Samsung - 36 in. Wide 26.7 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Smart Refrigerator with 21.5" Touch-Screen Family Hub - Stainless Steel

I've been using the Samsung 26.7 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Smart Refrigerator with Family Hub for a few months now, and I’m genuinely impressed with its performance and features. First, the storage capacity is fantastic — plenty of space for a large household, with well-organized compartments and adjustable shelving. The side-by-side design makes accessing both fridge and freezer sections easy and convenient. The Family Hub with its 21.5" touchscreen is a game changer. I use it daily to leave notes, create shopping lists, view recipes, and even stream music while in the kitchen. It also lets me see inside the fridge remotely from my phone, which is incredibly helpful while grocery shopping. Another plus is the fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish — it keeps the fridge looking clean and sleek with minimal effort. The cooling performance is consistent and efficient. Everything stays fresh, and the ice maker works smoothly. Overall, this refrigerator blends smart technology with solid functionality. If you’re looking for a modern, family-friendly fridge, I highly recommend it.

I have been wanting this fridge for quite some time but the price has always held me back. After seeing a super good sale during president's day, I decided to pull the trigger. I previously owned a Samsung Fridge with a pull out beverage drawer, so I am comparing this fridge to that. After reading so many of these helpful reviews, I decided the fridge would be a perfect upgrade, however, after owning this for 2-3 weeks now, there are some things I wish I had considered before switching to this fridge. Physical limitations: -Space: This fridge is a side-by-side (freezer on left, fridge on right). My previous fridge was top half fridge and bottom half was pull out freezer. This means now the shelving in both the fridge and freezer are narrow. No more full size pizza boxes in the fridge or large tupperware. -Ice Maker: The ice maker on this is laughable. I usually fill up a 32 oz container full of ice for my coffee and another person in the household fills up a 32 oz container for water and that pretty much depletes the ice bin. We purchased a ice container so we can stockpile ice in the freezer so we have a bit of excess. This is quite frustrating of course, but not sure how many others would run into this problem. -Water Dispenser: The water dispenser has NO light. I think samsung figured that with such a large screen on the fridge, they did not need to add a light to the water dispenser but boy are they wrong. When going to get water at night, you either have to turn on your kitchen lights or use your phone's flashlight to see how much water is in your container. Its truly a hugely missed feature that will be noticed right away when you overfill your water bottles. -Interior Camera: The interior camera can only see like 2, maybe 3 shelves. Im really curious what the point of this feature was. Additionally, when you are not home, your fridge requires the $35 smart dongle so you can view this camera when you are not home. Its a feature I am not going to use anyway so not a big deal. Software limitations: -Family Hub (touch screen): Virtually no apps available. This is running some version of SamsungOS and pretty much the apps on there are all that’s available (no app store). Most apps require you to cast to your fridge from your phone. Part of the reason I got this fridge was so I could control spotify when having gatherings and let my guests queue songs from the fridge. Unfortunately, the version of spotify on the fridge is more like a spotify remote (only allowing you to skip songs forwards/backwards) and only if the fridge itself is playing the music. I want to really stress the fact that the fridge is great. It does everything a fridge is supposed to do, but if you are planning to get this fridge and any of the cons I mentioned are deal breakers, then consider alternative styles. I think in the future, I would get the Samsung family hub fridge that is a top/bottom style and maybe has a bigger ice maker. Hopefully samsung includes lights in these models. Pros: -Touch Screen is pretty cool, not laggy at all. -Perfect fridge for tech enthusiasts -Functions great as a fridge/freezer Cons: -Narrow space in fridge/freezer (all side by sides have this con though) -Ice maker holds laughable amounts of ice -Water/Ice dispenser has no light. Cant see when containers are full without flashlight or overhead kitchen lights. -Very limited apps for fridge Takeaway: Great fridge to get as long as the listed cons are not deal breakers.

It’s been 3 months and I Love this refrigerator. I did some research and found the side by side type was the best for ice/water on the door. My whole family uses the ice/Water daily. We are disappointed that there is not a light on the Ice/water feature. Tall water bottles with 1” openings cannot be seen while filling. I love throwing up pictures on the Family Hub. Unfortunately the tablet is old school with only 8 gigs of memory, a sub par speaker, and the inability to stream Hulu or Paramount+ to watch the local news or movies. I have enjoyed listening to music on Pandora and Spotify. YouTube videos are limited for reasons unknown. My grands like Alexa and the ability to draw on the memo pad. I didn’t care about the camera feature, but it’s there and I can only see 2 shelves and nothing on the door. All in all, I’d give this refrigerator a 9 out of 10.

Pros: Really like the freezer storage. I didn't realize how bad my previous was until I got this one. Smart features are nice. Cons: Icemaker is a total deal breaker, very loud, barely makes ice, crushes ice even on cube setting. No night light on ice/water despenser, smart screen takes up valuable door/shelf space making them only suitable for condiments, storage in the doors not so good, not enough spacing for milk/soda anything you may normally store in the doors, that said, storage everywhere else is good, however, wish shelves were adjustable . The good things are good however the cons are a real problem, you should definitely do your research before buying this one, and I will likely replace this one first chance I get just to quite the family.

This was the best choice I've ever mad when it comes to refrigerators, I have bought new refrigerators for every new house I've brought and this is by far the best, full of space on the inside, light is easy on eyes while looking around. Vegetables stay fresh longer and fruit as well. I'm so happy and pleased that I made the right choice, only one thing I can't keep my grandson off the touch screen panel, he loves YouTube while he eats. I love that I can view my recipes, and make a grocery list, and actually be able to look in my fridge while I'm at the grocery store to see if I have certain items, I just love it. now I will need to get matching appliances, can't wait to see how I can outdo this buy.