Nest Temperature Sensor vs Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor

Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor. It adds humidity sensing, a 2.5 inch LCD, alerts, history and automations through Google Home, Alexa or Home Assistant, at a lower price. Nest Temperature Sensor exists only to feed a Nest Thermostat and has no features of its own.

No. Nest Temperature Sensor connects over Bluetooth to a compatible Nest Thermostat and has no standalone connectivity, no Alexa, HomeKit, SmartThings, Home Assistant or Matter support. Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor needs a Zigbee hub, but that can be any standard coordinator.

Only Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor, which reports temperature and humidity and can alert on either. Nest Temperature Sensor measures temperature alone, since its purpose is telling the thermostat how warm one particular room is.

Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor does, on a 2.5 inch LCD. Nest Temperature Sensor has no display at all, so its readings appear only in the Google Home app or on the thermostat itself.

Nest Temperature Sensor runs about two years on a CR123A. Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor is also rated around two years, on a widely available CR2450, and it sends a low-battery alert before it stops reporting, which the Nest does not.

Owners of a compatible Nest Thermostat in the US who want heating and cooling scheduled around a specific room rather than the hallway. Check regional compatibility first, since non-US buyers frequently report activation problems. For general monitoring, Sonoff LCD Smart Temperature Humidity Sensor is the better tool.