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The editors liked
Class-leading hardware features
Very easy setup
Reasonable price
Huge range of compatible devices
Amazing support
Easy setup
Works with many devices
Intuitive app
Free to use
WiFi or Ethernet Connect the Hub 2 to your router directly via Ethernet or place it anywhere else in the house thanks to WiFi connectivity
Simple setup It took about 2 minutes to get the Hub 2 up and running
Guided product integrations The Wink app has
5GHz Wi-Fi and Ethernet support
Faster processor and more memory than the original
Enhanced security features
Can easily transfer settings from original hub
The companion app is the $99/£80/AU$130 Wink Hub 2's strongest asset -- the layout is logical and step-by-step tutorials make it relatively easy to pair (most) devices
Can be fully wireless
No ethernet cable required
Setup is streamlined and simple
As is adding new devices
Supports all the most popular smart home protocols
The editors didn't like
Smartphone app could be more responsive and better organized
Some "Works with Wink" products are better than others
Somewhat simplistic logic
Wink app doesn't always let you access other devices' full features
No easy multiuser setup You have to grant access to other users for each device you add
Individually
Wink's app doesn't always offer as many options for third-party devices as their dedicated apps do
I received a steady stream of error messages when trying to create automation rules and never managed to run one successfully. Occasionally latency issues slowed things down and Lutron devices are still laughably difficult to connect to Wink
No built-in battery backup
Coordinating with Alexa isn't completely seamless
Miffed to get pop-up ads in the app for a product I'm already using
The Hue is a top-shelf bulb. If only its app were as good.Who needs a hub? LIFX's top-shelf bulb went on a diet, and despite slimming down, it's managed to improve on nearly all of its features.Every upscale home should have dimmers for lighting control...
Abstract: Amazon's Echo series of smart speakers, powered by the Alexa digital assistant, are amazingly capable devices on their own. You can use them for everything from streaming music to maintaining a shopping list to ordering pizza delivery and more. But Alexa...
Can be fully wireless, no ethernet cable required, Setup is streamlined and simple, as is adding new devices, Supports all the most popular smart home protocols
No built-in battery backup, Coordinating with Alexa isn't completely seamless, Miffed to get pop-up ads in the app for a product I'm already using
The Wink Hub 2 is a stellar smart home system that capably organizes and coordinates your various smart devices...
Class-leading hardware features, very easy setup, reasonable price, huge range of compatible devices, amazing support,
Smartphone app could be more responsive and better organized, some "Works with Wink" products are better than others
In drawing conclusions about the Wink Hub 2, it's hard to escape the fact that the Hub 2 is only as good as the devices you pair with it. And that makes it a difficult product to rate, and likely a very difficult product to make money on (indeed, as of ea...
WiFi or Ethernet Connect the Hub 2 to your router directly via Ethernet or place it anywhere else in the house thanks to WiFi connectivity, Simple setup It took about 2 minutes to get the Hub 2 up and running, Guided product integrations The Wink app has
No easy multiuser setup You have to grant access to other users for each device you add, individually
After a couple of months, I can safely say that my Wink experiment has been a success. Everything was easy to set up and despite the first struggles in trying to understand the different facets to its automation (robots, shortcuts, schedules), I now have...
Published: 2016-12-08, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Easy setup, Works with many devices, Intuitive app, Free to use
Somewhat simplistic logic, Wink app doesn't always let you access other devices' full features
Wink's second smart-home hub is a nice improvement over the original. It has a sleeker design, and it's future-proofed to work with upcoming smart-home protocols (if Google gets its act together). Wink's app also makes it very easy for newbies to connect...
The companion app is the $99/£80/AU$130 Wink Hub 2's strongest asset -- the layout is logical and step-by-step tutorials make it relatively easy to pair (most) devices
I received a steady stream of error messages when trying to create automation rules and never managed to run one successfully. Occasionally latency issues slowed things down and Lutron devices are still laughably difficult to connect to Wink
The Wink Hub 2 is fine, but it's hard to recommend over platforms like Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit that reduce challenging behind-the-scenes integrations to simple voice commands...
5GHz Wi-Fi and Ethernet support, Faster processor and more memory than the original, Enhanced security features, Can easily transfer settings from original hub
Wink's app doesn't always offer as many options for third-party devices as their dedicated apps do
The Wink Hub 2 is a faster and more secure home automation hub than its predecessor, and can easily transfer all of your old settings...
The companion app is the $99/£80/AU$130 Wink Hub 2's strongest asset -- the layout is logical and step-by-step tutorials make it relatively easy to pair (most) devices
I received a steady stream of error messages when trying to create automation rules and never managed to run one successfully. Occasionally latency issues slowed things down and Lutron devices are still laughably difficult to connect to Wink
The Wink Hub 2 is fine, but it's hard to recommend over platforms like Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit that reduce challenging behind-the-scenes integrations to simple voice commands...
Compatible with lots of devices, Future-proofed with Thread, Lots of memory, Easy to set up
No battery backup, Pairing can be a pain
If you want to be able to turn on your lights with your voice, maybe you should stick with HomeKit or Alexa, but if you're really looking to make your whole home smarter, you're going to need a router, and the Wink Hub 2 has the most going for it right no...
