Side by Side Comparison of: Honeywell

Normal price for this thermostat is 179 shipped. I got it in "like new" condition for 91.48 shipped. I love the fact you control everything remotely from a PC, tablet, or smartphone. These are so much easier to program on a computer rather than fuddling around with it on a tiny screen. Custom colors on the unit are also an option. The install was super easy too and it comes with wire labels so you can install a wire label as you remove each wire from your existing thermostat. Easy peasy!

I love this thermostat!

Very happy with these thermostats. We like everything about them more than the Nest. It looks better, the app is better, they work better.

We had problems with the Nest from the start. It kept turning on our Central Air for several minutes at a time...when it was 50 degrees outside and the AC was turned off. We had to turn the AC off from the circuit breaker to make it stop turning on. The Customer Support from Nest was OUTSTANDING, they really tried to figure out why it wasn't working at our home (over the course of a few months). They sent us replacement units and even paid for an electrician to try and get them to work properly; no luck. We finally gave up and returned the Nest and bought the Honeywell; we're very happy we did.

The Honeywell's look great, they are wider than the Nest but aren't as deep as the Nest. We like the look of them more than the Nests. We like that it's very easy to see what the current temp is in the room as well as what it's set to (something that isn't as easy on the Nest).

The Honeywell's app is MUCH better than Nest's. Very easy to use, easy to see what the temp is set to as well as what it is in the home. Like that you can see the current outside temperature at the home as well as get a 5 day weather forecast right inside the app.

One HUGE (for us) advantage Honeywell has over Nest is the ability to "Hold" a temperature. Let's say you're having people over and your Nest has "learned' to automatically sets the temperature to 65 degrees from 70 degrees at 9:30 PM. You can't tell the Nest to "Hold" the temperature at 70 (overriding the learned program). With the Honeywell there is a "Hold" button that you can use to keep the temperature set until you decide to change it. With the Nest you have to remember to turn the heat back to 70 at 9:31 or you and your guests will get chilly :-).

I'm so glad we had all the problems with the Nest because we like the Honeywell much, much better. It was easy to install, and has worked great for us. Because there's more "real estate" on the display (compared to the Nest) it's easier to read, program, and use. Changing the color of the display is easy (our upstairs unit has a different color than our downstairs unit, great you can change it to match the room). The back-light can be dimmed when not in use, and we like the thermostats displays the outdoor temperature.

For us the Honeywell is better than the Nest in every way...it's not even close. Even if the Nest had worked at our house, now that we've been using the Honeywell unit I'd buy it over the Nest.

I've been using these for about six months now and am very happy with them (I bought the 2-pack for upstairs/downstairs). Features I like:
- The display is easy to read at night and it's easy to adjust the temperature and temporarily override the schedule.
- My wife was able to set the screen to colors that she liked.
- I like being able to adjust the temps using my phone, and also seeing what the temp is in the house while I'm away.
- The scheduling is flexible enough to meet our needs for days of the week, etc.
- I like getting notified when they lose network connection.

A couple things I don't like:
- The display isn't very touch sensitive so you sometimes have to press more than once (sort of like GPS screens for me)
- Sporadically, usually in the wee hours, one or both will lose their connection "to the network." Since my network is okay I assume it's a server glitch. It has gotten better lately, though.

Overall, I'm glad I installed them and wish they'd been available years ago.

The Honeywell wifi smart thermostat is quite possibly my favorite product I have ever purchased! We have been dealing with our old, unreliable thermostat for years. Finally I decided to invest in these beauties! Am I ever glad we did! Where we live we have time of use electric meters. I love being able to program our thermostats to be colder when it is cheaper to use electricity and let them not run when it is more expensive. After 2 months I have already paid for the thermostats from the amount saved on my electric bill! They were easy to install too! Plus, finding a two pack was an awesome savings too. I needed 2 so a 2 pack made me happy!

Wanted to wait a little while until I posted this review. After being installed for a couple of months definitely worth the money. I have two units in my home and was having problems with constant running and building that electric bill. After installation and setting a schedule a drastic change in the electric bill was noticed. Installation was really simple and straight forward (this will all depend on the unit that you have and its control leads). It is easy to use and easy to setup. All I did was go through the easy installation wizard on the thermostat, connected it to my WiFi and did most of the configuration from the website after registering it. The app is great if you are in need of changing the temperature when you are not home. In my case I run the thermostats on a schedule and don't use the app. Keep in mind this is a small thermostat so when you install it you may find the paint on the walls is a different color than under your old thermostat. It is a great product and recommend it to anyone that is looking for a new thermostat.

Overall I am pleased with this thermostat. When I was researching thermostats I was told by heating contractors that all thermostats kicked in the auxiliary heating when you programmed a temperature change of 2 degrees or more in the heat mode. I have heat strips and it is very costly compared with using the heat pump. I did not find this covered in the Honeywell documentation but I'm happy to report that it looks at the outside temperature and calculates a time to ramp up to the new temperature to arrive at that set point by that time and does not kick in the auxiliary heat unless it can't keep up with the programmed ramp. I would have given them five stars except that they are using the local temperature as reported by accuweather.com which is often off here by up to 10 degrees (there is no close weather station here). If they are 10 degrees hotter than the actual temperature, then the unit will not recover in time and kick on the heat strips. If 10 degrees cooler then the system will begin the heating cycle too early and negate some of the cost savings. The cost impact would not be as bad in the cooling mode but would still have a cost impact. It would not reach the set point by the time if it started too late and might try to cool in the hotter part of the day (less efficient) if the set time is after the hottest time of the day and it started too early.

Easy install since our old thermostat had the C-wire already connected. Looks great, works great, and has some great features. Connecting it to wifi and going online allows you to have the thermostat email you should the temperature drop out of a range you select. With our furnace being on the fritz a bit, this is a great feature to have (especially with our dog at home alone). A previous comment said that it was bright and acted as a nightlight. This is true at the default setting, but you can dim it pretty low so that its no longer an issue. As-is, our digital alarm clock puts off more light than the thermostat.
One odd thing though: every night at ~ 0230, the background color on the thermostat changes from the blue color we have it set on, to this bright yellow color (one of the presets) and the brightness returns to default. It has changed back to blue by time I get up in the morning (0430), but no idea why this happens. I've changed to different color backgrounds, but it still keeps happening. I'd say it was poltergeist, but they know better than to touch the thermostat.

Purchased one for upstairs and main floor. I wanted an alternative to Nest that had more control. So far they work great. I can connect from anywhere and adjust settings.

Be aware that these thermostats have a smaller footprint than most and may not cover holes in wall if you had a large thermostat before. I like that it is smaller and less noticeable.

The ability to change the screen color to match your wall paint is neat but if you have the screen dim after a while then it is not as noticeable.

Cons: I wish the thermostat had more options such as setting the temp and letting it use heat or ac depending on the temp in the house. The thermostat features are rather basic compared to its visual and internet features. I'll take a star off for that. Perhaps they will add more with firmware updates.

Was weary of going to wifi\online controllable but these have been really solid (using 2). I actually found it more intuitive than other units when it came the setting up the schedule. Looking\Controlling the temp remotely is neat but the alerts are where the payoff is. You'll get an email or txt if the temperature or humidity gets passed a certain threshold. Hard to say anything bad, a little pricey but so far worth the premium.

Additionally, if your an interior designer type, the background can be set to about 10 different patterns\color. Meh for my purposes.

Works pretty well. Good: Nice to know heat is on when u are away. iPhone app is pretty good but not robust. You can turn heat up or down and check status, Can only do limited setup things from phone. Full set up requires computer log in. Gripes: led light can't be shut off so don't put it in your bedroom. But it does replace nightlight in hall. requires a C wire if you don't have one on your current thermostat then get professional to install. Housing is different size than most thermostats so expect to have to patch and paint area behind the thermostat. They should really provide a mounting plate to cover this over.

I like the thermostat. Looks good and generally functions well. But I specifically bought this for the ability to remotely adjust the temperature at my vacation home while driving to it. I don't want the AC cranking when I'm gone for 3 weeks, and I don't want to come in to a hot house. I was shocked to learn that when the system is on vacation mode (which I use when I leave) you are unable to remotely switch the system back on. That seems that exactly what you would want to do remotely. How can they have missed this primary function? Of less significance, turning on vacation mode requires a bunch of steps.

There are less expensive WiFi thermostats on the market. So when I decided to pay more for this model, I expected a top-of-the-line thermostat that would install easily. That is where the disappointment begins.

First, if you buy a WiFi thermostat to replace a battery operated thermostat, set aside a few hours. Your battery operated thermostat probably has 4 wires connecting it to the cooling system. But WiFi thermostats need to be hard-wired with a C-wire (24 V line). That's just a reality you have to face with any WiFi thermostats. The Honeywell website and manual are misleading with their "alternative wiring" options. There is no alternative writing option. Your options are 1) get the C-wire connected from your furnace or 2) return the thermostat and go back to battery operated one.

After figuring out how to tap into the C connection terminal in the guts of the furnace, I was up and running with the power to operate the thermostat. So I got to work installing it. Once I had the mounting plate on the wall, I connected the thermostat to the mounting plate, and turned on the power at the circuit box, and it powered up! But the problem is that once you screw the mounting plate to the wall, if there is ANY curvature or irregularity to the wall, the plastic mounting plate flexes, and it prevents the thermostat from snapping completely onto the mounting plate. So there your expensive thermostat sits, incompletely secured, ready to come off the mounting plate with the slightest bump. Not sure how many times this device would survive a 5 foot fall onto a tile floor, but I don't want to find out. The only way I could get the device mounted securely was to use 3m adhesive strips on the back of the mounting plate AFTER I had already secured the device to the mounting plate.

If this is the first touch screen you have ever seen in your life, you will probably be impressed. However, if you have a smart phone, tablet, or any other modern touch screen device, you will quickly realize that this touch screen is very primitive. It's inaccurate and you have to hold your finger onto the screen for an abnormally long period of time for it to register your input. When entering your WiFi code, I hope your passcode does not have capital letters, because the shift key is right above the cancel key. With the inaccuracy of the touch screen, expect to make 7-8 attempts to enter your WiFi code before you finally complete it without inadvertently pressing cancel.

Lastly, for a device that connects to the internet, I am surprised that I have to enter the date and time on the device, and that I was not able to register the device once connected to the internet.

This device is pleasing to the eye and has a small footprint. However, it is apparent that the costs and development of this product were focused on size and appearance rather than making a solid product. I am returning the units for something less expensive and easier to use.

Unfortunately there does not appear to be any documentation prior to purchasing this unit that states it has no connections for remote sensors.

Product did not match the description, this has no support for WiFi.

I would give this 5 stars as far as operation. However if you sell your house, I would give customer service a -5. You cannot remove it online, you must call. When you do call, you must be present where the thermostat is located even if you have the model number and MAC address to be able to get them off your account so the buyer can set them up in their name. TOTALLY RIDICULOUS.

Was easy to install and configure. Worked great for a week. Then I left on a long vacation, relying on it to monitor my home. I received an email that it had lost contact with the Internet. I have several other smart home gadgets (IP Cam, Slingbox), and they are working fine, so I know my internet is working. I have my ISP reboot my modem, but that didn't help. I called Honeywell and they said I would need to re-enable my thermostat. But I would have to be home to do that. Since I can't relay on the remote access, I will return when I get back from my vacation. (Than you Amazon for extending the return period until after I get back home).

Originally it was 3 stars. Item works fine and looks great. The reason for the 3 stars is that you cant control Humidity from this stat. Now I have an additional ugly humidity stat under both of my stats. Never would have purchased and will be selling on ebay soon once I find a replacement.

1 star - Turns out it never worked from the beginning the fan was just blowing. We have a brand new system. Our HVAC guy uninstalled these and used a regular stat and the AC came pouring out. Too bad I bought them so early now I am stuck with them.

Bought the 2 pack....1 works and 1 doesn't, return it! Bought in September for a rehab project now it's NOV and just installed..... Guess what? NOT ELIGIBLE for return! HEEEELLLPPPP!