First Alert
First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound
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Released 2017
Best Smart Smoke Detectors · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound is cheaper at —. Every spec and price links to its source.
First Alert
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Released 2017
Ring
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | Ring Alarm Smoke & CO Listener |
|---|---|---|
| US price | — | — |
| Brand | First Alert | Ring |
| Released | 2017 | — |
| Sensor type | photoelectric | audio_listener |
| Detects co | Yes | Yes |
| Power | hardwired | battery |
| Interconnect | wireless | wireless |
| App alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Voice location alerts | Yes | No |
| Sensor life yr | 10 | — |
| Self test | Yes | No |
Sources — First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound: firstalertstore.com (verified 2026-08-16). Ring Alarm Smoke & CO Listener: lowes.com (verified 2026-08-16).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.