Aqara, a leading company in the smart home sector, has just unveiled its top deals for Black Friday this season. With these deals, you can save big on smart locks, doorbell cameras, and other essential smart home gear – all at a steep discount for the holiday season. These products are excellent for Apple fans who utilize HomeKit and Siri, though they also work with the Google Home and Amazon Alexa ecosystems.
Smart Lock U100
Aqara’s Smart Lock U100 is a deadbolt style smart home lock that doesn’t break the bank. With this year’s Black Friday discount, you can pick one up for just $119.99 – representing a 37% savings.
U100 offers IP65 water resistance and dust resistance, 8 months of battery life, as well as a backup mechanical key. The U100 will be a smart home lock you can rely on.
It offers fingerprint and passcode entry, as well as support for NFC tags and Apple Home Key – allowing you to simply open your door with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Additionally, to protect your passcode from prying eyes, Aqara offers a feature where you can type in any array of numbers, and as long as your 6 digit passcode is somewhere within that string, you’ll be able to enter.
There’s also a built-in gyroscope for auto locking and door not locked functionality, putting your mind at ease.
Smart Lock U300
If you’re more in need for a traditional lever lock, the Smart Lock U300 is the right choice for you. With this Black Friday sale, you can save 35%, bringing the U300 down to just $149.49.
Similar to the U100, the U300 also offers fingerprint, passcode, physical NFC tag, and Apple Home Key. There’s also a feature to generate temporary passcodes for sharing with guests. Unlike the Zigbee-based U100, the U300 lock runs on Thread and can be directly managed by Thread-based Apple Home hubs, like newer Apple TV and HomePod models.
The U300 offers a feature called passage mode, allowing you to press a button on the lock to keep the door open after entry. This can be useful if the lock is inside of a shared space, and you don’t necessarily need it to be locked 24/7. Just in case it slips your mind, theres also a feature to disable passage mode from the app.
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