The Samsung Family Hub 5.0 is finally here y'all – and I’m about to review it for
you.
Hey y’all it’s Ashley Renne, back with another smart home tech review.
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Now for those of you’ve been keeping up with our big basement project, today I'm sharing
my latest basement update - the kitchen is now done and the first things we added were
Samsung appliances!
So we bought a Samsung oven, microwave, and then The Home Depot sent us the new Samsung
Family Hub 5.0 Refrigerator.
Now we have an older version of this upstairs, and we love it.
So here's what I think of the new version so far.
First of all, there are 4 different styles, so the one you pick would depend on your personal
preference.
They have a 4-Door Flex, a 4-Door French Door, a 3-Door French Door, and a Side-by-Side.
Now we got the 4-Door French because that’s the style we like.
And we decided to do it a little different this time – we got it in black stainless
steel.
So it’s called a Family Hub for a reason.
I find it to be very family friendly.
It’s like the smart tech version of what I had growing up, but so much sleeker.
So when I was a kid, we’d put notes, grocery lists, photos, artwork, things like that on
our fridge – and it would just be everywhere.
With this smart fridge, you can use the smart screen which is basically a giant tablet to
display those same things, and it looks so much prettier.
It connects to your phone so you can just transfer images directly to the fridge.
As you can see I uploaded a pic of my growing baby.
So every day I can see him right there and get excited all over again to meet this little
guy.
Okay and speaking of which, let’s just go ahead and dive into the really fun part – the
tech.
So there are a ton of apps on this fridge – we don’t use them all, but we do use
the ones that apply to us.
So they have food apps, entertainment apps, everyday use apps, and lastly they even apps
that connect to other smart devices.
Now I like the everyday use apps like the whiteboard, the calendar, memos, to-do list,
it tells you the weather.
I feel like these are the apps that help keep me organized.
And I have a Type B personality, so I need all of the help I can get to keep my brain
in check and get me organized.
I think one feature that kinda sums it all up in a nice neat way is the Morning Brief.
So it’ll give you the day’s weather and news and let you view your schedule for the
day.
Also if you have kids, I think the trivia screen is a simple way to engage them with
something educational.
It gives you a “word of the day” and allows you to see what happened on this day in history.
I mean I’m not a kid, but I look at it every day.
And I like that connectivity between my phone and the fridge that I mentioned earlier, because
I can send memos to my family, like “hey I’ll be home late” straight from phone.
And vice versa.
Now in the food department, those of you who are staying home more and going out less are
probably familiar with a little something called InstaCart.
This fridge comes with an app for that.
As well as Grub Hub, Fresh Direct, and Amazon Dash.
If you do go to the grocery store, there are 2 apps in particular that I think are handy
and that’s your digital shopping list and the View Inside app which is pretty cool.
Because if you are at the store and want to see what’s inside your fridge back at home
to see if you’re out of something – you can just use your phone to see the inside
of your fridge because of the 3 built-in cameras it has.
Now it also has a food management technology that’s pretty useful.
So you can control the temperature and ice maker and check the water filter status.
Then there’s entertainment.
So when I’m cooking I like to listen to music, and this fridge connects to popular
music apps like Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and iHeart Radio.
And for the news buffs, you can check NPR for news stories and listen to podcasts.
Which are all things I enjoy doing when I’m in the kitchen.
And lastly they even apps that connect to other smart devices in your home – for example
if you have the Ring doorbell which we do not, you can see and talk to people at your
front door right from your fridge.
So let’s talk about the layout of the fridge.
We know it’s loaded with smart tech – but how does it measure up as a functional refrigerator.
So our fridge has 3 layers to it.
The top part is the fridge.
The middle part is the flex zone.
And the bottom level is the freezer.
So let’s take a look at the top level.
To me it’s pretty similar to the last version, the biggest difference being is that it no
longer has the automatic refillable pitcher, instead they created some additional space
right here.
Also this new version comes with a humidity control feature.
The shelves are customizable so you can adjust it to your needs.
You can even push this little shelf back to create more space for taller items.
Now let’s peep the middle layer, okay aka the flex zone where you can adjust the temperatures
to whatever you want it to be based on what zone it's in.
So let’s say you have some wine you want chilled at a different temperature, you can
easily rearrange the compartments and create a specific zone for your wine that gets cooled
at a different temperature.
That's so cool!
So we just utilize the smart divider to section off your food and beverages, which allows
for more flexible storage.
And finally moving down to the freezer level.
Pretty straightforward y'all and easy to use.
It has two drawers that you can slide back and forth to adjust as needed.
The twin cooling system allows for independent fridge and freezer controls to help keep food
fresher longer.
So that's my overview of the Samsung Family Hub 5.0 4-Door French Refrigerator - that's
a tongue twister.
We got ours from The Home Depot and the process was really smooth y'all.
They'll install it for you, haul away your old fridge, which we didn't have to worry
about since this was for our newly finished basement, and they also do price match guarantees,
so if you find this cheaper at any of their competitors, they'll match it!
Okay!
We've utilized this perk several times.
Let me know in the comments below if this is something you’d buy.
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