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.
Every year, as winter blankets India, over a billion people find themselves navigating through streets filled with toxic, polluted air. Whether in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, or Hyderabad, the question on everyone’s mind becomes: Do face masks and air pollution masks truly offer protection? Throughout India, I’ve encountered intelligent, skeptical individuals …
When I started Smart Air in 2013, I wanted to buy an air quality monitor. I had two options. I could buy a US$260 Dylos or spend thousands of dollars on the crazy expensive particle counters. Since then, the market has exploded with new air quality monitors as cheap as 99 …
Since mask fit-test machines cost $10,000, many people need a simpler, practical way to check that their mask is sealing properly on their face. This simple four-step “poor man’s fit test” will help people check the fit of their mask and find leaks. I was fortunate enough to visit 3M’s …
In this Dyson headphones review, we won’t look too deeply into whether or not they’re good as headphones or how well the audio and sound quality are in them. Instead, our focus will be on how effectively they clean the air and whether this surpasses the performance of an N95 …
Car air purifiers sound like a great idea. But do we need them? Do car air purifiers even work? Soon after I started making DIYs, people emailed me asking if we could make an air purifier for their car. My initial reaction was, “Great idea!” On the highways, we’re surrounded …
The QT3 is the latest addition to the Smart Air HEPA air purifier family, known for its small, compact, and lightweight design. This makes it an excellent choice as both a portable and desktop air purifier, ensuring clean air right at your desk or wherever you go. But it’s not …
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 …
For many years, Xiaomi air purifiers have been one of the better-value air purifiers in many markets around the world. Unfortunately, Smart Air’s 2023 review of the new Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 found the Mi 4 comes with potentially dangerous technology. Xiaomi Mi 4 Air Purifier: What’s New? The …
Blueair air purifiers such as the Blueair Blue Pure 211 and 411 models are some of the most popular air purifiers on the market. Yet there is confusion about whether Blueair air purifiers use ionizers and produce ozone. In some sections of their website, Blueair avoids answering the question directly, …
Blueair states their air purifiers use HEPASilent technology. They avoid any link to ionizers by claiming that it involves an ‘ion chamber’ that doesn’t emit ions to the room or produce ozone. However, we took apart a Blueair 203 purifier to take a look at this ‘ion chamber’. It turns …
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