Wyze Thermostat: Smart and Affordable

"A capable smart thermostat for well under $100"

- By John R. Delaney

Wyze has been steadily building out its portfolio of affordable smart home devices, so it comes as no surprise that the company is now expanding into the smart thermostat segment. The new Wi-Fi-enabled Wyze Thermostat lets you control your home’s heating and cooling system from your phone or with voice commands. It offers interoperability with other Wyze devices and produces usage reports with tips on how to conserve energy. It costs a little more than the Amazon Smart Thermostat ($59.99), but it’s slightly more versatile and performed just as well in testing, earning it our Editors’ Choice award as the top budget-friendly smart thermostat we’ve tested.

SIMPLE CONTROLS

The oval Wyze Thermostat has a glossy-black and matte-white finish and measures 4.7 by 2.5 by 1.2 inches (HWD). The front has a 2-inch color IPS display as well as a dial for adjusting your heating or cooling set-point and configuration settings. The display background turns orange when the heat is on and changes to blue in cooling mode.

Press the dial to display the various controls. The default screen, Current Temp, lets you change the setpoint and see an estimate of how long it will take for the room to reach your desired temperature. From the State screen, you can enable Home, Away, or Sleep modes. The HVAC Mode screen lets you switch between Heat, Cool, and Off modes. On the Settings screen, you can lock the thermostat controls, run system tests, and view device information such as Wi-Fi signal strength and the MAC address.

Wyze Thermostat