The Samsung RB34T652ESA is the fridge freezer to choose if fresh-food space is what you're short of. Samsung's SpaceMax insulation squeezes more usable fridge volume out of a standard 60cm body, and the inverter compressor keeps it quiet and efficient. Here's where it shines — and where the 70/30 split holds it back.
Most fridge freezers of this width offer broadly similar internal space, so Samsung's SpaceMax technology is a genuine point of difference: by making the walls thinner without losing cooling performance, it turns the same external footprint into more room inside. Pair that with a sleek finish and a quiet digital inverter compressor, and the RB34T652ESA becomes a strong premium all-rounder — and our pick specifically for households that need maximum fridge space.
| Model | Price | Type | Total capacity | Frost-free | Rating | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ★ Top pick Samsung RB34T652ESA SpaceMax Fridge Freezer | £629.00 | Freestanding, ~70/30 split | ~344 litres (230 fridge / 114 freezer) | Yes (No Frost) | ★ 4.5 | View → |
£629.00
Freestanding, ~70/30 split · ~344 litres (230 fridge / 114 freezer) · Yes (No Frost)
The verdict from Priya Sharma, kitchen appliance reviewer
The pick if fridge space is your priority. Samsung's SpaceMax insulation is thinner without losing performance, so the RB34T652ESA fits a lot of fresh food into a standard 60cm-wide body. The 70/30 split leans towards the fridge, which suits households that shop fresh more than they freeze. Quiet, efficient and good-looking — a strong premium all-rounder just behind the Bosch overall.
The fridge feels surprisingly cavernous for the footprint, and the inverter compressor hums rather than clatters.
This is the right model if you shop fresh and cook from scratch and constantly find yourself short of fridge room rather than freezer room. The roughly 70/30 split gives you around 230 litres of fridge to 114 litres of freezer, so there's plenty of shelf and salad-drawer space for produce, leftovers and the contents of a big fresh shop. The SpaceMax walls mean you get more of that space than the 60cm width would normally allow, which matters if your kitchen alcove is a fixed size.
It's a weaker fit if you batch-cook and freeze a lot, because the freezer is the smaller part of the equation — for that, a more even 60/40 model like the Bosch Serie 4 serves better. It's also a fingerprint magnet in its stainless finish, so houses with small hands at fridge height will be reaching for the cloth. For fresh-food households, though, the usable space is the headline, and it delivers.
SpaceMax is the reason to buy this fridge freezer. The thinner, high-efficiency insulation means the interior is noticeably more cavernous than the external dimensions suggest, and in everyday use that translates into fitting a full fresh shop without playing Tetris. The fridge shelving is well laid out, the salad drawers are generous, and the door bins take big bottles. If your problem has always been that the fridge fills up before the week does, this is the model that fixes it.
Samsung's digital inverter compressor varies its speed to match demand rather than switching fully on and off, which has two benefits: steadier temperatures and lower energy use. In testing the RB34T652ESA held an even temperature across the fridge and recovered quickly after the door was opened. As an all-round No Frost model, both the fridge and freezer stay clear of ice, so there's no manual defrosting to think about.
This is one of the quieter units we tested, and the inverter compressor is the reason. Instead of the louder clatter of a unit cycling fully on and off, it hums gently and rarely intrudes. In a modern open-plan kitchen — where the fridge is effectively in the living space — that calm is a real, daily advantage.
The RB34T652ESA looks the part, with a clean stainless finish that suits a contemporary kitchen, and the controls are simple and clearly marked. The main caveat is practical rather than functional: the finish shows fingerprints readily, so it needs the occasional wipe to keep looking its best. The interior fittings are solid and sensibly arranged.
The RB34T652ESA's trade-offs follow directly from what it's good at. The 70/30 split that gives you so much fridge space leaves a relatively modest freezer, so heavy batch-cookers and bulk-buyers will find it filling up — they should size up the freezer with a 60/40 or 50/50 model instead. The stainless finish, handsome as it is, marks easily. And like the Bosch, it sits at energy class E rather than the best-in-test D of the LG GBV3100DEP. None of these is a fault so much as a consequence of its design priorities; if maximum fridge space is your goal, they're easy to accept.
SpaceMax is Samsung's thinner insulation technology. The walls are slimmer without losing cooling performance, so you get more usable internal volume from the same external footprint — useful when your kitchen alcove is a fixed 60cm wide.
Roughly 70/30 in favour of the fridge — about 230 litres of fridge to 114 litres of freezer. That suits households who shop fresh more than they freeze. If you batch-cook and freeze a lot, a more even 60/40 model like the Bosch Serie 4 may suit you better.
Yes. Its digital inverter compressor adjusts its speed to demand rather than switching fully on and off, which keeps both noise and energy use down. In a quiet kitchen it hums rather than clatters, making it one of the more liveable units on test.
The RB34T652ESA earns its place as the pick for fridge space because SpaceMax genuinely delivers more usable fresh-food room from a standard footprint, and the inverter compressor makes it quiet and efficient with it. For a household that shops fresh and is forever short of fridge room, it's the most rational choice here, slotting in just behind the Bosch Serie 4 overall. If you freeze a lot, a more even split suits you better; if running cost rules, look at the LG GBV3100DEP. Whatever you choose, settle the size and split first, and read our buying guide for the rest.