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Refoss EM16P vs Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)

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Key differences between Refoss EM16P and Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)

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

Feature differences among your selected devices
  • Time Of Use Rates (data monitoring): Refoss EM16P — No; Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — Yes (Fixed or time-of-use pricing, with consumption shown per rate band).
  • Load Management (features): Refoss EM16P — Yes (Zero feed-in and peak management automations); Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — No (With no relay it can raise a threshold alert but cannot shed the load itself).
  • Alexa (integrations): Refoss EM16P — No (Alexa has no energy meter device type and this meter has no relay to expose as a switch, so a skill has nothing to publish); Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — Yes (Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model).
  • Google Home (integrations): Refoss EM16P — No; Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — Yes (Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model).
Specifications to check side by side
  • Data History (data monitoring): Refoss EM16P — 5 years (Daily data 5 years, hourly 2 years, minute 2 months, plus 7 days of minute data stored locally); Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — 1 year (Up to one year of energy data, and going offline does not interrupt the recording).
  • Apple Home (integrations): Refoss EM16P — No; Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — Upcoming platform support (The meter is a Matter over Wi-Fi device, but SONOFF's own platform table marks Apple Home as not yet able to add it: the Home app still does not accept the Matter energy meter device type. Nothing on SONOFF's side is missing, so the meter gets in once Apple supports that type.).
  • Monitored Circuits (metering): Refoss EM16P — 18; Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — 1 (One circuit, the load wired through its L and L Out terminals).
Information still to confirm
  • 6 of 39 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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Apple Home

  • Refoss EM16PNo
  • Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)Upcoming platform support

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Matter

  • Refoss EM16PNo
  • Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)Yes

Confirm the exact device type and the features exposed in your chosen platform. Protocol support does not establish feature parity across apps.

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Connectivity

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz, from an ESP32-C6

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not recorded
Catalog note

The spec sheet lists Wi-Fi only, while the FCC grant authorises a second 2402-2480 MHz transmitter, so the radio is there but SONOFF never documents it as a feature

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

The Zigbee version of this meter is a separate model, the MINI-ZB1GP

Data Monitoring

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Energy data and electricity bills export to a spreadsheet, from the app and from the local console

Refoss EM16P
5 years
Catalog note

Daily data 5 years, hourly 2 years, minute 2 months, plus 7 days of minute data stored locally

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
1 year
Catalog note

Up to one year of energy data, and going offline does not interrupt the recording

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Custom currency and electricity rate, with the bill broken down in charts

Refoss EM16P
Not recorded
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not recorded
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Fixed or time-of-use pricing, with consumption shown per rate band

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Catalog note

Per-circuit usage targets

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Overcurrent, overpower, overvoltage and undervoltage thresholds, plus a run completion alert and a maintenance reminder based on accumulated runtime

Features

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Quick Scenes in eWeLink, and its readings drive automations in Home Assistant

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Catalog note

Zero feed-in and peak management automations

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

With no relay it can raise a threshold alert but cannot shed the load itself

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

SONOFF states this is a non-switch product that cannot control the load it measures

Installation

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Wires into live and neutral behind a socket or inside a junction box, and SONOFF recommends a wall box at least 60 mm deep

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

Indoor flush mounting only, with no rail clip

Refoss EM16P
Mains (100-240 V)
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Mains (100-240 V)
Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No

Integrations

Refoss EM16P
No
Catalog note

Alexa has no energy meter device type and this meter has no relay to expose as a switch, so a skill has nothing to publish

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Upcoming platform support
Catalog note

The meter is a Matter over Wi-Fi device, but SONOFF's own platform table marks Apple Home as not yet able to add it: the Home app still does not accept the Matter energy meter device type. Nothing on SONOFF's side is missing, so the meter gets in once Apple supports that type.

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Catalog note

Native integration, no firmware flashing

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

SONOFF's platform table gives Home Assistant two routes, Matter and MQTT discovery, and both carry the voltage, current, power and energy readings

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Matter over Wi-Fi: the device carries a Matter QR code and is commissioned by scanning it from a Matter app | Home Assistant is the one Matter controller that accepts it today, because the energy meter device type is not yet handled by the other ecosystems

Refoss EM16P
No
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

Reached through eWeLink account linking, and SONOFF notes SmartThings also reads the power consumption figures

Local Control

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Catalog note

Open API with JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP and webhooks

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Catalog note

JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP and WebSocket, documented as an open API

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Manufacturer source

A local browser console is provided.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

The OpenEdge web console runs on the device and needs no app and no account

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Manufacturer source

MQTT access is listed.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

MQTT is configured from the device itself and is how Home Assistant reads the meter with no cloud in the path

Metering

Refoss EM16P
±2%
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not recorded
Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Yes
Manufacturer source

Bidirectional energy metering is supported.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Bi-directional metering separates what the load consumes from what a balcony solar array produces, which the app can record as a negative value

Refoss EM16P
60 A
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not applicable / unspecified
Refoss EM16P
18
Catalog note

2 x 200 A mains and 16 x 60 A branch sensors

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Inline measurement, no current transformer involved

Refoss EM16P
200 A
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Not applicable / unspecified
Refoss EM16P
18
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
1
Catalog note

One circuit, the load wired through its L and L Out terminals

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

SONOFF documents real-time voltage, current, power and accumulated energy, with no power factor reading

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Catalog note

Rated 100-240V~ 50/60Hz on a single line, so a 120/240 V split-phase service is out of scope

Refoss EM16P
Yes
Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
No
Specifications for Refoss EM16P versus Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
SpecificationRefoss EM16PSonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch)
Connectivity
YesYes
Catalog note

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz, from an ESP32-C6

NoNo
YesNot recorded
Catalog note

The spec sheet lists Wi-Fi only, while the FCC grant authorises a second 2402-2480 MHz transmitter, so the radio is there but SONOFF never documents it as a feature

NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Catalog note

The Zigbee version of this meter is a separate model, the MINI-ZB1GP

Data Monitoring
YesYes
Catalog note

Energy data and electricity bills export to a spreadsheet, from the app and from the local console

5 years
Catalog note

Daily data 5 years, hourly 2 years, minute 2 months, plus 7 days of minute data stored locally

1 year
Catalog note

Up to one year of energy data, and going offline does not interrupt the recording

YesYes
Catalog note

Custom currency and electricity rate, with the bill broken down in charts

Not recordedNot recorded
NoYes
Catalog note

Fixed or time-of-use pricing, with consumption shown per rate band

Yes
Catalog note

Per-circuit usage targets

Yes
Catalog note

Overcurrent, overpower, overvoltage and undervoltage thresholds, plus a run completion alert and a maintenance reminder based on accumulated runtime

Features
YesYes
Catalog note

Quick Scenes in eWeLink, and its readings drive automations in Home Assistant

Yes
Catalog note

Zero feed-in and peak management automations

No
Catalog note

With no relay it can raise a threshold alert but cannot shed the load itself

NoNo
Catalog note

SONOFF states this is a non-switch product that cannot control the load it measures

Installation
YesYes
Catalog note

Wires into live and neutral behind a socket or inside a junction box, and SONOFF recommends a wall box at least 60 mm deep

NoNo
Catalog note

Indoor flush mounting only, with no rail clip

Mains (100-240 V)Mains (100-240 V)
NoNo
Integrations
No
Catalog note

Alexa has no energy meter device type and this meter has no relay to expose as a switch, so a skill has nothing to publish

Yes
Catalog note

Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model

NoUpcoming platform support
Catalog note

The meter is a Matter over Wi-Fi device, but SONOFF's own platform table marks Apple Home as not yet able to add it: the Home app still does not accept the Matter energy meter device type. Nothing on SONOFF's side is missing, so the meter gets in once Apple supports that type.

NoYes
Catalog note

Reached by adding the meter to eWeLink and linking the account, the path SONOFF documents for this model

Yes
Catalog note

Native integration, no firmware flashing

Yes
Catalog note

SONOFF's platform table gives Home Assistant two routes, Matter and MQTT discovery, and both carry the voltage, current, power and energy readings

NoYes
Catalog note

Matter over Wi-Fi: the device carries a Matter QR code and is commissioned by scanning it from a Matter app | Home Assistant is the one Matter controller that accepts it today, because the energy meter device type is not yet handled by the other ecosystems

NoYes
Catalog note

Reached through eWeLink account linking, and SONOFF notes SmartThings also reads the power consumption figures

Local Control
Yes
Catalog note

Open API with JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP and webhooks

Yes
Catalog note

JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP and WebSocket, documented as an open API

YesYes
Manufacturer source

A local browser console is provided.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

The OpenEdge web console runs on the device and needs no app and no account

YesYes
Manufacturer source

MQTT access is listed.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

MQTT is configured from the device itself and is how Home Assistant reads the meter with no cloud in the path

Metering
±2%Not recorded
YesYes
Manufacturer source

Bidirectional energy metering is supported.

Sonoff MINI PM Matter Over WiFi Power Meter (Non-Switch) — manufacturer product description →
Source section
Product description / feature descriptions
Model
MINI-1GP
Region
Manufacturer listing for the named model/variant; regional equivalence has not been established
Firmware
Not specified by this source
Checked

This product measures energy and does not switch the attached load.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Bi-directional metering separates what the load consumes from what a balcony solar array produces, which the app can record as a negative value

60 ANot applicable / unspecified
18
Catalog note

2 x 200 A mains and 16 x 60 A branch sensors

Not applicable / unspecified
Catalog note

Inline measurement, no current transformer involved

200 ANot applicable / unspecified
181
Catalog note

One circuit, the load wired through its L and L Out terminals

YesNo
Catalog note

SONOFF documents real-time voltage, current, power and accumulated energy, with no power factor reading

YesNo
Catalog note

Rated 100-240V~ 50/60Hz on a single line, so a 120/240 V split-phase service is out of scope

YesNo

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