With another Prime Day sale event officially having arrived, Aqara is providing a longer list of price cuts on its smart gear than we saw back in July. Our regular 9to5Toys readers are likely well acquainted with Aqara, the popular smart home tech brand that we feature consistently in our coverage here, and for the coming days, you’ll be getting significant savings on the brand’s popular HomeKit smart locks, doorbell cameras, door and window sensors, and much more at up to 34% off from October 7-12. These are some of the best prices we have tracked on this array of upgrades for your home, so head below to get the rundown on how they’ll improve your life and the deals they’re currently benefiting from.
Aqara Smart Lock U100
Starting out with one of the brand’s largest discounts, Aqara’s Smart Lock U100 is available to upgrade your home security at $124.99 shipped, dropping costs from its full $190 price tag. This is a 34% markdown that matches July’s Prime Day discount, cutting $65 from the going rate for the best price we have tracked to date.
Coming with Apple HomeKit integration alongside Alexa and Google smart home systems, the U100 smart lock gives you plenty of ways to gain entry into your home beyond simple locks and keys, which remains an option here too. There’s the Apple Home Key that gives you access via your iPhone or Apple Watch, as well as offering a fingerprint scanner or a touchscreen keypad for numerical entries. There is even a temporary guest passcode functionality and Matter support when you pair it alongside a compatible Aqara hub, extending and streamlining your versatile entry options.
Aqara Smart Lock U300
Another returning low price during this event is on Aqara’s newer Smart Lock U300 that has been dropped to $169.99 shipped, giving you a 26% markdown from its going $230 rate. Not only are you getting the best price we have tracked once again with this deal, but going with this model over its predecessor gives you expanded options for entry into your home.
This U300 model is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, whether you want that to be on your side doors or to protect your home offices, garage, and more. You’ll gain faster performance thanks to the Matter inclusion here, which also grants greater security and improved automations. What’s more, the battery housed within this device provides up to 10 months of power before needing to be replaced. You won’t need any additional Aqara hub here when using Apple TV 4K in its place, with it also seamlessly working with HomePod too – plus, you can manage guest access through the companion app, giving you the option to share digital keys.
You can gain entry through the fingerprint reader on its handle, which can store up to 25 unique fingerprints, as well as use one-time local passwords, periodic passwords for guests, or even an Aqara NFC card, and more.
Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro
Your outdoor surveillance can take a step up with Aqara’s Camera Hub G5 Pro with Wi-Fi that is down at $129.99 shipped, bringing it $50 under its $180 tag pricing. It comes with plenty of premium features like the built-in Zigbee 3.0 and Thread support, letting you connect Aqara or Matter-enabled equipment from alternate brands without needing a separate hub, while integrating with other major platforms like Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, and even the RTSP protocol for further compatibility.
Apple users will even be getting HomeKit Secure Video support here, with a built-in eMMC storage that allows it to sync with local NAS servers while also giving you access to on-device AI through its companion app, letting the camera detect and recognize faces, vehicles, pets, and packages. There’s also the True Color Night Vision for clear images at any hour, with a built-in light to brighten things up when needed, as well as crisp 4MP HD video from the 1/1.8-inch sensor with a large f/1.0 aperture, and more.
Aqara Smart Doorbell Camera G410
If you’re looking to make the switch to a video doorbell, or just want to upgrade from alternate brand models, Aqara’s Smart Doorbell Camera G410 is seeing a 20% price cut from $130 to $103.99 shipped. This is the latest of all the included gear in this sale, only just hitting the market in July, and during this event you’ll be scoring the best discount we’ve tracked so far in its short history.
The new Doorbell Camera G410 centers around a 2K sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and 175° wide-angle lens, and also sports a built-in microphone/speaker system for real-time communication with visitors, and there’s even a 95dB chime to alert you to arrivals at your door or strangers lingering too long. There are loads of standout features packed in here, alongside the carry-over features like the Apple Home compatibility with HomeKit Secure Video, facial recognition, local storage, and more. Those newer features include its ability to operate as a smart home hub, supporting dual-band Wi-Fi, Thread, and Zigbee, giving it greater connectivity, especially with third-party Matter devices.
There’s also the mmWave Presence Detection inclusion alongside facial recognition available too, as well as both local microSD and cloud-based storage options. It will run with six AA batteries installed for up to five months, with the added option to also hardwire it, the latter of which gives you 24/7 continuous recording to a microSD card.
Aqara Zigbee Door and Window Sensor three-pack
Of course, home security usually starts with cameras, doorbells, and locks, but another great area option exists in Aqara’s Door and Window Sensors, which bolster your security automations – and during this Prime Day event, you can score a three-pack of these sensors at $39.99 shipped, down from $50. That’s just a third over $13 each to cover three different areas of your home.
These sensors basically send you alerts via your phone whenever a door or window is opened, keeping you in the know should anything occur at these entryways – or even certain places around the home, like drawers, cabinets, and the like. What’s best, though, is that the sensors can link up to other Aqara devices to activate automated actions, for example: turning on the light upon you entering through the front door.
Aqara Presence Sensor FP2
Another of the largest discounts amongst the bunch, Aqara’s Presence Sensor FP2 is getting 34% cut from its usual $83 rate to drop down to $54.99 shipped, landing it just $0.40 above the lowest price we have tracked. This isn’t any typical motion sensor, as it comes more advanced and can cover up to 430 square feet, which can be divided up into 30 different zones with individually unique triggers for its automation – for areas like your desk, couch, bed, and the like.
A standout here is the mmWave radar, light, and motion detection you’ll get that can accurately sense presence, with it also able to detect things like a fall from elderly residents. Without needing to rely on cameras or cloud-based calculations, it tracks real-time movements and occupancy, with this model also boasting support for Apple HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Home. Don’t stress about it giving you false alarms either, as it can distinguish between humans, pets, all the way down to your robot vacuum.
Aqara Smart Home Hub M3
Coming back around for another period at its all-time lowest price, Aqara’s Smart Home Hub M3 can once again be scored at $99.99 shipped. That’s a 23% price cut from $130 tag that was last seen during July’s Prime Day event, making this the best time in the last three months to pick one up. This will be an all-in-one hub for your home setup, integrating all your devices for complete automations, while acting as a Matter controller and Thread border router that supports Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and infrared. It doesn’t stop at brand-specific devices either, and also let’s your Aqara Zigbee devices work with Matter-compatible platforms like Apple Home.
Aqara Thread/Zigbee Smart LED Light Bulb T2 E26
Lastly during this sale, we have Aqara’s Smart LED Bulb T2 (E26, RGB CCT) dropping to $17.99 shipped from $23. Like many of the other devices in this lineup, this is a return to the lowest price we have tracked that only ever appeared for the 4-day event in July, though this device varies in that discounts have failed to drop under $21 since, staying unchanged.
This LED bulb stands out from the sea of smart bulbs on the market thanks to its dual-protocol functionality, allowing the choice between Thread and Zigbee modes. In the default Thread mode, you’ll be able to connect to any Thread border router for more seamless integration, while putting it in the Zigbee mode allows it to join their existing Zigbee network of devices. Regardless of which mode you go with, though, it still comes compatible with Matter-enabled platforms. It has a temperature range of 2000 to 9000K with 16 million colors to utilize – all within a standard E26 form factor that installs into any of your light fixtures/lamps in seconds, quickly and effortlessly.
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