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Shelly BLU Motion ZB vs YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT

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Key differences between Shelly BLU Motion ZB and YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT

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

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Bluetooth (connectivity): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — Yes (Bluetooth 5 (LE) broadcasting in the BTHome format, running simultaneously with Zigbee. Remote control needs a Shelly BLU Gateway or a Shelly Plus, Pro, Gen3 or Gen4 device as the bridge.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — No.
Light (sensors): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — Yes (Built-in lux sensor reporting three levels (dark, twilight, bright) with configurable thresholds, 50 lx dark and 500 lx bright by default.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — No.
Temperature (sensors): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — No (The specifications list only a PIR and a light sensor.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — Yes (The app's device details screen shows a temperature reading, described in the user guide as an auxiliary function that only refreshes when the sensor sends an alert or a heartbeat, or when the SET button is pressed.).

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Zigbee (connectivity): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — Zigbee Hub required (Zigbee 3.0 end device (IAS Zone 0x000D, profile 0x104, 802.15.4), so it joins an existing Zigbee coordinator.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — No.
Alexa (integrations): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — Shelly gateway required (Reaches Amazon Alexa through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — Yes (The user guide states the Motion Sensor RT works with voice assistants such as Alexa, set up from the app under Settings, Third-Party Services.).
Apple Home (integrations): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — No (The device documentation lists only Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee 3.0, with no Matter or HomeKit profile, and Shelly's compatibility page names only Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — YoLink Local Hub required (Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub bridges YoLink devices to Matter, and its user guide names Apple Home as one of the platforms that pairs them by scanning the hub's Matter QR code.).
Google Home (integrations): Shelly BLU Motion ZB — Shelly gateway required (Reaches Google Home through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.); YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT — YoLink Local Hub required (Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub user guide tells you to scan its Matter QR code from any Matter platform, naming Apple Home, Google Home and SmartThings. The cloud-only YoLink hubs have no Google Home path.).

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Option 1 · Shelly

Shelly BLU Motion ZB

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · YoLink

YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT

Last updated October 2026

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Apple Home

Shelly BLU Motion ZBNo
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RTYoLink Local Hub required

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Matter

Shelly BLU Motion ZBNo
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RTYoLink Local Hub required

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Battery Life

Shelly BLU Motion ZB5 years
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT2 years

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Alerts

Low Battery Alerts

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
IAS Zone status bit 3 flags a battery at or below 15 percent, and the battery percentage is also broadcast over BTHome.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Not recorded

Motion Alerts

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Every motion detection is broadcast as an event over BTHome and sent over Zigbee to the bound devices, and the app can push a notification when movement is detected.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
The Alarm Strategy screen sends app push, email and limited SMS notifications, and can trigger a YoLink siren or SpeakerHub.

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Bluetooth

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Bluetooth 5 (LE) broadcasting in the BTHome format, running simultaneously with Zigbee. Remote control needs a Shelly BLU Gateway or a Shelly Plus, Pro, Gen3 or Gen4 device as the bridge.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Thread

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Z Wave

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Zigbee

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
Zigbee 3.0 end device (IAS Zone 0x000D, profile 0x104, 802.15.4), so it joins an existing Zigbee coordinator.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Features

Angle Of Detection

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Not recorded
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Not recorded

Automations

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Motion and light-level events trigger scenes and automations from the Shelly Smart Control app, and scripting is available through a gateway.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
Works as a condition in the app's Smart Automation rules, and pairs directly to another YoLink device with Control-D2D, which keeps running without internet.

Detection Timeout

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Motion hold time is configurable in seconds (60 by default): while movement continues the timer restarts, and a motion clear event is emitted once it expires.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
Two separate timers in the app: 'time to enter no-motion state', after which the sensor reports no motion detected, and 'alert hold', which suppresses new alerts for a set period after the first detection.

History Records

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Not recorded
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
The device screen links to the sensor's history logs.

Motion Sensitivity

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Three PIR sensitivity levels (low, medium, high), adjustable to cut false triggers from pets or distant movement.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
Sensitivity is adjustable in the app; the user guide notes higher sensitivity brings more false alarms and lower sensitivity shortens detection range.

Range Of Detection

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Not recorded
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Not recorded

Integrations

Alexa

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Shelly gateway required
Catalog note
Reaches Amazon Alexa through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
The user guide states the Motion Sensor RT works with voice assistants such as Alexa, set up from the app under Settings, Third-Party Services.

Apple Home

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
Catalog note
The device documentation lists only Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee 3.0, with no Matter or HomeKit profile, and Shelly's compatibility page names only Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: YoLink Local Hub required
Catalog note
Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub bridges YoLink devices to Matter, and its user guide names Apple Home as one of the platforms that pairs them by scanning the hub's Matter QR code.

Google Home

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Shelly gateway required
Catalog note
Reaches Google Home through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: YoLink Local Hub required
Catalog note
Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub user guide tells you to scan its Matter QR code from any Matter platform, naming Apple Home, Google Home and SmartThings. The cloud-only YoLink hubs have no Google Home path.

Home Assistant

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model (SBMO-103Z), exposing occupancy, battery, battery low, light level, the dark and bright thresholds and motion sensitivity. Over Bluetooth it also broadcasts BTHome, which Home Assistant reads natively.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
The user guide points to the official Home Assistant YoLink integration. That integration authenticates against the YoLink account and covers the brand's line rather than a fixed model list, and the sibling motion sensors (YS7804-UC, YS7805-UC) are already on its verified-device list.

Matter

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
Catalog note
Not in the CSA certified-product database under Shelly Europe Ltd., and the device documentation lists only Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee 3.0.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: YoLink Local Hub required
Catalog note
The sensor speaks LoRa, not Matter. The YoLink Local Hub adds a Matter integration that republishes the YoLink devices on it, so a Matter fabric reaches the sensor through that hub.

SmartThings

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Shelly gateway required
Catalog note
Reaches SmartThings through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: YoLink Local Hub required
Catalog note
Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub user guide names SmartThings as one of the Matter platforms that can pair YoLink devices through the hub.

Power

Battery Life

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: 5 years
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: 2 years

Battery Type

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: 1x CR2477
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: AA

Sensors

Light

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: Yes
Catalog note
Built-in lux sensor reporting three levels (dark, twilight, bright) with configurable thresholds, 50 lx dark and 500 lx bright by default.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: No

Motion

Shelly BLU Motion ZB

Yes

Manufacturer source

The ZB variant detects movement.

Shelly BLU Motion ZB manufacturer product page →

Source section: Product description
Model: Shelly BLU Motion ZB
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

This evidence is specific to BLU Motion ZB, not the earlier Bluetooth-only model.

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

Catalog note

PYD1698 passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor.

YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT

Yes

Catalog note

Radar (microwave) motion sensing instead of PIR, reported over YoLink's LoRa link with a YoLink hub required.

Temperature

Shelly BLU Motion ZB: No
Catalog note
The specifications list only a PIR and a light sensor.
YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT: Yes
Catalog note
The app's device details screen shows a temperature reading, described in the user guide as an auxiliary function that only refreshes when the sensor sends an alert or a heartbeat, or when the SET button is pressed.

Specifications for Shelly BLU Motion ZB versus YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT
Specification	Shelly BLU Motion ZB	YoLink Indoor Motion Sensor RT
Alerts
Low Battery Alerts	Yes Catalog note IAS Zone status bit 3 flags a battery at or below 15 percent, and the battery percentage is also broadcast over BTHome.	Not recorded
Motion Alerts	Yes Catalog note Every motion detection is broadcast as an event over BTHome and sent over Zigbee to the bound devices, and the app can push a notification when movement is detected.	Yes Catalog note The Alarm Strategy screen sends app push, email and limited SMS notifications, and can trigger a YoLink siren or SpeakerHub.
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes Catalog note Bluetooth 5 (LE) broadcasting in the BTHome format, running simultaneously with Zigbee. Remote control needs a Shelly BLU Gateway or a Shelly Plus, Pro, Gen3 or Gen4 device as the bridge.	No
Thread	No	No
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	Zigbee Hub required Catalog note Zigbee 3.0 end device (IAS Zone 0x000D, profile 0x104, 802.15.4), so it joins an existing Zigbee coordinator.	No
Features
Angle Of Detection	Not recorded	Not recorded
Automations	Yes Catalog note Motion and light-level events trigger scenes and automations from the Shelly Smart Control app, and scripting is available through a gateway.	Yes Catalog note Works as a condition in the app's Smart Automation rules, and pairs directly to another YoLink device with Control-D2D, which keeps running without internet.
Detection Timeout	Yes Catalog note Motion hold time is configurable in seconds (60 by default): while movement continues the timer restarts, and a motion clear event is emitted once it expires.	Yes Catalog note Two separate timers in the app: 'time to enter no-motion state', after which the sensor reports no motion detected, and 'alert hold', which suppresses new alerts for a set period after the first detection.
History Records	Not recorded	Yes Catalog note The device screen links to the sensor's history logs.
Motion Sensitivity	Yes Catalog note Three PIR sensitivity levels (low, medium, high), adjustable to cut false triggers from pets or distant movement.	Yes Catalog note Sensitivity is adjustable in the app; the user guide notes higher sensitivity brings more false alarms and lower sensitivity shortens detection range.
Range Of Detection	Not recorded	Not recorded
Integrations
Alexa	Shelly gateway required Catalog note Reaches Amazon Alexa through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.	Yes Catalog note The user guide states the Motion Sensor RT works with voice assistants such as Alexa, set up from the app under Settings, Third-Party Services.
Apple Home	No Catalog note The device documentation lists only Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee 3.0, with no Matter or HomeKit profile, and Shelly's compatibility page names only Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings.	YoLink Local Hub required Catalog note Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub bridges YoLink devices to Matter, and its user guide names Apple Home as one of the platforms that pairs them by scanning the hub's Matter QR code.
Google Home	Shelly gateway required Catalog note Reaches Google Home through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.	YoLink Local Hub required Catalog note Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub user guide tells you to scan its Matter QR code from any Matter platform, naming Apple Home, Google Home and SmartThings. The cloud-only YoLink hubs have no Google Home path.
Home Assistant	Yes Catalog note Zigbee2MQTT supports this exact model (SBMO-103Z), exposing occupancy, battery, battery low, light level, the dark and bright thresholds and motion sensitivity. Over Bluetooth it also broadcasts BTHome, which Home Assistant reads natively.	Yes Catalog note The user guide points to the official Home Assistant YoLink integration. That integration authenticates against the YoLink account and covers the brand's line rather than a fixed model list, and the sibling motion sensors (YS7804-UC, YS7805-UC) are already on its verified-device list.
Matter	No Catalog note Not in the CSA certified-product database under Shelly Europe Ltd., and the device documentation lists only Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee 3.0.	YoLink Local Hub required Catalog note The sensor speaks LoRa, not Matter. The YoLink Local Hub adds a Matter integration that republishes the YoLink devices on it, so a Matter fabric reaches the sensor through that hub.
SmartThings	Shelly gateway required Catalog note Reaches SmartThings through the Shelly Smart Control account, and the product page states that a compatible Bluetooth or Zigbee gateway is required for automations and app control.	YoLink Local Hub required Catalog note Via Matter. The YoLink Local Hub user guide names SmartThings as one of the Matter platforms that can pair YoLink devices through the hub.
Power
Battery Life	5 years	2 years
Battery Type	1x CR2477	AA
Sensors
Light	Yes Catalog note Built-in lux sensor reporting three levels (dark, twilight, bright) with configurable thresholds, 50 lx dark and 500 lx bright by default.	No
Motion	Yes Manufacturer source The ZB variant detects movement. Shelly BLU Motion ZB manufacturer product page → Source section Product description Model Shelly BLU Motion ZB Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 This evidence is specific to BLU Motion ZB, not the earlier Bluetooth-only model. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note PYD1698 passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor.	Yes Catalog note Radar (microwave) motion sensing instead of PIR, reported over YoLink's LoRa link with a YoLink hub required.
Temperature	No Catalog note The specifications list only a PIR and a light sensor.	Yes Catalog note The app's device details screen shows a temperature reading, described in the user guide as an auxiliary function that only refreshes when the sensor sends an alert or a heartbeat, or when the SET button is pressed.

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