Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced vs Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced, thanks to remote room sensor support, humidity and occupancy sensing, dual-band Wi-Fi with Bluetooth, six platform integrations and a 3 year warranty. Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat wins on price, on-device voice control and its system health monitor.

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced, which works with remote temperature sensors and selects them by presence, so heating follows the occupied room. Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat supports no external sensors at all and measures only the wall it is mounted on.

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced has a 4 inch colour touchscreen at 540 x 540 showing temperature, time and weather. Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat has a larger 4.95 inch touchscreen, but it is monochrome and shows temperature and time without weather.

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced covers Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant and IFTTT, though ecobee has made Home Assistant integration awkward. Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat covers Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, with SmartThings and Home Assistant undocumented. Neither supports Matter.

Beyond temperature it measures humidity, detects occupancy and wakes on proximity, which feeds automatic Home, Away and Sleep scheduling. Honeywell Home T5 Smart Thermostat senses temperature only, relying on geofencing from your phone rather than on-board occupancy detection.

Buyers who want a well-priced smart thermostat with proper 7-day scheduling, geofencing, three assistants, voice control and maintenance reminders, in a home that heats evenly. If any room runs hot or cold, Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced and its room sensors are the better answer.