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X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm vs YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

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Key differences between X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm and YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

A summary of selected recorded differences between these smoke & co detectors. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices
  • Automations (features): X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm — No; YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm — Yes.
Specifications to check side by side
  • 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm — X-Sense Base Station required (The alarm reaches the X-Sense app through the SBS50 base station, which joins a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network; the alarm itself has no Wi-Fi radio); YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm — No.
  • Other (connectivity): X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm — RF wireless interconnect (Interconnects over 869.25 to 869.3 MHz RF, with 18 alarms on the wireless network or up to 50 units through the SBS50 base station; compatible with X-Sense Link+ Pro and Link+ wireless alarms); YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm — LoRa (YoLink hub required).
  • Battery Life (power): X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm — 10 years; YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm — 5 years.
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  • 3 of 37 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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Battery Life

  • X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm10 years
  • YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm5 years

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Alerts

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Yes
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

App, SMS and email alerts through a YoLink hub

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

The app reports low battery, and the alarm also announces device silenced and alarm off states

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No

Connectivity

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
X-Sense Base Station required
Catalog note

The alarm reaches the X-Sense app through the SBS50 base station, which joins a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network; the alarm itself has no Wi-Fi radio

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
RF wireless interconnect
Catalog note

Interconnects over 869.25 to 869.3 MHz RF, with 18 alarms on the wireless network or up to 50 units through the SBS50 base station; compatible with X-Sense Link+ Pro and Link+ wireless alarms

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
LoRa (YoLink hub required)
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No

Display

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Not applicable / unspecified
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Not applicable / unspecified

Features

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

85 dB at 3 m (10 ft), 3.2 kHz pulsing alarm

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Not recorded
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes

Integrations

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
Catalog note

X-Sense lists Home Assistant as the platform for the SBS50 alarm ecosystem and its SD19-MN product page claims no Alexa support; the X-Sense app, not a voice assistant, is how this alarm is controlled

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
Catalog note

Alexa's smart home API has no smoke or CO alarm type: the only supported route is the Matter Smoke CO Alarm device type, which this alarm does not speak

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

X-Sense states that its Home Assistant compatibility runs through the SBS50 base station ecosystem, and the smoke alarms paired with the SBS50 are the devices it covers

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No

Power

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
10 years
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
5 years
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
CR17450
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Not recorded
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No

Sensors

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

Photoelectric smoke sensor, compliant with EN 14604

YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Yes
Catalog note

Photoelectric sensor certified to UL 217 10th Edition and CAN/ULC S531

X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm
No
YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
No
Specifications for X-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke Alarm versus YoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
SpecificationX-Sense SD19-MN Interconnected Smart Smoke AlarmYoLink Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
Alerts
NoNo
NoNo
YesYes
Catalog note

App, SMS and email alerts through a YoLink hub

Yes
Catalog note

The app reports low battery, and the alarm also announces device silenced and alarm off states

Yes
NoNo
Connectivity
X-Sense Base Station required
Catalog note

The alarm reaches the X-Sense app through the SBS50 base station, which joins a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network; the alarm itself has no Wi-Fi radio

No
NoNo
NoNo
RF wireless interconnect
Catalog note

Interconnects over 869.25 to 869.3 MHz RF, with 18 alarms on the wireless network or up to 50 units through the SBS50 base station; compatible with X-Sense Link+ Pro and Link+ wireless alarms

LoRa (YoLink hub required)
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Display
NoNo
Not applicable / unspecifiedNot applicable / unspecified
Features
NoYes
NoNo
Yes
Catalog note

85 dB at 3 m (10 ft), 3.2 kHz pulsing alarm

Yes
NoNo
NoNo
Not recordedYes
Integrations
No
Catalog note

X-Sense lists Home Assistant as the platform for the SBS50 alarm ecosystem and its SD19-MN product page claims no Alexa support; the X-Sense app, not a voice assistant, is how this alarm is controlled

No
Catalog note

Alexa's smart home API has no smoke or CO alarm type: the only supported route is the Matter Smoke CO Alarm device type, which this alarm does not speak

NoNo
NoNo
Yes
Catalog note

X-Sense states that its Home Assistant compatibility runs through the SBS50 base station ecosystem, and the smoke alarms paired with the SBS50 are the devices it covers

Yes
NoNo
NoNo
Power
10 years5 years
CR17450Not recorded
NoNo
Sensors
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Yes
Catalog note

Photoelectric smoke sensor, compliant with EN 14604

Yes
Catalog note

Photoelectric sensor certified to UL 217 10th Edition and CAN/ULC S531

NoNo

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