Risk of confusion: Midea’s new PortaSplit Cool is an AC without a heating function

To heat or to cool (or both), that is the question. (Image source: Midea, edited with Gemini)

Midea is launching a new model in its popular PortaSplit series: the PortaSplit Cool. Visually, it looks virtually identical to the regular model, but given their different features and technical specifications, knowing how to tell them apart is crucial.

Bernhard Rotter (translated by Bernhard Rotter), Published 04/29/2026 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

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Quietly and somewhat surprisingly, Midea recently expanded its product line with the PortaSplit Cool. The new device was given just a single sentence in a late-March press release before appearing on the manufacturer's website shortly after.

The PortaSplit models represent a "new" category of air conditioners for Midea: thanks to a flexible, pre-installed connecting hose, even everyday users without technical expertise can set them up. It's a hybrid between a traditional split system and a portable air conditioner, offering significantly higher efficiency than conventional monoblock systems (such as the recent release from Dreame).

Anyone hoping for massive leaps in efficiency, more powerful models, or entirely new device concepts will likely be heavily disappointed by the PortaSplit Cool. But that wasn't Midea's intention here. Instead, this is a scaled-down version of the regular model, designed to be attractive through a much lower price point: the MSRP is exactly €300 lower than that of its larger sibling.

Differences and Specifications

As the name implies, the new "Cool" version can cool (as well as dehumidify and ventilate), but it lacks a heating function. The new model is also slightly less powerful, designed for rooms up to approximately 28 m² / 300 sq ft (8,000 vs. 12,000 BTU/h). Aside from the price tag, its only other advantage is that it runs slightly quieter than the original model.

On the outside, the PortaSplit Cool looks exactly like its sibling model.

My personal take on the PortaSplit Cool:
Bringing a more affordable entry-level model to the market is a positive move, especially considering the supply bottlenecks the regular PortaSplit has faced in recent years. However, as long as the actual retail price difference between the two models remains as marginal as it is right now (around €70, due to current discounts bringing the regular model down to roughly €790 on European price comparison sites like Geizhals), the larger model is almost always the better choice. This holds true even if you only end up using the heating function in the unlikely event that your central heating fails.