Smart Thermostats are getting smart enough respond you back with voice assistant. We have reviewed the latest smart thermostat, ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium, that comes with built in Alexa and Siri support. Google’s Nest Thermostat launched few years back was also integrated with Alexa and Google Assistance. The Smart Thermostats come with integration Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. Now it is the time to switch from Wifi thermostats to Smart Thermostats.Â
We have covered the tips for most of these thermostats and here are the best smart thermostats to replace your Wifi or traditional thermostats.
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium
Ecobee has its flagship model comes with lot of features packed with it. The ecobee smart thermostat (Video Review)supports all the smart home platform including HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistance. The premium model had built-in indoor air quality meter. The Ecobee Premium has large 4″ 540x540px touch screen display and the body is built with zinc body.
The proximity and occupancy radar help the thermostat to adjust the temperature and save money based on the occupancy. The Wifi connection supports dual band 2.4GHZ and 5GHz. The ecobe smart premium has built is shaker to stream music. The Alex and Siri integrated in the smart thermostat itself and you can use Siri or Alexa commands at a time.
This Premium thermostat shipped with additional smart temperature sensor that can be integrated with the main unit. The thermostat is smart enough to learn and adjust the temperature based on it. The thermostat supports dual stage heating and cooling and it can regulate the humidity based on the indoor humidity sensor. The additional sensors for motion detection and occupancy sensors are exposed for HomeKit automation. For Alexa and Google Assistant, you can have only the option to adjust the temperature with the automation routines.
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- Large 4″ Touchscreen
- Built in Alexa & Siri
- Remote Sensor
Cons:
- Expensive
- Large Size
Features: Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTT | Built in Alexa & Siri | Indoor Air quality Meter | Motion Activation | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity, Motion, Occupancy Sensor | Supports Self Installation | Touchscreen | Works offline
- Save up to 26% per year on heating and cooling costs. ENERGY STAR certified. Included SmartSensor...
Google Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd Gen.)
Google Nest Thermostats’s biggest selling point is the self-learning capability, those can learn and decide the room temperature based on the past days’ history. This Smart thermostat can self-learning your habit and adjust the room temperature accordingly within a week of installation. These Smart Thermostats can save your heating bill by 12% and also take care of the cooling part by saving around 15% a year.
Google is claiming that this Smart Nest Thermostat can save 50 % of the energy by efficiently adjusting the room temperature and controlling the power consumption. In addition to the dedicated smartphone applications, this Smart Thermostat can be integrated to work with Amazon Alexa and Google Home assisted voice control.
With the first ones in the market to have a star rating featuring energy-saving, Nest Thermostat app indicates the energy consumed by each day, and the temperature at which maximum energy can be saved is indicated by Nest Leaf. Display time & temperature over a distance using the Far-field sensor when the thermostat detects your presence.
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- Large screen
- Supports Remote Sensor
Cons:
- No Touch Screen
- Limited Smart Home Support
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT | Motion Activation | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity, Motion, Occupancy Sensor |Â Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Auto-Schedule - No more confusing programming. Nest learns the temperatures you like and programs...
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Honeywell Home Pro Series
Here is the smart version of the thermostat form Honeywell, Home Pro Series. This Honeywell Home Thermostat supports the Alexa smart home platform. The body is plastic, and the price is comparatively high for the features that offer. The Honeywell Home Thermostat can integrate with external sensors and it can support up to 25 sensors.
The thermostat comes with the smartphone app and works well with both Android and iPhone. The Honeywell has a rectangular shape, comes with white color. The thermostat has 7.27″ LCD display with backlight. The Honeywell Pro has the keypad lock and programmable fan option.
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- Easy to setup
- Alexa Support
Cons:
- No touchscreen
- Expensive
- Limited Smart Home Support
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, IFTTT | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | No motion support |Â Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Country of Origin: UNITED STATES
Amazon Smart Thermostat
The Amazon Thermostat is a budget friendly thermostat ideal for who is switching from a traditional thermostat to smart one. The Amazon Thermostat is smart enough to control your HVAC through the Wifi and phone apps. The budget friendly thermostat can control HVAC system economically, based on the weather and set the comfort temperature automatically.
You can control the Amazon Thermostat through the Alexa commands via your phone. For those who don’t have a C-wire, the thermostat have a power adapter kit. This is a simple thermostat basically set for Alexa users. However, this is not comes with tons of features nor the smart home support. You can’t get this work with Siri or Google Home. However, this is ideal for new Smart Thermostat users who has a tight budget.
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- Affordable Price
- Alexa Support
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Cons:
- No touchscreen
- No Remote Sensor Support
- Limited Smart Home Support
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, IFTTT | Affordable Price | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | No motion support |Â Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Smart upgrade - Amazon Smart Thermostat is an easy way to switch from a traditional thermostat and...
Google Nest Thermostat – Smart Thermostat
Don’t worry about the expensive Nest Learning Thermostat, you can have this budget friendly Google Nest Thermostat. This thermostat is cheaper than the Learning Thermostat, good for Google Smart Platform. The body is built with plastic instead of metal Body that used in Learning Thermostat. The display is unique mirror display not much resolution offered like the Learning Thermostat. Â
This will work without C-wire normally, but depends on the HVAC unit you have, you may need the C-Wire with this. The Google Thermostat can create the schedule and save the energy. You can integrate with Google Home app and control from your phone.
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- Affordable Price
- Google & Alexa Support
- Mirror Display
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- No touchscreen
- No Remote Sensor Support
- Limited Smart Home Support
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, IFTTT | Affordable Price | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity |Â Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- ENERGY STAR certified smart thermostat for home that helps you save energy and stay...
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced
This Ecobee Enhanced model launched with the Premium model for low budget users. The body of the thermostat is plastic instead of zinc body. There are motion and occupancy sensor in addition to the humidity sensor. There is no built in Alexa or Siri, but you can control through the external speakers the connected to the smart home platform.
The smart thermostat from ecobee can save up to 26% on heating & cooling. There is a built in occupancy detection sensor that can automatically adjust the smart thermostat when you leave home. There is a built in weather monitoring and large 4″ touch screen for the main unit. There is three comfort settings that can configure through the app named “home, away & sleep” and you can set the temperature for each.
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- Large 4″ Touchscreen
- Built in Alexa & Siri
- Remote Sensor
Cons:
- Expensive
- Large Size
- Plastic body
Features: Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTT | Motion Activation | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity, Motion, Occupancy Sensor | Touchscreen
- Save up to 26% per year on heating and cooling costs. ENERGY STAR certified. Automatically adjusts...
Wyze Smart Thermostat
Wyze Thermostat is for you if you are looking to upgrade from a conventional knob thermostat to a budget smart one. There are many reasons to get an expensive thermostat right now, like Google Nest or Amazon Ecobee. However, the Wyze Thermostat stands out with the value for money it offers.
You only need to spend a few dollars more than your usual thermostat to get this home. With the smart home controls and more, Wyze thermostat will definitely make your life easier. Of course the thermostat compromises on certain aspects, but are negligible considering the price range.
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- Budget Friendly
- Built in Alexa & Google
- Support Remote Sensor
Cons:
- Cheap build quality
- No built in battery
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Google Home | Budget friendly price | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Easy DIY installation: Step-by-step guided installation in the Wyze app (less than 30 min). Work...
Honeywell Lyric T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat
Honeywell is offering location-based control to control your home temperature in a more efficient manner. With Amazon Alexa and Apple. With Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri-enabled voice control, these touchscreen thermostats provide control over the temperature by picking up location.
This WiFi Thermostats can also work with the smartphones and capable of sending the reminders to replace the filter and warn you in extreme temperature conditions. The Geofencing technology enables the thermostat knows when you’re coming home and set your home comfortable for you just before you enter the house. This will alert the thermostat when you leave and switch your HVAC into the maximum efficiency mode.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Google Home | Budget friendly price | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- ENERGY STAR certified. Help save energy, track your heating and cooling with monthly energy reports...
Ecobee3 Thermostat Gen 3.
With additional temperature integrated with this thermostat, Ecobee Smart Thermostat can do more precise control by sensing the temperature from the additional thermal sensor. Ecobee works well with Amazon Echo, and also support IFTTT, Apple HomeKit, and Google Home. This Ecobee WiFi Thermostat allows users to monitor and control their appliances with the help of additional sensors if required.
Ecobee3 Thermostat lowers energy bills by saving 23% on an annual basis by controlling the appliances. Ecobee comes with a touchscreen and has options for adding additional sensors that can be installed in each room for more precise control.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, IFTTTÂ | Budget friendly price | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Works with Alexa for voice control (Alexa device sold separately).
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Lyric Round Wi-Fi Thermostat
This Smart WiFi Thermostat’s adaptive recovery method enables them to determine the duration for achieving right temperature transition at the right time. The geofencing technic track user’s position. This can turn on your room heater or cooler in advance to make you comfortable and also save energy when you leave home. The Smart alert send the push notification for filter change and extreme temperature conditions.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, IFTTTÂ | Sensors: Temperature, Humidity | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Perfect for the future home - Works with Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Google Assistant, IFTTT,...
Honeywell Smart WiFi Thermostat
With Amazon Alexa as a voice assistant, these touchscreen support thermostat comes with a With the smart technology and efficient control, the energy can be saved on an annual basis. Advanced fan/comfort control and the indoor humidity sensor provide maximum comfort and can be controlled using a smartphone or tablet.
Locking Touchscreen enables data protection and smart security on your schedules. This touchscreen allows users to set their own favorite background image. When you set up this WiFi thermostat, you can change the color of the screen to match your interior, and also control from anywhere with iOS and Android devices.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa | Sensors: Temperature | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- COMFORT COMES IN YOUR COLOR. Personalize your Wi-Fi Smart Color Programmable Thermostat to fit your...
Venstar T7900 Colortouch Thermostat
With Amazon Alexa based voice assist, this WiFi Thermostat can be controlled using iPhone, iPad, Amazon, Blackberry, and Android smartphones. This Smart Thermostat allows control over humidification and dehumidification, provides multiple stages of heating & cooling and dual-fuel capability. With the touchscreen and the ability to set a favorite background, they are equipped with adjustable timers and APIs for 3rd Party Monitoring and Controlling.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: Amazon Alexa | Sensors: Temperature | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Works with Alexa for voice control (Alexa device sold separately).
Radio Thermostat CT50
Radio Thermostat CT50 enabled with Wi-Fi uses Wink App to control home using iPhone or Android. Providing multiple stages of heating and cooling, these thermostats are designed to work by determining the location of the user. When no one is home, they save energy and WiFi Thermostat set the home till the next return using geolocation. Open API enables the user to set their own interface and comes with Auto Change Over mode.
The power app of this WiFi Thermostat gives you runtime reports with minute-by-minute data about room heating and air conditioning systems. The alert notification warns you about the onboard filter replacement and compressor protection notifications.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: No | Sensors: Temperature | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- For use with various kind of HVAC systems: Including Single stage, Multi-stage And Heat Pump (Up to...
Vine Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat
This Smart WiFi Thermostat allows control with the help of iOS or Android and provides multiple layers of encrypted security. Bright Color LCD Touchscreen with large dials and Programmable Nightlight that makes operation easier by providing better visibility. Using iOS or Android apps or Web portal makes energy schedule at ease. Many more advancements yet to come for smart homes.
The Smart Thermostat supports Alexa and Google Assistance and you can control through the smartphones too. The thermostat has energy saving mode (offers up to 20% savings) and 7-days rational programing.
Features:Â Smart Home Support: No | Sensors: Temperature | Supports Self Installation | Works offline
- Smart home thermostat integrates various devices, allowing you to control your temperature from your...
There are two categories of the Smart Thermostats listed here. We have one set of thermostats that support multi platforms such as HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistance. The second set of the thermostats are not smart, but the Wifi thermostats. These can control from smartphone, but no self learning nor smart saving of energy. The Wifi thermostats are comparatively cheaper and but not smart enough.
Smart Thermostats FAQs
We would recommend to the ecobee Premium or Enhanced, Nest Self Learning Thermostat, Honeywell Smart Pro Thermostat and the Wyze Thermostat. The last two ones is ideal if you are looking for budget friendly.
The smart thermostats can learn the house holds behaviors and the pattern of the temperature control. It can learn the pattern and control the HVAC accordingly based on the learned pattern.
The smart thermostat is supports the self learning, works with the smart home platforms such as HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. The Wifi thermostat can be used to control through the Wifi, using your smartphones. However, Wifi doesn’t support the smart home platforms nor the voice commands.
Most of the smart thermostats supports offline working. That means, even though you lost the Wifi the thermostat the thermostat will work with the pre-set temperature.
When you shop around for Smartphone gadgets for Google Home or Amazon Echo, these WiFi Thermostats should be number one on that list that works well with these Smart Home Device voice commands.