Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02) vs Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (Thread, Matter Certified)

What separates them

These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02) is ₹209 dearer.

Aqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1 (MS-S02) vs Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2 (Thread, Matter Certified)

Aqara

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.

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Aqara

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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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.

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.

Specifications, side by side

8 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationAqara Zigbee Motion & Light Sensor P1Aqara Door and Window Sensor P2
Price₹2,499₹2,290
Battery lifeUp to 5 yearsApproximately 2 years
Hub requiredYes -- Requires an Aqara hub, SmartThings, Home Assistant or another Zigbee coordinatorYes -- Requires a Thread border router -- Apple HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, Echo 4th gen, Nest Hub 2nd gen or Aqara Hub M3
Local controlYes. Motion events and hub-side automations run with no internet connectionYes. Matter over Thread is local by design; the controller runs automations without cloud involvement
Power sourceCR2450 coin cellCR2032 coin cell
ProtocolZigbee 3.0Thread, Matter certified
Size30 x 30 x 32 mmSensor 41 x 22 x 11 mm
Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Works withApple Home, Alexa, Google Home and Home Assistant via the hubApple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings -- any Matter controller
Weather ratingIP20, indoor use onlyIP20, indoor use only
Detection intervalConfigurable from 1 to 200 seconds not published
Detection rangeUp to 7 metres not published
Field of view170 degrees not published
Gap tolerance not publishedUp to 22 mm between sensor and magnet
Light sensorBuilt in, 0 to 83,000 lux not published
Matter version not publishedMatter 1.2 certified
Neutral wire not publishedNot applicable
Response time not publishedUnder 1 second

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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