Aqara is one of the premier smart home brands out there, offering a complete, integrated ecosystem of gear to safeguard your home and make your day-to-day routine a more convenient one. Its 2024 Black Friday sale is now in full swing with some of the best prices we have tracked to date on its latest releases, including the Apple Home Key Smart Lock U300 with Matter, a couple of its now even more affordable front door lock solutions, the G4 video doorbell, sensors for throughout your space, and the Smart Hub M3 to integrate them and just about any other third-party into on cohesive smart home ecosystem. Head below for a closer look at the Aqara 2024 Black Friday offers and some additional details on our favorite deals from the sale.
Aqara Apple Home Key Smart Lock U300 with Matter
Aqara’s latest Smart Lock U300 regularly fetches a price tag at $230, but for Black Friday, the brand’s official Amazon storefront is now offering it down at $179.99 shipped. That’s $50 in savings to deliver the lowest price we can find anywhere on this new release that first launched over the last couple months – this is also matching the lowest price we have tracked all-time and only the second chance we have seen to score it down this low.
The Smart Lock U300 is designed to replace non-deadbolt locks (lever and knob-style setups) – it is a wonderful option for both indoor and outdoor entrance ways, be it your main front door, a side door, access to the garage, your home office, the basement, or otherwise.
Featuring multiple unlocking methods and a host of high-tech integrations, not the least of which is Apple Home Key that allows you to simply wave your iPhone or Apple Watch in front of the lock to gain access. The U300 plays nicely with your Apple Home setup, seamlessly working alongside the rest of your gear using just about any Apple 2-in-1 Matter Controller and Border Router (HomePods, Apple TV 4K, a host of different Echo devices, and much more).
On top of all that, the Matter Over Thread lock – faster operation as well as deeper security and automation support and up to 10 months of battery life – features a fingerprint reader built-in to the handle with support for up to 50 unique fingerprints as well as customizable remote access for dog walkers, visitors, family, and more.
Aqara Smart Lock U300 $180 (Reg. $230)
- Matter Over Thread Support
- NFC and Apple Home Home Key
- Temporary passwords
- Ergonomic Fingerprint Reader
- USB-C Emergency Charging
- IPX4 Indoor/Outdoor use
Aqara U50 and U100 Smart Locks up to 34% off
Next up, we are taking a look at the brand’s more affordable U50 and U100 smart locks, both of which are now seeing deep price drops for Black Friday 2024. In fact, both are now undercutting the Prime Day pricing we spotted to deliver some of the lowest prices we have ever tracked with the Smart U50 down at $89.99 from the usual $150 price tag and the U100 falling to $129.99 from its regular $190 list price.
The U50 and U100 models land with 6- and 8-month battery life, respectively (powered by four AA batteries), and deliver a full suite of features, despite the lower price points. Both of them deliver the aforementioned Apple Home Key support for immediate iPhone and Apple Watch access alongside a multitude of additional unlocking methods (detailed below) and Matter support via the Aqara Matter bridge (M2, M1S/M1S Gen 2, G3).
Here’s a quick rundown of this year’s Black Friday deals and the standout features for both at a glance:
Aqara U50 smart lock $100 (Reg. $150)
- Apple Home Key support
- Matter support via the Aqara Matter bridge (M2, M1S/M1S Gen 2, G3)
- Remotely configurable passwords, one-time local passwords, Apple Home Key, mobile apps (Aqara Home, Apple Home), voice assistants (Siri), Aqara NFC cards, mechanical key (included) for emergency use
- Powered by 4 AA Batteries (6V batteries required, included) with up to 6-month battery life
- Auto Lock and Do Not Disturb Mode
Aqara U100 smart lock $133 (Reg. $190)
- Apple Home Key support
- Matter support via the Aqara Matter bridge (M2, M1S/M1S Gen 2, G3)
- Fingerprint, remotely configurable passwords, one-time local passwords, Apple Home Key, mobile apps (Aqara Home, Apple Home), voice assistants (e.g. Siri), Aqara NFC cards, mechanical key (included) for emergency use
- Powered by 4 AA 1.5V batteries (included) with up to 8-month battery life
- Auto Lock and Do Not Disturb Mode
Smart Hub M3 – complete smart home integration
Alongside a host of other major Black Friday price drops live this year in the Aqara ecosystem to expand your setup down below, its latest Smart Hub M3 is also seeing a solid deal. Regularly $130, the M3 drops down to $99.99 shipped this year to provide an all-in-one hub to integrate your entire smart home setup for full automation capabilities – it a Matter controller and Thread Border Router with Zigbee support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and IR for a plethora of smart home devices. It can serve as an Edge hub to integrate third-party devices in the Aqara Home app while also delivering the ability to expose existing Aqara Zigebee devices to Matter apps, including Apple Home.
- Hub M3 $100 (Reg. $130)
- Video Doorbell G4 $90 (Reg. $120)
- Presence Sensor FP2 $54.50 (Reg. $83)
- Door & Window Sensor Bundle (3-pack) $34 (Reg. $50)
- Temperature & Humidity Sensor Bundle (3-pack) $39 (Reg. $57)
- Water Leak Sensor Bundle (3-pack $38.50 (Reg. $55)
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