The ease of manually controlling the thermostat's temperature set-point, heating/cooling schedule, home/away and vacation features - when they are available - through the thermostat and mobile app.

Below are eight top smart thermostats from our ratings, broken out by type and listed in alphabetical order. The list has models from Boldr, Cielo, Ecobee, Google Nest, Honeywell Home, Mysa ...

Major thermostat brands including Google Nest thermostats, Ecobee thermostats and Honeywell thermostats offer portable sensors for compatible units. They're getting more common, too: Now that we ...