Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator (RF28R7351SR) vs AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator (RF28R7351SR) is ₹1,39,000 dearer.
Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator (RF28R7351SR) vs AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
Samsung
Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator (RF28R7351SR)
₹1,49,990
Two practical things decide whether this is buyable, and neither is on the spec sheet.
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AO Smith
AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater
₹10,990
Standing loss is the figure nobody publishes and the reason a geyser costs more to run than people expect: leaving it switched on wastes roughly 0.6 kWh a day doing nothing but keeping water hot, which is about Rs1,750 a year for no benefit.
Full details →Who the Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator is for
Buy it if: Large households with a wide doorway, a plumbed water point and the floor space for 91 cm.
Avoid it if: Anyone who has not measured their doorway, and anyone without a kitchen water line.
Who the AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater is for
Buy it if: Families of three to four needing consistent hot water at 8 bar pressure for a high-rise.
Avoid it if: Single users needing hot water occasionally -- an instant heater wastes nothing on standing loss.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 22 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung 28-Cu. Ft. French Door Smart Refrigerator | AO Smith HAS-X1-025 Storage 25-Litre Vertical Water Heater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,49,990 | ₹10,990 |
| Annual energy use | Roughly 620 kWh a year, about Rs4,960 at Rs8 per unit | Roughly 800 kWh a year for a family of four, about Rs6,400 at Rs8 per unit |
| BEE rating year | Not applicable | 2023 rating year |
| BEE star rating | Not rated -- BEE does not rate refrigerators above 500 litres | 5 star |
| Capacity | 792 litres, 28 cubic feet | 25 litres |
| Dimensions | 91 x 92 x 178 cm | 45 x 45 x 55 cm |
| Installation | Free standing; needs 5 cm rear and 2 cm side clearance, and a water line for the dispenser | Wall mounted, needs a 16 A point and a plumber |
| Noise level | About 40 dB | Not applicable |
| Rated power | Variable, inverter compressor | 2000 W |
| Refrigerant | R600a | Not applicable |
| Weight | 132 kg | 14 kg |
| ISEER | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anode rod | not published | Magnesium, and it is a consumable -- it should be inspected every 2 years |
| Compressor | Digital inverter, 10 year warranty | not published |
| Door width note | 91 cm wide; standard Indian doorways are often 76 to 82 cm, so measure the route before ordering | not published |
| Heat-up time | not published | About 15 minutes for 25 litres |
| Power backup | 132 kg of refrigerator on an inverter supply needs a genuinely sized backup | not published |
| Pressure rating | not published | 8 bar, suitable for high-rise buildings |
| Standing loss | not published | Roughly 0.6 kWh per 24 hours -- the energy lost keeping stored water hot |
| Tank | not published | Blue Diamond glass-lined steel |
| Twin cooling | Separate evaporators for fridge and freezer, so odours do not transfer | not published |
| Water dispenser | Plumbed -- requires a water line, which most Indian kitchens do not have | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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