Honeywell Color Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat

Last updated: December 17, 2019


We looked at the top Smart Thermostats and dug through the reviews from some of the most popular review sites. Through this analysis, we've determined the best Smart Thermostat you should buy.

Product Details

In our analysis of 124 expert reviews, the Honeywell Color Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat placed 7th when we looked at the top 9 products in the category. For the full ranking, see below.

From The Manufacturer

This second generation Wi-Fi smart color thermostat is ideally suited for the connected home. Its packed with smart features, a customizable color touch screen and a simple, DIY set up. You can control the thermostat using the touch screen and change the background color to match your paint color or personal preference or use your tablet or computer. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection, or use the free app for smartphone/Tablet to mange the thermostat remotely. Intelligent alerts help to keep your equipment running at peak performance by sending you air filter and humidifier pad Change reminders, and also to notify you of extreme high or low indoor temperatures and humidity. 1) View local weather – daily forecast on screen and 5 – Day forecasts on app, 2) fully flexible progamming options, 3) Auto change from heat to cool – automatically determines if your home needs heating or cooling to provide maximum comfort, 4) reliable, secure network ensures app availability, 5) permanent/temporary/vacation hold – adjust temperature to suit your schedule. Does not work with heat pumps with electric baseboard heat (120-240 volts)

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Expert Reviews


What reviewers liked

The screen is in full color, and there are several different themes to choose from. The screen color is rich and vibrant, and it gives the thermostat a more expensive and high-tech appearance.
This gadget utilises progressed TPI control conventions that will set the temperature definitely at the dimension you need down to decimals. In addition, while a portion of the more essential models could do that by squandering vitality.
It is compatible with Alexa and you do need a c-wire to make it work. It will blend in with your décor.
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With a bright, easy-to-read touchscreen that’s highly intuitive, it’s simple to program both remotely and in-person. Designed to conserve energy, it will save you hundreds of dollars a year in heating and cooling costs.
It has excellent programmable options that fit your small business or home schedules. Using voice control features makes it easy to access. However, this thermostat does not work with electric baseboard heat and heat pumps.
I love the fact that I can see the local weather on display. It is highly useful to show both indoor as well as outdoor relative humidity levels.
Can learn how long it takes your equipment to reach the desired temperature and adjust its on/off times accordingly. which can save you additional money.
The display is really big and easy to read, another great feature is that you can change the color of the display to match it with the interior of your house. This Honeywell programmable thermostat offers you in-app customizable programming.
After a few weeks of this, this thermostat will recognize this pattern and change the temperature an hour early on Thursdays without you having to log in. This saves you time and distractions, knowing that your home is ready when you are. Another amazing feature of this thermostat is that the display gives you at-a-glance information.
Honeywell RTH9585WF has an inbuilt learning technology named “Smart Response” – which controls energy usage very well and keeps your home in a comfortable atmosphere.

What reviewers didn't like

This unit does, however, lack some of the bells and whistles you’d get with other smart thermostats like geofencing and motion detection.
While the Honeywell indoor regulator will cover your entire house paying little heed to the control unit situation. You will in any case need to take some time finding a spot for it as the power wire is somewhat short.
Not widely compatible
Requires a C-wire to work since it does not contain an on-board battery.
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