Very good96/100
The FRITZ! smart gateway is an excellent solution for all FRITZ! box owners who want to expand their smart home in a targeted manner. The integration of Smart Home-enabled devices works smoothly and is particularly easy.
In Detail
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Overall ratingVery good90/100
Smartphone MagazinSingle testReleaseFebruary 2024
Very good100/100
- Commissioning
- Operation
- Compatibility with other smart home devices
- Price
- (Still) missing "Matter support"
AVM's gateway is a very useful additional device for easily and securely integrating other smart home devices into the network.
Good70/100
- Simple commissioning
- Basic functions easy to operate
- Works without the cloud; high data protection
- Lack of compatibility with relevant device classes
- Automation not quite as simple as with other smart home centres
- Can only be used in conjunction with Fritzbox
The Fritz Smart Gateway is not entirely convincing when tested. Thanks to Zigbee support and the announced Matter support, the device has the potential to be the ideal addition for Fritzbox users when it comes to controlling smart devices.
Very good92/100
- Simple set-up and operation
- High compatibility with Zigbee and DECT ULE
- USB charging port
- No LAN port can only be used for wired connection to the router
- WLAN connection with router only via 2
- 4 GHz band
Very good90/100
- Support for Zigbee 3.0 and DECT ULE
- Increased number of supported smarthome devices
- Simple registration in existing home network
- Connection to the Fritzbox via WLAN (2.4 GHz) or LAN (1 Gbit/s)
- Simple operation, new functions
- Many operating options: FritzOS, Fritz Smart Home app, FritzDECT 440 (button), Fritz Fon