Soundcore Nebula P1 Portable Projector Detachable Speakers

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Soundcore showed up to MWC 2026 with a projector that solves one of the most persistent annoyances in portable home theater: the audio situation. We got quick hands on the Nebula P1 at the show floor, and the detachable speaker concept works exactly the way you’d hope it does. The Nebula P1 is a 1080p portable projector with a pair of 10-watt speakers that physically detach from the unit and keep working on their own battery for up to 20 hours. It’s a genuinely clever trick that nobody else has shipped yet.

Price: $799
Where to Buy: Soundcore

The “world’s first” claim on the box refers to that detachable speaker system specifically. Most portable projectors either settle for tinny built-in drivers or ask you to pair a separate Bluetooth speaker every single time. Soundcore, which operates under Anker’s umbrella, went a different direction. The two speakers magnetically attach to the P1 and create a 2.0 stereo setup during movie night. Pop them off when the credits roll and they become standalone Bluetooth speakers with their own rechargeable batteries. That’s two products in one housing, and the transition between modes is entirely mechanical.

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The Projection Side

On the imaging front, the Nebula P1 pushes 650 ANSI lumens through a lens at 1080p Full HD resolution. That’s enough to fill a wall up to 180 inches in a dimmed room, though anyone expecting a daylight-visible picture at that size should recalibrate. A built-in dual-arm gimbal tilts 130 degrees, which means you don’t need a perfectly level surface to get a straight image. Real-time autofocus and automatic keystone correction handle the rest of the alignment, so the setup process shouldn’t involve ten minutes of manual fiddling with tiny dials.

Dolby Audio processing handles the sound output when the speakers are docked, delivering 20 watts total across the stereo pair. There’s HDMI connectivity around back for a gaming console or streaming stick. An integrated carry handle rounds out the portability angle, giving the P1 one more thing most projectors in this class don’t bother with.

Google TV Without the Workarounds

The software situation deserves its own section because Soundcore actually got it right. The Nebula P1 runs Google TV with official app support for Netflix, Prime Video, and YouTube out of the box. That might sound like a baseline expectation, but anyone who’s owned a budget projector knows the frustration of sideloading apps or discovering that Netflix simply won’t work. The P1 skips all of that. It’s a plug-in-and-stream experience from the first boot, which removes the single biggest friction point most buyers hit with competing products in this category.

The Power Question

There’s one notable caveat worth knowing about upfront. The Nebula P1 doesn’t have a built-in battery for the projector itself. The speakers run independently on battery power for those 20 hours of standalone use, but the projector unit needs a wall outlet or external power source to function. Soundcore offers a bundle option with the Anker SOLIX C300 DC Portable Power Station for anyone who wants a truly portable outdoor cinema setup, though that adds cost and weight to the package. Runtime on that external battery comes in around 3.5 hours, which covers one movie and change.

It’s an honest tradeoff. Building a battery into the projector would have increased the weight, the size, and almost certainly the price. For living room and bedroom use, the wall plug won’t matter at all. For backyard movie nights, the power station bundle exists for exactly that scenario.

Pricing and the Family Picture

The Nebula P1 carries a retail price of $799. An early bird deal knocks $80 off and includes a free projector screen valued at $169, which softens the launch cost considerably. The P1 sits in a different bracket than the P1i, its sibling model that debuted at CES 2026 for $369. The P1i uses adjustable fold-out speakers rather than fully detachable ones and costs less than half as much, so the two models aren’t really competing with each other. They’re covering different price points in the same product family.

Against the broader market, the Xgimi MoGo 4 at $499 is probably the closest competitor in the portable projector space, though it doesn’t offer anything resembling the detachable speaker system. The P1 is positioned at a premium for that specific innovation, and the value proposition comes down to whether the modular audio flexibility changes how someone would actually use the thing day to day.

Price: $799
Where to Buy: Soundcore

What Comes Next

Soundcore is positioning the Nebula P1 as more than a projector at MWC 2026. It’s a modular entertainment system that breaks apart when you need it to. The detachable speakers aren’t just a line item on the spec sheet. They change how and where you use the product after the projector powers down. Nobody else is offering that option right now, and at $799 with the early bird discount and bundled screen, Soundcore is betting that the flexibility sells itself.