Smart Air’s data-backed reviews of air purifiers, air quality monitors and masks provide honest, open-data reviews of popular brands like Xiaomi and Dyson. We present real-world test data on air purifiers from multiple brands, including Smart Air’s own, and compare them against each other. Learn what you should look out for when you’re buying an air purifier, how to test the effectiveness of your existing air purifier and tips here.
A fan, furnace filters, and some duct tape–can air purifiers be that simple? Meet the Corsi-Rosenthal Box (CR Box) DIY air purifier. The Corsi-Rosenthal Box is a powerful, low-cost air purifier that you can put together on the cheap. At Smart Air, we’ve been building, testing, and teaching people how …
Many air purifier companies add fancy features to help market their products. One of these features is an air purifier auto mode, also called “smart mode”. The problem? Test data shows an air purifier’s auto mode routinely fails, leaving users with dangerous air. The idea behind smart purifiers’ auto mode …
Xiaomi air purifiers, such as the Xiaomi Mi 3H and 3C are some of the most popular air purifiers on the market. Many rely on Xiaomi’s auto mode to keep their homes clean. The problem? Our tests show the Xiaomi Mi 3H and other Xiaomi air purifier auto modes do …
Air pollution and COVID-19 have led to a boom in air purifiers in Thailand. But with so many options, it can be difficult to determine the best air purifier. In this article, Smart Air breaks down the top-selling air purifiers in Thailand to see which purifiers get you the most …
One particular popular air purifier in Thailand and the Philippines, which goes by many names, has become a bestseller in recent years. The air purifier, often called an “OEM”, promises an effective air purifier at a price far lower than the competition. But is the “OEM” air purifier actually effective? …
The QT3 is the newest addition to the Smart Air HEPA air purifier family. It’s small, compact, and lightweight, which makes it great as a portable air purifier. But it’s not the first ‘portable’ air purifier on the market. So how does the QT3 portable air purifier compare with existing …
The QT3 is a small, portable air purifier designed to provide a bubble of clean air on the go. Even though the QT3 is not designed for cleaning entire rooms, our tests show it is effective at cleaning small rooms up to 15 m2. That raises the question, is the …
The QT3 air purifier is a light and compact air purifier, designed to clean a pocket of clean air around its user. But how well does it clean an entire room? Smart Air ran a series of tests in our office meeting room to find out. The QT3 Air Purifier …
High CO2 levels negatively affect wellbeing and productivity and strongly correlate with disease spread. Thus, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, measuring indoor CO2 levels is useful. Popular CO2 monitors include the IQAir AirVisual Pro and Kaiterra Laser Egg + CO2. But how accurate are these CO2 monitors? Smart Air conducted …
How does a $550 Dyson TP04 air purifier compare to the Sqair, which costs less than a third of its price? We put both air purifiers to the test to compare their effectiveness in reducing PM2.5 in the Smart Air India office in Delhi. The Head-to-Head Test To compare the …
