Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards is ₹391 dearer.
Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards
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.
Full details →Wipro
Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards
₹1,690
A module rather than a switch plate, which is the detail that matters in India.
Full details →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.
Who the Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards is for
Buy it if: Anyone with a neutral wire at the switch who wants two circuits automated without changing the switchboard's appearance.
Avoid it if: Anyone in an older building with no neutral at the switch -- a no-neutral Zigbee module is the alternative.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control | Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 2-Node Retrofit Module for Indian Modular Switchboards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,299 | ₹1,690 |
| Local control | No. App and voice control both route through the vendor cloud | Partial. The existing physical switches keep working normally; app and voice control require internet |
| Neutral wire | Not applicable | Required -- will not work in boards wired without a neutral at the switch |
| Power source | Mains via 12 V adapter | Mains, wired inside the switchboard |
| Weather rating | IP20, indoor use only -- not suitable for balconies or bathrooms | IP20, enclosed in the switchbox |
| Works with | Amazon Alexa, Google Home | Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Wipro Next app |
| Battery life | Not applicable, mains powered | Not applicable, mains powered |
| Hub required | No -- Connects directly to the router | No -- Connects directly to the router |
| Protocol | Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz | Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Box fit | not published | Sits inside a standard Indian modular back box |
| Channels | not published | 2 independent |
| Colour range | 16 million colours, single zone | not published |
| Cuttable | Yes, at marked 10 cm intervals | not published |
| Installation | not published | Behind the switch plate, licensed electrician recommended |
| LED density | 30 LEDs per metre, 5050 SMD | not published |
| Length | 5 metres | not published |
| Load per channel | not published | Up to 5 A |
| Physical switches | not published | Existing switches continue to work in parallel |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.