Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch Module (No Neutral Required) vs Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control

What separates them

These two differ on 7 recorded specifications. The Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control is ₹9 dearer.

Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch Module (No Neutral Required) vs Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control

Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch Module (No Neutral Required)

Sonoff

Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch Module (No Neutral Required)

₹1,290

The specification that matters is in the name of the variant: L2 means no neutral wire.

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Syska

Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control

₹1,299

Single-zone rather than addressable, which is the honest difference between this and strips costing twice as much: the whole 5 metres shows one colour at a time, so the flowing multi-colour effects in the marketing images are not something this can produce.

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Who the Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch Module is for

Buy it if: Anyone retrofitting an older Indian switchboard that has no neutral wire at the switch.

Avoid it if: Anyone without a Zigbee hub -- this cannot be used standalone, unlike a Wi-Fi module.

Who the Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control is for

Buy it if: Anyone adding accent or cove lighting on a budget who wants one colour at a time.

Avoid it if: Anyone expecting the multi-colour chasing effects shown in strip-light advertising -- that needs an addressable RGBIC strip.

Specifications, side by side

7 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationSonoff ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee Smart Switch ModuleSyska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control
Price₹1,290₹1,299
Hub requiredYes -- Requires a Zigbee coordinator such as SmartThings, Aqara Hub M2, or Home Assistant with a Zigbee stickNo -- Connects directly to the router
Local controlYes. Automations run on the Zigbee hub and continue working with the internet disconnectedNo. App and voice control both route through the vendor cloud
Neutral wireNot required -- this is the model's entire purposeNot applicable
Power sourceMains, wired behind an existing switchMains via 12 V adapter
ProtocolZigbee 3.0Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz
Weather ratingIP20, enclosed in the switchboxIP20, indoor use only -- not suitable for balconies or bathrooms
Works withHome Assistant, SmartThings, Aqara, plus Alexa and Google via the hubAmazon Alexa, Google Home
Battery lifeNot applicable, mains poweredNot applicable, mains powered
Warranty1 Year Manufacturer Warranty1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Colour range not published16 million colours, single zone
Cuttable not publishedYes, at marked 10 cm intervals
LED density not published30 LEDs per metre, 5050 SMD
Length not published5 metres
Maximum load6 A resistive, 200 W LED not published
Physical switchWorks with existing rocker or momentary switches not published
Size39 x 33 x 17 mm not published
Zigbee roleRouter -- extends the mesh for battery devices 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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