This sensor is TWICE as good as the rest!? The BEST door and window sensor is from Aqara.

I tested 14 Different wireless door and window sensors from Aqara, Ring, YoLink, Linkind, Fibaro, Zooz, Zemismart, Shelly, TESSAN, Centralite, Ecolink, and Singled to find the best. These sensors use Zigbee, Zwave, WiFi, Bluetooth (BLE), and LoRa to monitor your doors, windows, or other open/close applications.

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[BradleyHerbst]

You videos are so well done and you even put the results in the title. The fact you took that effort at the risk of people not watching it shows that your videos are above and beyond.

[EverythingSmartHome]

I can only imagine the obscene amount of work and data that went into making this video, great job doing this and great video!

[mfkp]

Impressive job, love the test rig. I'm picking up some of these Aqara sensors now! Thanks for your work compiling all the data.

[Mrcaffinebean]

You are a legend Rob! That test rig is amazing! As always your comparison is excellent and it’s crazy how much better the Aqara is!

[Taipou]

So much time went into making this video. Incredible! I really like your setup for thoroughly testing these sensors and loved the battery power over time animation. Thanks so much! 😃

[vetsus]

your videos never seize to amaze me. the selfless act of purchasing a series of products to test and recommend is not only generous, but extremely knowledegable. and though i don't have a zigbee network myself because i've been on the fence about it.. i am definitely going to move that to the top of the list because accurate affordable contact sensors have been something i've been wanting to add to my home assistant network. thanks again for an amazingly helpful video review!

[tysonmurphy]

Unreal. I was JUST looking for this for the first time and hoping you had a video on it. And here you are having posted one TODAY! Thank you sir!

[pdcmoreira]

Opposite results here. I bought a bunch of those Aqara sensors a while ago for my doors and windows and after some usage I noticed they are very unreliable, mostly when opening or closing the door/window very slowly, they won't update the state. I would say that about 50% of the time they don't update.
It's not a defective unit because I bought 6 of them and they all failed similarly.
Then I replaced them all with the ones from BlitzWolf and they work a lot more reliably. Not perfect, but they fail to update their state very rarely.
If you hear the "click" of the magnet from both devices, the Aqara one sounds more "loose", like a spring and the BlitzWolf one sounds more "smooth", like a car's signals/blinkers sound.
Also, the BlitzWolf one have a red LED that blinks once everytime it opens or closes, which gives us extra confidence that the magnet toggled.

Anyway, I use them mostly for the alarm system, which requires all windows and doors to be closed. While I used the Aqara ones, I found myself going downstairs constantly just to go open and close a random window to make the sensor update its state. Like, almost everyday, sometimes for more than one sensor.
Since I'm using the BlitzWolf ones, it doesn't happen for several weeks in a row! Huge difference. The battery life has been great aswell, I've installed them in march/april and they're still at 75%.

Your workbench is very cool, but it has one flaw: the open/close movement is always the same, at the same angle and at the same speed, so the results are very limited to those factors.

[effinawesome]

I already use ring and don't plan on changing sensors, but since you included the result in the title I sat through this entire video, subscribed to the channel, liked the video, and am now commenting. Hopefully that helps the channel metrics!

[CK-rgku]

Your videos are really the best smart home videos out there! I also own and use more than 10 Aqara door and window sensors across my house for over 2 years now and I can absolutely second your opinion on those sensors. They are very reliable and have a great battery life. Thanks for the video! BTW: The Aqara temperature, humidity and pressure sensor is also very good!

[daveschmarder-]

I just bought a Moes contact sensor from Amazon a few weeks ago. It appears similar to the Aqara. It is Zigbee and works with my new Amazon speaker. This replaces my Wyze Sense sensor which went belly up after 2.5 years. I have a plastic mailbox about 50 feet (16m) from my house. I didn't know what I was doing, but the Alexa app worked fine.
When the mailbox is opened, my smart speaker announces that I have mail and two of my home lights change to red. I use my Google Home routine to reset the lights. I could have used Alexa for that too, but the Google Home was already set up.
Nice review.

[alwinphilip]

Great review and thank you for putting in the time and effort to make these videos! Just picked up a few of these using your link. Would love to see a similar one for motion sensors.

[danbogart]

I’ve been using a couple of the Aqara sensors for almost a year now. They haven’t missed a beat. I have one on my sons bedroom door and if he opens the door after 9pm, it turns on the lamp in our bedroom. That way we know he’s up and he has a clear path to our room. The other one is on a baby gate at the top of the stairs. If the sensor breaks contact (gate open) a light at the top of the stairs comes on as a reminder to close the gate. Once it’s closed the light turns back off.

[johnwalker]

Another great video, and thanks for somehow being both thorough and concise!

[timderks]

Update: So I got the Aqara D&W sensors, combined with the Sonoff USB Zigbee dongle, and I must say: wow. The delay is non-existent and I haven't lost a single update yet. I'm so glad I waited all those months for you to finish this test, absolutely worth it.

[aaronpk]

this is exactly what i needed, thanks! My Wyze contact sensors are great but lately have been starting to fail, plus they discontinued the ones i have so it’s only a matter of time before they all stop working. These Aqara sensors look like they’ll fit nicely into my Home Assistant setup!

[alancovington]

Thank you Rob, great video as always. Just to let you know I am disabled and have trouble with legs. you have changed my life, with credit to Paul and Brian. I came close to not being here and if it wasn't for your ideas that has made my life so much easier and given me purpose again. Thank you so much for everything you done for everyone. Just amazing how you can change somebodies life This is more than home automation, to some people its a life line. God bless x

[CorentinLeman]

I really love the Aeotec sensor, as it detects vibrations and I saw in some tests that it has one of the biggest range (between the sensor and the magnet). More expensive but worth it IMO.

[ff.photography]

Ok - instant follow on the animated battery graph. Well done sir!

[robcannon]

I have been pleased with all of the Aqara equipment that I have. They haven't steered me wrong yet. I just wish they had outdoor versions of the motion sensors, although I might be able to get my Reolink cameras to fill that duty once I get the wires run.