Wait, love – really?! Well, it used to be quite temperamental although in recent years it’s got increasingly stable. WiFi: WiFi is the standard we all know and love.For more detailed explanations, check out the specific sections later on. But either way, I wanted to briefly run through them below. Most of us have heard of WiFi and Bluetooth, and you may also have seen ‘Zigbee’ mentioned if you’ve looked into Philips Hue or the Amazon Echo Plus. My Philips Hue v2 Bridge ‘speaks’ Zigbee, not WiFi.

An Overview on Zigbee, Z-Wave, WiFi and Bluetooth Let’s explore each of these in more detail.

8) Will Matter Kill off Zigbee, Z-Wave, WiFi and/or Bluetooth?! A Comparison of Zigbee vs Z-Wave vs WiFi vs Bluetoothīefore I go into which of these four communication protocols is ‘the best’, I wanted to do a brief ‘clear English’ summary of some of the key points: CriteriaĪ plain-English, non-scientific comparison between the different smart home technologies.Īs you can see, there are quite a few differences – including the price, third party support, and technical details like their bandwidth and radio-frequency band.

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