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Shelly Wall Display vs Shelly Wall Display XL

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Key differences between Shelly Wall Display and Shelly Wall Display XL

A summary of selected recorded differences between these displays. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices
  • 5 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): Shelly Wall Display — No; Shelly Wall Display XL — Yes (The same Wi-Fi 6 radio also covers 5150 to 5850 MHz, so the panel can join a 5 GHz network.).
  • Play Pause Controls (features): Shelly Wall Display — No; Shelly Wall Display XL — Yes (The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).).
  • Volume Controls (features): Shelly Wall Display — No; Shelly Wall Display XL — Yes (Two of the four physical buttons are volume up and volume down by default, both with hold support.).
  • Alexa (integrations): Shelly Wall Display — Yes (Shelly integrates its devices with Alexa through Shelly Cloud, and the panel's built-in relay is exposed as a switch); Shelly Wall Display XL — No (Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Amazon Alexa supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes. The Amazon listing title claims Alexa support, but the manufacturer's documentation does not.).
Specifications to check side by side
  • Screen Size (display): Shelly Wall Display — 4”; Shelly Wall Display XL — 10.1".
Information still to confirm
  • 5 of 34 comparison fields lack a resolved value for at least one selected device. Missing information is not evidence that a feature is absent.
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5rows with missing or unspecified information

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Showing 34 of 34 rows. “Not recorded” does not mean “No”.

Alerts

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No

Connectivity

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

Wi-Fi 6 dual band, with the 2.4 GHz radio covering 2412 to 2472 MHz.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

The same Wi-Fi 6 radio also covers 5150 to 5850 MHz, so the panel can join a 5 GHz network.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The radio is specified as Wi-Fi 6 dual band (2.4 and 5 GHz), not Wi-Fi 6E.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

Bluetooth 5.4, used to pair Bluetooth speakers and to reach Shelly BLU devices.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The connectivity list is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only. The wiring terminals are line, neutral, a switch input and the relay output, with no network port.

Display

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Shelly Wall Display
Not recorded
Shelly Wall Display XL
1280 x 752 px
Shelly Wall Display
4”
Shelly Wall Display XL
10.1"
Shelly Wall Display
LCD
Shelly Wall Display XL
Not recorded
Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

A 5-point capacitive touch screen with a G+FF stack.

Features

Shelly Wall Display
Not applicable / unspecified
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The only hardware buttons are the screen on/off button and the four customizable ones, with no microphone cut-off.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

Two of the four physical buttons are volume up and volume down by default, both with hold support.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

The panel installs in a standard electrical wall box, wired to line, neutral and its relay output. A neutral wire is required.

Hub

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

Shelly documents MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant for this panel, and no Matter bridging.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

No 802.15.4 radio is listed, so the panel cannot act as a Thread border router.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The radio section lists Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only, with no Zigbee radio.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No

Integrations

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Catalog note

Shelly integrates its devices with Alexa through Shelly Cloud, and the panel's built-in relay is exposed as a switch

Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Amazon Alexa supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes. The Amazon listing title claims Alexa support, but the manufacturer's documentation does not.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The spec sheet lists only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios and no Matter support, and neither the product page nor the knowledge base documents an Apple Home path for the panel.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Catalog note

Shelly integrates its devices with Google Home through Shelly Cloud, the same path as Alexa and SmartThings

Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Google Smart Home supported traits as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

Shelly lists Home Assistant Integration among the panel's key features and states that it works over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with support for MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Catalog note

Via the official Shelly Cloud integration

Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Samsung SmartThings supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

Sensors

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

A built-in lux sensor, which can also drive automations on ambient brightness.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The humidity sensor row on Shelly's spec sheet reads No.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
Yes
Catalog note

A proximity sensor with a range of about 1 metre wakes the display when somebody approaches.

Shelly Wall Display
Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

Shelly's spec sheet marks both the internal and the ambient temperature sensor as No, unlike the smaller Wall Display. Climate automations read from paired Shelly sensors instead.

Video

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

No camera is fitted. The sensor list is the light sensor, the proximity sensor and the microphone array.

Shelly Wall Display
Not applicable / unspecified
Shelly Wall Display XL
Not applicable / unspecified
Shelly Wall Display
Not applicable / unspecified
Shelly Wall Display XL
Not applicable / unspecified

Voice Assistant

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Catalog note

The panel carries a four-microphone line array, but Shelly documents no built-in voice assistant on it.

Shelly Wall Display
No
Shelly Wall Display XL
No
Specifications for Shelly Wall Display versus Shelly Wall Display XL
SpecificationShelly Wall DisplayShelly Wall Display XL
Alerts
NoNo
NoNo
Connectivity
YesYes
Catalog note

Wi-Fi 6 dual band, with the 2.4 GHz radio covering 2412 to 2472 MHz.

NoYes
Catalog note

The same Wi-Fi 6 radio also covers 5150 to 5850 MHz, so the panel can join a 5 GHz network.

NoNo
Catalog note

The radio is specified as Wi-Fi 6 dual band (2.4 and 5 GHz), not Wi-Fi 6E.

YesYes
Catalog note

Bluetooth 5.4, used to pair Bluetooth speakers and to reach Shelly BLU devices.

NoNo
Catalog note

The connectivity list is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only. The wiring terminals are line, neutral, a switch input and the relay output, with no network port.

Display
YesYes
Not recorded1280 x 752 px
4”10.1"
LCDNot recorded
YesYes
Catalog note

A 5-point capacitive touch screen with a G+FF stack.

Features
Not applicable / unspecifiedNo
Catalog note

The only hardware buttons are the screen on/off button and the four customizable ones, with no microphone cut-off.

NoYes
Catalog note

The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).

NoYes
Catalog note

Two of the four physical buttons are volume up and volume down by default, both with hold support.

YesYes
Catalog note

The panel installs in a standard electrical wall box, wired to line, neutral and its relay output. A neutral wire is required.

Hub
NoNo
Catalog note

Shelly documents MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant for this panel, and no Matter bridging.

NoNo
Catalog note

No 802.15.4 radio is listed, so the panel cannot act as a Thread border router.

NoNo
Catalog note

The radio section lists Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only, with no Zigbee radio.

NoNo
Integrations
Yes
Catalog note

Shelly integrates its devices with Alexa through Shelly Cloud, and the panel's built-in relay is exposed as a switch

No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Amazon Alexa supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes. The Amazon listing title claims Alexa support, but the manufacturer's documentation does not.

NoNo
Catalog note

The spec sheet lists only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios and no Matter support, and neither the product page nor the knowledge base documents an Apple Home path for the panel.

Yes
Catalog note

Shelly integrates its devices with Google Home through Shelly Cloud, the same path as Alexa and SmartThings

No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Google Smart Home supported traits as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

YesYes
Catalog note

Shelly lists Home Assistant Integration among the panel's key features and states that it works over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with support for MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant.

Yes
Catalog note

Via the official Shelly Cloud integration

No
Catalog note

Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Samsung SmartThings supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

Sensors
YesYes
Catalog note

A built-in lux sensor, which can also drive automations on ambient brightness.

YesNo
Catalog note

The humidity sensor row on Shelly's spec sheet reads No.

NoYes
Catalog note

A proximity sensor with a range of about 1 metre wakes the display when somebody approaches.

YesNo
Catalog note

Shelly's spec sheet marks both the internal and the ambient temperature sensor as No, unlike the smaller Wall Display. Climate automations read from paired Shelly sensors instead.

Video
NoNo
Catalog note

No camera is fitted. The sensor list is the light sensor, the proximity sensor and the microphone array.

Not applicable / unspecifiedNot applicable / unspecified
Not applicable / unspecifiedNot applicable / unspecified
Voice Assistant
NoNo
Catalog note

The panel carries a four-microphone line array, but Shelly documents no built-in voice assistant on it.

NoNo

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