Bixby, fridge manager and tablet powered by apps. The fridge also houses three tiny cameras which capture images each time the door closes. This lets you view inside. (This feature isn't available in all stores yet.) The Family Hub comes preloaded with various apps to help you stay in touch to your family, from food delivery services to recipe apps to whiteboards that let you leave messages for each other or your children.

The Family Hub offers a variety of apps that keep everyone entertained. For example, you can stream music directly through the built-in speakers in the fridge--the ideal soundtrack for kitchen dance parties. You can make use of the touchscreen to stream content directly from your Samsung device, for instance a TV that supports Samsung's SmartThings platform.

The Family Hub is not without its shortcomings. One of the most prominent is the lack of an app store for third-party apps. If you don't want to use the default screens or apps then you can't download anything else. This could be a problem when you're looking to use a different service for shopping lists or reminders, or in the case of a specific loyalty program that you prefer to use in conjunction with your food-related apps.

You can't interact with the refrigerator using voice commands. When Samsung first announced the Family Hub refrigerator, Alexa integration was the top bullet point in the features list, effectively making the fridge an enormous Amazon Echo for your kitchen. The integration never took place, and it is still an unintentional inconsistency.

Despite these limitations, the Family Hub remains an impressive and useful gadget. It's a nice way to stay in touch to your family, manage your kitchen and groceries and also manage your home's smart devices--assuming you're a Samsung customer and are willing to utilize the app-only options that the Family Hub offers.

SmartThings

SmartThings might not receive the same attention as Amazon Alexa or Google Home, but it's a formidable platform for smart homes. The hub is equipped with Z-Wave radios as well as Zigbee radios. This means you can integrate a vast range of compatible devices, including Lutron, Sonos Ecobee, Lifx Ring, Belkin Arlo and Philips Hue. SmartThings also features Scenes, which allow you to manage a number of compatible devices at the same time. You can create a scenario called "movie-night" that dims the lights and turns on the Blu-ray player.

SmartThings is an app that lets you to monitor and control many connected appliances including your refrigerator. The app will notify you when the refrigerator is using excessive energy. The app will modify the settings of your appliance to help you reach your energy-saving goals. SmartThings can also help you create custom schedules and automatizations, like switching off your dishwasher or oven before you go to bed.

Since Samsung acquired SmartThings in 2014, the app has been preinstalled on all Samsung smartphones and tablets. It's one of the most robust home automation platforms there, but it's not without its problems. Many users have reported major server outages, which are an issue for those who depend on their smart home technology. The good news is these problems are usually just a few hours long, and the engineers of the company are working on resolving the problem.

If you're looking for a smart fridge that will connect to other appliances in your home, the SmartThings-compatible Family Hub is an excellent choice. It is compatible with other Samsung devices as well as many third-party smart gadgets. It's compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Mercedes Benz's voice assistant, which allows you to choose the platform you prefer.

The Family Hub fridge is also equipped with other smart home features, including a touchscreen display as well as a digital whiteboard and a camera. You can easily make notes and set reminders on the screen and use the whiteboard feature to share shopping lists or grocery lists with other members of your household.