Aqara

Aqara S100 Smart Panel Switch

A glass touch panel for villa reception walls where the switch is part of the finish.

ZigbeeWi-FiPremium
Works with
Apple HomeAmazon AlexaGoogle HomeAqara Home
AED 415
per panel, hub and fitting quoted separately

Typical amazon.ae price for the device, checked 19 Jul 2026. See the listing Installation is quoted separately after we check your property.

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Supplied, fitted and configured by our own Dubai team. We check compatibility with your property before you commit to anything.

Overview

What it is and where it fits

The S100 is a finish upgrade rather than a functional one, and it earns its price in villa reception and living areas where a plastic rocker plate looks wrong against the joinery. It is a glass touch panel with configurable on-screen icons, so one plate on a majlis wall can carry the lighting circuits and the scenes without a row of mismatched switches beside it. Underneath it is the same Aqara platform as the rest of the range, running Zigbee with a Wi-Fi link and reaching Apple Home, Alexa and Google through the hub. Two things to settle before specifying it. It needs a neutral at the box like any panel switch of this type, so it is a villa and new apartment product rather than an older apartment one. And a touch panel has no tactile rocker, which some households genuinely dislike, particularly where older family members or staff use the room. We fit these in reception spaces and keep physical rockers in bedrooms and service areas for that reason.

  • Glass finish that suits a villa reception wall
  • One panel replaces a row of switches and scene buttons
  • Icons configured to the room rather than fixed labels
  • Sits on the same hub as the rest of the Aqara range
Technical

Specifications

Model S100

ProtocolZigbee 3.0 and Wi-Fi, requires an Aqara hub
Neutral wireRequired at the switch box
InterfaceGlass touch panel, configurable on-screen icons
Voltage220-240V, 50Hz
Wall boxUK standard box, matches UAE switch plates
Scene controlMultiple scenes assignable to panel icons
Works withApple Home, Alexa, Google Home, Aqara Home
In Dubai homes

What to check before you order

This is a villa product in Dubai, specified for majlis and living room walls during a fit-out where the switch plate is visible in the design. It requires a neutral, which rules out most older apartment boxes. The panel fits a standard UK wall box, though the depth is greater than a rocker plate, so a shallow box in an older building may need the aperture opening up. Consider who uses the room before choosing touch over a rocker: a glass panel with no physical feedback is not the right thing on a kitchen or utility wall, and we normally mix the two through a house rather than fitting panels everywhere.

Aqara in the UAE. Sold through several authorised UAE resellers rather than one exclusive distributor. Wide local stock and the broadest single-hub ecosystem available in UAE retail.

Answers

Questions about the Aqara S100 Smart Panel Switch

Is the S100 worth the price over the Z1 Pro?
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Only where the switch plate is visible in a designed space. Electrically and functionally the Z1 Pro does the same job for less than half the money. What you pay for with the S100 is the glass finish and the ability to put several scenes on one panel instead of a separate scene button beside the switch. In a bedroom or corridor it is money spent on something nobody looks at.
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Does it need a neutral wire?
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Yes. The panel and its display need continuous power, so a neutral at the box is not optional here. In an older apartment without one you cannot use this model, and the H1 no-neutral rocker switch is the fallback.
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What happens to the panel if the hub is offline?
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The panel keeps switching its own lighting circuits, since those are wired to it directly. Scenes that reach other devices around the house need the hub, so those stop until it comes back. This is why we do not put a critical circuit behind a scene button alone.
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Installation

Fitted and configured by our Dubai team

We supply this as part of a working system rather than as a box. That means checking it suits your property first, fitting it properly, setting up the automations that make it useful, and showing your household how it works.

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