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Vivint Element Smart Thermostat VS Nest Thermostat (3rd gen)

Compare Vivint Element Smart Thermostat VS Nest Thermostat (3rd gen) and see what are their differences

Vivint Element Smart Thermostat logo Vivint Element Smart Thermostat

A smart wireless thermostat that blends comfort and savings

Nest Thermostat (3rd gen) logo Nest Thermostat (3rd gen)

A slimmer, sharper, sexier thermostat
  • Vivint Element Smart Thermostat Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-01-07
  • Nest Thermostat (3rd gen) Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-21

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Vivint Element Smart Thermostat and Nest Thermostat (3rd gen))
Home
50 50%
50% 50
Photo & Video
48 48%
52% 52
Security & Privacy
58 58%
42% 42
Internet Of Things
52 52%
48% 48

User comments

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  1. User avatar
    Kurt Wayne
    · almost 2 years ago
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    My old thermostat did a better job of holding the temp in my small home (1-story 1100 sf) to right at what I had it set to than the Nest, which about half the time is about + or - 1 degree from my setting. I had to get on about 5 calls with support trying to get it working properly. Had to finally do an entire reset on it to get it to stop changing the A/C temp in the Heat•Cool mode, very frustrating. Non intuitive for new users as far as how to interact with the "touch" screen (tip: "click/select" is usually pushing at the bottom of the face of it). No instructions on this in the box. Pretty disappointing overall...esp for a Google product @ $200!

    Kurt TN bought from dell.com

    I recommend - Nest Thermostat (3rd gen).

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Nest Thermostat (3rd gen) seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Vivint Element Smart Thermostat mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Vivint Element Smart Thermostat yet. Tracking of Vivint Element Smart Thermostat recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Nest Thermostat (3rd gen) mentions (3)

  • Who does Google not invest in making Nest better?
    Weird that Google is selling a six year old product that they haven’t EOLed. I can’t imagine all the chips we sourced in 2015 are all still available. It takes a full time team of engineers to keep a hardware product shipping as parts need to be updated regularly, with the increase in products covering fewer systems each, but about the same overall coverage of an older but more expensive product, it might makes... Source: over 2 years ago
  • Google Nest Thermostat - worth it?
    New home owner, and we installed the Nest Learning Thermostat. Really don't need anything other than the ability to change the temperature on the phone, or to kick off the fan. Source: about 3 years ago
  • Temperature Sensor alternative?
    What do you mean the temperature sensors don't work? They work just fine with the Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen (https://store.google.com/us/product/nest_learning_thermostat_3rd_gen). The "Nest Thermostat" isn't a replacement for the top end of the Nest product line. Source: about 3 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Vivint Element Smart Thermostat and Nest Thermostat (3rd gen), you can also consider the following products

ecobee - The smarter wi-fi thermostat

Netatmo - Control your heating wherever you are

Zen Thermostat - Control the temperature of your home anytime, from anywhere

Honeywell Lyric - think Nest's infamous Learning Thermostat, but smarter

Tuya Smart - Tuya Smart is a free to use Lifestyle Application by Tuya Inc.

ecobee4 - Smart thermostat with Alexa built inside