Altimo vs Siemens Fridge Freezers

Altimo and Siemens cover very different budgets. Altimo's options run from the 142-litre AFF144482W at £219 to the 248-litre AFF173552W at £280. Siemens starts with the 363-litre KG39NXIBF iQ300 NoFrost fridge freezer at £1,049, then the frost-free KG39NAIAT iQ500 at £1,199, the 605-litre American-style KF96NVPEAG at £2,119 and the 572-litre KF96RSBEA iQ700 at £3,459.

Siemens adds smart and storage features. The KF96RSBEA has Ice Twister and Home Connect, letting you control and monitor it from a phone, while the KG39NXIBF includes Hyper Fresh, a bottle rack and Super Cooling. The KG39NAIAT is frost free with multiAirflow, giving 260 litres in the fridge and 103 litres in the freezer. The KF96NVPEAG gives 405 litres to the fridge and 200 litres to the freezer in an American-style frost-free body. Siemens' coolModule zones and hyperFresh storage help keep produce fresh for longer. Altimo's AFF144482W and AFF173552W rely on manual defrost, and the frost-free AFF180552W has LED lighting and three fridge shelves.

Altimo suits anyone who needs a basic fridge freezer for the least money, particularly landlords, students and small households. Siemens suits households that want a long-lasting, high-end fridge freezer with smart control and plenty of storage, especially a family that already uses Home Connect across other appliances. The KG39NXIBF at £1,049 offers good capacity and a bottle rack without the premium of the iQ700. American-style models are much wider than standard fridge freezers, so measure the opening carefully before ordering one.

Bottom line: choose Altimo if a basic freestanding fridge freezer for under £300 is enough, such as the AFF144482W at £219; choose Siemens if you want NoFrost, Home Connect and a larger body, such as the KG39NXIBF at £1,049 with its Hyper Fresh drawer and bottle rack.