T3 - UK (2020-10)

92 T3 OCTOBER 2020

Best of the best

Wins our 2020 T 3

award as the best

smart speaker for

doing absolutely

everything. You get

a crisp 10in screen, a

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room, a front camera

and of course

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£219, store.google.com

AMAZON ECHO DOT

The latest refresh

of the Dot ups the

audio quality and

adds options like

a clock-packing

bedroom version

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excellent entry point

to smart speakers.

£50, amazon.co.uk

SONOS ONE

The Sonos One is a

superb standalone

speaker with

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use it as part of a

stereo pair or in a

multi-room Sonos

audio system.

£199, sonos.com

Thanks to its

integrated Zigbee-

compliant smart

home hub, the Plus is

a great smart home

starter. Never pay

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Echos every time

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£139, amazon.co.uk

Hue dominates the

smart lighting sector

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a superb system with

the widest range of

bulbs and a simple,

useful app. Rivals

may be cheaper but

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From £59, philips.co.uk

TP-LINK KASA

TP-Link has a limited

range of products,

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quite as much with

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taken a shine to

them (pun intended)

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you can get them

working very easily.

From £14, kasasmart.com

IKEA TRÅDFRI

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compatible system

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range of Hue, but

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over colour options

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money and has some

great controllers

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From £13, ikea.com

If you fancy a Hue

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want to spend so

much, LIFX has

a strong product

range and integrates

with your favourite

personal digital

assistant. Philips still

wins, but only just.

From £19, lifx.com

This cheaper Nest

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much information

on its screen and

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it. Same algorithm,

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Google Home

compatibility.

£180, nest.com/uk

HIVE HEATING CONTROL

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affordable, works

well, and is part of a

larger smart home

system that includes

bulbs and security

options. This is an

ideal way to jump in.

£179, hivehome.com

Nest made smart

thermostats sexy and

this third-gen model

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simple to use with

good Google Home

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integration, but a

tad pricey, especially

with installation.

£220, nest.com/uk

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it works with 95%

of the systems out

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clever and supports

a wide range of

accessories too.

Price cuts have

made it even

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£99, tado.com

SMART

SPEAKERS

SMART

BULBS

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