Aqara - Smart Smoke Detector - Full review [Xiaomify]

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The Aqara smoke detector has been released in China just a few months ago and I have had it for a little while now. Is it any good?
As you can't find it online, you can find the Mijia smoke detector on AliExpress: bit.ly/XMF_AQSD
The Aqara smoke detector is a smart smoke detector that connects over WiFi. It sounds like a bit of an odd choice for Aqara to connect over WiFi instead of Zigbee, but it does eliminate the need for a gateway hub. The Aqara hub is powered using two AA batteries and has a pretty loud speaker. The speaker goes up to 85dB (~3mtr) but is around 115 dB at around 20 cm distance and it 3500 Hz frequency cuts through everything so it surely is loud enough.
You can install the smoke detector in the Mi Home APP to receive notifications on your phone or tablet when the smoke detector detects smoke when you're not at home, and it can be used to set up smart home automation rules using the smoke detector as an input-method. This would allow you to automatically turn on all the lights in the house when it detects smoke, or to turn off all the smart power sockets for example.
Another very nice feature is the "NB-IoT" feature for which Aqara has partnered up with China Telecom. This allows the smoke detector to send out a notification to your phone even when your WiFi network is down. (I am picturing a pretty intense scenario where your router is on fire...)
This is a very comforting thought; as I have tried it out and it worked perfectly!
The NB-IoT feature is only available in mainland China as it seems to connect using a sort of micro-SIM card that is integrated in the smoke detector. This means that this feature won't work anywhere else in the world, until Aqara might roll this out locally in your country of residence.
Also, it is worth noting that this 1) only can be connected using the China Mainland server in the Mi Home APP and 2) if you manage to pick one up for use outside of China you might not be covered by your insurance as this is not a locally available smoke detector but you will have to verify this according to the local rules and regulations and perhaps consult your insurance company.
Overall I am very happy with the Aqara Smoke Detector. Yes I am in China so even the NB-IoT functionality works in my apartment and I feel pretty good about it. I hope that someday in the near future Aqara will roll these out in the US and EU as well as they surely give a peace of mind :)
#Aqara #SmartSmokeDetector #SmartHome

Пікірлер: 40

@xiaomify 4 жыл бұрын

What do you y'all think of the Aqara Smoke Detector? Unfortunately, it does not seem to be available anywhere online just yet, so it might be a little while before you can get your hands on it..

@DRAK-yg8hz 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I like your short fast reviews. Big thanks. Waiting for more.

@souk-tv 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah his reviews are awesome, but unfortunately nearly all the products he advertises are unusable in the west, as the company who's products he largely reviews i.e Xiaomi and partners refuse to implement EU/US servers on 90% of their products. So you can like their products as much as you like but you can't use most of them unless you want to use mainland Chinas servers which is not ideal, neither is having to use plug socket adapters as they have different type plug sockets and neither is having no warranty and potentially getting hit with import duty charges when you try to buy them. Personally I'd be happy to risk import duty charges and lack of warranty but i wouldn't be too happy having to use Chinese severs; not due to anything bad towards the Chinese or anything, I just prefer our data protection laws and less latency using local servers vs servers on the other side of earth.

@DRAK-yg8hz 4 жыл бұрын

@@souk-tv Why unusable ! You can monitor your home entirely even if its mainland China server.

@debur22 4 жыл бұрын

Great video again like always. I was waithing for this review.I am using the Honeywell smoke corrector and didn't had any problem since now. I will be inserted also to try this one out. Keep up the good work peace ✌.

@Bonesucker 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody needs to point out, that the biggest issue with Xiaomi IoT devices these days is, that there is not a single server where you are able to connect ALL devices. As Xiaomi-Fan from the start this is really annoying me more from day to day. I've imported a lot of stuff from China to Europe and I was fine with using the Chinese Servers. But now there are products that can only be connected to the European or Hongkong-Servers, for example the S5Max or the newer smart sockets with European plugs. But it's impossible to connect any of my Yeelight ceiling lamps, Philips bedroom lamps or the first Mi beedroom lamp to any server outside China. Sadly, nobody is listening and/or trying to find a solution for the early users that helped to make Xiaomi the company it is nowadays. Would be great to see Influencers like you addressing these problems. Because now we're in a situation where a mixed product-lineup starts to get unusable because it's impossible to benefit from it's former biggest advantages: Lots of different devices that can be controlled in one single app, making your home really smart with nearly no boundaries. I don't understand why they aren't looking for a solution. So in my case I'm not going to buy any new product and maybe I will have to switch to local solutions, leaving me with 70 Xiaomi IoT devices in a home that used to be on the best way of being really smart...

@LittleKenshiro 3 жыл бұрын

It's true! I'm very confused when I need to buy new product smart home from xiaomi. I must know the product can register from global or only china mainland.

@Avantime Жыл бұрын

You can run dual apps in Android, and you can have multiple CN & EU gateways if pairing is an issue. IOT Geofencing will always be with us because of data privacy and differing electrical and radio standards.

@Bonesucker Жыл бұрын

@@Avantime Problem is, you can't use Dual Apps/Second Space if you want ro use Android Auto. It's not working anymore if you're using one of these features.

@Avantime Жыл бұрын

@@Bonesucker Yeah that's not good. Maybe buy a cheap phone just for Android Auto, or buy a full Android head unit?

@Bonesucker Жыл бұрын

@@Avantime Nah, thx.

@T.Dimitrov 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i need for my 3D printers!

@myHomeKithome 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! I'm excited that Aqara has produced this smoke detector. Do you know if it is exposed to HomeKit?

@indio1684 3 жыл бұрын

Would like to know this also

@marwre1 4 жыл бұрын

If you have more then one smoke detectors, will they sync? I mean if you have one upstairs and the other one downstairs and smoke is detected upstairs will it automatically starts the smoke detector downstairs?

@prakash86anish 4 жыл бұрын

Love your reviews. Please do a video on New Xiaomi Xiao AI Speaker 8 inch Touch Screen 1280 x 800.

@SamuelCarreira 4 жыл бұрын

Please test the battery life, I am very curious how will be a battery life on a WiFi device with 2 AA batteries! Except if it only connects to WiFi when smoke is detected

@b16bkostas 4 жыл бұрын

Out off topic I have the roborock s50 EU version and the machine for mosquitoes that is only in China but I can't move roborock s50 EU over the China region any fix?

@tobyport5873 2 ай бұрын

Did you have a followup in regards to the battery life?

@nonsencekyd 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a list of xiaomi devices that support google assistant?

@collinrieck4939 3 жыл бұрын

Does this product work in the United States? Also, do I need a gateway?

@alisalah91 4 жыл бұрын

what is the risks of changing my server to china one overall??

@sebastianszefer4106 4 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s a step forward with “cellular” connection. Now I don’t know to buy Xiaomi or just wait for Aqara to be available in EU/UK

@C0DERedEdits 4 жыл бұрын

*If it gets available It was a partnership with Chinese Telecom, it's possible that this feature will only ever be available in China, instead of partnering with companies all over the world.

@user-ne2xm3uz2o 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull

@russty7569 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. NB-IoT sounds like a surveillance tech.

@razvanwrm 4 жыл бұрын

I'm using methane gas for cooking, I would like to know if it detects it.

@HAKIMEOVER9000 4 жыл бұрын

Van Raz cooking meth?

@mk823us 4 жыл бұрын

Not fire on router..but my fridge plug burn and tripped the main board..so I see this even better function..which not available out of China..sad

@utkarshraj3272 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Video I 😍 XIAOMI

@AhmadNazirAfiq 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, i think Xiaomi smoke detector is better in many ways. Using zigbee means more power efficient. And since most of us are at home anyway, a “cellular” backup connection isn’t necessary. And it looks good too.

@ronyahmed3548 4 жыл бұрын

need xiaomi airdot se review

@aswinraj8303 4 жыл бұрын

Nyc

@mvpheat 4 жыл бұрын

Dude give us a House Tour. Your place looks sick in every video.

@tedpelasjohansson6947 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, but... You should move your smoke detector, it shouldn't be that close to the walls. At least 0.5 meter away from the walls.

@VasilDomuschiev 4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts. 1-Price - downside 2-Not using Zigbee - downside. Battery life will be terrible. 3-MOST IMPORTANT (as non china based user using china mainland server and products for that market) - the NB IOT cloud service - PRIVACY ANYONE?. 4- Design - the Xiaomi model is much more likeable.

@typxxilps 4 жыл бұрын

Far too late in my opinion and the batter idea looks a bit strange to me. Are they crazy to use WiFI and its power consumption ? No one wants to replace the batteries so often so please offer a zigbee one that will work years instead of weeks with even smaller batteries. I will never buy one of the these wifi ones.

@johnthinkpad 4 жыл бұрын

Can the Chinese government hack into all the Xiaomi devices?

@typxxilps 4 жыл бұрын

of cause - as your government too and the russians and so on.

@tobyport5873 2 ай бұрын

obviously. which is why you should have all iOT devices on a seperate network with a locked down VLAN. If you spend the time getting your network secure so these devices cannot talk to anything other than the china servers, they are fine. let them be hacked all they want, if they cant talk to any other device on your network directly, they cannot go anywhere.