Many friends who decorate new houses and reinstall old houses are confused. Do you want to buy ordinary mechanical locks or smart locks that look tall? What’s the difference between them?
Today, I will explain this problem clearly to you. Please remember to read it carefully, and you will not be entangled in buying locks next time. mechanical lock
The most common lock we have is the lock on the indoor and outdoor doors at home. In appearance, it has a handle and a ball shape. The biggest difference between it and smart locks is whether there are electronic components or not.
Intelligent lock
According to the latest industry authoritative report "China Smart Door Lock Technology and Analysis Report 2017-2020", smart locks are first networked, connected to the cloud and mobile phones, so that we can keep abreast of the door lock dynamics. Secondly, the smart lock must have biometric technology, such as fingerprint, face, iris and so on.
security
Mechanical lock: mechanical lock belongs to passive anti-theft According to the national standard, the opening time of the C-class locking technology cannot be opened within 270 minutes, while that of the B-class lock is 5 minutes and that of the A-class lock is 1 minute.
Smart lock: The smart lock is basically the same as the mechanical lock, and the lock core is divided into three levels: A/B/C, so there is no comparability. However, the smart lock can improve the security through remote monitoring, anti-technical opening alarm and anti-violence opening alarm, and it has many more protective measures than the mechanical lock, and belongs to active anti-theft.
Conclusion: In terms of security, the smart lock is relatively better. But a safe smart lock is also inseparable from the lock core of the security lock. Therefore, when purchasing, it is best to purchase a smart lock with a super B-class C-class or D+-class lock core.
Convenience
Mechanical lock: The mechanical lock can only be opened by the key, and it is easy to lose and forget to bring the key, which is extremely inconvenient to carry and brings a lot of troubles to people’s lives.
Smart lock: Smart locks can be unlocked by fingerprints, mobile phones, cards, passwords, remote and emergency keys, so you don’t have to worry about the troubles caused by lost keys or forgotten locks. The convenience is far better than that of mechanical locks.
Conclusion: After comparison, the intelligent lock has more ways to open the door than the mechanical lock, which is more humanized and has an absolute advantage in the shortcut of opening the door.
stability
Mechanical locks: After more than 100 years, mechanical locks have mature technology and stable performance, and now their market share in China is as high as 90%.
Smart lock: A few years ago, there was a big gap between smart lock and mechanical lock in terms of stability and quality, but in recent years, with the maturity of technology, the stability has basically reached the level of mechanical lock.
PK Result: A few years ago, when the smart lock first emerged in China, its stability and quality were indeed a lot worse than that of the mechanical lock. However, after several years’ efforts, the smart lock has achieved a qualitative leap in stability and quality, which can be said to be comparable to that of the mechanical lock.
Price–performance ratio
Mechanical lock: low cost and single function, so the general mechanical lock is about several hundred yuan, and the cost performance is very high.
Smart lock: It is a lock product with high technology content, involving many fields such as biometrics, electronic information, Internet of Things, radio frequency technology and chips. Therefore, it is worse than mechanical lock in cost performance.
Conclusion: In terms of price, mechanical lock has an absolute advantage in price because its technical content is relatively lower than that of smart lock. Smart locks are relatively expensive, but the experience is better.
interactivity
Mechanical lock: Mechanical lock basically has no interaction with users except closing and locking the door when entering and leaving the house every day.
Smart lock: Smart lock is an intelligent product, which not only brings people a safe and convenient experience, but also has many interactive functions, such as anti-disassembly alarm, interconnection with other smart home products, low battery reminder, etc., which is very interactive.
Conclusion: In terms of interactivity, smart locks can be said to be several blocks away from mechanical locks. After all, intelligent products are designed to improve the interactivity with people.
Fashion
Mechanical locks: In recent years, in order to meet the needs of young users, many mechanical lock manufacturers have also made great efforts in appearance, and introduced locks of different styles, such as Chinese, European and pastoral, which have been very rich in appearance.
Smart lock: Smart lock itself is the product of the combination of intelligence and locks, so in recent years, it has also made rapid progress in appearance, and various smart locks emerge one after another.
PK Results: Although mechanical locks have made great progress in appearance in recent years, smart locks are more novel in appearance design and can better meet the needs of users.
Conclusion: Through the comparison of safety, convenience, stability, cost performance, interactivity and appearance, the advantages of smart locks are more obvious. With the development trend of intelligent life, the future trend of smart homes will attract much attention and cannot be stopped, and as the new favorite of smart homes, the future development of smart locks will also be promising.