Amazing offers on a wide range of awesome smart home tech
Aqara is a brilliant brand for people looking for inexpensive, reliable ways to expand their smart home systems; whether that be sensors, cameras, smart heating solutions and much, much more.
The Shenzhen-based smart home specialist has been offering up an array of superb connected devices through Amazon since 2019, and the brand is becoming increasing popular for those looking for inexpensive, reliable ways to expand their Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant powered smart homes.
The great news is that, for Amazon’s October Prime Day event, Aqara has slashed the prices of many of its top devices.
Therefore, there has never been a better (or more affordable) time to start kitting out a smart home with a raft of awesome tech and gadgets.
Read on for all the info on Aqara’s big Prime Day sales event…
Aqara Camera Hub G3
- US: 27% saving – $79.99 – check deal
- UK: 15% saving – £84.89 – check deal
With the Aqara Camera Hub G3, you’re essentially getting two great smart home devices in one.
That’s because the G3 is both a smart home hub and a smart security camera, all in one slick looking device.
The G3 paves a way to get Aqara devices singing and dancing within all of the popular smart home ecosystems, as it is a Zigbee 3.0 Hub.
The G3 works with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Home (as well as IFTTT), exposing all of Aqara’s battery-powered sensors and smart gadgets to your voice-controlled smart home system of choice.
For the camera you’re looking at a 2 sensor, dual band 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi, as well as infrared night vision enabled by 940nm LEDs.
The pan and tilt aspect, combined with a 110-degree wide angle lens, results in 360-degree coverage. You can have the pan happen automatically, manually control it or even have it activated as part of an automation.
It boasts face and gesture recognition, as well as person/pet detection. Not only can this AI alert you with notifications, you could also set up routines based on what the camera sees.
Aqara Smart Curtain Driver E1
- US (Rod version): 20% saving – $79.99 – check deal
- US (Track version): 20% saving – $71.99 – check deal
- UK (Rod version): 20% saving – £79.99 – check deal
- UK (Track version): 15% saving – £76.49 – check deal
The Aqara Smart Curtain Driver E1 offers a smart home automation you may not have ever considered. It’s essentially a little box that opens and closes most styles of curtains.
A motorized wheel at its top pushes its way across your curtain rail, or rod, taking the curtains with it. (Aqara makes separate models for track and rod designs).
The main unit houses a rechargeable 6000mAh battery which will last up to a year, based on opening and closing your curtains once a day.
As you’d hope, two Curtain Driver E1 units can be paired to simultaneously open a pair of curtains, and there are three speed levels available.
Aqara Motion Sensor P1
- US: 24% saving – $18.99 – check deal
- UK: 15% saving – £21.24 – check deal
Recently launched, the P1 adds Zigbee 3.0 to the mix and battery life is a whopping 5-years.
The other big news with the Motion Sensor P1 is that it is Matter ready; the Matter smart home standard is set to go live later this year.
You’ll need the M2 or M1S Hubs for Matter connectivity, but the Motion Sensor P1 will work across the spectrum of Aqara smart home hubs that are available, including the G2H Pro and the G3.
The P1 lets you set the detection timeout between 1 to 200 seconds through the Aqara Home app; making it more useful for lights on/off scenarios and smart home routines and automations.
You can also tinker with the sensitivity level (high, medium or low) which alters the distance from which the P1 will seek to detect movement from.
Medium provides a 170-degree field of view, up to 2 meters, or 150-degrees for up to 7 meters.
Aqara Temperature & Humidity Sensor
- US: 24% saving – $15.19 – check deal
- UK: 21% saving – £15.89 – check deal
A great smart sensor for your bathroom, kitchen or drying room, the Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor is able to detect humidity with an accuracy of ±3% and temperature detection with an accuracy of ±0.3 degrees.
If you pair it up with an Aqara hub, you’ll be able to create automations based on the conditions in your house – think turning on a fan if it gets too hot, or having a dehumidifier fire up if high humidity is detected.
Battery life is a massive 2 years and any abnormal environment events are pinged directly to your smartphone.
Aqara Door & Window Sensor
- US: 24% saving – $13.67 – check deal
- UK: 16% saving – £14.19 – check deal
Aqara’s Door & Window Sensor, when teamed up with a Hub, can provide a vital cog in your home security system.
Whenever a door or window is opened unexpectedly, the sensor will send an alert notification to your phone and activate the local alarm on the Aqara Hub.
You could also create automations in the Aqara app such as having lights turn on when a door is opened, or having your blinds shut when the window is closed.
Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1
- UK: 26% saving – £44.69 – check deal
The Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1 is a shade controller that can be easily fitted to existing beaded cables, so you don’t need to replace your existing shades. It works with plastic and metal beads between 3-6 millimetres, which makes it compatible with the majority of existing shades.
With the E1, you are able control the roller via voice commands and also set routines to automatically adjust the blinds at certain times of the day.
Once paired with an Aqara Hub, you’ll also be able use additional Aqara smart sensors to create automations.
There’s 2-month’s worth of battery life per charge, but can also receive a constant power supply via the USB-C port.
The good news it is super easy to install, you’ll have it up and running in under 5 minutes.
