Haozee - smart plugs

HaoZee: ZigBee socket with energy monitoring for a scalable smart home

About the brand

We’ll be honest: HaoZee is a brand name under which smart home electronics are manufactured in contract manufacturing plants in China, and there is no publicly available date of the company’s foundation, nor detailed information about the ownership structure or corporate history. This is a standard situation for the budget ZigBee device segment: the same manufacturing facilities produce technically similar devices under dozens of different brands for different markets. Instead of a fictional brand narrative, we’ll tell you what scenarios this equipment is actually suitable for.

Products and their purpose

The catalog presents the HaoZee ZigBee socket with energy monitoring function - model NAS-WR01B. Unlike Wi-Fi sockets that connect directly to a home router, this model works through a ZigBee hub - a separate bridge device that combines all ZigBee devices in the house into a single network. This means additional initial costs for the hub itself, but gives a significant advantage in scalability: a ZigBee network is designed for dozens and even hundreds of devices without degrading the response speed, while a home Wi-Fi router with a large number of connected smart devices often starts to "slow down" due to the limited number of simultaneous connections.

Another technical advantage of the ZigBee protocol is the "mesh network" topology: each socket, which is constantly connected to the 220V network, simultaneously acts as a signal repeater for other ZigBee devices nearby. The more such sockets are installed in the house, the more stable and further the signal spreads - unlike Wi-Fi devices, which remain completely dependent on the power of one central router. For a large house or apartment with thick walls, this is a noticeable practical advantage.

The energy monitoring function works the same as in other smart sockets: the application displays the instantaneous consumption of the connected device in watts and accumulated statistics for the selected period. This allows you to track the consumption of a specific device - a lamp, a charger, a small household appliance - and detect hidden electricity consumption in standby mode.

Advantages and features

It should be noted honestly: the ZigBee ecosystem makes sense primarily when you plan to install several such devices at once - one separate outlet does not justify the cost of a hub if you do not have other ZigBee devices in your plans. However, if you are going to gradually build a smart home system with motion, temperature, water flow sensors and several outlets, purchasing a hub once and using ZigBee devices in the future turns out to be more cost-effective than separate Wi-Fi solutions.

The socket is compatible with popular hubs based on the Tuya and Zigbee2MQTT platforms for more technically savvy users who build their own automation system without being tied to a specific manufacturer's cloud service. This is especially valuable for those who are concerned about the operation of the smart home system even in the event of temporary unavailability of the Internet or the manufacturer's cloud service: the local controller based on Zigbee2MQTT is able to continue executing already configured scenarios autonomously.

Another practical advantage of ZigBee devices is the lower power consumption of the radio module itself compared to Wi-Fi, which in practice means less heat generation in the socket housing during long-term continuous operation. For devices that remain connected to the network 24/7, this is a small but real advantage in terms of the durability of the device itself.

Before purchasing a hub, it's worth checking how many ZigBee devices it supports and whether it already integrates with the smart home application or voice assistant you plan to use - hub compatibility varies significantly between manufacturers than the sockets themselves.

Why choose HaoZee?

If you are planning to build a full-fledged smart home system with several ZigBee devices, and not one separate outlet, the HaoZee model is worth considering as an economical option for replenishing such a network. Our consultants will help you choose a compatible hub and tell you about the features of the setup, and the delivery service will promptly deliver the selected equipment throughout Ukraine.