Onvis Announces Matter over Thread In-Wall Outlet

Of all the companies that have taken to both Matter and Thread, it could be argued Onvis are frontrunners. This is after releasing a couple of devices that whilst not utilising Matter, have nonetheless added Thread capabilities to their products. Now the Shenzhen-based company has announced a forthcoming dual smart in-wall outlet for the North American market, that offer Matter over Thread functionality.

There are still few smart outlets on the market compared to smart plugs, and easy to see why. When it comes to smart outlets with Matter over Thread, the lists is a bit thin, with less than a handful of companies making such devices. True to form, however, the company has raised the bar a tad, with its Onvis Socket T20. I say that because whilst most Matter devices – regardless of whether they use Thread or WiFi –  tend to come with Matter 1.1, the T20 comes with both Matter and Thread V1.4. As it stands, they’re probably on their own in this regard, so this will be the most up to date Matter over Thread wall outlet you’re going to find for a while.

In terms of specs and features, as stated, this is for North America, so it uses Type B sockets at 120v AC, 60Hz. The size of the outlets and the included wall plate all confirm to the standard specs in terms of size (5.07 x 3.33 x.1.73 in), so these will fit in well with existing devices, using fire resistant plastics. Each outlet is individually controllable via the Matter platform of your choice, and each outlet has its on power metering functionality.

Both outlets also have physical buttons with built-in LEDs so you can control power to each socket directly from the wall. The LEDs can also be turned on or off, and even scheduled to do so via automations within the Onvis app. Speaking of which, you also get access to logs from the app, as well as things like ‘holiday’ mode, and firmware updates amongst other things.

There’s no word on pricing just yet, but given the low price of their Matter over Thread smart plug, this could well be very competitive.