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Samsung Fridge Freezers With SmartThings Samsung's Family Hub fridge comes with an oversized 389-litre fridge with a an 225-litre freezer. It's a big American model with a quality temperature control system as well as numerous innovative features. It's customizable with removable panels and you can create one that is perfectly matched to your collection of tie dye Crocs and matte black Rick Owens clothing. All-Round Cooling Separate cooling circuits in fridges with All Round Cooing help keep your food fresher. In conventional fridges, one Evaporator cools the freezer as well as refrigerator compartments. This can lead to your food drying out because the low-humidity air that is pumped into the refrigerator is pumped into. This can cause them to taste bland and unpleasant. Each shelf level is equipped with multiple vents for circulation of cool air. This helps to maintain a consistent temperature even if you open and shut the refrigerator door. Optimal Fresh zone keeps seafood and meats fresher for up to two times longer than conventional refrigerators, without freezing. This feature is a game changer for those who love cooking but isn't a fan of thawing frozen meats or fish. All Round Cooling uses a metal cooling plate in the back of the fridge to hold the cold air and prevent it from being lost when you open the fridge door. It also reduces the requirement for power defrosting to save time and money. Samsung refrigerators have one of the best ice makers we've tried. The original Twist Ice Maker dispensing large cubes is operated with a simple twist and can be kept below the fridge when not in use. This frees up more shelf space and makes it easy to find your favourite drinks and snacks. You can decide how your freezer and fridge open by using Reversible Doors. This lets you easily accommodate your fridge in the layout of your kitchen and keep your fridge tidy and neat. Samsung's Family Hub serves as the central control for your SmartThings connected home with the large touchscreen on your fridge. It can show you a live video feed of your smart doorbell. It also allows you to order groceries through an automated inventory or suggest recipes based on the items in stock. The flex drawers that are located on the bottom of Samsung fridges are an excellent storage solution that makes it easier to store taller items like canned drinks and pizza trays. They can be turned back when not in use, and folded flat to free up space. This is an excellent feature for those who are passionate about baking and cooking, but have limited fridge storage space. FlexZone The Samsung FlexZone side by side refrigerator freezer features a unique 3-zone system that allows you to add an additional freezer drawer or refrigerator compartment. This flexibility allows you to modify your fridge freezer to best meet your storage and needs requirements. It also makes it simple to upgrade to a larger or smaller fridge by the addition of an extra FlexZone module. The refrigerator is elegant in its design that is sure to complement any kitchen decor. The stainless-steel finish is long-lasting and sleek. It also comes with an anti-fingerprint finish that keeps the surface looking new. The fridge also includes a convenient external water and ice dispensers to make life easier. It's a nice-looking fridge that has an upper-right FlexZone compartment that can be converted from refrigerator to freezer. This lets you store things like bags of frozen meat, frozen vegetables or fish in the freezer. It performed well in our tests as well, but the lack of a voice control or SmartThings integration on the 21.5-inch touchscreen was an opportunity missed. The rest of the fridge has plenty of space to store food, including two crisper trays as well as a middle FlexZone drawer that can be customized. This drawer lets you pick between five different settings, based on the requirements of your fridge's freezer compartment. There are five options: a freezer setting, a soft freeze setting for wine trays, or deli trays for example, a meat setting, a fish setting and a beverage set-up to store drinks, snacks and other items you frequently use. This Samsung FlexZone side-by-side refrigerator is an excellent option for families that want the convenience of having a fridge and freezer in one. It's not as spacious than the top-of-the-line French door models, however it comes with a number of useful features and is a great alternative for those with small kitchens. The Samsung Fridge Freezer is also an extremely energy efficient refrigerator, thanks to its digital inverter technology. This technology regulates temperatures in the fridge to ensure it doesn't change too frequently and keeps food fresher longer. Its energy efficiency has earned the Energy STAR Certification. SmartThings SmartThings isn't quite the same platform that Alexa and Google Assistant are but it does come with many smart devices that you can add. It's also baked into Samsung smartphones, tablets and TVs – and some refrigerators. This could be enough to justify it for some, particularly when you own multiple Samsung products. The SmartThings application is very refined and well-rounded and comes with a 'if x then y' automated section that performs surprisingly well. You can set things up as alarms that go off when water sensors detect flooding, or turning on the light when your phone determines you're at home. It can also control your fridge by connecting it to a smart socket however, we've had mixed results with this. SmartThings requires a hub, which is not cheap. Samsung offers a range of options that include the SmartThings Station that you can connect to a router and use as an nightlight. There's also a more affordable SmartThings Hub Dongle that can support Z-Wave and Zigbee and Thread with support to be added soon. Once you've connected your smart refrigerator to your phone and hub, it is very simple to use. The SmartThings app lets you control your fridge from anywhere with notifications sent to your phone whenever it's opened or closed. You can set up schedules, change the temperature and set reminders. SmartThings was a founding member in the Home Connectivity Alliance. This alliance is working to make major home appliances from different manufacturers interoperable. This could mean that you can control your Samsung washer and dryer, Electrolux oven and LG television with the same app in the future. SmartThings isn't as popular as Alexa or Google Assistant but it does include some major names on its list, like Arlo Nest, Belkin, and Lifx. It's also compatible with Matter, which allows for accessories to pair regardless of their brand. For most users, however, merged Alexa and Google Assistant voice controls is most likely the best option. Family Hub A fridge freezer isn't much more modern than this: it's equipped with a 21-inch touchscreen in the door, complete with a variety of clever features. Bixby, Samsung's voice-activated assistant, lets users to access entertainment apps, create notes for family (think of it as a large digital version of the notepad attached to the refrigerator) as well as check weather reports and more. The touchscreen lets you manage your food and recipes. You can add ingredients directly through an app and see what's inside your fridge using internal cameras. You can create grocery lists on the move and track foods to see their expiration date. You can also use an app for recipe reading to read out the instructions while you cook. This is the second generation of Family Hub fridges and Samsung says it's spent a year fine-tuning them based on customer feedback. One major change is that you can now set different profiles for every member of your household so they can tailor the apps and information they can access. It's still not quite as great as having Alexa integration integrated into your refrigerator however it's a step up on the previous model. In addition to its entertainment and grocery management capabilities, Family Hub also acts as controller for Samsung's SmartThings platform. It can onboard Matter-compatible devices like lights or plugs and can be used with the touchscreen to control them. Samsung's fridge has been around for a while and, although it offers a fair bit of functionality, the touchscreen smarts aren't an essential feature for the majority of people. samsung refrigerators uk of a fun and somewhat frivolous feature than anything else. It could change when more software updates are released, but for the moment these models are ideally for those looking for the most comprehensive connected fridge possible. If you're not one of them, you can always pick up a cheaper model without the Family Hub to save some cash. This could be worth it for you in the event that you own a lot of smart home devices that need to be controlled via the same screen or if you simply like the idea of a fridge with a giant touchscreen.