Tile Mate – Smart Home Geeks https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk Smart Home Fri, 10 Jul 2020 02:39:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.13 https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-house-512-237998-32x32.png Tile Mate – Smart Home Geeks https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk 32 32 Tile Mate vs Tile Pro – Tile Compared https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/compare/tile-mate-vs-tile-pro-tile-compared/ https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/compare/tile-mate-vs-tile-pro-tile-compared/?noamp=mobile#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2018 06:55:11 +0000 https://smarthomegeeks.co.uk/?p=2003 Tile, the Bluetooth tracking chip, has released quite a few models over the last 12 months. Each model has slightly different features and benefits, which one is right for you depends how you plan on using it. Below we have created the ultimate Tile comparison table, showing the differences between each type of Tile. However […]

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Tile, the Bluetooth tracking chip, has released quite a few models over the last 12 months. Each model has slightly different features and benefits, which one is right for you depends how you plan on using it.

Below we have created the ultimate Tile comparison table, showing the differences between each type of Tile.

However part of the decision has been made for you as Tile have recently discontinued Tile Style and Tile Sport.

Tile Mate vs Tile Pro vs Tile Slim

 Tile SlimTile Mate (old)Tile Mate (2018)Tile ProTile StyleTile Sport
ModelT2001T3001T5001T6001T4001T4002
ColourWhiteWhiteWhiteBlack / WhiteGoldBlack
Battery TypeInternalInternalBattery
CR1632		Battery
CR2032		InternalInternal
Range30m / 100 ft45m / 150 ft45m / 150 ft90m / 300 ft60m/ 200 ft60m / 200ft
Volume82 db88 db119 db128 db98 db98 db
Dimensions54mm x 54mm x 2.4mm35mm x 35mm x 6.2mm35mm x 35mm x 6.2mm42mm x 42mm x 6.5mm37.5mm x 5.9mm40mm x 5.9mm
Weight9.3g7g7g15.5g11g15g
IP RatingIP57IP57IP55IP55IP68IP68
Cost£30Discontinued£20£30DiscontinuedDiscontinued

If this confuses you further here is a quick run through which Tile might be best for you:

Tile Pro

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Great for items that need a little more protection as this Tile has the best range and is the loudest. You can also change its battery.

Tile Mate

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This is your ‘everyday’ Tile, perfect for keys. It is second loudest in the range and has a good range. You can also change its battery.

Tile Slim

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The super Slim Tile is designed for wallets, laptop bags or iPad cases. Anywhere you want to track but don’t have much space. As this Tile is so slim Tile tell us it’s not possible to create a version with a changeable battery. However you can join their reTile program to get a new Tile for a reduced price.

What is Tile Premium?

You can also subscribe to Tile Premium adding the plan to any of these Tiles. Tile Premium adds these additional features:

  • Automatic free battery replacement
  • Smart Alerts – to let you know if you leave house without your keys for example
  • Unlimited sharing
  • 30-day location history
  • 3-year extended warranty
  • SMS support

Tile Premium costs £29.99 annually or £2.99 monthly and can be purchased in the app.

What about Alexa, Google Assistant & Siri?

All Tile models support them, you just need to set them up with the assistant. For example for Alexa you need to setup the Alexa Tile Skill. Once setup you can as “Alexa, ask Tile to find my keys”.

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Tile Mate Review
LoudGreat rangeChangeable batteryAlexa, Siri, & Google integrations
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How it works
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There are quite a few Bluetooth trackers on the market, all designed to help you keep track of your keys, wallets or generally anything!

Market leader Tile has just given their bestselling product, Tile Mate, an impressive update.

What does Tile Mate do?

Tile is a Bluetooth tracker, if you have heard of Tile you will probably know its ‘controversial feature’ – on previous models the battery was not changeable. This was done for many reasons but mainly to create a reliable product. As the biggest downfall of most of these products is the battery.

Fast forward to today and sustainability is key, even in smart home tech. Tile listened and created the updated Tile Mate – the first Tile with a changeable battery.

Tile Battery uk


The battery is a standard CR1632 and will last 12 months, as before if the battery is low it will let you know. If you subscribe to the Premium service, it will even send you a replacement battery.

When updating the design, Tile also boosted the features, it is now louder than before and has an impressive range of 45 Meters.

The new Tile Mate still features a lost mode, if you mark an item as lost in the app other users apps can update you on its location.

How easy is it to setup?

Very simple, setup is done by pressing the tile and opening the app. The app then activates the tile and its ready to go.

To setup with Alexa or Siri there are a few additional steps but again nothing complicated.

What’s the connectivity?

Tile Siri

Tile works via Bluetooth LE.

It also connects to a range of smart home assistants (Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri) allowing you to ask them to find your keys. Great if you cant even find your phone and need to find your keys!

How much does Tile Mate Cost?

Tile Mate cost £20 or a 4-pack for £54.99. This is good value for money if you consider how much time is often wasted looking for lost items.

Tile also have a service called Tile Premium, this includes a range of additional features for example notifications if you leave home without your keys.

Premium also includes free automatic battery replacement and costs £30 a year or £2.99 a month and can be purchased in the app.

You can  buy the new Tile mate on Amazon.

Tile Mate with Replaceable Battery

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What’s it like living with Tile Mate?

Tile is brilliant!

We gave the new Tile Mate a good test – the range is spot on as advertised and the volume very handy.

What are our final thoughts?

Great evolution of an already good product. We are often losing our keys and Tile solves the problem. Now with the changeable battery this truly deserves 5*.

For more information or to buy a Tile check out Amazon.

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