Yunlu Smart Door U1 Review: Smart locks are so cheap, are smart doors still necessary?

Reporter Ren Leilei

Intelligence has been involved in the field of home doors. Recently, consumption has picked up and the decoration market has also become lively. Many consumers are hesitant between changing to smart locks and smart doors. Replacing a smart lock may only cost one or two thousand yuan, but a smart door can easily cost more than ten thousand yuan. Is it really necessary? Today, we will review the Yunlu integrated smart door U1.

From the outside, the appearance of Yunlu smart door series is outstanding. It is the most beautiful among the products. It is simple and elegant. The metallic gray texture looks very high-end. The exquisite carving process on the surface makes this door like a work of art. The one-piece design looks simple and elegant and is very strong and durable, which is very suitable for contemporary young people. Human aesthetics. The workmanship of the steel door panel is very solid at first glance. It is said that this material has a very long service life, is strong and wear-resistant, prevents prying damage, and is safe. It weighs more than 200 kilograms and is nearly 10 centimeters thick. It can be better lifted. It has the functions of moisture-proof, anti-theft and noise isolation.

The author once tried to listen to music on the stereo late at night. The sound was turned up very loud, but there was almost no sound from outside the house. . This is relatively friendly to young people who like to have parties (of course, although the door is easy to use, you have to exercise restraint).

The design of Yunlu smart door is also highly recognizable. Most people are used to seeing traditional dark red vermilion door products. They will remember U1 deeply when they first see it. It completely incorporates elements that are in line with modern people\’s aesthetics into the design language of the door, allowing people to truly feel it. The entrance door also needs to be aesthetically pleasing. The design of the large glass on the door leaf is a highlight, which immediately enhances the overall texture. In the context of the same appearance design in the industry for decades, it undoubtedly serves as a good demonstration and catfish effect., can roll up the industry and make more good products.

The highly integrated cat-eye camera, password touch display button and hidden handle on the door are also very easy to use. The face recognition function of the cat\’s eye camera allows homeowners to open the door directly by swiping their face without having to manually open the door, which is very convenient. The face unlocking process is very smooth. When you go home, you can be recognized and detected when you are about 1 meter away from the door. When you walk to the door, you can complete the face recognition and open the door quickly. Especially when carrying things home, it saves you the trouble of unlocking. The password touch display is usually hidden, ensuring the beauty of the door. The hidden handle and fingerprint button are arranged together. The fingerprint recognition speed is very fast, and it can basically be opened in seconds with a light touch.

U1 has 7 unlocking methods, namely 3D face unlocking, fingerprint unlocking, NFC unlocking, password unlocking, temporary password unlocking, Bluetooth unlocking and emergency key lock. Yunlu\’s face unlock uses 3D face technology, which cannot be opened with photos or videos. We have tried to use photos or videos to unlock, but the door did not open. The security is very high.

Seriously, you can experience the feeling of going home more because of a door.

After talking about the appearance, let’s talk about the inner door. The design of the inner door of U1 is very mysterious. The inner door is embedded with a 10-inch large screen, which is as big as an iPad, and it also provides a variety of color options to match the decoration style of the home. The one I reviewed is brown and wood-yellow, and the color is simple and elegant, not unconventional.

The inner door reflects more of the characteristics and advantages of smart doors, and allows geeks to truly feel the difference between smart doors and traditional doors.

If the traditional door is replaced with a smart lock, there will be no screen, or even if there is a screen, it will be very small.U1\’s 10-inch large screen allows you to check the video records of visitors outside the door in the past month anytime and anywhere, and also provides daily viewing of weather and road conditions. The weather is intuitively reflected on the screen UI. If you go out and take a look at the internal screen, you don’t have to worry about forgetting to bring an umbrella when it rains.

Some consumers have complained before that although smart peepholes or smart locks have the function of recording, they can only be viewed on the mobile app, and most people find it troublesome and may not be able to watch it even once a year. With this large screen design, a lot of tedious operations are eliminated, and it feels good to view it anytime and anywhere.

More importantly, the smart door\’s cat\’s eye has a wider angle than the smart lock, nearly 180 degrees. When someone approaches outside the door, The screen will automatically light up to remind the homeowner that someone is approaching the door. At the same time, you can clearly see who is coming on the screen. Even if you don’t want to go to the door, you can check it on the spot through the Mijia APP. The log function on the screen can help you record who stayed at the door this day, who \”tried\” to unlock… and so on. The internal screen also supports local storage of videos for up to one month, which cannot be stored locally on smart locks, and has stronger retrospective capabilities.

The voice changing function of the smart door is very practical. If you are a single woman or a child at home, you can use the voice changing function to reply to visitors outside the house, so that you can scare away bad guys if you encounter them. In addition, a reminder will be issued when the door is not closed. When no one is at home, there is also a one-click arming and intelligent linkage function, which can be linked with Mijia products at home. Once the door is opened, the living room lights will be turned on and the room air conditioner will be turned on.

Many people are worried, what if there is a power outage? U1 has a built-in large-capacity backup lithium battery. We tried it and the door could still be unlocked normally after a month of power outage. Once the power is cut off at home, the backup battery will automatically activate and can support 30-40 days of use. This battery life is currently the strongest in the industry.

To sum up, the characteristics of smart doors are that they are really convenient and really smart. It is more intelligent in terms of unlocking method, monitoring, linkage and information push. If you are renovating, have enough budget, but don’t want the door to become outdated too quickly, then you can arrange smart doors!