Honeywell Home X2S Matter-enabled Thermostat Aims to Save Energy and Money
Resideo Introduces the Honeywell Home X2S, an affordable Matter-enabled smart thermostat designed for easy installation and use. 1 The X2S offers energy-saving features and is compatible with leading smart home platforms.
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One of the most popular types of smart home device is a smart thermostat. Offering remote control of your heating, it can potentially save energy, and by extension, money. Not many Matter-compatible themostats are available, but the Honeywell Home X2S is about to add to this small number of devices.
Announced at CES 2025, the Honeywell Home X2S from Resideo Technologies offers simple installation and monitors humidity as well as temperature. It’s also cheap, which is why we think it might become a key Matter breakthrough device.
What Can You Expect From the Honeywell Home X2S?
Matter 1.3 introduced support for energy management systems, which means heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) smart tech is increasingly adding Matter support.
For the Honeywell Home X2S, this means the ability to control the thermostat using Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home, along with other smart home platforms that support Matter. It can be used with 2.4GHz and 5GHz routers, and works with other HVAC systems.
The possibilities are considerable, with support for automations and scenes (more advanced, multi-device automations).
On a more practical level, the Honeywell Home X2S can potentially save an average of 22% on energy bills if using its recommended scheduling feature. It can also detect whether your home is empty, and change the temperature to suit. The thermostat can be controlled using the device or via the dedicated app.
The Honeywell Home X2S is set to be available in U.S. and Canadian retail stores in Spring 2025, retailing at $79.99. UK and EU readers looking for a smart thermostat should consider the Tado X range or other other OpenTherm-compatible Matter HVAC devices.
Can the Honeywell Home X2S Make Smart Thermostats Matter?
Pat Tessier, vice president of product development for First Alert and Honeywell Home solutions at Resideo, considers the Honeywell Home X2S “ideal for those who are looking to upgrade their thermostat but may be intimidated by installing smart home technology. Now consumers have an affordable, feature-packed, Matter-enabled smart thermostat from a trusted thermostat brand that delivers first-rate smart home benefits and energy saving capabilities at a value that is second to none.”
What do we think?
As well as supporting Matter, the Honeywell Home X2S is ENERGY STAR certified, a more widely recognized certification. However, its simplicity – a large, bright LCD, easy installation, and even an air filter replacement reminder – along with its low price, make it a dead-cert as a budget option.
Anyone wanting to make their HVAC systems smart is going to consider the Honeywell Home X2S as a strong, affordable option. This is going to bring Matter into more homes.