When you choose smart switches, there do have wifi and zigbee type for choice. You may ask, what’s the differences between wifi and zigbee?
Wifi and Zigbee are two different types of wireless communication technologies. Wifi is a high-speed wireless connection that enables a device to connect to internet. It operates on the 2.4GHz frequency and has a maximum theoretical data transmission rate of 867Mbps.
It supports a range of up to 100 meters indoors, and up to 300 meters outdoors with optimal conditions.
Zigbee is a low-power, low-data rate wireless network protocol that uses the same 2.4GHz frequency as WiFi.
It supports data transmission rates up to 250Kbps, and has a range of up to 10-meter indoors, and up to 100 meters outdoors with optimal conditions. The main advantage of Zigbee is its extremely low power consumption, which makes it suitable for applications that require long battery life.
The Smart Wifi Switch is fast and efficient, while the Smart Zigbee Switch has a low transmission rate, high capacity, and high stability. Smart Zigbee Switches all require a separate gateway to work and are more costly. Each user’s situation may be different. Those who choose Smart Wifi Switch, in addition to the advantages of the WIFI protocol itself, must also refer to the advantages of the WIFI network, which is already basically popular and can be used by buying it directly back to the network, which is more user-friendly and has no threshold for use; while those who choose Smart Zigbee Switch mainly consider The Smart Zigbee Switch is a great choice for users who are interested in the large capacity and stability of the devices connected to ZigBee and is widely used to control IoT devices.