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| Feature | Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor | YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather Resistance | NO | IP63 | YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor |
| Battery Life | 2 years | 5 years | YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor |
| Rating | 4.5 | 4.5 | Tie |
| Warranty | 2 years | 2 years | Tie |
| Connectivity | Zigbee | Other | Tie |
| Integrations | Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, Matter | Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, Matter | Tie |
| Sensors | Door & Window Open/Close | Door & Window Open/Close | Tie |
| Alerts | Door & Window Open/Close Alerts | Door & Window Open/Close Alerts | Tie |
The YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor is IP63 rated for outdoor gates and outbuildings. The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor has no weather rating and is meant for indoor doors and windows.
The YoLink uses LoRa to reach its hub from up to a quarter mile away. The Hue sensor is Zigbee to a Hue Bridge, a mesh built for inside the house, so a detached shed at the end of the garden is the YoLink's job.
The YoLink is rated for 5 years on AA cells and the Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor for 2 years on a CR2 cell. On a far gate, fewer battery changes is a real saving of effort.
The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor works natively with Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings and Home Assistant, with Matter on the Hue Bridge. The YoLink works with Alexa and Home Assistant, can only answer Google status questions, and reaches Apple Home, SmartThings and Matter through the YoLink Local Hub.
The YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor is weatherproof and its LoRa radio reaches far beyond Zigbee or Wi-Fi.
The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor triggers Hue lights and the Hue Secure alarm directly through the Hue Bridge.
The Hue sensor works fully with Google Home, while the YoLink can only report its status there.
Its 5-year rating is more than double the Hue sensor's 2 years.
Owners of both sensors describe dependable detection with few false alerts and a quick setup in the brand's app. After that they value different things. Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor owners single out lights switching on the moment a door opens, the Hue Secure alarm that flashes lights or calls them, and a compact, discreet sensor; their complaints are the premium price, no mounting screws in the box and alerts on both open and close. YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor owners talk about range, reaching gates and sheds hundreds of feet away, the open reminder when a gate is left open and long AA battery life, and they warn about no tamper alert and a battery box that only mounts with tape.
The YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor, thanks to its IP63 weather rating, 5-year battery and long LoRa range at a lower price. The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor is the better indoor sensor for a Hue or Apple Home household.
Indoor or outdoor. The YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor is weatherproof with up to a quarter mile of range, while the Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor is an indoor Zigbee sensor built around the Hue Bridge and Hue lights.
Both can. The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor works with Apple Home through the Hue Bridge, and the YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor reaches Apple Home through Matter on the YoLink Local Hub.
Yes. The Philips Hue Secure Contact Sensor needs a Hue Bridge and the YoLink LoRa Smart Outdoor Contact Sensor needs a YoLink hub.
Hue owners who want doors to switch lights on and arm Hue Secure, and anyone who wants one indoor sensor that works with Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings and Home Assistant.
Anyone monitoring gates, sheds or mailboxes far from the house who wants a weatherproof sensor that runs for years on AA batteries.
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