Comparison at a Glance: Of Frost-Free Refrigerators, 240–300 litres capacity

For our survey, we shortlisted 18 regular-selling brands of double-door, frost-free refrigerators of 240–300 litres capacity. We conducted the survey during August–September 2017. sl no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Brand Hitachi LG Samsung Videocon Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Godrej Godrej Samsung Samsung Whirlpool Whirlpool LG Samsung Model no. RT30K3983BZ/HL VZ294 RT30K3983BZ/HL RT30K3983SL/HL RT30K3983UZ/HL RT30K3723S8/NL RT30K3723S8/HL RT30K3753S9/HL RT EON 231C 2.4 RT EON 240P 2.4 RT28M3743UT/NL TR 28K3083S9/NL FF2D3054S FF2D2784S GL C302RPZU RT 30K3753S9/HL Gross Volume (litres) 289 284 272 280 272 272 272 275 275 275 231 240 253 251 292 265 284 275 Source: Company websites and brochures, BEE website, TVJ magazine, and information collected from Delhi NCR retailers storage Volume (litres) 260 259 253 255 253 253 253 255 255 255 211 219 234 231 263 239 259 255 electricity Consumption (unit per year) 267 198 248 251 248 248 248 248 248 248 272 316 243 243 259 253 253 248 star Rating 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Retail Price (Rs) 34,800 30,290 31,500 34,990 31,399 31,050 31,050 28,882 30,150 31,150 19,000 21,275 27,000 26,800 25,500 23,550 29,450 31,200 Note: Price may vary from retailer to retailer. Before buying please check detailed specification on the company’s website and compare the models.