X-Sense SC07-MR Smart Smoke & CO Alarm vs X-Sense WiFi Smoke & CO Detector

The X-Sense SC07-MR Smart Smoke & CO Alarm, on battery life and interconnection. It lasts five years on a CR123A battery and links to other X-Sense alarms over RF. The X-Sense WiFi Smoke & CO Detector is the one to pick for a single alarm that reaches Wi-Fi without a base station and adds a built-in light.

Battery life and the network. The X-Sense SC07-MR Smart Smoke & CO Alarm runs five years and interconnects with other X-Sense alarms over RF, while the X-Sense WiFi Smoke & CO Detector runs about a year and is a standalone unit that connects straight to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

Yes. Both the X-Sense SC07-MR Smart Smoke & CO Alarm and the X-Sense WiFi Smoke & CO Detector combine a photoelectric smoke sensor with an electrochemical CO sensor, and both include an LCD and a five-year warranty.

The X-Sense SC07-MR Smart Smoke & CO Alarm needs an X-Sense base station for its Wi-Fi and app features, though its RF interconnect works without one. The X-Sense WiFi Smoke & CO Detector needs no base station and joins 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi on its own.

Anyone fitting several alarms who wants them to sound together over RF, and anyone who would rather change batteries every five years than every year.

Anyone who wants one alarm that reaches Wi-Fi and its app with no extra hardware, and who would use the built-in light.