Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (Thread, Matter Certified) vs Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02)
What separates them
These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02) is ₹209 dearer.
Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (Thread, Matter Certified) vs Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02)
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Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (Thread, Matter Certified)
₹2,290
The interesting thing here is not the sensor, which is a magnet and a reed switch, but the radio.
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Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02)
₹2,499
The configurable detection interval is what separates this from cheaper PIR sensors: most are locked to roughly a minute of cooldown, which makes them useless for lighting a corridor you walk back down thirty seconds later.
Full details →Who the Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 is for
Buy it if: Anyone with a Thread border router already in the house -- most recent Apple, Amazon and Google hub devices are one.
Avoid it if: Anyone without a Thread border router. Thread is a mesh with no route to your phone otherwise.
Who the Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 is for
Buy it if: Anyone running a Zigbee hub who wants motion-triggered lighting that does not fire in daylight.
Avoid it if: Anyone without a Zigbee hub, and anyone needing outdoor placement -- this is IP20.
Specifications, side by side
8 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 | Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,290 | ₹2,499 |
| Battery life | Approximately 2 years | Up to 5 years |
| Hub required | Yes -- Requires a Thread border router -- Apple HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, Echo 4th gen, Nest Hub 2nd gen or Aqara Hub M3 | Yes -- Requires an Aqara hub, SmartThings, Home Assistant or another Zigbee coordinator |
| Local control | Yes. Matter over Thread is local by design; the controller runs automations without cloud involvement | Yes. Motion events and hub-side automations run with no internet connection |
| Power source | CR2032 coin cell | CR2450 coin cell |
| Protocol | Thread, Matter certified | Zigbee 3.0 |
| Size | Sensor 41 x 22 x 11 mm | 30 x 30 x 32 mm |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Works with | Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings -- any Matter controller | Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and Home Assistant via the hub |
| Weather rating | IP20, indoor use only | IP20, indoor use only |
| Detection interval | not published | Configurable from 1 to 200 seconds |
| Detection range | not published | Up to 7 metres |
| Field of view | not published | 170 degrees |
| Gap tolerance | Up to 22 mm between sensor and magnet | not published |
| Light sensor | not published | Built in, 0 to 83,000 lux |
| Matter version | Matter 1.2 certified | not published |
| Neutral wire | Not applicable | not published |
| Response time | Under 1 second | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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