Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit review
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Already the market leader for smartphones and smart TVs, Samsung has now got its sights set on expanding further into the smart home. The Samsung SmartThings Starter Kit is a smart home-security system designed to let you monitor, control and secure your home from your smartphone. To find out just how effective it is, we asked a Which? researcher to try it out, and a security expert to assess its merits. Read our first look review for their verdicts on whether you should trust the SmartThings kit with your home's security.
- Pros and cons
- What is it?
- What's it great at?
- Is there anything I should watch out for?
- Is there anything else I should know?
- Will it make my home more secure?
- Which? first look verdict
Released
September 2015
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